The 25-year-old Smriti Mandhana has displayed an exceptional form of cricket throughout her career in International as well as T20 form of cricket. She has pulled some amazing scores which have proved match-winning for team India.
Here are 3 of her best performances that will surely leave you Oh la la.
90 of 72 in 2017
It was on the opening day of the Women’s World cup in 2017 when India bet England by a whopping 35 runs. Mandhana’s 90 off 72 balls counted for a match-winning inning. Smriti hit an amazing 11 fours and 6 sixes to get the total for her batting order. Smriti was just 20 at that time and had just gotten back from a ligament tear and showing this form of cricket in the first match post-injury is commendable.
83 of 55 in 2018
It was a crucial match for both the teams in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup as the winning team was to going to sustain in the competition further. While the Indian spinners stifled Australia’s pursuit, Mandhana’s initial devastation set the tone for the rest of the match. With nine boundaries and three sixes, the lefthander hammered Australia’s inconsistent bowling. Mandhana hit her first fifty of the competition and showed no signs of slowing down. India concluded with a good score of 167/8 in 20 overs thanks to Mandhana’s tremendous hits.
102 of 61 in 2018
Mandhana mounted a devastating attack on the Lancashire Thunder’s bowlers while chasing 154 to win. The bombardment of Mandhana included 12 boundaries and four sixes. Mandhana scored her first T20 century with a boundary off a ball from Alex Hartley in the penultimate over of the match.
