Now school students will read the story of these Indian women cricketers, new chapter included in class 5 book

Smriti Mandhana Features In Class 5 Textbook: A chapter on Indian women’s team’s star batsman Smriti Mandhana has now become a part of the 5th class book. Now school students will read about the achievements of Indian women cricketers. According to a report by Rediff.com, this book published by Orient Black Swan includes science, social studies and general knowledge.

Mandhana most hit cricketer

At present, Smriti Mandhana is considered one of the most talented women cricketers of India. She was a part of the Indian women’s team that created history by winning its first ODI World Cup last year. This left-handed batsman scored the most runs for India in the tournament, scoring 434 runs in 9 innings at an average of 54.25 and a strike rate of 99.09.

What’s in the book?

This chapter of Class 5 based on Smriti Mandhana is the story of a boy who learns from his parents about the legacy of this opener of the Indian women’s team. This chapter discusses the left-handed batsman’s achievements as an international cricketer, her association with the Women’s Big Bash League and her family background, detailing her journey to becoming a superstar.

Harmanpreet also mentioned

In the same chapter of this book of class 5, other cricket greats like Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, former Indian captain Rahul Dravid and former Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara are also mentioned. This is being considered a big achievement for Indian women’s cricket.

Mandhana on Australia tour

Smriti Mandhana was recently a part of the Indian women’s team that played 3 T20Is, three ODIs and one Test match in Australia. This 29 year old player was the highest run scorer in the T20I series. In 3 innings, this opener scored 129 runs at an average of 64.50 and strike rate of 134.37. His best score was 82 runs, which he made in just 55 balls in the third match in Adelaide; This included 8 fours and 3 sixes.

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Mandhana scored 89 runs in the 3-match ODI series, which the Indian women’s team lost 3-0. This left-handed batsman scored 58 runs on 68 balls in the first ODI in Brisbane and 31 runs on 37 balls in the next match in Hobart. In the pink-ball test held in Perth, she could score only 4 and 2 runs. Overall, Mandhana has played 8 Tests, 120 ODIs and 160 T20I matches. This left-handed batsman has scored 635 runs in Test matches at an average of 48.84, which includes 2 centuries. In ODIs, he has scored 5,411 runs at an average of 47.88 and strike rate of 90.36, which includes 14 centuries and 35 half-centuries. In T20Is, Mandhana has scored 4,231 runs at an average of 30.43 and strike rate of 124.51, which includes one century and 33 half-centuries.

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