Mandhana becomes first Indian woman to hit Test ton in Australia

GOLD COAST: Indian women's team opener Smriti Mandhana became the first woman from the country to hit a century on Australian soil in Test cricket during Day 2 of the ongoing Pink-Ball Test against the home side, here on Friday. The 25-year-old Mandhana, who was 80 not out overnight, maintained her composure and took 171 balls to slam her maiden Test century.

The southpaw brought up her century with a short-arm pull shot off Ellysse Perry in the 52nd over. She later got out after scoring 127 off 216 balls, which included 22 boundaries and a six at the Carrara Oval. The classy left-hander's innings also put India in complete control of the one-off Test being played in Queensland. Agencies

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