Top 5 fastest ODI hundreds for India in women’s cricket ft. Smriti Mandhana

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Top 5 fastest ODI hundreds for India in women’s cricket ft. Smriti Mandhana

The Indian women’s cricket team is currently playing a 3-match ODI series against Ireland women. The encounter against Ireland has been a pleasant experience so far with the Indian team eyeing another series white-wash. However, more than the wins, the series is historic in the sense that many records were shattered and new milestones were set for Indian women during these clashes against the Irish team.

In the light of a number of records being built during the course of the series, the most important one includes Indian batters with fastest ODI centuries for the national side. Thus, here is the list of 5 fastest ODI tons for India in women’s cricket.

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5 fastest ODI centuries by Indian women

5. Harleen Deol (98 balls):

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Harleen Deol
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The ace women top-order batter managed to achieve the milestone of scoring a century off 98 balls against West Indies women during the second ODI of the series at Vadodara International Cricket Stadium. The 26-year-old arrived on the crease after a 110-run partnership for the opening wicket between Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal. Deol went on to score 115 runs for the team in the match enabling India women to reach a mammoth total of 358 runs in 50 overs.

4. Jemimah Rodrigues ( 90 balls):

Jemimah Rodriguez
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The young middle order batter Jemimah Rodrigues lived up to the expectations of fans from her and aced a storming ton against Irelanad women during the 2nd ODI of the series. Her emphatic innings of 102 runs helped the Indian tem reach a total of 370 runs in their 50 overs and clinch a series determining win against the Irish team.

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3. Harmanpreet Kaur (90 balls):

Harmanpreet Kaur (Image Source: X)
Harmanpreet Kaur (Image Source: X)

The seasoned Indian batter Harmanpreet Kaur achieved a historic milestone of scoring a ton in 90 balls during the 2017 Women’s ODI World Cup and played an important role in India women’s 36-run win over Australia women in the semi-finals of the world cup. Kaur stabilized the Indian innings after dismissals of opener Mandhana and Punam Raut. The then Indian skipper Mitali Raj too was sent back to the pavilion early. Kaur then came on to the crease and due to her emphatic 171 runs off 115 balls the Indian women’s team clinched 281 runs in their 42 overs in a rain-bound clash.

2. Harmanpreet Kaur (87 balls):

Harmanpreet Kaur
Harmanpreet Kaur (Image Source: X)

Kaur proved her prowess once again, this time as the skipper of the team, by scoring a century off 87 balls during the second ODI of the 3-match series against South African women at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Kaur stood firm on the crease to develop a towering partnership with Mandhana and managed to remain unbeaten to lead Indian women to a mammoth 325/3 in their 50 overs.

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1. Smriti Mandhana (70 balls):

Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana (Image Source: X)

In the third and final match of the series against Ireland, Mandhana shattered the previous fastest ton in limited overs cricket for Indian women and bagged the top spot by scoring a remarkable 100 off just 70 balls. Her 135-run innings was star studded with 12 boundaries and 7 towering sixes with a strike-rate of 168.75.

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This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.

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