Key Highlights
- Newsroom ReviewedSmriti Mandhana on Sunday, Dec.
- 29, achieved several feats during India’s T20I game against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram. The left-handed opener played a match‑winning knock of 80 off 48 deliveries as India defeated Sri Lanka by 30 runs to take an unassailable 4–0 lead in the five‑match series. During her innings, Mandhana became only the fourth woman — and the second Indian — to reach 10,000 international runs. Former India captain Mithali Raj holds the record for the most runs in women’s international cricket, having accumulated 10,868 runs across Tests, ODIs and T20Is. New Zealand’s Suzie Bates (10,652 runs) and England’s Charlotte Edwards (10,273 runs) occupy the second and third spots on the list of women with the most international runs. Mandhana also became the fastest woman to reach the 10,000‑run milestone.
- She entered the elite club in just 281 innings.
- Mithali previously held the record, having reached 10,000 runs in 291 innings.
- Edwards and Bates got to the mark in 308 and 314 innings, respectively. ALSO READBCCI Increases Match Fees For Women Cricketers — Details Inside OpinionBCCI Increases Match Fees For Women Cricketers — Details Inside Read More10000 international runs for Smriti Mandhana.
