Overview

• India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana blasted a century in 50 balls, the fastest ODI hundred by any Indian and the second-fastest in women’s ODIs, before finishing with 125 off 63.
• Australia piled up 412 as Beth Mooney struck 138 off 75 with a 57-ball hundred, supported by Georgia Voll’s 81 and Ellyse Perry’s 68.
• India were bowled out for 369, featuring a 121-run stand between Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur (52), with Deepti Sharma adding 72 to keep the chase alive.
• The match produced 781 combined runs — a women’s ODI record — with 111 boundaries, and India’s 369 was the highest total recorded in a run chase in the format.
• Mandhana’s knock was her 13th ODI century, moving her joint-second on the all-time women’s list alongside Suzie Bates, with Meg Lanning leading on 15.