At the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Smriti struck a brilliant 124 off 64 balls to power India to a massive 137-run victory over Hong Kong China, which also sealed their spot in the semi-finals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The innings made Smriti the leading century-maker in women\u2019s international cricket with 18 hundreds and go past Meg Lanning, while also surpassing Mithali Raj as the all-time leading run-scorer in the women's game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking in a video published by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on their social media accounts on Friday, Smriti was shown a supportive message posted by Jemimah on Instagram after she hit her epic century. \u201cOh Jemi! We miss Jemi for sure, unfortunate for her to pick up that injury. I remember I was on a video call yesterday and she actually wished me all the best.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cShe was like, \u2018This is going to be an extremely tough match.\u2019 Knowing me and my batting, she was like, \u2018I know it's going to be an extremely tough match, let's see how much runs you get,\u2019\u201d recalled Smriti.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The off-field camaraderie between Smriti and Jemimah, affectionately dubbed the \u2018Wrong Sisters\u2019 by fans, has picked a mainstream cult despite the latter missing the ongoing continental event due to a hamstring injury picked while playing The Hundred in England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cShe was like, \u2018This is going to be an extremely tough match.\u2019 Knowing me and my batting, she was like, \u2018I know it's going to be an extremely tough match, let's see how much runs you get,\u2019\u201d recalled Smriti.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Following her Player of the Match-winning performance, Smriti and India, the seven-time winners, will turn their attention to their final Group A against arch-rivals Pakistan on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n