Indian opener Smriti Mandhana created history as she became the second Indian woman to reach 5,000 runs in Women’s One Day Internationals (ODIs) and the first-ever player globally to surpass 1,000 runs in a calendar year as they scored 330 runs in their group stage ICC Women’s World Cup clash against Australia at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Openers Pratika Rawal (75 in 96 balls, with 10 fours and a six) and Mandhana (80 in 66 balls, with nine fours and three sixes) laid down the platform with an incredible 155-run stand for the opening wicket. However, India could not capitalise on it a lot as a five-wicket haul from Annabel Sutherland (5/40) and Sophie Molineux (3/75) managed to take regular wickets later on, restricting India to 330 runs in 48.5 overs.

The left-hander Mandhana

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