Last Updated:October 23, 2025, 17:52 IST
Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal set a new record with a opening stand for India in a Women’s World Cup match.
India’s Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal (PTI)
Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal broke the record for the highest opening partnership for India in a Women’s World Cup match. The duo smashed 212 for the first wicket to surpass the record of Thirush Kamini-Punam Raut’s 175-run opening stand, which the Indian batters got at the 2013 edition in India.
Earlier Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal, had also scored 155 runs for the opening wicket against Australia in Visakhapatnam. Another impressive partnership was between Smriti Mandhana and Punam Raut, who put on 144 runs against England in Derby during the 2017 Women’s World Cup. Going further back, Anju Jain and Jwala Sharma made a solid 107-run opening stand against West Indies in Pretoria in 2005.
PartnersRunsOut/Not OutOppositionGroundDateSmriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal212*1/212New Zealand WomenDY Patil, Navi Mumbai23 Oct 2025MDT Kamini, PG Raut1751/175West Indies WomenBrabourne, Mumbai31 Jan 2013S Mandhana, P Rawal1551/155Australia WomenVisakhapatnam12 Oct 2025S Mandhana, PG Raut1441/144England WomenDerby24 Jun 2017A. Jain, J. Sharma1071/107West Indies WomenPretoria1 Apr 2005
They registered their fifth century stands this year, equalling the all-time record set by Australia’s Belinda Clark and Lisa Keightley in 2000.
Smriti and Pratika have registered their fourth 150-plus partnership in WODIs, matching the record held by Belinda Clark, Lisa Keightley, Suzie Bates, and Amy Satterthwaite.
The pair also second 200-plus stand, just like Meg Lanning- Ellyse Perry, Tazmin Brits-Laura Wolvaardt and Tammy Beaumont-Amy Jones.
On Thursday, Prathika Rawal became the joint fastest in the world and the fastest Indian to surpass 1,000 runs in Women’s ODIs.
Smriti Mandhana also broke the world record for the most sixes hit in Women’s ODIs in a single calendar year.
Mandhana also surpassed New Zealand’s Suzie Bates to become the player with the second-most centuries in women’s ODIs, while Pratika also achieved her maiden WODI century.
It is just the third instance of both openers scoring hundreds in a Women’s ODI World Cup after England’s Lynne Thomas and Enid Bakewell (in 1973) and Australia’s Lindsay Reeler and Ruth Buckstein (in 1988).
(With inputs from Agencies)
Ritayan Basu
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin…Read More
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October 23, 2025, 17:18 IST
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