During her 80-run knock against Australia, Smriti Mandhana scripted a historic feat of becoming the first woman player to score 1000 ODI runs in a single calendar year. In her last outing against South Africa, Mandhana overtook former Australia batting legend and captain, Belinda Clarke’s record for the most ODI runs in a calendar year, scoring 970 runs in 1997.
The southpaw was just 18 runs short of completing 1000 ODI runs this year, and she achieved it against Australia. In Women’s ODIs this year, Smriti Mandhana has aggregated 1062 runs, including four centuries and as many fifties, at an average of 59.00 in 18 matches, further cementing her status as one of the most consistent and prolific women batters in world cricket.