Birmingham 7 August : Two Indian women cricketers, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, have the top five fastest fifties in the country in women’s T20I cricket with the vice captain of 26 years is the only one to claim three of them.On Sunday evening , in a match against England, Mandhana smashed a half-century of 23 balls against England in the Commonwealth Games semifinal to shatter her record, and in this way, help lead India towards the finale of the gold medal match against Australia.
Mandhana took on the England bowlers right from the start go.She was precise in her footwork, use of crease and timing, as well as placing the shots well and all in elegant fashion.Katherine Brunt was hit for three boundaries, while Alice Capsey was slammed for two sets of fours.
She scored five boundaries in the first three balls, and added five more before the conclusion of the powerplay.
This allowed her to race to a 23-ball half-century.the fastest time for an Indian woman cricketer.She broke her previous record of the 24-ball fifty she scored in a match against New Zealand in 2019.She also scored a half-century with 25 balls in a match against England in the year 2018 in Mumbai.
Mandhana was removed in the ninth over of the innings for 32 balls and 61 runs incredible innings that featured the score of eight fours as well as three sixes.
The fastest 50 in the women’s T20I is currently held by New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine who scored an 18-ball half-century in the T20Is against India in the year 2015.
The following are the top five times made by India women in T20Is:
Smriti Mandhana (23 balls; against England in 2022)
Smriti Mandhana (24 balls; against New Zealand in 2019)
Smriti Mandhana (25 balls; against England in the year 2018)
Shafali Verma (26 balls; vs West Indies in 2019)
Shafali Verma (26 balls Shafali Verma; in a match against South Africa in 2021).
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