Smriti Mandhana hits 11th ODI hundred in Tri series final vs Sri Lanka
Star India batter Smriti Mandhana brought up her 11th ODI century against Sri Lanka in the Tri series final on Sunday, May 11 at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Mandhana played a scintillating innings of 116 (101) with the help of 15 fours and two sixes. The southpaw also climbed to the third spot in the list of most centuries in Women's ODIs surpassing England's Tammy Beaumont, who has ten centuries to her name.advertisementOnly Meg Lanning (15 centuries) and Suzie Bates (13 centuries) are now ahead of Mandhana in the list. The opening batter began her innings cautiously after India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat first. She got off the mark on her fourth delivery and scored his first boundary two balls later with a flick off his pads.India vs Sri Lanka Tri series final Updates
Mandhana cleverly mixed caution with aggression as she unleashed her release shots time to time to unsettle Sri Lankan bowlers. She stitched a 70-run stand for the first wicket with Pratika Rawal off 89 deliveries as the duo began taking taking more risks after a cautious start.After losing Rawal for 30 (49), Mandhana turned aggressor to not let the pressure mount on Harleen Deol. She brought her up second successive half century off 55 balls and took India's score past 100 in the 22nd over. After the 24th over, Mandhana quickly shifted gears and began a barrage of boundaries taking on Piumi Badalge and Dewmi Vihanga. The intent rubbed on to Deol as well as India reached the 150-mark in 29 overs.advertisementBatting on 88* (89) in the 30th over, Mandhana took on Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu and hit her for four successive fours. As a result, she brought up her hundred off 92 balls and brought India into a commanding position.Mandhana was finally dismissed for 116 while searching for a third consecutive boundary against Dewmi Vihanga but holed out at point. Her dismissal also brought an end to a massive 120-run stand off 106 balls for the second wicket with Harleen Deol (47 off 56).
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