Smriti Mandhana Equalls Ex-Captain Mithali Raj's Legendary Record

Smriti Mandhana rewrote history with her 2nd century in the South Africa series.

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The Indian opener struck 136 off 122 balls in the second ODI.

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Mandhana needed 103 balls to breach the triple-figure mark.

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With the brilliant knock, she took her ODI hundreds tally to seven.

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She has set the record of most ODI tons by an Indian woman cricketer.

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Former India captain Mithali Raj also scored 7 tons in 50-over cricket.

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Mandhana has taken 83 innings to equal the monumental record.

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Mithali represented India in 232 ODIs during her illustrious career.

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Mandhana is the only Indian women’s cricketer to notch back-to-back ODI centuries.

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The Southpaw registered 117 runs in the opening match against South Africa.

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