Mandhana makes history with record-breaking performance as India achieve highest ODI total in men's and women's cricket during 2nd Ireland ODI

Rajkot, India: Smriti Mandhana, the Indian batter and stand-in captain, created history on Wednesday by smashing the fastest ODI century ever by an Indian women's batter. In addition, she became the first Asian player to achieve the milestone of 10 ODI centuries.

Mandhana reached these milestones during the third and final ODI against Ireland at Rajkot. She scored an explosive 135 runs in 80 deliveries with 12 fours and seven sixes. Her runs came at a strike rate of 168.75.

Her century in 70 balls is the fastest by an Indian women's batter in ODIs, outdoing her regular skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's 87-ball century against South Africa at Bengaluru last year. In men's cricket, the fastest ODI ton by an Indian is in the hands of star batter Virat Kohli, who reached there in just 52 balls against Australia in 2013.

Also, this is Smriti's 10th ton, making her first-ever Asian batter to reach this mark, with Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu behind her. Ahead of Mandhana are Australia's Meg Lanning , New Zealand's Suzie Bates and England's Tammy Beaumont .

7 sixes hit by Smriti Mandhana today is the joint-most by an India Women batter in an ODI innings, alongside Harmanpreet Kaur, who had hit as many during her 171* off 115 against Australia Women in the 2017 World Cup semi-final. Mandhana has also equalled Harmanpreet for most sixes for India in the format .

Since 2024, Mandhana has smashed 996 runs in 16 ODIs at an average of 62.25, with a strike rate of above 105.06, with four centuries and five fifties. His best score is 136. No other batter has aggregated 700 runs in this timeframe in the format.

Overall in ODIs, Smriti has made 4,209 runs in 97 matches and 97 innings at an average of 46.25, with 10 centuries and 30 fifties. Her best score is 136.

Coming to the match, India won the toss and opted to bat first. A partnership of 233 runs between Mandhana and Pratika Rawal , a half-century from wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh were the key as India reached 435/5 in their 50 overs.

This is India's highest score across both men's and women's ODIs, outdoing men's total of 418/5 against West Indies in 2011 in which Virender Sehwag hit 219 runs and total of 370/5 by India women in the second ODI of this ongoing series against Ireland, where they made 370/5 thanks to a century from Jemimah Rodrigues and fifties from Mandhana, Rawal and Harleen Deol.

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