WATCH: After Scoring Record-Equalling Hundred, Smriti Mandhana Bags Her Maiden ODI Wicket

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Smriti Mandhana bagged her first-ever wicket in ODIs as she dismissed South Africa batter Sune Luus

Smriti Mandhana was on a roll on Wednesday as she took the field against South Africa in the second ODI of the 3-match series in Bengaluru. After smashing her 7^th hundred in the format, Mandhana went on to bag her maiden ODI in what was her 84^th outing for the Indian women’s team.

It was the 15^th over of South Africa’s chase of 326 when skipper Harmanpreet Kaur threw the ball at Mandhana. After conceding a dot ball, Mandhana bagged her first-ever wicket in ODIs in the form of Sune Luus. The Indian vice-captain bowled a length delivery, wide outside off. Luus went for the cut shot but got a faint edge due to extra bounce. Rich Ghosh’s safe pair of hands behind the wickets pouched the ball safely, leading to a jubilant celebration by the Indian players.

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Earlier, Mandhana struck her 7th hundred in the 50-over format and also equalled the tally of former skipper Raj, the highest scorer in women’s ODIs. The former Indian captain scored his last and 7th ODI hundred against Sri Lanka in September 2018. Mithali, who retired with 7805 runs in WODIs, also scored 64 fifties during 23 years of her cricketing journey.

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Meanwhile, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur also notched up a century against South Africa on Wednesday. She scored an unbeaten 103 off 88 deliveries, with the help of 3 sixes and 9 boundaries. It was his 6th ton in in the fifty-over format and is just one hundred behind his teammate and former captain.

Mandhana’s stylish seventh one-day hundred, her second in as many matches, and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s belligerent century lifted India to a formidable 325 for three against South Africa. India plundered 118 runs in the last 10 overs, feeding on some shoddy bowling and fielding by the visitors.

(With Agency Inputs)

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