Smriti Mandhana joins exclusive list after leading India to victory vs West Indies

Sports Tak Staff January 24 , 2023

India beat West Indies by 56 runs in the ongoing South Africa Women's T20I Tri-Series.

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Indian opener Smriti Mandhana scored an unbeaten 74 runs in 51 balls to help India to a total of 167/2.

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In doing so, the team's vice-captain became the first Indian to record 20 fifty-plus scores in Women's T20Is.

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Mandhana is also just the third cricketer to achieve this feat.

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The other two players to do so are New Zealander Suzie Bates and West Indian Stafanie Taylor.

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In total, Bates has 23 half-centuries in 139 T20Is for the White Ferns.

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Meanwhile, Stafanie Taylor has scored 21 half-tons in 111 T20Is.

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Mandhana and Team India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (35-ball 56) forging an unbeaten 115-run stand for India.

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