Follow UsIt was another superb batting display by India Women in the second One-Day International (ODI) against Australia Women in Mullanpur on September 17 (Wednesday) as they put up 292 batting first. In doing so, India registered the second-highest ODI total against Australia in WODIs.
England 298/8, Hamilton, 2022
India 292, Mullanpur, 2025
New Zealand 288/6, North Sydney, 2012
England 285, Christchurch, 2022
England 285/9, Taunton, 2023
It was once again Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal who got India off to an excellent start, putting up 70 for the first wicket at better than run-a-ball pace. As a result, they became India's most successful opening pair.
This was their 12th 50-plus stand as an opening pair, which also includes five centuries.
1,270 Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal
1,229 Anju Jain, Jaya Sharma
1,169 Karuna Jain, Jaya Sharma
893 Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma
767 Smriti Mandhana, Punam Raut
Their record at home gets better, given that this was their seventh 50-plus stand, and they average a staggering 110.62.
885 Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal
815 Anju Jain, Jaya Sharma
775 Smriti Mandhana, Punam Raut
751 Anjum Chopra, Mithali Raj
695 Karuna Jain, Jaya Sharma
In fact, no batting pair before Mandhana and Rawal have scored 1,000 runs in a calendar year. They have hit 1,028 together this year, beating a 25-year record set by Australia's Belinda Clark and Lisa Keightley, who put on 905 in 2000.
Mandhana, who scored 58 in the first ODI, smashed her 12th century in ODIs, her third against Australia. Only England's Nat Sciver-Brunt has scored centuries against the Aussies in the 50-ovr format.
4 Nat Sciver-Brunt (ENG)
3 Smriti Mandhana (IND)
3 Suzie Bates (NZ)
Riding on this century by Mandhana, India posted a competitive 292 on the board. India then bowled Australia out for 190 and won the game by 102 runs, levelling the series 1-1. The final ODI will be played at the same venue on September 20.