Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana enter record books in ENG W vs IND W one-off Test

Smriti Mandhana entered the record books in the ENG W vs IND W one-off Test, becoming the youngest player in women’s history to play 300 games in international cricket. She achieved the feat at 28 years and 357 days. The left-handed batter has represented India in 9 Tests, 120 ODIs and 171 T20Is so far.

Overall, she is the 12th woman cricketer to have competed in 300 international games. She is the third Indian woman cricketer to reach the milestone after Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj.

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The ongoing match between England and India is also the first-ever women’s Test to be scheduled at Lord’s.

Mandhana batted well and managed 83 runs before returning to the dressing room. She played a big role in India’s recovery after the sub-continent team was invited to bat first by England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt.

“I was informed about the  300th international match last night. It is not easy to keep track of all the matches across formats. I can recall playing the  2017 World Cup final here at Lord’s. I didn’t perform and was not sure about my chances of playing for India. To come back and play the 300th international match at Lord’s is special.”

Harmanpreet Kaur becomes the first Indian batter to score a fifty in all formats at Lord’s

India women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur became the first Indian player (men’s and women’s) to score a half-century in all three formats at Lord’s. The 37-year-old batter amassed 58 runs in the first innings of the ENG W vs IND W one-off Test at the home of cricket. She has scored one half-century in T20Is and two fifties in ODIs at Lord’s.

Harmanpreet Kaur’s performance at Lord’s

Smriti Mandhana has hit a fifty in Test format and ODIs at Lord’s, but her highest score in T20I at the iconic venue is 38 runs.

In men’s cricket, multiple Indian cricketers have posted fifties in Test and ODI formats, but Yuvraj Singh is the only batter to post a half-century for India in a T20I at Lord’s. However, he didn’t play a Test at Lord’s.

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Harman is also the first to achieve the landmark at Lord’s. No other woman cricketer had recorded this feat because the ongoing Test between India and England is the first-ever women’s red-ball cricket match to be played at the Home of Cricket.

In men’s cricket, Mahela Jayawardene, Mahela Jayawardene and Younis Khan have hit fifties in all the formats at Lord’s.