Smriti Mandhana breaks down mental shift after regaining mojo with 80-run knock: ‘It’s a different space’

Smriti Mandhana rediscovered her touch in the fourth T20I against Sri Lanka, responding in style after a quiet start to the series. The India opener played a composed yet commanding knock of 80 in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, anchoring the innings with authority. She began cautiously, assessing the conditions and the bowling, before shifting gears once set. Mandhana’s timing and placement stood out as she found the gaps with ease, striking 11 fours and three sixes. Smriti Mandhana scored 80 against Sri Lanka in the fourth T20I.(PTI) It was India’s first series after the ODI World Cup triumph, and Mandhana admitted the shift from the 50-over...