NEW DELHI: India’s T20I vice captain Smriti Mandhana continued her sublime run in white ball cricket by adding another landmark to her illustrious career in the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam.
Chasing a modest target of 122, Mandhana laid the foundation with a composed 25 off 25 balls. It was not an explosive innings, but it gave India the stability needed to cruise through the chase without any pressure.
During this knock, Mandhana etched her name into the record books. She became the first Asian batsman to cross 4000 runs in women’s T20I cricket.
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Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana becomes the 1⃣st Indian and only the 2⃣nd player ever to complete 4⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ runs in women’s T20Is 🫡#TeamIndia are 55/1 after 6 overs.
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Overall, only New Zealand’s Suzie Bates has more runs in the format, placing Mandhana among the elite batters in world cricket.
Mandhana’s numbers in T20Is underline her consistency over the years. She has now played 154 matches and batted in 148 innings, scoring 4007 runs at an average of 29.9 and a strike rate of 123.79.
Her T20I record includes 31 half centuries and one century, along with 544 fours and 76 sixes. These numbers reflect her ability to balance elegance with attacking intent at the top of the order.
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