The women’s one-off Test match between Australia and India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai saw Smriti Mandhana miss out on a well-earned century. On Day 2, Mandhana resumed her innings at 43, and she quickly reached the 70-run mark (74). However, a run-out terminated her stint with India, reducing her to 147/3. Mandhana took part in two fifty-plus stands before being ejected.
Smriti Mandhana‘s careless running cost her a well-deserved century and India a wicket at a critical point of the Wankhede Test against Australia.
The incident occurred on the fourth ball of the 39th over. Smriti, who was batting at 74, shimmied down the ground and cut off-spinner Ashleigh Gardner’s nice length ball on the stumps to short third for a single.
Kim Garth’s throw, which arrived just in time for Gardner to grab and clip the bails off at the non-striker’s end, caught the left-hander off guard as she was slowing off her blocks. She caught the Indian just a few centimeters short of her crease, according to replays.
India was chasing Australia‘s first-inning score of 219 when the wicket reduced them to 148/3 after 39 overs. It was almost like a present to the visitors, who seemed completely unaware of their plans against her. On Thursday, she batted brilliantly, hitting a flurry of boundaries against Garth and Lauren Cheatle.
Mandhana has woven vital alliances.
Mandhana and fellow opener Shafali Verma put on 90 runs for the first wicket on Day 1. It was India Women’s second-highest opening partnership in a home test.
India finished Day 1 on 98/1 after Mandhana and Sneh Rana contributed 42 runs to their half-century stand. When the score read 140/2, Rana was removed, and Mandhana went back.
Mandhana’s abrupt runout results in
Mandhana scored 74 runs off 106 deliveries, including 12 fours. Mandhana dashed out the door. She had to answer for a single, but she paused briefly before declining to dive at the last moment. Mandhana had previously demonstrated a high level of professionalism.
Mandhana’s blade was the third fifty
Mandhana has already raced to 442 runs at 44.20 in her sixth match for India in the longest format. She scored her third fifty, as well as a century.
Mandhana has 232 runs at 77.33 in three innings against the Australian Women. She had her second fifty-plus score against AUSW. Mandhana also hit her first half-century on home turf.
