Smriti Mandhana shatters records with fastest ODI century by an Indian woman

Rajkot (Gujarat: Indian batter and stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana made history on Wednesday, smashing the fastest ODI century by an Indian women’s batter and becoming the first-ever Asian to smash 10 ODI centuries.

Mandhana reached these milestones during the third and final ODI against Ireland at Rajkot. She scored an explosive 135 runs in 80 deliveries with 12 fours and seven sixes. Her runs came at a strike rate of 168.75.

Her century in 70 balls is the fastest by an Indian women’s batter in ODIs, outdoing her regular skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s 87-ball century against South Africa at Bengaluru last year. (ANI)

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