IND-W vs IRE-W: Fans go wild as Smriti Mandhana hits fastest ODI hundred for India.

The stadium of the Saurashtra Cricket Association was electric with excitement Smriti Mandhana.The captain of the Indian women’s cricket team smashed the fastest century against Ireland in the 3rd One Day International (ODI) and rewrote the record books. Apart from taking India to a series whitewash, Mandhana’s explosive innings also sent fans into a frenzy, marking a historic moment in Indian women’s cricket.

A milestone journey by Smriti Mandhana

Mandhana reached the hundred in just 70 deliveries Harmanpreet KaurPreviously the fastest ODI hundred by an Indian woman in 87 balls. Her knock wasn’t just about speed; It was a masterclass in brutal batting with beautiful strokes around the ground. Her innings included 14 boundaries and 3 sixes, showing her ability to dominate the opposition right from the start.

India’s fastest hundreds in WODI (balls taken)

• 70 – Smriti Mandhana vs Ireland, Rajkot 2025
• 87 – Harmanpreet Kaur vs South Africa, Bengaluru 2024
• 90 – Harmanpreet Kaur vs Australia, Derby 2017
• 90 – Jemima Rodrigues from Ireland, Rajkot 2025
• 98 – Harleen Deol vs West Indies, Vadodara

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A historic partnership with Pratika Rawal

After Mandhana dismissed Rajkot with an impressive 135, her partnership Pratika Rawal A new chapter has been set in the history of Indian women’s cricket. Their opening wicket partnership of 233 runs against Ireland is now the third highest partnership in women’s One Day Internationals. This milestone surpassed iconic partnerships such as the 320-run record Punam Raut And Deepti Sharma 258-run unbeaten effort against Ireland in 2017 Mithali Raj And Reshma Gandhi In the year In 1999 This achievement not only demonstrates the dynamic martial prowess at the top of the Indian order, but further cements Mandhana’s legacy in the sport as a historic moment in the series.

Here’s how fans responded:

Fastest WOD 💯 for India – Smriti Mandhana took only 70! ⚡️#AaliRe # INDVIRE pic.twitter.com/CQwKqtiu6d

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) January 15, 2025

SMRITI MANDHANA – Fastest ODI hundred in Indian women’s cricket 📢

– Backbone of Indian batting. pic.twitter.com/KxKgUE8ViY

– Jones. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 15, 2025

Century for Smriti Mandhana 🔥pic.twitter.com/2nt5t0lNMO

— Vinay (@Koxassassin) January 15, 2025

1⃣3⃣5⃣ runs
8⃣0⃣ Shipments
1⃣2⃣ Four
7⃣ Six

The end of the amazing knock #Team India Captain 👏👏

Updates ▶️ https://t.co/xOe6thhPiL# INDVIRE | @IDFCFIRTBBank | @Mandhana_Smriti pic.twitter.com/Jb7xP81Il5

– BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 15, 2025

Virat Kohli 🤝🏻 Smriti Mandhana.

– Fastest ODI hundred for India in men’s and women’s cricket. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/KFtcN3G3sb

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 15, 2025

Class and Beauty of Smriti Mandhana.

– The best in the world. ⭐pic.twitter.com/ZbwdbNJ99K

— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) January 15, 2025

Fastest century by an Indian woman in WODIs

(front balls)

𝟳𝟬* : Smriti Mandhana vs 🇮🇪, Today**
87: Harmanpreet Kaur vs 🇿🇦, 2024
90: Jemima Rodriguez vs 🇮🇪, 2025
90: Harmanpreet Kaur vs 🇦🇺, 2017
98: Harleen Deol vs 🏝, 2024# INDVIRE #INDWvsIREW pic.twitter.com/FPsaRXVYSn

— Kishan Kishore (@itskishankishor) January 15, 2025

🚨 The historic moment in Rajkot 🚨

Smriti Mandhana, the first Asian to complete 10 hundreds in women’s ODIs.

– Tabrez Alam (@Alam_Tabrez_) January 15, 2025

10th WODI hundred for Smriti Mandhana against Ireland in the 3rd WODI today at Rakhot👏 and also the fastest WODI ton by an Indian woman batting!!! Wonderful thing by Smriti👏🇮🇳🏏

— Gaurav Gupta (@toi_gauravG) January 15, 2025

Fastest ODI hundreds by Indian women

70 balls – Smriti Mandhana v IRE, today
87 balls – Harmanpreet Kaur v SA, 2024
90 balls – Harmanpreet Kaur v AUS, 2017
90 points – Jemima Rodriguez v IRE, 2025
98 balls – Harleen Deol v WI, 2024 pic.twitter.com/eeHmdysLWo

– Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) January 15, 2025

Fastest hundreds in women’s ODIs for each team:

🇦🇺 – Meg Lanning (45b)
🇳🇿 – Sophie Devin (59 years old)
🇱🇰 – Chamari Atapatu (60 years old)
(66b)
🇮🇳 – Smriti Mandhana (70b)*
🏝️ – Deandra Dottin (71b)
🇳🇱 – Pauline Te Bist (81b)

(1/2)#INDvsIRE | # INDVIRE

— Kris (@LuciferStan07) January 15, 2025

Also Read: Top 5 highest totals for India in women’s ODIs

This article was originally published by WomenCricket.comA Cricket Times Company.