There’s no stopping Smriti Mandhana. A day after smashing the joint fastest fifty in women’s T20s, the Indian opener slammed an unbeaten 43 off 27 balls, propelling Western Storm to a nine-wicket win over Southern Vipers in Arundel.
Mandhana’s efforts took her to the top of the highest run-scorers’ chart in the KSL. Mandhana has scored 180 runs in 4 innings with an average of 90 and a strike of 207. The win also took the Storms to the top of the table with three wins in four matches.
Vipers were 91 all out in 18.1 overs, a target West Storm raced to in 9.3 overs.
Mandhana was in ominous touch as she has been all through the tournament, having scored 48, 37 and a record-equalling 52 not out in the first three games.
Her unbeaten fifty in the previous game was enough to equal the record of the fastest half-century in the competition history.
The Indian shared an unbeaten 54-run stand alongside Rachel Priest of New Zealand to fashion an emphatic win for Western Storm.