Smriti Mandhana becomes 1st Indian woman centurion in Pink-ball Test
Magnificent Mandhana falls after maiden Test ton, India 276/5 against Australia
Gold Coast, Oct 1: Flamboyant opener Smriti Mandhana shattered a few records en route to slamming a magnificent maiden Test century as India progressed to 276/5 in the second day's opening session of the day/night match against Australia here on Friday.
The 25-year-old Mandhana became the first Indian woman to hit a century in day-night Tests and also the first from the country to reach three figures in the game's traditional format on the Australian soil.
Mandhana made 127 off 216 balls with the help of 22 boundaries and a six at the Carrara Oval, and added an Indian record of 102 runs in Australia for the second wicket with Punam Raut (36), continuing the good work after putting on 93 with Shafali Verma on a rain-marred opening day.
She brought her century with a short-arm pull shot off Ellysse Perry in the 52nd over.
Mandhana wouldn't have added to her overnight score of 80 in the second over of Day 2 but Perry overstepped. Replays showed that the catch too might have been debatable.
The India opener, however, overcame the early jitters and went about her business in a professional manner while playing some lovely shots, including a magnificent straight drive off Annabel Sutherland.
She looked set for more but was caught at short mid-off off the bowling Ash Gardner, after playing an uppish drive.
Raut walked off after a caught behind appeal despite the umpire not entertaining Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning's loud shouts.
Brief scores:
India 1st innings: 276/5 in 101.5 overs (Smriti Mandhana 127; Sophie Molineux 2/28).
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Puttur Police file suo motu case against Bharath Kumdelu for hate speech at event
Puttur: A suo motu case was filed by Puttur Town Police against Bharath Kumdelu for disrupting social harmony by making hate speech in Kasba village of the taluk on Thursday evening.
Kumdelu had reportedly made his speech at a programme organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishat and Bajrang Dal Puttur unit at the Jain Bhavan in Kasba on Thursday as obituary to rowdy-sheeter Suhas Shetty who was murdered recently. His speech could incite communal violence and disturb peace, the police have clarified in the case.
Puttur Town Police have filed a suo motu case against Kumdelu under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 Sections 35/2025 Col-196, 353(2).
The officers are investigating the case.
