The Indian women’s team is currently playing its only Test match against England at Lord’s. Smriti Mandhana has created a new history in this match. This is the 300th international match of Mandhana’s career. With this, she has become the youngest female player in the world to have played 300 international matches. His success shows that he took the responsibility of the Indian team from a very young age and always took the team forward with his good play.
Smriti Mandhana’s name included in the special list
Smriti Mandhana is the 12th female player in the world to play 300 or more international matches. If we talk only about the Indian team, then she is the third Indian player to play 300 international matches. Before him, only two great players from India have achieved this feat. Among these, captain Harmanpreet Kaur is at number one with 374 matches and after her comes the name of great batsman Mithali Raj. Mithali has played 333 matches. Now Smriti Mandhana has also joined the special list of these legendary players after completing her 300 matches.
Women’s Test match is being played at Lord’s for the first time
This match is a big historical moment not only for Smriti Mandhana but for the entire women’s cricket. A total of 55 women’s Test matches have been played in England on 19 different grounds before, but for the first time a women’s Test match is being played at the famous Lord’s ground, which is called the Mecca of cricket. If we look at the history of women’s Test, in England maximum 9 matches have been played at the County Ground of Worcester and 6 Test matches have been played at The Oval.
Indian women’s team has not lost a single test match in England yet
The Test record of the Indian women’s team on English soil has been very excellent. The Indian women’s team is now playing its 10th Test match in England. Out of the 9 matches played earlier, Team India has won 2 matches brilliantly, while the remaining 7 matches have ended in a draw. The biggest and proudest thing is that the Indian women’s team has not lost a single test match in England till date.
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