Smriti Mandhana News: Indian women’s cricket team’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has achieved a big feat in the only Test match being played against England. As soon as he took the field at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, he played the 300th match of his international career. With this, she has become the youngest player in the history of women’s cricket to play 300 international matches.
Big achievement achieved before 30th birthday
Smriti Mandhana is going to celebrate her 30th birthday on 18th July. Even before that he had achieved this special status. Playing 300 international matches at a young age is proof that he has consistently performed brilliantly for the Indian team for a long time. His batting has played a big role in helping India win on many important occasions.
Third female player of India to play 300 matches
Smriti Mandhana has now joined the few Indian women players who have played 300 or more international matches. Before him, only two Indian greats had achieved this feat. At the top of this list is captain Harmanpreet Kaur, while the name of former captain Mithali Raj comes at the second place. Now Mandhana has also made her place in this special club. Whereas, if we talk about the world, she has become the 12th female cricketer to play 300 international matches.
Women’s Test being played for the first time at Lord’s
This match is historic not only for Mandhana but also for women’s cricket. For the first time, a women’s test match is being played at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Earlier, women’s Tests were played on many other grounds in England, but there was never a Test match at Lord’s. Lord’s has a special recognition in the cricket world and organizing the Women’s Test here is being considered a sign of the increasing popularity and development of women’s cricket.
India’s record in England was excellent
The performance of the Indian women’s team in Test cricket on English soil has been quite good. This is India’s 10th Test match in England. In the 9 matches played earlier, the Indian team has won 2 matches, while the remaining 7 matches were drawn. The special thing is that India has not lost a single women’s test in England till now. If we talk about the total women’s test matches played between the two countries, then India has had the upper hand. So far, there have been 15 Test matches between the two teams, in which India won 3 matches, 11 matches were drawn and England could win only once.
England won the toss and chose bowling
In this historic test match, the England captain won the toss and decided to bowl first. The fast bowlers are expected to get help in the initial period on the Lord’s pitch. In such a situation, the challenge for the Indian batsmen will be to make a good start. All eyes will be on Smriti Mandhana, who will try to make her 300th international match memorable. The Indian team, led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, would like to maintain its excellent Test record in England by winning this match.