‘Her-story Maiden 100’: Former cricketers praise Smriti Mandhana’s century against Australia in Pink Ball Test

Praises are surely less for this wonderful woman who has been a dominant force when it comes to Indian women’s cricket. Opener Smriti Mandhana continued her top-notch performance in the Test match after excelling in ODI and T20Is.

She on Friday notched her maiden Test century on the second day of the pink-ball Test against Australia. Smriti had reached the triple-figure mark in the 52nd over of the innings after smashing two fours off Ellyse Perry. She, however, had to walk back for 127 in 216 balls after losing her wicket to Ashleigh Gardner.

As the women attained this feat, former cricketers and critics as well as fans started pouring in praises for the Smriti.

Fantastic knock @mandhana_smriti!

Many congratulations on scoring your first Test hundred.

Keep scoring and inspiring! #PinkBallTest #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/EmwI7ds66O

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 1, 2021

Her-story Maiden 

Well ton effort on the Aussie soil @mandhana_smriti #AUSvIND #WhistlePodu #Yellove: @ICC pic.twitter.com/AuL1GexJ6U

— Chennai Super Kings – Mask Pdu Whistle Pdu! (@ChennaiIPL) October 1, 2021

The Goddess of the offside. Congratulations on your maiden test hundred @mandhana_smriti. First of many. Well played #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/nS6am012nL

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 1, 2021

Highest score by a visiting woman in Tests played in Australia. A first Test hundred to remember for @mandhana_smriti , first of many more to come. Best wishes to the @BCCIWomen Team . #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/CXqaf3AkFq

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 1, 2021

First-ever Indian woman to score in a pink-ball Test!

Take a bow, Smriti Mandhana! 

: BCCI #AUSvIND #AUSWvINDW pic.twitter.com/TNOtpRXniv

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 1, 2021

A is always special in cricket. A firstTest hundred even more. And when it comes in Australia as your country’s first in the historic #PinkBallTest , words can’t do justice @mandhana_smriti so proud of #SmritiMandhana pic.twitter.com/qfkLNeTeAw

— R P Singh(@rpsingh) October 1, 2021

A simple celebration. That’s Smriti Mandhana scoring her maiden Test #AUSvIND #PinkBallTest. @mandhana_smriti @BCCIWomen

— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) October 1, 2021

Bringing the First 100 in style, So @mandhana_smriti is the first Indian woman to score a ton in a pink ball Test! What a feat, can’t get bette #AUSvsIND #PinkBallTest pic.twitter.com/KpUpGBV9mh

— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8) October 1, 2021

The Indian opener was clinical throughout her innings and with this Test ton, Smriti now has the highest individual score for India Women in Australia in all three formats. 

The highest individual score in Australia for Team India are as follows; Tests: Smriti Mandhana (108*), ODIs: Smriti Mandhana (102), and T20Is: Smriti Mandhana (66). Not just that, Smriti also became just the fourth women’s player and the first Indian woman to bag a century in both ODIs and Test. 

(Inputs from ANI)