The Indian women’s team lost the third and final ODI against Australia by 43 runs. Due to this defeat, the Indian women’s team missed out on winning the ODI series for the first time against Australia and lost the series 1-2. However, the brilliant batting with the bat of vice -captain Smriti Mandhana can only be ignored.
The left -handed batsman kept India’s match chasing a big target of 413 runs. At one time, by scoring the fastest ODI century made by any Indian player, he put Australia in trouble. During this, Mandhana broke Virat Kohli’s record by scoring a 50 -ball century.
However, she was not happy even after breaking Kohli’s world record. Because he did not call it his best innings. Smriti Mandhana said that, I do not know whether this is my best innings or not, because when you chase 413 runs, you have no other gear to play. Perhaps yes in terms of sixes, but I will not consider it the best. Whenever you score a century and the team wins, I mean it becomes a memorable innings.
Currently, Mandhana collapsed several records due to better stroke play and tremendous power-touching. After getting equal in the three -match series, India was on the verge of creating history by winning the first bilateral series against Australia against Australia against Australia, but Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur became more difficult to chase the target after being dismissed.