The test match between India and England is being played at Lord’s ground. This is the first time in history that a women’s Test match is being played at Lord’s ground. England won the toss and chose to bowl first. When the Indian team came to bat first, Smriti Mandhana scored a brilliant half-century but missed out on making a historical record.

Smriti Mandhana’s opening partner Shefali Verma was out without opening the account. Whereas Mandhana scored 83 runs playing 108 balls. In this innings he hit 11 fours and one six. In fact, if Mandhana had completed the century, the record for scoring the most centuries in women’s international cricket would have been in her name.

Smriti Mandhana missed out on creating history

India’s Smriti Mandhana, South Africa’s Laura Wolfart and Australia’s Meg Lanning are at the first place in terms of scoring the most centuries in women’s international cricket, all three have scored 17 centuries each in their career so far. If Mandhana had scored 17 more runs in the Lord’s Test against England, it would have been the 18th century of her international career.

Smriti Mandhana has so far scored 14 centuries in ODI cricket, 2 centuries in Tests, while she has also scored a century in T20. On the other hand, Meg Lanning has retired from cricket. He scored 15 centuries in ODI and two centuries in T20.

• 17 centuries – Smriti Mandhana
• 17 Centuries – Meg Lanning
• 17 centuries – 17 centuries

Captain Harmanpreet’s half-century

Captain Harmanpreet has also scored a half-century in the test match against England. But Shefali Verma, Yastika Bhatia could not play big innings. Jemimah Rodrigues started brightly, scoring 35 runs at a strike rate of 92, but could not convert it into a big innings.

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Smriti mandhana t20 century: Smriti Mandhana has scored a century in the first match of the T20 series against England. She completed her century in 51 balls and this is her first century in T20 international cricket and with this she has become the second fastest player for India in women’s T20 cricket history. In this match, he along with Harleen Deol blown away the England bowlers.

In this match played in Nottingham, the Indian team came out to bat first. Captain Smriti Mandhana did a stormy batting from the beginning, but the bat of Shefali Verma could not last, which was dismissed for just 20 runs in 22 balls. Mandhana then partnered 94 runs with Harleen Deol in a rage.

Smriti Mandhana hit the second fastest century

Earlier, the Indian record of scoring the fastest century in women’s T20 cricket was the name of Harmanpreet Kaur, who completed a century in 49 balls against New Zealand in 2018. Now Smriti Mandhana has finished second in this list by completing the century in 51 balls.

The record of the fastest century in women’s T20 cricket is named after West Indies Deendra Dotin, who has scored a century in 38 balls. Tammy Buomont scored 47 balls, Harmanpreet Kaur scored 49 balls and Meg Lanning has scored a century in 51 balls. Now Smriti Mandhana has jointly finished fourth among the women cricketers scoring the fastest T20 century.

On the basis of this century, Smriti Mandhana has become the first woman cricketer in India to score a century in all three formats. Earlier, Mandhana has two centuries in the career of 7 Tests and 11 centuries in 102 ODI matches. Prior to them, only Heather Night, Tammy Buomont, Laura Vulwart and Beth Muni have done this in international cricket.

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