India’s Smriti Mandhana performs a shot in the course of the 2nd One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India Women and Australia Women, on the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur.
| Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana hit the second quickest ODI hundred by an Indian lady batter to information the house aspect to 292 all out against Australia in the second ODI of the three-match sequence right here on Wednesday (September 17, 2025).
Asked to bat first, the left-handed Mandhana stole the limelight throughout her 91-ball 117-run knock which was studded with 14 boundaries and 4 hits over the fence.
Mandhana reached her hundred in 77 balls. She additionally holds the document for the quickest century by an Indian lady batter, which she hit in 70 deliveries in January this 12 months against Ireland in Rajkot.
Mandhana and younger Pratika Rawal (25) gave India a strong begin, sharing 70 runs for the opening stand in 11.3 overs.
Rawal seemed in good contact earlier than spooning one to Georgia Wareham at cowl off Ashleigh Gardner (2/39) in what was a gentle dismissal.
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Harleen Deol (10) and skipper Hamanpreet Kaur (17) obtained begins however did not make it huge.
Mandhana, then again, meant enterprise and was ruthless on something pitched on her pads as greater than half of her runs got here by way of sq. of the wicket on the leg aspect.
She slog-swept Wareham deep midwicket for a six to convey up her half-century in simply 45 balls after which adopted it up with a 4 off the subsequent ball.
Mandhana was significantly ruthless on Wareham, hitting the leg-spinner for 2 extra boundaries and a six in her subsequent over.
Mandhana introduced up her majestic century in fashion, stepping out to hit a size ball from Tahlia McGrath over mid-off for a boundary. It was additionally the second quickest hundred by an Indian in women’s ODI which got here off 77 balls.
Her elegant knock got here to an finish in the thirty third over, as she mistimed a McGrath supply whereas making an attempt to hit the bowler over the boundary, solely to be holed out to Gardner on the midwicket fence.
After Mandhana’a dismissal, the scoring price dropped a bit however Deepti Sharma (40 off 53) and Richa Ghosh (29 off 33) tried their finest to maintain up the tempo.
The Indians have been on the right track for a 300-plus complete however slowed down after Mandhana’s dismissal. The Indian decrease middle-order did not rise to the event with quick bowler Darcie Brown (3/42) doing the majority of the injury.
Towards the top, Sneh Rana (24 off 18) performed a superb hand to take the rating near 300.
India had misplaced the sequence opener by eight wickets right here on Sunday.
The third and closing ODI can be performed in New Delhi on September 20.
Teams:
India: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Sneh Rana, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Goud.
Australia: Alyssa Healy(w/c), Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham, Alana King, Darcie Brown, Megan Schutt.
Published – September 17, 2025 02:26 pm IST