Smriti Mandhana slams her 9th WODI fifty against England: Stats
What's the story
Smriti Mandhana continued her love affair with England, hitting a solid 88 in Match 20 of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 on Sunday. The dashing India Women opener forged a 125-run stand alongside skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for the 3rd wicket and steadied India's ship in a chase of 289. However, she perished at a crucial juncture (234/4) as England went on to win.
Knock
Mandhana part of two pivotal stands
Mandhana started cautiously with India getting reduced to 43/2 after 10 overs. Kaur came in and took the pressure off Mandhana at the other end. The two then kept the scorecard moving nicely. Kaur brought her fifty up in the 27th over. The partnership was ended by Nat Sciver-Brunt. Mandhana continued with her exploits and formed a 67-run stand alongside Deepti Sharma before perishing.
Stats
1,000 WODI runs against England for Mandhana
Mandhana's 88 follows her 80 against Australia in India's previous contest. She has completed 1,000 WODI runs against England. In 21 matches against ENG-W, Mandhana has amassed 1,030 runs at 51.50. This was her ninth fifty against them. Overall in WODIs, Mandhana slammed her 34th fifty (100s: 13). She owns 5,110 runs from 113 matches at 47.75.
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5th World Cup fifty for Mandhana
Mandhana now owns 781 runs in ICC Women's World Cup. She averages 39.05 from 21 matches. This was her 5th World Cup fifty (100s: 2).