{
  "id": 5360516,
  "title": "Smriti Mandhana Follows Virat Kohli's Footsteps! Wears One8 Shoes, Hits Half-Century Vs Hong Kong In Asia Cup 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/smriti-mandhana-follows-virat-kohlis-footsteps-wears-one8-shoes-hits",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T15:21:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/smriti-mandhana-follows-virat-kohlis-footsteps-wears-one8-shoes-hits-half-century-vs-hong-kong-in-asia-cup-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai, September 3: Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026 opener Smriti Mandhana extended her impressive form with a half-century against Hong Kong Women's Cricket Team. The match took place at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday. Notably, Smriti was seen wearing Virat Kohli's One8 shoes while batting, both sharing the same jersey number 18. India's vice-captain achieved her 36th T20I fifty. Half-century for Smriti Mandhana The #TeamIndia vice-captain was wearing the One8 Cover Drive 18 X cricket shoes in a Sonic Blue edition. The shoes boast a breathable mono-mesh upper, toe protection, a heel-lock collar and a rubber outsole designed for match-grade grip. The shoes retail for approximately Rs 13,999. Deepti Sharma also completed 150 T20Is in the Asia Cup 2026 clash against Thailand, joining Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana in this elite club. Smriti Mandhana, along with Shafali Verma, provided India with a solid start, as Mandhana scored a half-century off just 40 balls, featuring 8 fours and 1 six. Following this opening, India are now 100-1 after 10 overs.",
  "summary": "Dubai, September 3: India Women's Cricket Team opener Smriti Mandhana continued her good form in the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026. Smriti smashed her first half-century in the tournament against Hong Kong Women's Cricket Team at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday. However, the highlight of the match was that she was spotted wearing Virat Kohli's One8 shoes while she was batting in the clash…",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Smriti Mandhana Shattered These Records With Sensational Ton Against Hong Kong In Women's Asia Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/smriti-mandhana-shattered-these-records-with-sensational-ton-against",
        "published": "2026-09-03T16:24:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}