South African opener Tazmin Brits became the first player to score five centuries in a calendar year in Women’s ODI cricket.

The 34-year-old Brits achieved the feat during her side’s win over New Zealand in the Women’s ODI World Cup in Indore on Monday.

Brits hammered an 87-ball century becoming only the third South African to score an ODI World Cup century after Linda Olivier and Marizanne Kapp.

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In the process, Brits overtook Indian batter Smriti Mandhana’s tally of four ODI hundreds in a year, which she has achieved twice – in 2024 and 2025.

Brits is also now the fastest to seven hundreds in the format (41 innings), bettering Australian legend Meg Lanning’s tally (44).

Published on Oct 07, 2025