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Mandhana’s 77-Ball Ton Levels Series as India Hand Australia Record 102-Run ODI Defeat

The victory sets up a New Delhi decider days before the Women’s ODI World Cup.

India Women vs Australia Women: Smriti Mandhana equals world record as she smashes her 12th ODI century.
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India Women Vs Australia Women Live Score, 2nd ODI: Series On The Line As IND Aim To Draw Level

Overview

  • Smriti Mandhana hammered 117 off 91 balls, bringing up her hundred in 77 deliveries for the quickest women’s ODI century against Australia and the second-fastest by an Indian.
  • Her 12th ODI hundred equalled the record for most centuries by a women’s ODI opener and she surpassed Deepti Sharma for the most ODI runs by an Indian woman in a calendar year.
  • India posted 292 in Mullanpur before bowling Australia out for 190, with Kranti Goud returning 3-28 and Deepti Sharma 2-24.
  • The result ended Australia’s 13-match ODI winning streak and marked their largest defeat by runs in women’s ODIs.
  • The series is level at 1-1, with the third ODI on September 20 in New Delhi ahead of the World Cup starting September 30.