These days the Women’s Big Bash League is being played in Australia. Team India’s star batsman Smriti Mandhana is also playing in this league. He is part of the Adelaide Strikers team. The 32nd match of this league was played between Adelaide Strikers and Perth Scorchers. In this match, an explosive innings was seen from the bat of Smriti Mandhana. Along with batting, he won the hearts of fans in fielding also. A surprising catch was seen from Smriti Mandhana, the video of which is now going viral on social media.
Smriti Mandhana took a surprising catch
In this match, Smriti Mandhana showed amazing agility in the 15th over of Perth Scorchers’ innings. Amanda-Jade Wellington was doing this over. Carly Leeson tried to play a big shot on the very first ball of her over. Carly Leeson played a shot down the ground. The ball did not come on the bat properly and hit the lower part, due to which the ball remained standing in the air. In such a situation, Smriti Mandhana took this catch while running behind mid-off. He ran backwards and completed the catch with a spectacular dive. Now fans are also praising this catch of Smriti Mandhana.
Smriti that is OUTSTANDING!
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— Weber Women’s Big Bash League (@WBBL) November 19, 2024
Stormy innings played on 29 balls
Perth Scorchers Women’s captain Sophie Devine had won the toss in the match and decided to bowl first. In such a situation, Smriti Mandhana started the innings for Adelaide Strikers. During this, Mandhana played a brilliant inning of 41 runs in 29 balls. Mandhana also hit 5 fours and 1 six in this innings. She scored these runs at a strike rate of 141.37 and also added 81 runs in 9.4 overs with Katie Mack for the first wicket. Let us tell you, Smriti Mandhana has so far scored 144 runs in 5 matches of this season at an average of 28.80. During this period he has also scored a half-century.
Due to Mandhana’s strong innings in this match, Adelaide Strikers scored 169 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Apart from Mandhana, Katie Mack contributed 41 runs on 34 balls and Laura Wolwart contributed 48 runs on 28 balls. In response, Perth team could score only 139 runs after losing 8 wickets. Megan Scutt was the most successful bowler, she dismissed 3 batsmen by giving away 19 runs in 4 overs, for which she was also adjudged Player of the Match.
