Fans go wild as Smriti Mandhana, Asha Sobhana star in India’s win over South Africa in first Women’s ODI

In the opening game of a three-match Women’s ODI series, India he won an amazing victory South Africa on Sunday by an average of 143 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday (June16).

Smriti Mandhana’s masterclass makes India score high

India Women’s innings against South Africa Women was highlighted by some brilliant performances Smriti Mandhana, its beautiful century laid the foundation for a terrifying theme. After losing the first wicket of Shafali Verma (7), Mandhana capped the innings with 117 off 127 deliveries. His innings included 12 boundaries and a six, showing his ability to control the game. Despite early setbacks, including the rapid departure of Dayalan Hemalatha (12) and Harmanpreet Kaur (10), Mandhana held firm, forming a valuable relationship with him Jemima Rodrigues (17) and Deepti Sharma (37).

India’s middle order strengthened the innings further with key contributions from Richa Ghosh (3) and undefeated knock Pooja Vastrakar (31*), ensuring a competitive total of 265/8 in the allotted 50 overs. The South African bowling attack, led by Thank you KhakaConducting a ‘spell (3/47), he managed to get regular wickets but it was difficult to contain Mandhana’s intensity and India’s batting intent.

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South Africa’s Stumbling in Response: The Wisdom of Asha Sobhana

Chasing 266 to win, South Africa Women faced an uphill task from the start Renuka Singh he was bowled in the first over to waste Laura Wolvaardt (4) Tazmin Brits (18) again Anneke Bosch (5) soon followed, leaving South Africa reeling at 33/3. Sune Luus (33) and Marizanne Kapp (24) tried to stabilize the innings, but the Indian bowlers held constant pressure.

The change came with the introduction of Asha Sobhana, whose spin wizard wreaked havoc on the South African batting order. Sobhana’s spell of 4/21 in 8.4 overs dismantled the middle order, getting key wickets including Kapp and Luus. Radha Yadav (1/32) and Deepti (2/10) provided vital support, ensuring that South Africa did not regain momentum. The innings rolled to 122 in 37.4 overs, far short of the target.

Here’s how X responded:

Captain Smriti’s epic feat ❤️

Only second Indian woman to cross 7000 International runs! Congratulations, Skip! 👏#PlayBold #TeamIndia #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/2mcNp3U0A7

– Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) June 16, 2024

Elsewhere, Asha completes India’s big win over South Africa in the first ODI. Well edited by Smriti.

Good game for India! 🇮🇳

— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) June 16, 2024

Rule from #TeamIndiaRCB players.
Smriti Mandhana in a century
Asha Sobhana Joy with a four-fer
The crowd is very happy to support the home team
It’s a great day to be a cricket fan #INDvSA

— Lavanya 🎙️🎥👩🏻‍💻 (@lav_narayanan) June 16, 2024

Smriti Mandhana was injured and struggled to run while batting but fought back and scored a masterclass century when India were 99/5 against South Africa. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/zY9sg0IXTe

– Suhana (@suhana18_) June 16, 2024

What a day for the RCB girls at their home ground.

RCB captain Smriti’s century
4-fer for Asha

👏👏#INDvSA

– Krithika (@kritika0808) June 16, 2024

Wow, turn that on! A few things that are more fun is the leg spinner. Great start for Asha! #INDvSA

— Soorya Sesha (@sooryasesha7) June 16, 2024

Someone had tweeted that SA was chasing down in 40-45 overs. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 #INDvSA

— Kartik O 🏏⚽🔗 (@KOCricket528) June 16, 2024

Amazing Hundred By Smriti Mandhana!! 💙🙌
THANK YOU
High Quality Innings By Him, When Wickets Fall From The Other End. He Formed A Strong Partnership With Deepti Sharma And Brought India A Very Good Score.#SmritiMandhana #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/AvZOoRUqM1

— ARVIND SINGH RAJPUROHIT (@avrajpurohit108) June 16, 2024

Smriti Mandhana’s sixth ODI century!!!

What an amazing knock!!#INDWvSAW

— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) June 16, 2024

First ODI debut 💯 in India 💙

You are fortunate to live in the era of Smriti Mandhana 🤌#AaliRe #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/ATUqiIObjy

– Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) June 16, 2024

💯 of Smriti Mandhana 👏 #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/ac6ENWMGPX

— Junjesh Legha  (@Jatjunjeshlegha) June 16, 2024

💯 of Smriti Mandhana 👏 #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/ac6ENWMGPX

— Junjesh Legha  (@Jatjunjeshlegha) June 16, 2024

Smriti Mandhana now has the highest ODI score by an Indian woman at home, surpassing Mithali Raj’s 109* against West Indies since 2009. 11 visiting batsmen top scored for India. #INDvSA

— Lalith Kalidas (@lal__kal) June 16, 2024

Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana hit a very good shot #TeamIndia‘s won and won the Player of the Match award in 1⃣st #INDvSA ODI 👏

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/EbYe44lVao@mandhana_smriti | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/7p5lL7MQMy

– BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) June 16, 2024

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This article was originally published on WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.