India-England Women’s ODI Series, 2018

Question: Who was chosen as the Player of the Series of the India-England Women’s ODI Series- 2018, recently concluded in Nagpur?
(a) Sophie Ecclestone
(b) Mithali Raj
(c) Smriti Mandhana
(d) Amy Jones
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

  • The series of 3 ODIs between India and England Women’s Cricket Team concluded in Nagpur, Maharashtra. (April 3, 2018)
  • Venue- Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur.
  • India won the ODI series by 2-1.
  • Player of the series’ Smriti Mandhana (India), highest 181 runs in the series
  • ‘Most wickets in the series’ – Sophie Ecclestone (England), total 8 wickets.
  • The first match of the series was 192nd match of Indian captain Mithali Raj, and with this, she became the cricketer playing the most women’s ODI match.
  • She broke the record of former England captain Charlotte Edwards (191 matches).
  • In the third match of the series, Mithali Raj completed her 50th half century (unbeatable 74 runs).
  • At the same time, Mithali created a new world record by scoring her 56th fifty plus (50 plus runs, in which 50 half centuries and 6 hundreds).
  • In this case, she also broke the record of Charlotte Edwards (55 Fifty Plus).
    In the first match of the series, Anya Shrubsole was the captain of England and in the remaining two matches Heather Knight was the regular captain Heather Knight, while Mithali Raj remained India’s captain.

Reference:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1131229.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18534/scorecard/1131778/india-women-vs-england-women-3rd-odi/
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18534/report/1131778/india-women-vs-england-women-3rd-odi-eng-w-india-2017-18