New Delhi. Team India’s opening batsman Smriti Mandhana has now become the batsman who has hit the most sixes for India in WT20I. Yes, he achieved this record during the fourth T20 played against Sri Lanka at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. In this match, Mandhana played a brilliant inning of 80 runs in 48 balls, which included 11 fours and 3 skyscraper sixes. By hitting the first six of the match, Smriti Mandhana equalized captain Harmanpreet Kaur, while by hitting the second six she captured the number-1 position. With these three sixes, he has the highest number of 80 sixes for India in WT20I. Let us now know how far he is from the world record.
There are only two batsmen in WT20I so far who have hit more than 100 sixes. West Indies’ Deandra Dottin holds the world record for hitting most sixes in WT20I, she has hit 129 sixes in this format, while New Zealand’s Sophie Devine is second in the list with 114 sixes. At present there is a difference of 50 sixes between Smriti Mandhana and the world record. Mandhana is still 27 years old, so it can be expected that she can also make this world record in her name.
If we talk about the Indian batsmen who have hit the most sixes in WT20I, apart from Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur, the names of Shefali Verma, Richa Ghosh and Jemimah Rodrigues are also included in this list.
Most sixes for Indian women’s team in T20I
80 – Smriti Mandhana*
78 – Harmanpreet Kaur
69 – Shafali Verma
39 – Richa Ghosh
22 – Jemima Rodriguez
IND W vs SL W How was the 4th T20?
Talking about the match, this time the coin toss fell in the Sri Lankan captain’s bag and he decided to bowl immediately. India proved his decision wrong from the very beginning of the innings. The record partnership of Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma gave India a stormy start. Both added 162 runs in 15.2 overs. After this, Richa Ghosh, who came at number-3, put Sri Lanka completely on the backfoot by scoring 40 runs in 16 balls. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur also played an unbeaten inning of 16 runs.
Chasing the target of 222 runs, the Sri Lankan team could score only 191 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Captain Chameera Atapattu played the highest innings of 52 runs.
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