In the ongoing game against Australia Women, Smriti Mandhana has scored the second-fastest century in the history of women’s cricket, and with this unique feat, she went past the Indian cricketer Virat Kohli as the fastest to an ODI hundred for India.
The India Women are playing the series-decider game against the Australian women after making a stunning comeback in the second match of the series. This is the last bilateral series for India ahead of the home World Cup.
Smriti Mandhana breaks Virat Kohli’s record
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The Indian women’s team came in to chase a record total of 413 runs and lost two early wickets in the game. However, Smriti came into the final game after a commanding hundred at Mullanpur and continued her good form. Mandhana’s hundred came off just 50 balls as she scored the second-fastest hundred in WODIs, with Meg Lanning still leading the chart with a hundred off just 45 balls.
Fastest Century for India in ODIs:
50b – Smriti Mandhana v AUS*
52b – Virat Kohli v AUS
60b – Virender Sehwag v NZ
61b – Virat Kohli v AUS
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