Smriti Mandhana creates a new record during her match-winning knock against South Africa Women

Indian women’s cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday created a new record en route to a stunning half-ce♓ntury agai💦nst South Africa Women at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Mandhana is now the first cr🌠icketer-ever (male or female) to play ten consecutive 50+ knocks in ODI chases, a streak that started in March 2018 against Australia Women in Vadodra. Her scores hence read: 67, 52, 86, 53*, 73*, 105, 90*, 63, 74 and 80*.

Overall, Mandhana averages 63.26 in run chases – the second most by a player who has featured in at least 20 ODIs. Australia captain Meg Lanning (67.81) only has a better record than Mandhana.

India Women won the second ODI by 9 wickets

After Mithali Raj won the toss and opted to field, veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami picked up four w൲ickets as South Africa Women were bundled out for 🃏157 in 41 overs.

In reply, Mandhana got India off to a flying start. She hit the first two deliveries off Shabnim Ismail for sixes to set the tone.

Despite losing her opening partner Jemimah Rodrigues in the fi🍸fth over, Mandhana kept on going f𒈔or runs.

At number 3, Punam Raut made a slow start, but Mandhana ensured that hosts didn’t come under pressure. The 24-year-old completed her half-century by hitting consecutive fours in the last two deliveries of the 20th over.

Soon, Raut picked up the pace and eventually finished h✃er innings at 62* o🥀ff 89.

Mandhana then smashed two successive boundaries in the 29th over as India reached 🥂the paltry target with nine wickets in hand.