Today, 1st October 2021 is a special day in the History of Indian Women’s Cricket. It’s the day Smriti Mandhana scored her maiden test Century. It’s the day an Indian female cricketer scored a Century against Australia in Australia. It’s the day, first Indian female cricketer scored a Century in a Day-Night Pink Ball Test.
This day will forever be remembered for Smriti Mandhana’s stylish knock when she smashed Australian bowlers in every corner of the field to put India in a commanding position in the one-off Test on Day 2. She scored 127 Runs in 216 Balls, decorated with 22 fours and 1 six.
Fans across the world showered praise and congratulated Smriti Mandhana on this feat. Twitter joined the party to celebrated this momentous occasion:
Smriti Mandhana is now the first ever visiting player outside England to score a Women’s Test hundred in Australia.#AUSvIND
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) October 1, 2021
1st Indian woman to score a century in Australia
1st visitor (non-English) to score a 100 in AusAll in a #PinkBallTest where the closest to practice before the series was carrying a ball in her kit bag.
If #SmritiMandhana isn’t the definition of swag, I do not know who is. pic.twitter.com/AqJtCu87ac
— Lavanya L Narayanan (@lav_narayanan) October 1, 2021
and that’s how THE HISTORY WAS MADE!🇮🇳
Smriti Mandhana became the First Indian Woman to score a test Hundred on Australian Soil. 😍pic.twitter.com/p7O8bhXw8i#AUSvIND #PinkBallTest
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) October 1, 2021
Congrats @mandhana_smriti on you first Test hundred. Wish you many more in the near future.#indvsaus
— Mask up and take your vaccine🙏🙏🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) October 1, 2021
Highest score by a visiting woman in Tests played in Australia.
A first Test hundred to remember for @mandhana_smriti , first of many more to come.
Best wishes to the @BCCIWomen
Team . #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/CXqaf3AkFq— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 1, 2021
Bringing the First 100 in style, So @mandhana_smriti is the first Indian woman to score a ton in a pink ball Test! What a feat, can’t get better🤙🏻#AUSvsIND #PinkBallTest pic.twitter.com/KpUpGBV9mh
— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8) October 1, 2021
And that’s how HISTORY HAS BEEN CREATED! 🇮🇳 – @mandhana_smriti Smriti Mandhana becomes the first Indian Woman to score a Test hundred on the Australian soil & also becomes the first Indian woman to do so in Pink ball D/N Test.
Congratulations to her outstanding performance. pic.twitter.com/jr5PtP0hss— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) October 1, 2021
First Indian woman to score test century in Day Night test and on Australian soil- historic achievement indeed by Smriti Mandhana for India pic.twitter.com/ZtuWIAH1oB
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) October 1, 2021
Fantastic knock @mandhana_smriti!
Many congratulations on scoring your first Test hundred.
Keep scoring and inspiring! 👏🏻#PinkBallTest #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/EmwI7ds66O
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) October 1, 2021
Only 2 Indians female players have scored a CENTURY against Australia so far. 🙌
Smriti Mandhana is the First to score in Australia. 🥳#AUSvIND #PinkBallTest Credits: @_hypocaust pic.twitter.com/uAb85ENQ0W
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) October 1, 2021
The Goddess of the offside.
Congratulations on your maiden test hundred @mandhana_smriti. First of many. Well played 👏🏻 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/nS6am012nL— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) October 1, 2021
Historic moment in Indian Women’s cricket – Smriti Mandhana becomes first Indian Women to score a Test hundred in Australian soil.pic.twitter.com/HkJxFYTUHO
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 1, 2021
Alexa please play: “oh haseena zulfo vali!!!” @mandhana_smriti pic.twitter.com/9wLeMhVIWB
— Harleen Kaur Deol (@imharleenDeol) October 1, 2021
Loves all things female cricket