Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal broke the record for the highest opening partnership for India in a Women’s World Cup match. The duo smashed 212 for the first wicket to surpass the record of Thirush Kamini-Punam Raut’s 175-run opening stand, which the Indian batters got at the 2013 edition in India.

Earlier Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal, had also scored 155 runs for the opening wicket against Australia in Visakhapatnam. Another impressive partnership was between Smriti Mandhana and Punam Raut, who put on 144 runs against England in Derby during the 2017 Women’s World Cup. Going further back, Anju Jain and Jwala Sharma made a solid 107-run opening stand against West Indies in Pretoria in 2005.

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