Screenwriter Smriti Mandhana becomes first female cricketer

stylish opener smriti mandana She extended India’s purple patch with a brilliant 91 off 102 balls to push them to 314/9 in the first women’s ODI against West Indies in Vadodara on Sunday. Mandhana scored over 50 runs in his fifth innings and scored most of the runs in a 110-run stand alongside the debutant. Pratika Rawal (40 off 69). The launchpad was provided by Mandana for the growing middle order, and that is what it is like. Harmanpreet Kaur (34 off 23), Harleen Deol (44 off 50), Richa Ghosh (26 out of 12 matches) and Jemima Rodriguez (31 out of 19 matches) led India to over 300 points.

After dropping a hard hitter Shafali VermaIndia have had several batsmen try to bat first alongside Mandhana and on Sunday it was the turn of Delhi cricketer Pratika, who batted at a strike rate of 57.97.

The 24-year-old was dropped after hitting three in 10 overs. Her four boundaries came on the leg side as she used sweep multiple times.

Mandhana, on the other hand, entertained the crowd with his trademark shots such as cover drives and pulls.

During her knocks, Mandhana became the first female player to score more than 1600 runs in a calendar year.

Female cricketer who has scored the most runs in a calendar year –

1. Smriti Mandhana (2024) – 1602

2. Laura Wolvaardt (2024) 1593

3. nut silver-Brandt (2022) 1346

4. Smriti Mandhana (2018) 1291

5. Smriti Mandhana (2022) 1290

India shifted gears after the arrival of re-invigorated captain Harmanpreet and hit close to 150 runs to get the innings going in a timely fashion.

That momentum was carried on by Richa and Rodriguez, who has been in great form lately.

The left-arm spinner was the West Indies bowler of choice. Zayda James He took 5 wickets for 45 runs in 8 overs.

India could have scored more in the death overs, but in the last three overs they got just 20 runs with James picking up three wickets in the final over.