India, Oct. 23 -- Smriti Mandhana continued with her running-scoring spree in 2025 as she smashed an 88-ball century against New Zealand in the must-win Women's World Cup 2025 fixture on Thursday at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. As a result of this ton, the left-handed batter is now at the second spot in the list for most ODI centuries in women's cricket, going past New Zealand's Suzie Bates. Mandhana now has 14 ODI centuries and is only behind Meg Lanning, who retired from international cricket after scoring 15 centuries.

This century was also Mandhana's fifth in 2025, and she now has the joint-most tons in a calendar year, alongside South Africa's Tazmin Brits. Coincidentally, Brits also smashed five centuries in 2025 itself....