Smriti Mandhana crosses 4000 runs in T20 cricket

5 The number of batters to have scored 4000 runs in T20 Internationals across genders. India’s Smriti Mandhana became the latest to achieve this milestone during her brief knock of 25 in the opening game against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam on 21 December 2025 in her 154th match and 148th innings. She thus became the second female batter after New Zealand’s Suzie Bates, who reached her milestone on 15 October 2023 against South Africa in Benoni. Bates (149 matches, 146 innings), however, got there quicker than Smriti. Three other male cricketers, Virat Kohli (on 10 November 2022), Babar Azam (30 May 2024), and Rohit Sharma (5 June 2024) have also made 4000+ runs in this format. Kohli reached his 4000th run in the fewest number of innings — 107.

Leading batters (with 4000+ runs) in T20 internationals across genders

4The number of female batters to have scored 10,000 runs across international cricket formats. India’s Smriti Mandhana became the latest to achieve this, joining Mithali Raj — her former teammate and the leading run-getter — along with Charlotte Edwards and Bates. During her 80 against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram on 28 December 2025, Smriti reached this milestone in just 280 innings, surpassing Mithali’s record of 291. Edwards reached 10,000 in 308 innings and Bates in 314. The two tables below have all the details.

Leading run-getters in international cricket across formats in women’s cricket

Quickest to 10000 international runs in women’s cricket

1703The number of runs scored by Smriti Mandhana for India across international formats in 2025. This is the most by any female batter in a calendar year. Her innings of 80 against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram on 28 December 2025 broke her own previous record of 1659 runs from 2024.

Most runs in a single calendar year in women’s international cricket

80The number of sixes off the bat of Smriti Mandhana for India in her T20 international career. This is now the maximum hit by an Indian female batter in this format. During her 80 on 28 December 2025, she achieved this tally when she hit her third six of the innings, which took her one more than Harmanpreet Kaur’s career tally. Overall, now only three other female batters have hit more sixes than Smriti – West Indies’ Deandra Dottin (129), New Zealander Sophie Devine (114), and Sri Lankan Chamari Atapattu (95). Harmanpreet (79) and Shafali Verma (69) occupy the fifth and sixth positions among six hitters.

Most career sixes for India in women’s T20 Internationals

152The number of wickets India’s off-spinning all-rounder Deepti Sharma has taken in her T20I career. This is the most by any bowler in women’s T20 Internationals so far. She is the first Indian and the ninth overall to become the leading wicket-taker in this format. She did it in the final T20I match against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram. Several bowlers in the list below have held this distinction multiple times, including Australia’s Lisa Sthalekar and West Indies’ Anisa Mohammed (five times each). Pakistan’s Nida Dar and Australian Megan Schutt have both led the list twice. The record for leading wicket-taker in women’s T20 internationals has changed hands as bowlers surpassed each other’s tallies. Each time a bowler overtook the previous highest, she became the new record-holder, with some reclaiming the top spot during their careers. The list below shows this progression.

How the record changed hands—the leading wicket-takers in women’s T20 Internationals

7The number of times a women’s side has won all five games in a bilateral T20I series (full members only). England and India have each done this three times, the most by any women’s team.

Bilateral series whitewashes in women’s T20I of five or more matches

Note: only three sides have won a T20I Women’s series 6-0

— Mozambique Beat Eswatini in Jul in Water in Swat (Swaziland).

— Indonesia beat Singapore in Nov 2022 in Bali

— Indonesia beat Mongolia in Apr 2024 in Bali

All records are correct and updated until 10 January 2026