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Smriti Mandhana Creates History: Smriti Mandhana, the star opening batter of the Indian women's cricket team, has created history in T20 International cricket. The brilliant left-handed batter has claimed the world record for scoring the most runs in women's T20Is. She achieved this historic milestone during the Asian Games semi-final match against Bangladesh.
This achievement by Mandhana has not only made Indian cricket fans proud but has also placed her name at the very top in the history of women's cricket.
Smriti Mandhana Surpasses Suzie Bates to Secure Top Spot
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Before the match against Bangladesh, Smriti Mandhana needed just 7 runs to break the record held by New Zealand's legendary batter Suzie Bates.
Smriti claimed the world record by hitting two consecutive magnificent fours off the last two deliveries of the third over, bowled by Bangladeshi fast bowler Marufa Akter. Displaying aggressive batting in the match, she scored 37 runs off 19 balls, including 5 fours and 2 sixes. However, she had already made history in world cricket before getting out.
Top 5 Highest Run-Scorers in Women's T20Is
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Smriti Mandhana has now reached the top of the list of highest run-scorers in Women's T20 Internationals.
- Smriti Mandhana (India): 4,788 runs
- Suzie Bates (New Zealand): 4,758 runs
- Harmanpreet Kaur (India): 4,287 runs
- Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka): 4,282 runs
- Sophie Devine (New Zealand): 3,817 runs
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Smriti Mandhana Dominates Across All Formats
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Smriti Mandhana has become the highest run-scorer in international women's cricket not only in T20s but also when combining all three formats (Test, ODI, and T20).
She has amassed a total of 10,987 runs in international cricket, broken down as follows:
- T20 International (T20I): 4,788 runs
- One Day International (ODI): 5,411 runs
- Test Cricket: 788 runs
New Zealand's Suzie Bates holds the third spot on this list with 10,740 runs. Additionally, Smriti holds the record for the most international centuries in women's cricket, a milestone she achieved recently by scoring a century against Hong Kong in the Women's Asia Cup.
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