Playing for Western Storm, Mandhana, the first Indian to feature in England's Twenty20 tournament for women
India's Smriti Mandhana with the Player of the Match medal
India batswoman Smriti Mandhana entered her name in the record books by scoring the joint-fastest T20 half century in women's T20s yesterday.
Playing for Western Storm, Mandhana, the first Indian to feature in England's Twenty20 tournament for women, took just 18 balls to get to her 50 in a rain-hit match against Loughborough Lightning in the ongoing KIA Super League (KSL) at Taunton, England.
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She reached her fifty with a six to equal the record set by New Zealand's Sophie Devine, which was set in 2005 against India. Mandhana's whirlwind knock included five fours and four sixes in the six-over-per-side match.
The Mumbai-born star came close to pulling off the fastest fifty in KSL history on her debut, when she was dismissed for a 20-ball 48 against Yorkshire Diamonds in a successful run-chase.
Earlier, in March this year, Mandhana smashed a half-century in 25 balls for India against England to better her own 30-ball 50 record she had set a few days before against Australia. During a one-off Indian Premier League exhibition match this year, Mandhana captained Trailblazers.
Mandhana, 22, has been in fine form this year. She has scored 857 runs with a highest score of 76 in 42 T20Is and 1464 runs in 41 ODIs at an average of 37.53 with a highest score of 135.
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