Top 3: Smriti Mandhana rates Pink-ball Test hundred as one of her best knocks after Australia survive scare

IPL 2021: Smriti Mandhana was named the Player of the Match for her maiden hundred in the pink-ball Test that ended in a draw. Australia survived a massive scare as Indian women dominated with both the ball and the bat.

Smriti Mandhana said on Sunday that her maiden Test hundred will definitely rank among one of her top 3 knocks as it came in a momentous occasion for India who were playing their first-ever Pink-ball Test against Australia in Gold Coast, Queensland. Player of the Match is @mandhana_smriti and she speaks about the experience of playing Test cricket under lights and her knock. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/F6FLoYBp4O

Smriti Mandhana hit a classy 127, smashing a six and 22 boundaries as the left-handed opener flaunted her lazy elegance on Day 1 of the pink-ball Test. Mandhana helped India dominate the Australian bowling attack even as the visitors were playing with the pink cherry for the first time. India got off to a strong start, thanks to a 93-run opening stand between Smriti and Shafali Verma after Australia won the toes and opted to field.