Smriti Mandhana [Source- Twitter]
Stylish Indian opener Smriti Mandhana finished things off in style against Sri Lanka Women as she smashed a six over wide long-on to not only rack up another 50+ score in T20Is but also seal a 7th Asia Cup title for the Women in Blue.
Smriti brought up her 18th 50+ score in T20Is in stunning fashion, and by doing that, the southpaw added yet another feather to her already glorious cap.
The Indian run-machine brought up her 50 in just 25 deliveries with the help of 6 pristine fours and 3 glorious six, breaking her skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's record of having the highest strike-rate by an Indian after scoring 50+.
Smriti's strike-rate during her unbeaten 25-ball 51 was a staggering 204. Kaur's magnificent 100 against New Zealand during the 2018 T20 World Cup came at a strike-rate of 201.96.
This also happens to be Smriti's fastest 50+ score of her T20I career. Her previous best was 190.62, when the Sangli cricketer scored a Silver Medal-winning 32-ball 61 against England Women at the CWG 2022 semi-final in Birmingham earlier this year.
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