Shree charani: Cricket News & Match Updates

"Three days back, me and Radha Yadav, we were having a conversation. These girls are really hard on me sometimes. She was telling me, 'It's high time you get a century in T20Is, you keep getting out in the 70s, 80s and you are not doing justice to your talent' and all of that stuff. I was like, 'okay, Radha, I'll see now, this time I'll try and get it in one of the matches in the series'," said Smriti at the conclusion of the game.

When she got her hundred to set the base for India’s thumping 97-run win over England and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series, Smriti became just the second India batter to score a century in Women's T20Is after Harmanpreet Kaur. She is also just the fifth female cricketer to register a hundred in all international formats after joining Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont, Laura Wolvaardt, and Beth Mooney.   Read More...