SL vs IND, 1st WODI: Women in Blue start ODI campaign with a thumping victory
Cricket | July 01, 2022 22:13 ISTThe three-match ODI series that is currently being played is a vital part of the ICC ODI Championship.
The three-match ODI series that is currently being played is a vital part of the ICC ODI Championship.
Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana maintained their respective positions in the latest Women's ODI rankings released by the ICC on Tuesday.
Mandhana was forced to retire hurt after being hit on the head by a Shabnim Ismail bouncer during her team's first warm-up game which India won by two runs.
Mandhana, the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year, had exited mandatory quarantine in Christchurch to join the squad ahead of the second ODI but needed a few days to get match ready.
India batter Yastika Bhatia said that Smriti Mandhana is still in managed isolation as per the New Zealand government guidelines and that is the reason she did not play in the one-off T20I against the White Ferns.
Among the bowlers, veteran Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami retained her second spot with 727 rating points, behind Australia's Jess Jonassen (773).
Mandhana was short-listed for the top award -- the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy -- along with Tammy Beaumont of England, Lizelle Lee of South Africa and Gaby Lewis of Ireland, the ICC said in a statement.
Mandhana was shortlisted for the top award along with Tammy Beaumont of England, Lizelle Lee of South Africa and Gaby Lewis of Ireland.
All the matches will be held in Vijayawada in the four-team tournament which will conclude on December 9.
Jemimah Rodrigues stole the thunder from her Indian teammate Smriti Mandhana as Melbourne Renegades defeated Sydney Thunder by nine runs in the Women's Big Bash league.
Stylish opener Smriti Mandhana believes the stint at the ongoing Women's Big Bash League will hold the Indian players in good stead when they play for the national team, especially ahead of next year's ODI World Cup.
Mandhana was head and shoulders above all her batting colleagues during an otherwise disappointing series against Australia which India lost 5-11 on a multiple-format point count.
Mandhana, 25, has evolved into one of the team's key players since making her international debut in 2013.
Mandhana scored 127 off 216 balls in India's first innings score of 377 for 8 declared
India were dominant throughout the match, with Smriti's super hundred in the first innings putting them beyond 'hosts' reach.
Raut walked off after a caught behind appeal despite the umpire not entertaining Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning's loud shouts. Since there is no DRS in the series, Australia would not have been able to review the not out call.
India lost two wickets in the second session, including that of skipper Mithali Raj for 30 and debutant Yastika Bhatia for 19.
Smriti Mandhana brought her maiden Test century in 170 deliveries against Australia in Gold Coast.
When the idea struck her, little did Mandhana know that her team would enter its first-ever day/night Test match with just two days of training sessions with the pink ball.
Mandhana, who peppered the off-side field repeatedly with some gorgeous shots to reach 80 off 144 balls with 15 boundaries and a six, added 93 for the opening stand with Shafali Verma (31 off 64 balls), who played the second fiddle during their partnership.
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