Mandhana surpasses Kohli to become fastest Indian to score ODI-century:Reaches ton in 50 balls but Mooney’s 138 helps Australia win in 781-run match

Smriti Mandhana scored the fastest century for India in ODI cricket history, beating Virat Kohli’s record. She reached the century mark in just 50 balls on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. In Women’s ODIs, she broke her own record of scoring a century in 70 balls. This was the second-fastest century overall in Women’s ODIs, with Australia’s Meg Lanning holding the record at 45 balls. However the Indian Women’s team still succumbed to a defeat by 43 runs in the series decider. Chasing a target of 413 runs against Australia, India Women were bowled out for 369. After 33 overs, the team had scored 287 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. After 2 wickets fell, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana formed a century partnership. However, Harman was dismissed for 52 and Mandhana for 125 after that India could not recover. Earlier, Australia scored 412 runs in 47.5 overs. Beth Mooney scored a century in just 57 balls, while Georgia Voll scored 81 and Ellyse Perry contributed 68 runs. For India, Arundhati Reddy took 3 wickets, while Renuka Thakur and Deepti Sharma took 2 wickets each. Mandhana breaks Virat Kohli’s record Smriti Mandhana now holds the record for the fastest century for India in both men’s and women’s ODI cricket. She broke the record previously held by Virat Kohli, who scored a century in 52 balls against Australia in 2013. Harmanpreet’s injury puts a stop to powerplay stroke Mandhana and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur scored runs at a high pace and took India to the 200-run mark in just the 20th over. After Mandhana’s century, Harmanpreet also scored a fifty; however, the India skipper got injured after the 20th over. The physios came to check on her as she resumed batting after a break. But she got out on an LBW call in the next over. Meanwhile, Mandhana also departed in the 22nd over while trying to hit a six on a high full-toss ball. Notably, India had lost 5 wickets at the score of 231 runs. First time 400 runs scored against India This is the first time a team has scored 400 runs in an ODI against India in women’s cricket. Previously, Australia held the record with 371 runs against India. Australia also equalled their best score, having scored 412 runs against Denmark in the 1997 World Cup. Voll scores 81, Perry scores 68 Australia Women won the toss and chose to bat in Delhi. Captain Alyssa Healy scored 30 runs off just 18 balls before being dismissed in the 5th over. After her dismissal, Georgia Voll and Ellyse Perry formed a century partnership, taking the team to 150. Voll was dismissed for 81 off 68 balls, hitting 14 fours in her innings. Perry then partnered with Beth Mooney, who came in at number 4, to steady the innings. They also formed a century partnership before Perry was dismissed for 68. Perry hit 7 fours and 2 sixes. Mooney scores century in 57 balls Mooney batted aggressively and scored a century in just 57 balls. This equals the third-fastest century in Women’s ODIs. Previously, Australia’s Karen Rolton also scored a century in 57 balls against South Africa in 2000. The record for the fastest century is held by former Australian captain Meg Lanning, who scored a century in just 45 balls against New Zealand. Mandhana set the second-fastest century record in the same match. Australia Women collapse in the end Mooney formed a fifty-partnership with Ashleigh Gardner, taking the team past 300. Gardner scored 39 runs off 24 balls. After her, Tahlia McGrath could only score 14 runs. Mooney was also dismissed for 138 off 75 balls. She returned to the pavilion as the sixth wicket in the 45th over. After her dismissal, the team lost its last 4 wickets while scoring only 33 runs. Australia Women were all out for 412 runs in 47.5 overs. For India, Arundhati Reddy took 3 wickets for 86 runs. Deepti Sharma and Renuka Thakur took 2 wickets each. Kranti Gaur and Sneh Rana took 1 wicket each. Radha Yadav conceded 48 runs in 4 overs but couldn’t take any wickets. 781 runs scored in the match In what is also a record, a total of 781 runs were scored in this match. While the visitors had won the series opener in Mullanpur, India levelled the series at the same venue. The Aussies, however, won the third ODI and clinched the series 2-1.