Smriti Mandhana scored her fourth ODI century of 2024 today (December 11), in India’s loss to Australia at the WACA. In doing so, she established an all-time record for the most centuries racked up in a fiscal year in ladies’s ODIs.
Mandhana’s innings followed India were established 299 to win byAustralia Annabel Sutherland racked up 110 off 99 spheres in Australia’s innings, with both Ash Gardner and Tahlia McGrath additionally adding half-centuries. Faced with a hard chase, Mandhana shed opening up companion, Richa Ghosh, early in the innings, after she was bowled by a shipment from Megan Schutt which defeated her for size.
However, Mandhana came to be the only standout in a tragic efficiency from India’s batting system. She remained at the fold after Harleen Deol was rejected by Alana King for 39, and as the arches dropped processionaly afterwards. Harmanpreet Kaur was rejected for a 22-ball 12 prior to Jemimah Rodrigues was out for 16. Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani and Saima Thakor after that all succumbed to single-figure ratings.
Mandhana reached her 50 off as lots of spheres in the 14th over of the innings when points were looking brighter for India, their run-rate over 5 an over with just one gate down. She reached her century at the start of the collapse, nevertheless, putting a sphere from King to brief great leg to get to the spots off 103 spheres. She was out much less than 2 overs later on, nevertheless, succumbing to 105.
End of an exceptional knock from the #TeamIndia Vice- captain
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That century was Mandhana’s fourth of 2024, having actually racked up 2 back-to-back versus South Africa in June, prior to racking up precisely 100 versus New Zealand inOctober No one has actually ever before racked up as lots of centuries as Mandhana in a solitary fiscal year in ladies’s ODIs, with 7 various other gamers having actually racked up 3.
The hundred additionally relocated Mandhana up an additional called on the all-time century checklist in ladies’s ODIs, bringing her overall to 9 and attracting her degree with Nat Sciver-Brunt, Chamari Athapaththu and Charlotte Edwards in joint-fourth location. Next in her views is Tammy Beaumont, that has 10 ODI centuries to her name at the time of composing prior to the 3rd ODI in between England and South Africa.
Full checklist: Most centuries in a year in ladies’s ODIs
| Player | Country | Year | High rating | Centuries |
| Smriti Mandhana | India | 2024 | 136 | 4 |
| Belinda Clark | Australia | 1997 | 229 * | 3 |
| Meg Lanning | Australia | 2016 | 134 | 3 |
| Amy Satterthwaite | New Zealand | 2016 | 137 * | 3 |
| Sophie Devine | New Zealand | 2018 | 117 * | 3 |
| Sidra Amin | Pakistan | 2022 | 176 * | 3 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | England | 2023 | 129 | 3 |
| Laura Wolvaardt | South Africa | 2024 | 184 * | 3 |
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