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Time of India
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Smriti Mandhana's stunning century takes her to new high on all-time ODI list
NEW DELHI: continued her golden run in ODIs, bringing up her 11th hundred in style during the final of the Women's Tri-Nation ODI Series against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday. Her fluent 116 off just 101 balls set the tone for India's commanding total With this knock, Mandhana now stands third on the all-time list of most centuries in Women's ODIs, behind Australia's (15) and New Zealand's Suzie Bates (13). Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. It was a masterclass in timing and shot selection, as the left-hander struck 15 fours and maintained a brisk strike rate of 114.85. Most hundreds in women's cricket Meg Lanning (Australia): 15 Suzie Bates (New Zealand): 13 Smriti Mandhana (India): 11 Tammy Beaumont (England): 10 Hayley Matthews (West Indies): 9 Opening the innings with debutant Pratika Rawal, Mandhana anchored India after an early wicket. While Rawal managed 30 off 49 balls, it was Mandhana who dominated the partnership, finding boundaries with ease and keeping the scoreboard ticking. India came into the final as table-toppers, having won three of their four games. The Harmanpreet-led side made one change, handing a debut to medium-pacer Kranti Goud in place of Shuchi Upadhyay. Explained: Why Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket Sri Lanka, meanwhile, missed the services of their key all-rounder Kavisha Dilhari due to illness. Inoka Ranaweera and Piumi Wathsala came into the XI as replacements. Regardless of the outcome, Mandhana's milestone innings has once again underlined her stature as one of the finest batters in women's cricket today.
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
India opt to bat against Sri Lanka in Women's Tri-Nation ODI series final
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the Women's Tri-Nation ODI series final here on Sunday. The Harmanpreet-led side qualified for the summit clash by topping the three-team table with three wins from four matches. #Operation Sindoor India responds to Pak's ceasefire violation; All that happened India-Pakistan ceasefire reactions: Who said what Punjab's hopes for normalcy dimmed by fresh violations The hosts finished second with two wins and as many losses. India have handed a debut to to medium-pacer Kranti Goud, who replaced Shuchi Upadhyay in the playing XI. Sri Lanka's key all-rounder Kavisha Dilhari misses is out due to illness while Inoka Ranaweera and Piumi Wathsala replace Manudi Nanayakkara and Inoshi Fernando. Teams: Live Events India: Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shree Charani, Sneh Rana and Kranti Goud. Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (capt), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Piumi Wathsala, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), Dewmi Vihanga, Malki Madara, Sugandika Kumari and Inoka Ranaweera.
