The crowd at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur rose in unison on Wednesday as Smriti Mandhana carved her name into the record books once again. With a fluent 77-ball century — her 12th in ODIs — she lit up the second match of the series against Australia. The knock was not just elegant but historic, becoming the second-fastest hundred by an Indian woman, bettered only by her own blistering 70-ball ton against Ireland earlier this year.
During her innings, the elegant left-hander also set a new record for the most runs scored by an Indian women’s batter in a calendar year, surpassing Deepti Sharma’s 787 runs from 20 matches in 2017.
After India were put in to bat, Mandhana wasted little time in shifting gears. She brought up her half-century off 45 balls with a towering six over mid-wicket against leg-spinner Georgia Wareham in the 16th over. In the 29th over, she drove Tahlia McGrath to the boundary to bring up her century.
With this knock, Mandhana, who recently reclaimed her top spot in the ODI rankings for batters, equalled Tammy Beaumont at third place on the list of most hundreds in Women’s ODIs. The legendary Meg Lanning, who retired from international cricket in November 2023, stays on top with 15 hundreds.
Most Women’s ODI runs for India in a calendar year
2025 – Smriti Mandhana: 13 matches, 13 innings, 803 runs, highest score 135, average 61.67, 3 hundreds, 4 fifties
2017 – Deepti Sharma: 20 matches, 19 innings, 787 runs, highest score 188, average 49.18, 1 hundred, 7 fifties
2017 – Mithali Raj: 19 matches, 15 innings, 783 runs, highest score 109, average 71.18, 1 hundred, 9 fifties
2022 – Harmanpreet Kaur: 17 matches, 16 innings, 754 runs, highest score 143*, average 58.00, 2 hundreds, 5 fifties
2024 – Smriti Mandhana: 13 matches, 13 innings, 747 runs, highest score 136, average 57.46, 4 hundreds, 3 fifties
Mandhana climbs in elite list
Mandhana has become the Asian batter with the most ODI hundreds against Australia, moving ahead in the regional charts. She now sits level with New Zealand’s Suzie Bates in the overall list. At the top is England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, who has amassed 1,113 runs in 26 matches at an average of 58.57, including four centuries and four fifties.
Amongst Asian players, only Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu also features on the list, with two centuries to her name. Mandhana is now the eighth batter overall to score multiple hundreds against Australia in Women’s ODIs.
Most hundreds against Australia in Women’s ODIs
Nat Sciver-Brunt (England) – 4 hundreds
Smriti Mandhana (India) – 3 hundreds
Suzie Bates (New Zealand) – 3 hundreds
Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka) – 2 hundreds
Rebecca Rolls (New Zealand) – 2 hundreds
Amy Satterthwaite (New Zealand) – 2 hundreds
Claire Taylor (England) – 2 hundreds
Sarah Taylor (England) – 2 hundreds
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