Smriti Mandhana achieved a big feat, scored a lot of runs in one calendar year; Laura's record broken
Sports Desk: Smriti Mandhana has achieved a special feat in the first ODI match played between the Indian women's team and the West Indies women's team. The Indian team won the first ODI by 211 runs. Smriti Mandhana made a special contribution in this victory. He missed a century against West Indies by just 9 runs. Mandhana played an inning of 91 runs in the first ODI.
After this brilliant innings, Indian team's stylish batsman Smriti Mandhana has become the highest run-scorer female player in 2024. He held the record for scoring the most international runs in a calendar year. With this inning of 91 runs, he scored a total of 1602 runs this year. During this period, Mandhana has participated in 36 matches. This year his highest score was 149 runs. Which he made in the only test against South Africa in June.
Smriti Mandhana recently made a record by scoring three consecutive half-centuries in the three T20 matches played against West Indies. With this, he scored 763 runs in T20I cricket in the year 2024. Also made the record of scoring most runs in a calendar year in T20I.
Mandhana achieved this feat leaving behind Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa. Laura ended this year by scoring 1593 runs in 2024. Smriti Mandhana still has two more matches to play in this series. In such a situation, she can add some more runs in it. 28-year-old Mandhana had made the record of scoring the most runs in 2018. But in 2022, Nate Sciver Brunt broke this record.
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Female player scoring most international runs in a calendar year
| player | year | total runs | century (100s) | half century (50s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana | 2024 | 1602 | 5 | 10 |
| Laura Wolvaardt | 2024 | 1593 | 5 | 7 |
| Nate Sciver-Brunt | 2022 | 1346 | 3 | 6 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 2018 | 1291 | 1 | 12 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 2022 | 1290 | 1 | 11 |
Batting first on Sunday, India scored 314/9 runs in the first innings. It was not just Mandhana's performance, but also the performances of Harmanpreet Kaur (34 runs off 23 balls), Harleen Deol (44 runs off 50 balls), Richa Ghosh (26 runs off 12 balls) and Jemimah Rodrigues (31 runs off 19 balls). Thanks to the strong score, the team's score crossed 300. Kaur (34 runs on 23 balls), Harleen Deol (44 runs on 50 balls), Richa Ghosh (26 runs on 12 balls) and Jemimah Rodrigues (31 runs on 19 balls) performed well.
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