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Fargana Hoque, a batter for Bangladesh women team, has acknowledged that she was inspired by her male teammates Musfiqur Rahim and Najmul Hossain Shanto when making history by becoming the first woman from her nation to make an ODI century in the exciting third and decisive game of an exciting series against India in Mirpur.

Fargana battled cramps and a sore forearm when scoring a superb 107 during an exciting tied contest on Saturday, with the right-hander claiming the Player of the Series award for her efforts in helping Bangladesh register a 1-1 tie with India.

The 30-year-old veteran batter had batted at No. 3 throughout the first two games of the series, but after being moved top order, she scored the first century in women's ODI cricket for Bangladesh.

While Fargana later revealed she had some nervous moments in the 90s, she said she gained inspiration from a pair of Bangladesh male players after watching them perform similar exploits when reaching triple figures at international level earlier in the year.

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"I hadn't scored a hundred at this level, but I saw people making centuries. I saw Mushfiq (Mushfiqur Rahim) bhai score a hundred. I saw (Najmul Hasan) Shanto bhai score two hundreds recently. I looked at how they spent time in the middle," Fargana said.

"I didn't think of scoring a hundred here but it was about batting every ball on its merit.

"When I reached 96, I panicked a bit. I played out a few deliveries. But I told myself that to be a good batter, I have to bat till the end. My friends were disappointed when I got out on 47 in the last game. I tried to stick to the process, which helped me get the big score."