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Indian opener Smriti Mandhana scored a brilliant century in the first match of the 3-match ODI series against South Africa. Smriti Mandhana played an innings of 117 runs off 127 balls. Mandhana got the benefit of her brilliant century. Now Smriti Mandhana has reached the second position in the ICC batting rankings. Although England all-rounder Nat Seward Brunt is at the top, Smriti Mandhana has come very close to occupying the top position.
How much change in ICC ranking?
Indian opener Smriti Mandhana has overtaken Sri Lanka's Chamari Atapattu. Earlier, Chamari Atapattu was number-2 in the batting rankings, but now Smriti Mandhana has overtaken the Sri Lankan legend. Talking about the rest of India's batsmen, Deepti Sharma has gained 3 places, now this all-rounder has reached the 20th position. Apart from this, Pooja Vastrakar has jumped 3 places. Now Pooja Vastrakar has reached the 38th position. It is believed that a big change is possible in the ICC rankings after the India-South Africa series.
India beat South Africa at Chepauk
Let us tell you that the Indian women's team defeated South Africa by a huge margin of 143 runs in the first ODI match. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bat. Batting first, Team India scored 265 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. For India, opener Smriti Mandhana played an innings of 117 runs off 127 balls. In response to India's 265 runs, the South African team collapsed for just 122 runs in 37.4 overs. In this way, the Indian team registered a score of more than 143 runs.