Indian opener Smriti Mandhana scored another brilliant century in the India vs South Africa match on Wednesday. With this hundred, she has equalled the record for most centuries for India with the legendary Mithali Raj. Mandhana has now hit consecutive centuries in ODIs, becoming the first Indian to do so.
Mandhana smashed her century off 103 balls at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. She was dismissed by Nonkululeko Mlaba after scoring a gigantic 135 off 120 balls.
Indian Women with most centuries in ODIs
| Player | Mat | 100 | Runs |
| Smriti Mandhana | 84* | 7 | 3474 |
| Mithali Raj | 232 | 7 | 7805 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 132* | 5 | 3492 |
| Punam Raut | 73 | 3 | 2299 |
Most centuries in women’s cricket
Mandhana has also made it to the list of most centuries by women cricketers, entering the top 10 players in ODI cricket.
| Player | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
| MM Lanning | 103 | 4602 | 152* | 53.51 | 92.2 | 15 | 21 |
| SW Bates | 160 | 5673 | 168 | 41.1 | 80.21 | 13 | 34 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 106 | 3598 | 148* | 46.72 | 95.81 | 9 | 20 |
| AMCJK Athapaththu | 103 | 3552 | 195* | 36.24 | 75.2 | 9 | 16 |
| TT Beaumont | 115 | 3778 | 168* | 39.35 | 73.5 | 9 | 19 |
| CM Edwards | 191 | 5992 | 173* | 38.16 | 65.29 | 9 | 46 |
| SC Taylor | 126 | 4101 | 156* | 40.2 | 69.77 | 8 | 23 |
| SFM Devine | 144 | 3776 | 145 | 32 | 85.04 | 8 | 15 |
| KL Rolton | 141 | 4814 | 154* | 48.14 | 73.69 | 8 | 33 |
| S Mandhana | 84* | 3495 | 136 | 44.8 | 84.6 | 7 | 26 |
Mandhana’s century streak
Smriti Mandhana has etched her name in the history books by becoming the only Indian women cricketer to score two consecutive centuries in ODI format. In the previous match, the left-handed batter smashed 117 runs in the 1st ODI against the Proteas.
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