Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma etched their name in the history books during India's victory over England in the first T20I of a five-match series on Saturday (June 28) at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham by a huge margin of 98 runs.

Mandhana created history as India posted a massive total of 210, which is their highest against England in the shortest format. The Indian stand-in captain made a knock of 112 in just 62 balls in a knock that included 16 boundaries and three sixes.

The effort meant that the 28-year-old has become the first Indian woman in history to score a century in all three formats. Previously, Harmanpreet Kaur was the only Indian female cricketer with a century in T20Is, when she hit a ton against New Zealand in the 2018 Women's T20 World Cup in Guyana. Harman's effort, like Smriti',s also came as a captain.

Smriti is only the fifth player in the world to make a century in women's cricket in all three formats, alongside Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Laura Woolvaardt, and Beth Mooney.

Before Mandhana reached the three-figure mark, she put up a 77-run partnership with Shafali Verma, who was making a comeback into the Indian team after a gap of eight months, and made 20 runs in 22 balls. Mandhana had contributed 53 runs to the partnership in 30 balls.

The Indian openers wrote their names in history by setting the world record for the most 50+ partnerships in the history of the shortest format. Mandhana and Verma broke the Australian pair Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney's record and are the first female pair to make more than 20 partnerships of more than 50 runs in the shortest format of the game.

Player	Country	50+ Partnerships	Innings Batted
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma	India	21	78
Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney	Australia	20	84
Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine	New Zealand	18	79
Kavisha Egodage, Esha Oza	UAE	14	50
Esha Oza, Theerta Satish	UAE	13	57

Mandhana also hit a 50+ score for the eighth time against England, which is the most by an Indian player against a single opponent. She broke her own record of seven half-centuries against Australia. Mandhana's effort is also the joint-highest by a player against England alongside Beth Mooney. Mooney's nine 50+ scores against India are the only instance of a player having more 50+ scores in Women's T20Is against one opponent.

India's victory margin of 97 runs is their highest against a full member nation as well as worst-ever defeat for England in the shortest format.