Smriti Mandhana equaled Virat Kohli by scoring second consecutive century, set many records

Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur's partnership of 171 runs in 136 balls is the fastest 150+ run partnership made by an Indian pair in women's ODI. The run rate of their partnership was 7.54. Earlier this record was in the name of Poonam Raut and Deepti Sharma. Both of them had scored 320 runs in 273 balls against Ireland in 2017. During this, the run rate was 7.03.

Ankush Pandey Ankush Pandey
Jun 19, 2024 - 16:38 Updated: Jun 19, 2024 - 17:08
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Smriti Mandhana equaled Virat Kohli by scoring second consecutive century, set many records
Smriti Mandhana scored her second continually century against South Africa.

INTRO

  • Hits second consecutive century against South Africa
  • first Indian woman player to hit most centuries in ODI cricket
  • Equals Virat in hitting more than two centuries against South Africa in a series

The second ODI match between India and South Africa's women's team is being played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After winning the toss, South Africa chose to bowl first. For India, opener Smriti Mandhana played a strong innings and scored her second consecutive century against South Africa.

Smriti Mandhana shared a century partnership for the third wicket with captain Harmanpreet Kaur. The two shared a 171-run partnership in 136 balls. Meanwhile, Smriti Mandhana scored her seventh century in ODI cricket and her second consecutive century against South Africa.

Smriti Mandhana equaled Virat Kohli

Mandhana equaled Virat Kohli's record of scoring two or more centuries in a series against South Africa, while she became the first female player to score the most centuries for India in ODIs. In this case, Mandhana has equaled former Indian captain Mithali Raj.

Mandhana made many other records by scoring a century against South Africa:

Most centuries against South Africa in women's ODI:

  • 4: Tammy Beaumont
  • 3*: Smriti Mandhana
  • 3: Charlotte Edwards
  • 3: Sarah Taylor
  • 2: Meg Lanning
  • 2: Chamari Atapattu

Players who have scored the most centuries for India in women's ODIs:

  • 7*: Smriti Mandhana
  • 7: Mithali Raj
  • 5: Harmanpreet Kaur
  • 3: Poonam Raut
  • 2: Jaya Sharma
  • 2: Thirush Kamini

Highest run rate for a 3rd wicket partnership in women's ODI (min. 150 runs):

  • 9.65: Nat and M Boucher England vs Sri Lanka, 2023
  • 8.14: Atapattu and N Silva, Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2023
  • 7.54: Smriti and Harmanpreet India vs South Africa, 2024

Century in Women's ODI at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru:

  • Smriti Mandhana: 136 vs South Africa, 2024
  • Smriti Mandhana: 117 vs South Africa, 2024

Highest individual score for India in WODIs on home soil:-

  • 136: Smriti Mandhana vs South Africa, 2024
  • 117: Smriti Mandhana vs South Africa, 2024
  • 109* Mithali Raj vs West Indies, 2011
  • 107* Harmanpreet Kaur vs England, 2013

Indians who scored multiple centuries in ODI series against South Africa:

  • Virat Kohli- (2018)
  • Smriti Mandhana- 2024

Women players who scored multiple ODI centuries at home, overseas and neutral venues:

  • Charlotte Edwards
  • Meg Lanning
  • Sophie Devine
  • Stafanie Taylor
  • Suzie Bates
  • Smriti Mandhana

This happened for the first time on home soil

Batting first, the Indian women's team scored 325 runs for three wickets in 50 overs. Smriti Mandhana scored 136 runs while captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored an unbeaten 103 runs. This is the first time the Indian women's team has crossed the 300 mark in ODIs on home soil.