Smriti Mandhana misses out on hundred in 1st ODI

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Indian batter Smriti Mandhana missed out on a well-deserved century in the 1st ODI against West Indies on Sunday, December 22. She was dismissed for 91, entering an all-time unlucky list.

This marked the fourth time Mandhana was dismissed in the nervous nineties in ODIs, joining West Indies’ Stafanie Taylor as the women’s batter with the most dismissals in the nineties.

Mandhana had the chance to achieve a unique milestone, potentially becoming only the second women’s batter after Tammy Beaumont to score consecutive hundreds in ODIs twice. She had smashed a century in the 3rd ODI against Australia, a match India lost, and was in excellent touch heading into this game.

Zaida James dismissed Smriti Mandhana, trapping her leg-before-wicket (LBW) to deny the Indian opener a well-deserved century. Mandhana's disappointment was evident as she walked back to the pavilion.