Way to go, Smriti

India captain Mithali Raj on Sunday lavished praise on batter Smriti Mandhana who got her maiden Test century here and veteran fast bowler Jhulan Goswami after their oneoff pink ball Test against Australia ended in a drawldquoSmriti has been very impressive I was impressed by Yastika Bhatia and Richa Ghosh too in the onedayers I am sure Harmanpreet who is injured will take the field in the T20srdquo said Mithali in the presentation ceremonyShe added Jhulan 38 also showed why she has been the best from her country for such a long timeAlso Read Majestic MandhanaMithali RajldquoJhulan has always been our best bowler for so many years and we got to see why she was the best She shared her experience and young seamers Pooja Vastrakar and Meghna Singh were given an opportunity alongside Jhulan so that they learn a lotrdquo the Indian skipper saidDominant IndiaIndia were dominant throughout the match with Smritirsquos super hundred in the first innings putting them beyond hosts reach However they did not have enough time to dismiss the hosts twice with almost one entire day of the match washed outMithali said that the visitors would have attempted a few more overs had they got about four more wickets in the Australian second innings The match ended in a draw with Australia on 362 as the two teams shook handsMeanwhile Mandhana on Sunday said luck favoured her to create history Mandhana who scored 127 off 216 balls in Indiarsquos first innings score of 3778 declared survived at the personal score of 80 when she sliced a full Ellyse Perry delivery straight to Beth Mooney at point but the bowler overstepped giving southpaw a muchneeded reprieveAlso Read lsquoRespectrsquo for Raut after decision to walk offlsquoIrsquom luckyrsquoldquoLucky with that noball on 80 That sort of cleared my mind after that Irsquove got a chance Irsquove to make it countrdquo Mandhana saidMandhana rated her innings in the top three in her career so far ldquoItrsquos definitely in the top three asked to rate this hundred First time playing a daynight Test really happy that I gave good pace start to the team Most nervous night I have ever had after the first dayrdquo she saidThe lefthanded batter said it was a privilege for her to represent India in Test cricket ldquoTo wear whites and go into the field is the topmost thingrdquoBrief scoresIndia 3778d amp 1353d P Raut 41 S Verma 52 draw with Australia 2419 d amp 362 M Lanning 17 J Goswami 18Also Read Richa Ghosh becomes seventh Indian to join WBBLThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever