Smriti Mandhana is the vice-captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, and she will be in action for the Women in Blue on Tuesday (December 23) in Visakhapatnam against Sri Lanka.
During the second T20I of the ongoing five-match series between India and Sri Lanka, the 29-year-old left-handed batter from Maharashtra will have a chance to become the second Indian cricketer after the legendary Mithali Raj to score 10,000 runs in women’s cricket.
As of now, Smriti has 9958 runs to her credit in 278 international matches played so far across formats, whereas Mithali finished her international career in 2022 with a total of 10,868 runs in 333 matches.
Smriti has played seven Test matches for the Indian team and scored 629 runs, whereas in 117 ODIs, she has amassed a total of 5322 runs. In T20Is, Mandhana is India’s highest run getter (4007 runs in 154 matches).
Smriti Mandhana’s record in international cricket for Team India
| FORMAT | MATCHES | INNINGS | RUNS | AVERAGE | S/R | BEST | 100/50 | 4/6s |
| Tests | 7 | 12 | 629 | 57.18 | 63.72 | 149 | 2/3 | 108/3 |
| ODIs | 117 | 117 | 5322 | 48.38 | 90.52 | 136 | 14/34 | 642/74 |
| T20Is | 154 | 148 | 4007 | 29.90 | 123.78 | 112 | 1/31 | 544/76 |
| Total | 278 | 277 | 9958 | 149 | 17/68 | 1294/153 |
During the first T20I of the ongoing series, Mandhana entered her name in the history books by becoming the first Indian to score 4000 runs in WT20Is. Only one batter – Suzie Bates of New Zealand – has scored more runs than Smriti in the 20-over format of the game in women’s cricket.
Apart from Mithali, New Zealand’s Bates and England’s Charlotte Edwards have also scored more than 10,000 runs in women’s cricket.
Most runs in women’s cricket
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | RUNS (Tests) | RUNS (ODIs) | RUNS (T20Is) | TOTAL |
| Mithali Raj | India | 699 | 7805 | 2364 | 10,868 |
| Suzie Bates | New Zealand | – | 5936 | 4716 | 10.652 |
| Charlotte Edwards | England | 1676 | 5992 | 2605 | 10,273 |
| Smriti Mandhana | India | 629 | 5322 | 4007 | 9958 |
While Edwards finished her career with a total of 10,273 runs in 310 matches across formats, Bates has 10,652 runs to her name in 355 matches played so far. The 38-year-old is still active in international cricket but has never played Test cricket for the White Ferns.
Out for 25 in 1st T20I
Smriti opened the batting for India in the first T20I, which was played in Vizag on Sunday, and in that fixture, she scored 25 runs from 25 balls. During her stay at the crease in the 122-run chase, the left-handed batter hammered four fours and added 54 runs for the second wicket with Jemimah Rodrigues, who remained unbeaten on 69 from 44 balls and also bagged the Player Of The Match (POTM) award.