ICC Women World Cup 2022: Smriti Mandhana says ton against West Indies was 'really special'

India opening batter Smriti Mandhana who smashed a brilliant ton against West Indies in the ongoing ICC Women's ODI World Cup on Saturday (March 12), said this knock was really special as it came when her team was in a risky situation.

Brilliant centuries from Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur were backed by courageous bowling performance as India defeated West Indies by 155 runs."There is a difference between my two World Cup knocks. The first one was achieved in easy circumstances but this one is really special as it came when we were in a really risky situation," said Mandhana in a video posted on BCCI TV.

This #TeamIndia duo had a lot of questions for each other & we tried to get all the answers from them.

To watch @mandhana_smriti & @ImHarmanpreet discuss about their epic #CWC22 partnership against the West Indies, click below #WIvIND https://t.co/7PP7o9Uf06 pic.twitter.com/LmJmTodA1l — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 13, 2022

"As soon as I felt that we have got the momentum that was required for the team, I thought of enjoying a bit and playing my own game. When we started the game, we aimed at 240-250 but as we reached 260-280, we got a bit greedy and thought of reaching to 300-run mark," she added.

With this win, India registered their second win of the tournament after losing one game against New Zealand."Most importantly is that we have got that win on the board and hope we keep this momentum for the next four matches and we get into knockouts. So, we would like ahead in the tournament with a positive mindset," said the batter.

Batting first, Indian opener Smriti scored 123 from 119 balls while in-form Harmanpreet smashed 109 from just 107 deliveries as star duo guided Women in Blue to a massive total of 317/8.This is West Indies' first defeat in the tournament. The score of 317 is the highest by the Indian women's team in the World Cup.