Sydney, Sept. 20 -- Former Australia captain Meg Lanning believes India's star batter Smriti Mandhana is primed to light up the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025.
Following a dominant chase from the visitors in the series opener, India's win in the second ODI over Australia was historic as Smriti Mandhana's 117 off 91 balls helped India post 292 before bowling out Australia for 190.
The century also came in right after the left-hander was crowned the world's premier batter in the ICC Women's ODI Batter Rankings.
The resulting 102-run victory was India's first home ODI win against Australia since 2007 and Australia's heaviest defeat by runs in ODI history.
Reflecting on that knock and her consistency at the top of the order, La...