Cliff Notes – Record-breaking day for India and Mandhana
- Australia faced their largest defeat in Women’s ODIs, losing by 102 runs to India, surpassing their previous record loss of 92 runs against England in 1973.
- Smriti Mandhana scored her 12th ODI century, the fastest against Australia in Women’s ODIs, reaching the milestone in just 77 balls.
- India’s victory marked only their second win against Australia in Women’s ODIs during a bilateral series, with the previous win occurring in 2004.
Stats – Record-breaking day for India and Mandhana
102 – Margin of defeat for Australia against India on Wednesday, their biggest in terms of runs in Women’s ODIs. Their previous biggest loss by 92 runs came against England in the inaugural Women’s World Cup in 1973.
11-1 – Australia’s win-loss record against India in India in last 12 ODIs, having last suffered a defeat against India in India back in February 2007. India also ended Australia’s winning streak of 13 matches in Women ODIs, which started after their 84-run loss against South Africa in February 2024.
2 – India’s win in the second ODI was only the second time they won a Women’s ODI against Australia with the bilateral series still undecided. The other such win came in 2004 in Mumbai in the third game of a seven-match ODI series.
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292 for 10 – India’s score in New Chandigarh in the second ODI is the second-highest team total in a Women’s ODI against Australia, only behind England’s 298 for 8 at Hamilton in 2022.
12 – Hundreds by Smriti Mandhana in Women’s ODIs, equalling Tammy Beaumont. She is third on the list, only behind Meg Lanning (15) and Suzie Bates (13).
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77 – Number of balls Mandhana took to complete her century is the fastest against Australia in Women’s ODIs. She bettered Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 79-ball effort in the Women’s World Cup in 2022. It is also the second-fastest hundred by an Indian in Women’s ODIs after Mandhana’s own record of 70 balls against Ireland this year. Mandhana’s 12 hundreds are also the joint-most by an opener in Women’s ODIs alongside Bates and Beaumont. Mandhana now has 15 international hundreds (12 in ODIs, two in Tests, one in T20I) and is only behind Meg Lanning who has 17 hundreds across formats.
17 – Number of Player-of-the-Match awards for Mandhana in Women’s ODIs. She drew level with Charlotte Edwards and Ellyse Perry at third. Stafanie Taylor (28) and Mithali Raj (20) are the only ones ahead of her.