SUMMARY
India has been performing well in the on-going bilaterals against South Africa, with star batter Smriti Mandhana scoring two tons in a row. Here is a list of five Indian women’s players with most centuries in ODIs.
By Anjali Jha June 20, 2024, 2:03:32 AM IST (Published)
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Women’s cricket in India has grown by leaps and bounds lately. The emergence of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) has thrown the spotlight on quite a few young, talented players who have come through the domestic ranks. India has been performing well in the on-going bilaterals against South Africa, with star batter Smriti Mandhana scoring two tons in a row. Here is a list of five Indian women’s players with most centuries in ODIs. (Image Source: Reuters)
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1: Smriti Mandhana – 7 Centuries: The southpaw has struck seven tons in women’s ODIs, with two of them coming in the current series against South Africa. She had also touched the three-figure mark twice during the 2017 ODI World Cup, when the team had ended up as runners-up in the tournament. (Image Source: Reuters)
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2: Mithali Raj – 7 Centuries: The right-handed batter had hung her boots from the game after scoring seven centuries in women’s ODIs. She is the leading run getter in the format in women’s cricket, amassing 7805 runs in her illustrated career. (Image Source: Reuters)
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3: Harmanpreet Kaur – 6 Centuries: The Indian captain has been a fierce presence in the middle order for the women’s team. She has scored six centuries and holds the record for the highest-ever individual score in the women’s game, which was her knock of 171 against Australia in the semi-final of the 2017 ODI World Cup. (Image Source: Reuters)
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4: Punam Raut – 4 Centuries: The dimunitive batter was one of the pillars in Indian batting along with Harmanpreet, Smriti, Mithali and Veda Krishnmurthy. Punam Raut had scored four centuries in her ODI career. (Image Sourxe: Twitter)
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5: Thirush Kamini – 2 Centuries: The southpaw played for India at a time when women’s cricket wasn’t really picking up in the country. Regardless, she did well in her limited opportunities and notched a ton twice in her career. (Image Source: Twitter)
