Smriti Mandhana made history in women’s cricket today as she became the first Indian women’s batter to score a century in the day/night Test cricket world. The left-handed batter accomplished the feat while opening the innings for the Indian women’s cricket team in the Test match against the Australian women’s cricket team at the Carrara Oval.
Hosts Australia won the toss and elected to field first in their maiden day/night Test match against the Indian women’s cricket team. Not many fans would have expected the Indian women’s cricket team to dominate the way it did at the Carrara Oval.
Indian women’s cricket team’s opening batters had a partnership of 93 runs for the first wicket
The opening pair of the Indian women’s cricket team, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, continued its phenomenal form in Test cricket as they had a brilliant 93-run opening partnership that put the visitors in the drivers’ seat.
Mandhana took the strike, with Verma at the non-striker’s end in the first-ever pink-ball Test of the Indian women’s cricket team. The two batters added 93 runs, with Verma scoring 31 runs off 64 deliveries. She smashed four fours in her knock where she batted at a strike rate of 48.43. Sophie Molineux ultimately ended the partnership in the 26th over of the Indian innings.
Smriti Mandhana went on to complete her maiden Test hundred
Before the Test match against Australia, Mandhana’s highest score in Test cricket was 78. But thanks to her excellent ton versus the Aussies, Smriti’s new best score in the longest format of the sport is 127 now.
Smriti Mandhana scored 127 runs off 216 deliveries, smacking 22 fours and one six. She had a magnificent partnership of 102 runs for the second wicket with number three batter Punam Raut. Twitter was in awe of Mandhana’s excellent batting, and here are some of the top reactions:
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Well ton effort on the Aussie soil @mandhana_smriti 👏#AUSvIND #WhistlePodu #Yellove 📷: @ICC pic.twitter.com/AuL1GexJ6U
— Chennai Super Kings – Mask P😷du Whistle P🥳du! (@ChennaiIPL) October 1, 2021
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Highest score by a visiting woman in Tests played in Australia.
A first Test hundred to remember for @mandhana_smriti , first of many more to come.
Best wishes to the @BCCIWomen
Team . #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/CXqaf3AkFq— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 1, 2021
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Alexa please play: “oh haseena zulfo vali!!!” @mandhana_smriti pic.twitter.com/9wLeMhVIWB
— Harleen Kaur Deol (@imharleenDeol) October 1, 2021
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Congrats @mandhana_smriti on you first Test hundred. Wish you many more in the near future.#indvsaus
— Mask up and take your vaccine🙏🙏🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) October 1, 2021
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The Goddess of the offside.
Congratulations on your maiden test hundred @mandhana_smriti. First of many. Well played 👏🏻 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/nS6am012nL— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 1, 2021
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Historic moment in Indian Women's cricket – Smriti Mandhana becomes first Indian Women to score a Test hundred in Australian soil.pic.twitter.com/HkJxFYTUHO
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 1, 2021
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Fantastic knock @mandhana_smriti!
Many congratulations on scoring your first Test hundred.
AdvertisementKeep scoring and inspiring! 👏🏻#PinkBallTest #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/EmwI7ds66O
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 1, 2021
Finally a Test 💯! Brilliant @mandhana_smriti
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) October 1, 2021
Smriti Mandhana is out after a brilliant innings. Scoring 127 (216). Well played. Gardner gets the wicket. #AUSvIND
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) October 1, 2021
Jersey No.1⃣8⃣ – The pride of India.#PinkBallTest #SmritiMandhana pic.twitter.com/dGBUt5Upvm
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) October 1, 2021
