Smriti Mandhana goes previous Jemimah Rodrigues to set new file in Women’s Hundred

By India Today Sports Desk: Smriti Mandhana, on Friday, August 4, set the file for probably the most 50 plus scores (5) within the Women’s Hundred. The Indian batter bought to the feat whereas taking part in for the Southern Brave of their match in opposition to the Welsh Fire on the Rose Bowl in Southampton.

Prior to the match, Mandhana was stage together with her Indian counterpart Jemimah Rodrigues on the record of most 50 plus scores within the historical past of the event. Both of them had 4 fifty plus scores every within the event. But Mandhana went previous Jemimah within the match on Friday. Danni Wyatt, Mandhana’s teammate within the Brave, additionally has 4 50 plus scores.

Mandhana bought to her half-century off 33 balls with a boundary off Freya Davies by the mid-wicket area. The southpaw stayed not out on 70 runs off 42 balls with 11 fours. Mandhana additionally turned the primary batter to attain 500 runs within the Women’s Hundred.

A terrific knock from Smriti Mandhana went in useless!

She scored 70* in 42 balls with 11 fours. Back to again fifties by Mandhana, however her crew misplaced the match by simply 4 runs. pic.twitter.com/rQHld7K6ol
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 4, 2023

MANDHANA’S EFFORTS IN VAIN

Mandhana performed a blinder, however her efforts went in useless because the Brave misplaced the match by 4 runs. With 5 runs wanted off the final ball, she failed to search out the boundary of Hayley Matthews.

Earlier, it was Matthews, who scored 65 runs off 38 balls with 13 fours, and helped the Fire register the second-highest rating within the historical past of the Women’s Hundred.

She additionally picked up the essential wicket of Chloe Tryon to win the Player of the Match award.

As far as Mandhana is anxious, she has been in spectacular kind within the event. She is at the moment the main wicket-taker of the event, having racked up 125 runs from two video games at a median of 125 and a strike-rate of 160.25.

The Brave, led by Anya Shrubsole, are at the moment positioned third within the desk with two factors and a internet run fee of 0.575 because of wins in a single out of two matches.