While the willow-wielders from the Indian men’s team have found it difficult to hit the ground running in the swinging conditions in England, one batter from the same part of the world is turning heads big time.
Smriti Mandhana, who rose to prominence with her impressive strokeplay for India in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, continues to grow from strength to strength as an international cricketer, and has been in superlative form at the Women’s Cricket Super League 2018.
With scores of 48, 37, 52*, 43*, 102, 56, and 49 for Western Storm, the 22-year-old has been outstanding. The hundred that she scored in her fifth innings for the defending champions is her first in the format.
Most Runs @KIA_SuperLeague 2018:
387 @mandhana_smriti
250 @Heatherknight55
243 @AmySatterthwait
204 Devine
195 @lozwinfield
194 @RachaelHaynes
185 @Nicole_Bolton12
178 @amyjones313
174 @natsciver
166 Mooney— Adam Morehouse (@ACTCricketStats) August 13, 2018
Her batting average in her maiden stint in the competition stands at a staggering 77.40 right now.
“He was like, ‘You are in very good touch. If you think too much about it, you won’t bat the way you are. So just go out there, the way you are batting, I don’t think there’s anything there.’
“That was something really good to know from a legend like Sangakkara sir that he likes my batting and my drives. That was a really good confidence-booster for me,” she added.
