The ace batswoman Smriti Mandhana on Sunday scored the fastest fifty ever scored by any Indian player in women’s T20I cricket. She achieved this in the opening innings against England in the third match of the ongoing women’s T20 tri-series at Brabourne Stadium.
Smriti Mandhana Hits Fastest T20I Fifty By Indian Woman In Just 25 Balls. Bettered Her 30-Ball-Fifty In Previous Game Against Australia That Was The Fastest 50 By An Indian Woman. She Scored 76 Off 40 In Today's Match. Congrats! 💪🙏🇮🇳#INDWvENGW #SmritiMandhana pic.twitter.com/7OnMpi7MS2
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#SmritiMandhana scores fastest fifty for India in women’s T20.
— SheThePeople (@SheThePeopleTV) March 25, 2018
Opening the innings against England in the third match of the ongoing women’s T20 tri-series, Smriti reached her half-century in 25 balls to better her own 30-ball 50 record she had set few days ago against Aus pic.twitter.com/Nf2plqA4EW
India lost the opener against Australia. However, in this match they bounced back and scored their highest total in T20Is and the second highest in Women's T20Is as well. Smriti stands tall as she has been performing brilliantly this year.
INNINGS BREAK: Propelled by @mandhana_smriti's early onslaught India set England 199-run target in @paytm #T20I #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/Pjgp7KJGVl
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 25, 2018
The 21-year-old Cricketer slammed an outstanding score of 76 off 40 balls and helped Indian women’s team settle for 198/4 against England. She batted 12 fours and two sixes during her knock.
India post the second-highest T20I score of all time!
— ICC (@ICC) March 25, 2018
They finish on 198/4, thanks to fifties from Mandhana and Raj, and cameos from Kaur and Vastrakar.
Can England make history in the chase?#INDvENG #INDWvENGW pic.twitter.com/PjeHAkvhzy
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In 2016, after Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana had become the second player to sign on for the overseas Twenty20 franchise, the Big Bash League ( BBL). Again in the same year, she had become the only player from the country to be named in the Women’s Team of the Year 2016, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced.
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Indian women’s cricket team has a backbone – named opener Smriti Mandhana, who jumped 14 players to 21 in the rank after her latest player-of-the-series performance.
Of Indian women cricketers, the batting sensation performed exceptionally and was a crucial part of the team in the World Cup finals. Her batting performance has been India’s best till date. Arguably, these women’s remarkable fight has helped them garner a noticeable place in the top league and also occupying top spot in the women’s team rankings.
She has been in a rampaging form and @mandhana_smriti hits the fastest fifty for India Women 52 off 25 (8x4,2x6) @paytm #T20I #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/9MMqbPeMjX
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 25, 2018
✓@mandhana_smriti registers fastest T20I half-century for an Indian
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) March 25, 2018
✓@M_Raj03 slams her 14th in the format
✓India post their highest-ever total of 198 in T20Is
Follow England's chase here: https://t.co/AmOXp8ozNL #INDWvENGW pic.twitter.com/YAHB7M4C3C
Cricbuzz Unplugged: Smriti Mandhana speaks about her lean patch during the World Cup, how that helped her evolve as a cricketer, and also discusses about her new Grade A contract: https://t.co/ceuhyOFWzI pic.twitter.com/XezQo8S2i5
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) March 15, 2018
INTERVIEW: The elegant Indian opener, @mandhana_smriti who has an ODI century in Australia, England and also South Africa is looking forward to the upcoming ODI series in Baroda. She says expectations and the burden of pressure never gets to her.https://t.co/ujh9eYbH25 pic.twitter.com/IhrAB3Uq4Y
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 9, 2018
We Have Finally Woken Up to Women’s Cricket, Let’s Keep It Up
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