India batter Smriti Mandhana created history during the third ODI of the three-match series against Ireland in Rajkot.
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Mandhana smashed the fastest One-Day International century by an Indian in women's cricket.
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Leading India in the absence of regular skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Mandhana reached the triple figures in 70 balls.
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The dynamic opener lit up the innings with 12 4s and 7 sixes in her scintillating 135-run knock before being caught at short fine leg by Orla Prendergast.
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Mandhana broke the record previously held by Kaur, who had scored a century in 87 balls against South Africa in Bengaluru last year.
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Mandhana's hundred is the joint-seventh fastest in the format, equalling former England cricketer Charlotte Edwards' effort from 2012.
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With her 10th ODI hundred, Mandhana also moved to joint third on the all-time list of most centuries in women's ODIs, alongside England's Tammy Beaumont.