India vs Australia: Smriti Mandhana's historic records and all the other highlights from the highest-scoring women's ODI of all time

With ten days to go for the Women's ODI World Cup, India and Australia showed the world why they are the best two teams at the moment. While not as invincible as in recent years, Australia are still the team to beat and India have made rapid strides over the last 12 months to stretch the World Champions considerably.

The final ODI of the three-match series was an absolute run fest in Delhi with as many as 781 runs scored in the game. Australia held their nerve amidst Smriti Mandhana's explosive 63-ball 125 to win by 43 runs and seal the series 2-1. It was Mandhana's second successive hundred of the series and while she was going great guns with Harmanpreet Kaur, India threatened to make a mockery of what would have been the highest run chase in a women's ODI. Unfortunately, that wasn't to be for the home side. However, the game saw a lot of special moments, stats and performances. Let us have a look at the records that were shattered in this game.

Highest aggregate of all time

Australia smashed their way to 412, a total that could have been at least 25-30 runs more if not for their collapse in the death overs. India responded with 369 and their innings also had a collapse in the middle overs which cost them the series. The aggregate of 781 is comfortably the highest match aggregate in a women's ODI, beating the 678 runs scored during the England-South Africa match at Bristol in 2017.

100-plus boundaries (fours+sixes) in a match

The match saw unprecedented batting from both sides with Australia hitting 65 boundaries (60 fours and 5 sixes) while India responded with 46 boundaries themselves. A total of 111 boundaries were smashed in this game. HISTORIC!

First 400-plus total against India

There were six totals of 400-plus in women's ODIs before this game but none of them had come against India. Four of those had come against Ireland while Australia's first-ever total of 400-plus came against Denmark in 1997.

First 300-plus total against Australia

No team had breached the 300-mark against Australia in ODIs till this game. That changed as India ended with a whopping 369 on the board thanks to Mandhana, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma. This total might be improbable to break for any team against Australia in the near future, including India themselves.

Second-most expensive figures by an Indian

A day that Arundhati Reddy would love to erase from her memory at the earliest. On a flat pitch with small ground dimensions and lightning quick outfield, Mishra got a proper pasting from Australia's batters as she conceded 86 runs runs, falling just two short of Priya Mishra's 88 at Brisbane last year. Fortunately for Reddy, she didn't bowl her full ten overs, else that record was surely going to be her's. Meanwhile, Renuka Singh also conceded 79, the third-most expensive figures and she also only bowled nine overs.

Mandhana sets an Indian record across genders

Smriti Mandhana brought up her ODI century off just 50 balls, a fantastic effort that saw her eventually end with 125 off just 63 balls. It narrowly missed being the fastest-ever in the women's game but it still did something sensational. It was the fastest century by an Indian across men's and women's cricket, beating Virat Kohli who did it off 52 balls, coincidentally also against Australia back in 2013.

Mandhana gets closer to Lanning

The century was Mandhana's 13th in ODIs, equalling New Zealand's Suzie Bates at second spot in the all-time list. Meg Lanning, who retired from the game, sits at the top with 15 tons. To state the obvious, India's vice-captain should get to the top of this list this year itself and she will hope that it happens in the World Cup itself.

 

Mandhana equals herself

This was Mandhana's fourth ODI ton in 2025, the joint-most by any player in a calendar year, equalling her own record of four centuries in 2024. Again, this is a record that looks set to be broken soon.