Indian vice-captain and batter Smriti Mandhana made historical past on Sunday, changing into a lady participant with essentially the most runs in a three-match bilateral ODI sequence. Mandhana completed this feat throughout India’s third ODI towards South Africa at Bengaluru. Through the sport, Mandhana scored 90 in 83 balls, with 11 fours. Her runs got here at a strike fee of 108.43. Within the earlier two ODIs, Mandhana scored 117 in 127 balls, with 12 fours and a six within the first sport, and 136 in 120 balls, with 18 fours and two sixes through the second ODI.
Now in three matches, Mandhana ended with 343 runs, at a mean of 114.33 and a strike fee of above 103. She scored two centuries and a fifty. Mandhana additionally secured the ‘Participant of the Collection’ award as India white-washed South Africa by 3-0.
Essentially the most runs in a bilateral ODI sequence by a girls’s participant are by former Australian participant Karen Rolton, who scored 394 runs in six ODIs towards New Zealand again in 2004 at a mean of 197.00, with a century and three fifties. Her greatest rating was 102*.
Coming to the third ODI between India and South Africa, SA received the toss and elected to bat first. The skipper Laura Woolvadrt (61 in 57 balls, with seven fours) and Tazmin Brits (38 in 26 balls, with two fours and a six) placed on an 102-run opening stand, however Indian bowlers fought again to wrap up their innings for 215 runs in 50 overs, on the lack of eight wickets.
Deepti Sharma (2/27) and Arundhati Reddy (2/36) have been among the many high bowlers for India. Shreyanka Patil and Pooja Vastrakar additionally bought a wicket every.
Within the run-chase, Smriti (90) held one finish regular, with Shafali Varma (25 in 39 balls, with 4 boundaries), Priya Punia (28 in 40 balls, with two fours and a six) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (42 in 48 balls, with two fours) taking part in essential knocks and laying down the platform for Jemimah Rodrigues (19*) and Richa Ghosh (6*) to complete with six wickets and 56 balls left.
Deepti took residence the ‘Participant of the Match’.
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