Smriti Mandhana  

Smriti Mandhana is an Indian cricket player. In August 2014, Smriti Mandhana made her Test debut against England at Wormsley Park. In February 2019, she was appointed as the captain of the Indian women's T20I team for three matches against England.

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At the Providence Stadium in Guyana, India won the toss and elected to bat first. They lost Shafali Verma (9) and captain Smriti Mandhana (7) cheaply inside the opening four overs

With this victory, India took an unassailable 3-0 lead. Chasing a small target of 60 runs, India had a poor start as both of their openers, Shafali Verma (0) and Smriti Mandhana (3), were sent back to the pavilion within three overs. However, Jemimah Rodrigues starred with the bat to steer the team home

Shafali Verma played a knock of 69 runs off 35 balls with 10 fours and two sixes while Smriti Mandhana scored 30 runs off 28 deliveries with four fours to hand India a massive win with 57 balls to spare

The opening duo of Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana shared a record 143-run stand. India posted 185/4 in their stipulated 20 overs at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium

Smriti Mandhana, who missed the first two matches of the series due to a toe injury, smashed a 63-ball 74 and raised a match-winning 141-run partnership with fellow opener Rodrigues (69 off 92)