AUS W vs IND W Third ODI: Smriti Mandhana Creates History, Hits Century In Perth
Mandhana also matched the record of Sri Lankan batter Chamari Athapaththu who scored the most Women’s ODI hundreds (9). Former England skipper Charlotte Edwards and Sciver-Brunt have nine hundreds under their belt. Australian player Meg Lanning holds the feat of most Women’s ODI hundreds (15).
End of a remarkable knock from the #TeamIndia Vice-captain
India need 110 off 87 deliveries as Deepti Sharma joins Jemimah Rodrigues in the middle
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Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana with her 9th ODI TON!Superb knock from the #TeamIndia vice-captain!
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While batting in the first two ODIs, she was able to score only eight and nine runs respectively. But then she made a brilliant comeback and ended up making 105 runs off 109 balls with 14 fours and a six in the third ODI against Australia.
Squads
India Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Radha Yadav, Titas Sadhu, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Saima Thakor, Uma Chetry (wicket-keeper).
Australia Squad: Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield (wicket-keeper), Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney (wicket-keeper), Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham.