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**Smriti Mandhana Blazes Century, Creates History in T20I Opener Against England**
**Nottingham, UK –** Indian women’s cricket team star opener Smriti Mandhana delivered a stunning performance in the first T20I against England at Trent Bridge on Saturday, smashing a brilliant century. The 28-year-old Mandhana hit a blistering 112 off just 62 balls, decorated with 15 fours and three sixes.
This is Mandhana’s maiden T20 International century, ending a 12-year wait since her debut in the shortest format in 2013. With this feat, Mandhana has etched her name in the record books as the only Indian woman cricketer to score centuries in all three formats of the game – Test, ODI, and T20I. She already has two Test centuries and 11 ODI centuries to her name.
India, after losing the toss and being put in to bat, got off to a flying start, courtesy of Mandhana’s aggressive approach. She forged a 77-run opening partnership with Shafali Verma (20) before adding another 94 runs for the second wicket with Harleen Deol (43 off 23 balls). Mandhana reached her century with a boundary off Lauren Bell in the 16th over.
While Richa Ghosh (12) and Jemimah Rodrigues (0) failed to contribute significantly, Deepti Sharma (7*) and Amanjot Kaur (3*) remained unbeaten. India finished with a formidable total of 210/5 in their 20 overs. Lauren Bell was the pick of the English bowlers, taking three wickets.
This is only the third time the Indian women’s team has crossed the 200-run mark in T20Is. England has only had the score of 200 plus against them 3 times.
This stunning victory gave India the perfect start to the T20I series, and it will be interested to see how England will respond in the coming matches.
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