Smriti Mandhana celebrates 29th birthday: Top 10 records held by stylish India batter
Smriti Mandhana is the all-time top run-scorer for India Women in T20Is. Courtesy: Reuters
As she steps into her 30th year, Smriti still has plenty of cricket ahead of her. With the ODI World Cup set to be played on home soil later this year, hopes will once again rest on her shoulders. And knowing Smriti, she wouldn't have it any other way.Here are the top 10 records held by Smriti Mandhana in international cricket10 - Smriti Mandhana holds the record for most hundreds by an Indian in Women's ODIs. With 10 centuries to her name, Mandhana is also fourth in the overall list after Meg Lanning (15), Suzie Bates (13) and Tammy Beaumont (11). 3982 - Smriti Mandhana is the leading run-scorer for India in Women's T20Is. In 153 T20Is since her debut in 2013, the left-hander has scored 3982 runs at an average of 29.93. 112 - Mandhana holds the record for the highest individual score by an Indian woman in T20Is. She achieved the feat when she scored 112 runs in the first T20I against England in June 2025 at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham. 1 - Smriti Mandhana is also the only Indian female batter to have notched centuries in all three formats of international cricket.
Smriti Mandhana has centuries in all three formats of international cricket. Courtesy: Reuters
221 - Smriti Mandhana is the only Indian batter to have scored more than 200 runs in a bilateral T20I series. In the recently concluded series against England, she made 221 runs from five games at an average of 44.20. advertisement4 - Smriti Mandhana has the record for the most hundreds in a calendar year in Women's ODIs. Last year, she scored four centuries, going past Belinda Clark, Meg Lanning, Amy Sattherthwaite, Sophie Devine and Sidra Amin, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews and Laura Wolvaardt, who all had three tons to their name. 104 - Smriti Mandhana is the only batter to have 100 or more fours in Women's T20Is in a calendar year. Last year, Mandhana hit 104 fours from 23 matches, going past Matthews' tally of 99 in 2023. 32 – Smriti Mandhana holds the record for most 50 plus scores in Women's T20Is. She went past the legendary Suzie Bates, who has 29 scores of 50 or more in T20Is.763 – Smriti Mandhana holds the record for most runs in a calendar year in Women's T20Is. In 23 matches this year, Mandhana scored 763 runs at an average of 42.38 with a top score of 77. 94 - Smriti Mandhana is the fastest Indian batter to the landmark of 4000 runs in Women's T20I. She had gone past Mithali Raj's record off 112 innings. - EndsMust Watch
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