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Smriti Mandhana Breaks Record Of Highest Score By An Indian In Women's T20Is
Smriti crossed the 100-run mark by hitting Lauren Wall for a four on the fourth ball of the 16th over of India's innings.
Smriti Mandhana is leading the Indian women's cricket team in the first T20I against England on Saturday (June 28) at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. The left-handed batter opened the innings for Women in Blue and scored 112 runs from 62 balls. She smacked 15 fours and 3 sixes during her stay at the crease.
Mandhana is the second Indian to score a century in women's T20Is. She crossed the 100-run mark by hitting Lauren Bell for a four on the fourth ball of the 16th over of India's innings. Smriti needed 51 balls to complete her century, and she hammered 14 fours and 3 sixes to reach the 100-run mark.
Harmanpreet Kaur was the first Indian batter to score a century in women's T20I. During the India-New Zealand match played in Providence on November 9, 2018, she scored 103 runs from 51 balls with the help of seven fours and eight sixes.
Highest score for India in women's T20Is
Smriti Mandhana – 112 vs England in Trent Bridge (June 28, 2025)
Harmanpreet Kaur – 103 vs New Zealand in Providence (November 9, 2018)
Mithali Raj – 97* vs Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur (June 3, 2018)
Smriti Mandhana – 87 vs Ireland in Gqeberha (February 20, 2023)
Smriti Mandhana – 86 vs New Zealand in Hamilton (February 10, 2019)
Mandhana, who is leading India in the absence of Harmanpreet in the series opener, added 77 runs for the first wicket in 8.3 overs with Shafali Verma (20 from 22 balls) and 94 runs for the second wicket with Harleen Deol (43 from 23 balls).
Mandhana is the first Indian and overall fifth batter in the world after Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont, Laura Wolvaardt and Beth Mooney to score century in all three formats of the game in women's cricket.
The record of scoring the most runs in a women's T20I match is in the name of Argentina batter Lucia Taylor. During the Argentina-Chile match played in Buenos Aires on October 13, 2023, Taylor scored 169 runs from 84 balls with the help of 27 fours.
Highest score in women's T20Is
Lucia Taylor (Argentina) – 169 vs Chile in Buenos Aires (October 13, 2023)
Deepika Rasangika (Bahrain) – 161* vs Saudi Arabia in Al Amerat (March 22, 2022)
Esha Oza (UAE) – 158* vs Bahrain in Al Amerat (March 26, 2022)
Maria Castiñeiras (Argentina) – 155* vs Chile in Buenos Aires (October 15, 2023)
Alyssa Healy (Australia) – 148* vs Sri Lanka in North Sydney (October 2, 2019)
A total of four batters—Lucia Taylor (Argentina), Deepika Rasangika (Bahrain), Esha Oza (UAE), and Maria Castiñeiras (Argentina)—have scored more than 150 runs in one innings of a women's T20I match.
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