The Indian women’s cricket team is currently playing a 3-match ODI series against Irish women. The encounter against Ireland has been a pleasant experience so far with the Indian team eyeing another series. However, more than the wins, the series is historic in the sense that many records were broken and new milestones were set for the Indian women during these clashes against the Irish team.
In light of the series of records being built during the series, the most important one includes the Indian batsmen with the fastest ODI centuries for the national side. So here is the list of 5 fastest ODI tons for India in women’s cricket.
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5 Fastest ODI Centuries by Indian Women
5. Harleen Deol (98 balls):
The top batsman for women managed to achieve the milestone by scoring a century off 98 balls against Women of the West Indies during the second ODI of the series in the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium. The 26-year-old arrived at the crease after a 110-run first-wicket partnership between Smriti Mandhan and Practice Rawal. Deol went on to score 115 runs for the team in the match, allowing India Women to reach a mammoth total of 358 runs in 50 overs.
4. Jemimah Rodrigues (90 balls):
Young dough of the middle order Jemimah Rodrigues she lived up to the expectations of the fans from her and achieved a stupendous success against Irelanad women during the 2nd ODI series. Her impressive innings of 102 runs helped the Indian team reach a total of 370 runs in their 50 overs to clinch a decisive victory against the Irish side.
3. Harmanpreet Kaur (90 balls):
Spiced Indian dough Harmanpreet Kaur she achieved a historic milestone by scoring a 90-ball ton during the 2017 Women’s ODI World Cup and played an important role in India Women’s 36-run World Cup semi-final win over Australia. Kaur stabilized the Indian innings after the dismissal of opener Mandhana i I am full of Raut. The then Indian skipper Mitali Raj he was also sent back to the pavilion earlier. Kaur then came to the crease and thanks to her incredible 171 runs off 115 balls, the Indian women’s team scored 281 runs in their 42 overs in a rain-soaked encounter.
2. Harmanpreet Kaur (87 balls):
Kaur once again proved her mettle, this time as the captain of the team, scoring 100 off 87 balls during the second 3-match ODI series against South Africa at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Kaur stood firm at the crease to develop a towering partnership with Mandhana and managed to remain unbeaten to take the Indian women to a mammoth 325/3 in their 50 overs.
1. Smriti Mandhana (70 balls):
In the third and final match of the series against Ireland, Mandhana broke the previous fastest ton in limited-overs cricket for Indian women to claim the top spot by scoring an incredible 100 off just 70 balls. Her innings of 135 runs was stellar with 12 boundaries and 7 towering sixes at a strike rate of 168.75.
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