Scoring a century in all three formats is a massive achievement. The Indian women’s superstar cricketer Smriti Mandhana achieved that feat when she made 100 against England in T20 internationals.
Mandhana is the first Indian woman to achieve this feat in a country with talents like Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh and Shafali Varma. A left-handed maestro, to say the least.
[Exclusive] Smriti Mandhana Becomes The First Indian
Although Smriti Mandhana was the first Indian woman to score centuries in all three formats, plenty of other female cricketers have achieved this feat.
Heather Knight from England is the first female cricketer to achieve the target of being the first female cricketer to score centuries in all three formats.
Other female cricketers who achieved this feat include:
- Beth Mooney
- Laura Wolvaardt
- Tammy Beaumont
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[Stats] Smriti Mandhana The Leader
Right before the toss, Harmanpreet Kaur was injured, and Smriti had to take control. Without a second thought, she took the captaincy hat on.
India batted first, and Smriti batted like a dream. Her opening partnership with Verma didn’t work well, but she took charge. Getting past her previous best of 87 meant that something special was right on the way.
Getting past the score meant Smriti would go on. Go on to create something so massive that India would dominate the game.
Mandhana finished the innings with 112 runs to her name. Her innings had 15 fours and 3 massive sixes, which allowed India to put up a total of 210 runs.
Social Media Reaction To Smriti Mandhana Century
Social media was more than abuzz when Smriti dominated the proceedings. She was attacking with her mindset and scored runs.
Social media celebrated her achievement with comments like great achievement, well done, appreciate it etc.
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[What Happened] India Won The 1st T20I
Chasing a total of 211 runs would never be easy, even for such a powerful batting lineup as England’s. They had experience and talent right through the lineup, only to find it hard to make it work.
By the end, the English team was blown away. They were bowled out for 113 runs in the 14.5th over, and it didn’t look good at all.
Shree Charani was the star of the show with 4 wickets to her name. She was dominant right through the bowling innings. India defeated England by 97 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.
Amit Mishra Take
Women’s T20 cricket has been evolving for a very long time. The ability to make the right impact and shots is the key. Smriti Mandhana, who is a superstar of the game, scores 100 in all three formats.
No, this ain’t surprising at all. Her elegance, class worked wonders. England had experienced bowlers, but they hardly had answers to the question Smriti was asking. A superlative knock.
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