Smriti Mandhana Scored A Stormy Half-century, And Broke Rohit Sharma's Record

In the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games 2022, India faced England in T20. In this match, winning the toss, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur chose to bat first.

Smriti Mandhana Scored A Stormy Half-century, And Broke Rohit Sharma's Record

In the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games 2022, India faced England in T20. In this match, winning the toss, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur chose to bat first. As soon as he came on the field, India's opener Smriti Mandhana started hitting shots. During this match, she was dismissed after playing an innings of 61 runs but broke a record of the men's team captain and opener Rohit Sharma.

On Saturday, the Indian team decided to bat first in the semi-final against England. Team India, who got into the battle of the final, started in a stormy fashion and scored 50 runs before 5 overs. Mandhana's hand was behind this fiery start of India. Shefali Verma stood at one end and Mandhana hit big shots at one end.

Mandhana breaks Rohit Sharma's record

Indian women's opener broke a record of opening batsman Rohit of the men's team. During the powerplay, he scored a half-century by hitting fours and sixes and left the men's captain behind. During the powerplay, he scored 51 runs in the Commonwealth Games semi-final against England, while Rohit held the record for the highest 50 runs in the powerplay.

Rohit has scored 50 runs against New Zealand while KL Rahul has scored 50 runs against Scotland in the powerplay. In this list, the name of India's women's opener Shefali Verma, who played 49 against South Africa, comes after her.