Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- With great control, Sobhana Mostary has smashed a short delivery from Australia's Annabelle Sutherland through backward point to the boundary. It took her to 99.

The 24-year-old worked the next ball into the same area and picked up a single to take her to her first ODI century. It was the fourth by a Bangladeshi woman in ODIs and the first against Australia.

Sobhana ended her innings with 118 runs off 134 balls, the highest score by a Bangladeshi batter in the format.

Two other women have scored tons in ODIs - Farzana Haque and Nigar Sultana. One of Farzana's two tons - 107 off 160 balls against India in 2023 - was also the previous record for the highest score by a Bangladeshi batter.

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