Watch: Smriti Mandhana does a Virat Kohli as wrong-footed inswinging menace bags her maiden international wicket

Published - 19 Jun 2024, 07:56 PM | Updated - 24 Aug 2024, 01:09 AM

Smriti Mandhana, Virat Kohli
Smriti Mandhana, Virat Kohli {PC:X}

India Women batter Smriti Mandhana is making sure that she makes a massive impact with the bat and ball in the ongoing second ODI against South Africa Women. The match between the two teams is underway at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Everything that Smriti Mandhana is touching is turning into gold as she has made a huge impact for her team. The vice-captain made a sensational impact with the bat for her team as she made sure that she continued her golden touch with the bat and took her team to a dominating position.

Smriti Mandhana, who slammed a terrific ton in the first game, made sure that he came up with an even better performance in the second game. She came up with another gigantic effort with the bat and racked up a sensational ton at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Smriti Mandhana looked in golden touch and despite not having a quiet start, she made sure that she set the stage on fire. The opening batter slammed 136 runs off 120 balls. She batted with a strike rate of over 113 and also hit 18 fours and 2 sixes in her innings, helping the team go past 300 runs on the board.

However, Smriti Mandhana didn't stop there as she made sure that she turned for her team with the ball. The move of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur paid off incredibly well as the opening batter chipped in with a crucial wicket for her team.

During the 2nd ball of the 15th over, Smriti Mandhana length ball wide outside off to which Sune Luus went after with a cut shot and there was an extra bounce. The batter managed a faint top edge and the ball was taken easily by the keeper.

Here's the video:

Chinnaswamy has been kind to the Indian players with jersey No.18. India batter Virat Kohli registered his maiden ODI World Cup wicket at the venue. While Smriti Mandhana got her maiden international wicket at the venue. Notably, both play for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL and WPL respectively.

Smriti Mandhana equals Mithali Raj's record of most ODI tons for India

Smriti Mandhana after her century in the ongoing game achieved a massive feat. She joined Mithali Raj in the most number of tons for the India Women. The two batters now have seven tons each under their belt in the 50-over cricket.

Not only this, but Smriti Mandhana also became the first batter from India as well as Asia to score back-to-back tons in ODI cricket. In the first game, she slammed a magnificent ton and ended with an innings of 117 runs as India posted a huge total on the board at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

In the ongoing game, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was also among the runs. She also slammed a vital century and ended with the innings of unbeaten 103 runs off 88 balls. Based on the collective effort with the bat, India Women scored 325 runs.

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Smriti Mandhana Virat Kohli India Women's National Cricket Team South Africa Women's National Cricket Team