Smriti Mandhana was at her stupendous best when India and the West Indies locked horns in the third and final Women’s T20I on Thursday, December 19 at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. The southpaw scored 77 runs off 47 balls with 13 fours and a six in the deciding game.
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Mandhana made 54 in the first T20I and followed it up an excellent 54-run knock, although in a losing cause. In the series decider, the youngster showed why she is deemed as one of the best in the business. She built a massive partnership of 98 runs with Jemimah Rodrigues, who made 39 off 28.
On the back of Smriti’s knock, India racked up a huge score of 217 for the loss of four wickets. India also registered their highest score in Women’s T20Is, going past their 201 for five against the UAE back in July in the Women’s Asia Cup.
Here are some of the records that Smriti Mandhana made
193 – Smriti Mandhana set the record for most runs by an Indian woman in a bilateral T20I series. She scored 193 runs from three games at an average of 64.33. Mandhana broke the record of Mithali Raj, who made 192 runs back in February 2018 against South Africa.
763 – Smriti Mandhana made history in Women’s T20Is after becoming the batter with most runs in a calendar year. In 23 matches this year, Mandhana scored 763 runs at an average of 42.38 with a top score of 77. She broke the record of Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu, who made 720 runs from 21 matches this year.
8 – Smriti Mandhana set the record for most 50 plus scores in Women’s T20Is in a calendar year. She went past Mithali Raj, who got seven 50 plus scores back in 2018.
30 – Smriti Mandhana set the record for most 50 plus scores in Women’s T20Is. She went past the legendary Suzie Bates, who has 29 scores of 50 or more in T20Is.
77 – Smriti Mandhana racked up the highest score by an Indian batter in a Women’s T20I against the West Indies. She went past her own 74 not out that she got back in January 2023 in East London during the Women’s T20 World Cup.
104 – Smriti Mandhana became the first women’s batter to hit 100 or more fours in a calendar year in T20Is. She went past Hayley Matthews, who hit 99 fours last year from 14 matches.
