The Hundred 2023: Smriti Mandhana Sets New Record with Back-to-Back Half Centuries, Edging Past Jemimah Rodrigues

Smriti Mandhana continued her brilliant form from the tournament opener against Trent Rockets into the Southern Brave’s second match against Welsh Fire, where she scored an unbeaten 70 runs from just 42 balls, including 11 boundaries.

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However, Mandhana’s exceptional innings couldn’t save the day for the Southern Brave, who fell agonisingly short of the target by a mere four runs. Even though Danielle Wyatt displayed her prowess with a quickfire knock of 67 runs off 37 balls, the overall efforts of the duo eventually went in vain.

Smriti Mandhana Surpasses Jemimah Rodrigues to Set New Record

Meanwhile, with the fifty in this match, the left-handed batter surpassed her national side teammate Jemima Rodrigues to set the record for the most 50 plus scores (5) in the history of the Women’s Hundred.

Before the match, Smriti Mandhana and her Indian counterpart were tied with four fifty-plus scores each in the history of the tournament. Danni Wyatt, Mandana’s teammate in Southern Brave, also boasts four fifty-plus scores.

The stylish left-hander also became the first batter to score 500 runs in the Women’s Hundred. Currently, she is the highest run-scorer in the tournament with 125 runs in two matches at an average of 125 and a strike rate of 160.