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Smriti Mandhana: 1000 ODI Runs in a Calendar Year – A New Benchmark: Star opener of the Indian women's cricket team, Smriti Mandhana, has achieved a historic milestone. She will become the first female cricketer in the world to reach 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year in 2025. Mandhana achieved this feat in just 18 innings. Smriti Mandhana achieved this feat by scoring 26 runs against Australia.
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Following Mandhana on this list is Australia's Belinda Clark, who scored 970 runs in 14 innings in 1997. South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt scored 882 runs in 18 innings in 2022, New Zealand's Debbie Hockley scored 880 runs in 16 innings in 1997, and Amy Satterthwaite scored 853 runs in 14 innings in 2016.
List of women cricketers with most ODI runs in a calendar year
- 1,000* - Smriti Mandhana, 18 innings, 2025
- 970 - Belinda Clark, 14 innings, 1997
- 882 - Laura Wolvaardt, 18 innings, 2022
- 880 - Debbie Hockley, 16 innings, 1997
- 853 - Amy Satterthwaite, 14 innings, 2016
Smriti Mandhana Becomes the First Woman to Hit 1000 ODI Runs in a Year
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Smriti Mandhana has had a remarkable record in the ODI format so far in 2025. As soon as she reached 12 runs in her innings against Australia, she reached 1,000 runs in ODIs this year. Smriti Mandhana became the first player in women's ODI cricket history to reach the 1,000-run mark in a calendar year. Earlier, in the previous match against South Africa, Smriti had set the record for most runs in a calendar year in women's ODI cricket.
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Mandhana achieved the feat in just 18 innings
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Most runs in a calendar year in women's ODIs.: Smriti Mandhana, who became the first player to reach 1,000 runs in a single year in women's ODIs, achieved this feat in just 18 innings, with an average of 59.64. Mandhana has scored four centuries and three half-centuries. Regarding this ODI World Cup match against Australia, this is Team India's fourth match of the tournament. Of the three previous matches, they have won two and lost one. Team India has made no changes to their playing eleven for this match.
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