Smriti Mandhana (Source: @KKRiders/X.com)
It was a turbulent, trail-blazing innings from the Indian women's opener, Smriti Mandhana, who played a gem of a knock against the Australian women at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Opening the innings alongside Pratika Rawal, Mandhana scored a blistering 125 off 63 deliveries, giving India a solid head start in the mammoth chase.
Mandhana's Sensational Knock That Stole The Show
Australian women, after batting first, were all out for 412 after 47.5 overs, thanks to Beth Mooney's knock of 138 off 75 deliveries alongside Georgia Voll's 81 off 68. At the same time, Ellyse Perry's 68 off 72 helped the Kangaroos' women's side post one of the highest totals in women's cricket.
The game certainly looked out of the question when Indian opener Smriti Mandhana walked out to the centre and did an immaculate job of putting the Australian side under pressure.
With the help of 17 boundaries and five maximums, batting at a strike rate of 198.41, Mandhana thumped 125 off just 63 deliveries and broke multiple records along the way. Thanks to her mammoth innings, India had a head start, having 216 runs on the board in pursuit of 412 when they lost her after 21.1 overs, which was India's fourth wicket.
Therefore, let's have a look at all the records broken by Smriti Mandhana during her top-class innings.
1) Highest 3rd Wicket Partnership For India Women Vs Australia Women In ODIs
130 – Yastika Bhatia & Mithali Raj, Auckland, 2022
121 – Harmanpreet Kaur & Smriti Mandhana, Delhi, 2025, Today*
109 – Hemlata Kala & Mithali Raj, Vadodara, 2004
2) Fastest ODI Hundreds For India (Men’s or Women’s)
50 - Smriti Mandhana vs AUS-W, Delhi, 2025*
52 - Virat Kohli vs AUS, Jaipur, 2013
60 - Virender Sehwag vs NZ, Hamilton, 2009
61 - Virat Kohli vs AUS, Nagpur, 2013
62 - Mohammad Azharuddin vs NZ, Baroda, 1988
62 - KL Rahul vs NED, Bengaluru, 2023
3) Most Hundreds As Opener In WODIs
13* - Smriti Mandhana
12 - Suzie Bates and Tammy Beaumont
4) Hundreds In Consecutive Innings For India In Women’s ODIs
2 – Smriti Mandhana (India Women) – 2024
2 – Smriti Mandhana (India Women) – 2025*
5) Fastest Hundreds Vs Australia Women In WODIs (By Balls)
50 balls - Smriti Mandhana (India), Delhi, 2025, Today*
77 balls - Smriti Madhana (India), Mullanpur, 2025
79 balls - Nat Sciver Brunt (England), Hamilton, 2022
86 balls - Lizelle Lee (South Africa), Sydney, 2016
6) Most Hundreds Vs Australia Women In ODIs
4 - Nat Sciver-Brunt (England)
4* - Smriti Mandhana (India)
3 - Suzie Bates (New Zealand)
7) Most Hundreds In Women's ODIs
15 - Meg Lanning (Australia)
13 - Suzie Bates (New Zealand)
13* - Smriti Mandhana (India)
12 - Tammy Beaumont (England)
8) Fastest Hundreds In Women’s ODIs (By Balls Faced)
45 balls – Meg Lanning (Australia) vs New Zealand, North Sydney Oval, 2012
50 balls – Smriti Mandhana (India) vs Australia, Delhi, 2025, Today*
57 balls – Karen Rolton (Australia) vs South Africa, Lincoln, 2000
57 balls - Beth Mooney (Australia) vs India, Delhi, 2025, Today*
59 balls – Sophie Devine (New Zealand) vs Ireland, Dublin (Vineyard), 2018
60 balls – Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka) vs New Zealand, Galle, 2023
9) Fastest Fifties For India Women In ODI
23 balls - Smriti Mandhana vs AUS Women, Delhi, Today*
26 balls – Richa Ghosh vs NZ Women, Queenstown, 2022
32 balls - Veda Krishnamurthy vs SA Women, Kimberley, 2018
10) Most Hundreds Vs An Opponent In Women’s ODIs
6 - Meg Lanning vs NZ-W
4 - Tammy Beaumont vs SA-W
4 - Nat Sciver-Brunt vs AUS-W
4 - Smriti Mandhana vs AUS-W
11) Most Hundreds In A Calendar Year In Women’s ODIs
4 - Smriti Mandhana in 2024
4 - Smriti Mandhana in 2025*
4 - Tazmin Brits in 2025
By the time of writing, the Indian women had 355 runs on the board after the completion of 43 overs with eight wickets down and 58 more required for victory.
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