The pinnacle of her innings occurred in the penultimate ball of the 19th over when she sent Deepti Sharma's delivery soaring over the long-on boundary, an 80-metre six that thrilled the fans and shattered a car window.
Smriti Mandhana dropped a rung to fourth spot, while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur jumped two places to ninth position in the ICC Women's ODI batting rankings.
Richa Ghosh (54) equalled the world record for the fastest fifty in women's T20Is (18 balls) after Smriti Mandhana's (77) fireworks as India registered 217 for 4 in the series-deciding third and final match against the West Indies here on Thursday.
Spinners Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma held their nerves during death overs as India pulled off a nail-biting eight-run victory over Bangladesh
Smriti Mandhana finally played a knock befitting her calibre as India defeated New Zealand by six wickets in the deciding game to seal the three-match Women's ODI series 2-1 in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
England beat India by four wickets in second T20I, win series
The second Women's T20I between India and South Africa in Chennai was called off due to rain after South Africa set a challenging target of 177 for 6.
IMAGES from the WPL match between UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bangalore, played in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday.
Renuka Singh and Richa Ghosh were left out, while Shreyanka Patil was ignored as India named an 18-member Indian women's cricket team for the limited overs tour of Bangladesh.
Images from the WPL match between UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bangalore played in Mumbai on Friday
India head coach Amol Muzumdar was frustrated by the his team fielding efforts which he believes could have altered the game's outcome against Australia.
With this, India bettered their highest-ever total against West Indies. Their previous best was 185/4 in November 2019 at Gros Islet.
The Australia series exposed India's frailties in the bowling department and the team has a lot of work to do before the ICC event.
This is India's 2nd win in as many games.
With 17 needed to win, Dean was run out for 47 with veteran off-spinner Deepti Sharma deciding to clip the bails during her delivery stride to put an end to the 35-run partnership that gave India 3-0 sweep.
The run-out is currently listed in the 'Unfair Play' section of the laws but is set to be moved to 'Run Out' at the start of next month when an update in the ICC Playing Conditions comes into effect.
After the game, she talked about her window breaking six and said, "Not sure I have insurance here to cover that."
A player in A category gets paid Rs 50 lakh over and above match fees and Rs 30 lakh and Rs 10 lakh are allotted for B and C category respectively.
Shubman Gill was conferred with the Polly Umrigar Best Men's International Cricketer of the Year award for 2022-23.
India along with New Zealand and Pakistan are in contention for the last remaining semi-final spot from Group A.
India will have to regroup quickly and iron out the imbalances in team combination when they face arch-rivals Pakistan in a crucial second group A match of the Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday
Grace Harris blasted a quickfire half-century to help UP Warriorz register an emphatic six-wicket win against Gujarat Giants.
Skipper Sophie Devine was complemented well by her bowlers as a dominant New Zealand handed India a 58-run defeat in the Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai on Friday
India's teen sensation Shafali Verma moved up a rung to regain her position at the top of the ICC Women's T20I rankings for batters while her opening partner Smriti Mandhana dropped a spot to fourth.
Titas Sadhu named in India squad for Asian Games, Richa Ghosh returns
India rarely took the foot off the pedal on a batting-friendly surface, garnering nearly five runs per over.
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the guardians of the laws of cricket, stamped its seal of approval on Deepti Sharma's run out of Charlotte Dean at the non-striker's end which saw India win the third women's ODI against England at Lord's.
Richa Ghosh (1) and Harmanpreet, the two other big-hitters apart from Shafali, were also dismissed while going for big hits and almost all the Australian bowlers reduced the pace on their deliveries to make it difficult for strokeplay.
India beat Bangladesh by 59 runs in Women's Asia Cup
We failed to read the ball well: Harmanpreet Kaur
Pacer Pooja Vastrakar ran riot with a career-best bowling show of 4 for 13 before Smriti Mandhana shone with the bat, scoring an unbeaten half century, as India thrashed South Africa by 10 wickets in the third and final women's T20 International to level the series 1-1, in Chennai, on Tuesday.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur's form with the bat will be in focus as the Indian Women's team looks to salvage pride in the third and final ODI in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Going by the ICC manual, India all-rounder Deepti Sharma's run-out of Charlie Dean in the third women's One-Day International against England, at Lord's on Saturday, was perfectly legal, but it still divided opinion, with some backing it and Englishmen Stuart Broad and James Anderson expressing annoyance.
The hosts had to chase 125 in 14 overs under the DLS method to secure their first win of the series.
Rahul Dravid spent some quality time at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru and gave a pep talk to women cricketers ahead of their tour of Bangladesh.
Among the all-rounders, Deepti Sharma retained her fourth spot with 359 points in the list headed by Ellyse Perry of Australia with 460 points.
India's batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, spinner Ravi Bishnoi and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh also feature in ICC T20I Team of the Year for 2023.
She was also the star in the previous Test against Australia last December in Mumbai, where she took seven wickets in the entire encounter.
India stuttered in what should have been a comfortable run chase before Harmanpreet took India home with an unbeaten 31 of 32 balls.
In a thrilling finish at the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday, UP Warriorz clinched handed Mumbai Indians their first loss of the season.
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