Smriti Mandhana equals world record, smashes 12th ODI century as opener for IND-W vs AUS-W | Cricket News
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana equalled the women’s world record with her 12th ODI century on Wednesday against Australia at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh.
Sent to bat first the visitors, Mandhana continued her prolific scoring format, equalling the record for most women’s ODI centuries an opener. The elegant southpaw equalled New Zealand’s Suzie Bates and England’s Tammy Beaumont with her 12th century in only 106 innings as an opener for India since her debut in 2013.
Mandhana cantered to her hundred in only 77 deliveries with a lofted six over mid-off, making it the second-fastest century an Indian woman in ODIs, only behind her own 70-ball hundred against Ireland in Rajkot earlier this year in January.
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Most Women’s ODI hundreds as opener
Player
Span
Inns
Runs
HS
Ave
100s
50
Suzie Bates (NZ-W)
2006-2025
130
5059
151
43.23
12
33
Smriti Mandhana (IND-W)
2013-2025
106
4724*
136
47.42
12
33
Tammy Beaumont (ENG-W)
2012-2025
113
4460
168*
42.47
12
23
Charlotte Edwards (ENG-W)
1997-2015
117
4048
173*
37.83
9
30
Hailey Matthews (WI-W)
2014-2025
82
2678
141
34.77
9
6
With over 4700 runs at an average above 47, Mandhana is only second to Bates in tems of runs among all female openers. Overall, Mandhana stands joint-third on the ODI century-making l among women, with only Meg Lanning (15) and Bates (13) ahead of her.
Following her half-century in a losing effort in the first ODI Mandhana regained the No. 1 position in the most recent ICC ODI women’s batting rankings. Mandhana’s 58 runs from 63 balls in the first game of the three-match series in Mullanpur were ultimately futile, as Australia easily chased down the target, taking a 1-0 series lead.
