Dominant Mandhana hits century in pink-ball Test

TIL Desk Sports/ Indian opener Smriti Mandhana continued her dominance over Australia on Friday, registering her maiden Test century on the second day of the Pink ball women’s Test, at Metricon stadium in Gold Coast. Smriti took the attack to the opposition in the opening session of Day 2 and reached the triple figure mark in the 52nd over of the innings after smashing two fours off Ellyse Perry.

She was clinical throughout as she punished anything too full or too short with a host of impressive drives and pulls. Following the Test ton, Smriti now has the highest individual score for India women in Australia in all three formats. The highest individual scores in Australia for Team India are: Tests: Smriti Mandhana (108*), ODIs: Smriti Mandhana (127), and T20Is: Smriti Mandhana (66).

She also became just the fourth women’s player, and the first Indian woman, to score a century in ODIs and Tests. Rain wiped out a significant part of the second day’s play after Mandhana stole the limelight. India were 276 for 5 in 101.5 overs when lightning forced the players indoors a little after the dinner break.