Smriti Mandhana created history at Lord’s, became the youngest female cricketer to play 300 international matches; Know what she said on this achievement

INDW Vs EN-W Lord’s Test: Star batsman and vice-captain of the Indian women’s cricket team Smriti Mandhana Has added another golden chapter in the history of cricket. The Test match being played against England at Lord’s is his 300th international match. With this, she has become the youngest female cricketer to play 300 international matches. At the same time, overall she is the 12th female player in the world to achieve this feat.

before the match starts England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt Won the toss and decided to bowl first. Shri Charani made his Test debut for India, while Yastika Bhatia returned to the team. Whereas England handed over Test caps to Alice Capsey and Maddy Villiers.

What did Smriti Mandhana say on playing her 300th international match?

• On her 300th match, Smriti Mandhana said that she came to know about this special achievement only a night before the match. He told that players generally do not keep count of matches of all formats.
• Recalling the 2017 Women’s ODI World Cup final, Mandhana said that her performance in that tournament was not good and she thought that she might not get a chance to play for India again, but now playing her 300th international match at the same historic Lord’s ground is like a dream come true for her.
• Mandhana also mentioned the disappointment of the last T20 World Cup and said that the team had a good chance against Australia, but in cricket, winning and losing is a part of the game. He believes that every new innings starts from zero and players should enter every match with a new mindset.
• On preparation for red-ball cricket, Mandhana said that it is not easy to move from T20 to Test cricket. In Test, the batsman has to play with patience and it is important to return to the basic technique. He told that long batting practice and spending more time at the crease was the most important part of his preparation.

India’s playing 11 in Lord’s Test against England

Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma. Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodriguez, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh. Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sayali Satghare, Shri Charani and Kranti Gaur.