Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal’s centuries, broke 6 big records; New Zealand bowlers were blown away

Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Raval have created history with stormy centuries against New Zealand in the 2025 Women’s World Cup. For the first time, Indian openers have scored centuries in the ODI World Cup. This is the third time this has happened in women’s world cricket. Smriti Mandhana played a stormy inning of 109 runs in 95 balls. Whereas Pratika Rawal scored 122 runs. Both of them made a partnership of 212 runs for the first wicket.

Record number-1

For the first time in the history of Women’s ODI World Cup, both the openers scored centuries in the year 1973. When England’s opening pair Lynn Thomas and Enid Bakewell scored centuries. After this, this feat was repeated for the second time in 1988 by Australia’s Lindsay Reeler and Ruth Buckstein. Now after 37 years, Mandhana and Raval have created history by scoring centuries.

Record number-2

Mandhana hit 10 fours and 4 sixes in her innings of 109 runs. Whereas Raval hit 13 fours and 2 sixes in his innings of 122 runs. For the second time for India, the openers made a partnership of more than 200 runs.

Partnership of more than 200 runs twice in women’s ODI

Meg Lanning & Elissa Perry- 2
Tammin Britts & Laura Wolvaardt- 2
Tammy Beaumont & Amy Jones- 2
Smriti Mandhana & Pratika Rawal- 2

Record number-3

Most century partnerships (for any wicket) in a calendar year

5- Belinda Clark & ​​Lisa Keightley (Australia), 2000
5- Smriti Mandhana & Pratika Rawal (India), 2025
4- Suzy Bates & Rachel Priest (New Zealand), 2015
4- Tajmin Brits & Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa), 2025

Record number-4

Most sixes in a calendar year in women’s ODI

31*- Smriti Mandhana (India), 2025
28- Lizelle Lee (South Africa), 2017
21- Deandra Dottin (West Indies)

Record number-5

Fastest 1000 runs in terms of innings in women’s ODI

23 – Lindsay Reeler (Australia)
23 – Prateek Rawal (India)
25 – Meg Lanning (Australia)
25 – Nicole Bolton (Australia)
27 – Belinda Clark (Australia)

Record number-6

Most centuries in women’s ODI in a calendar year

5- Tajmin Brits (South Africa), 2025
5- Smriti Mandhana (India), 2025
4- Smriti Mandhana (India), 2024