Follow UsSmriti Mandhana, the India Women captain in their three-match ODI series against Ireland, is on a roll. After two fifty-plus scores, she finally broke the shackles and smashed the fastest ODI century by an Indian woman, reaching the milestones in just 70 balls.
Mandhana, while batting alongside her opening partner Pratika Rawal during the third ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on January 15 (Wednesday), broke the previous record held by regular India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.
Kaur scored two centuries at 87-balls, with the latest one coming against South Africa in 2024 and the first against Australia during her famed 175 runs knock against Australia in the Women’s World Cup 2017 in England.
At one point during Mandhana’s knock, it seemed like she would break the record with ease and might even become the second-fastest WODI centurion ever behind former Australia captain Meg Lanning (45 balls). However, the 28-year-old slowed down a bit before eventually reaching 70 balls.
Thanks to her century, which was her 10th in a career of 97 matches, Mandhana is now one of the only four women players in the game’s history to record 10 WODI tons.
Most 100s in WODIs
15 - Meg Lanning (AUS)
13 - Suzie Bates (NZ)
10 - Tammy Beaumont (ENG)
10 - Smriti Mandhana (IND)
After Mandhana was removed on 135 by Orla Prendergast, the 233-run partnership between her and Rawal ended. It is now the highest partnership by an Indian women pair on Indian soil.
Highest partnership for India at home in WODIs
233 - Smriti Mandhana & Pratika Rawal vs Ireland, Rajkot, 2025
183 - Harleen Deol & Jemimah Rodrigues vs Ireland, Rajkot, 2025
178 - Anjum Chopra & Arundhati Kirkire vs West Indies, Dhanbad, 2004
175 - Thirush Kamini & Punam Raut vs West Indies, Mumbai, 2013
171 - Smriti Mandhana & Harmanpreet Kaur vs South Africa, Bengaluru, 2024
Here are some other records that were broken during this innings of Mandhana
Most 6s for India in an innings in WODIs
7 - Smriti Mandhana vs Ireland, Rajkot, 2025
7 - Harmanpreet Kaur vs Australia, Derby, 2017
4 - Thrush Kamini vs Ireland, Colombo, 2017
4 - Smriti Mandhana vs England, Nagpur, 2018
4 - Richa Ghosh vs New Zealand, Queenstown, 2022
4 - Harmanpreet Kaur vs England, Canterbury, 2022
Highest strike rate for a batter in an innings in WODIs
206.00 - Meg Lanning vs New Zealand, North Sydney, 2012
177.04 - Sophie Devine vs Ireland, Dublin, 2018
175.00 - Chamari Athapaththu vs New Zealand, Galle, 2023
168.75 - Smriti Mandhana vs Ireland, Rajkot, 2025
162.16 - Nat Sciver-Brunt vs Sri Lanka, Leicester, 2023
*Min 100 runs scored
Most runs by an Indian captain in a bilateral WODI series
251 - Mithali Raj vs England in England, 2012 (5 innings)
249 - Smriti Mandhana vs Ireland in India, 2025 (3 innings)
232 - Mithali Raj vs New Zealand in New Zealand, 2022 (5 innings)
221 - Harmanpreet Kaur vs England in England, 2022 (3 innings)
210 - Mithali Raj vs South Africa in India, 2021 (4 innings)