Smriti Mandhana becomes second Indian, fourth player overall to reach 10,000 international runs in women's cricket

Smriti Mandhana scripted past connected Sunday (December 28, 2025) arsenic she became the 2nd Indian and 4th wide among women to scope the landmark of 10,000 runs successful planetary cricket.

The India women’s prima batter achieved the historical feat during the 4th T20I of the five-match bid against Sri Lanka astatine the Greenfield International Stadium here. In the seventh implicit of Team India’s innings, Mandhana completed her 10,000 runs successful women’s planetary cricket.

The left-handed batter became the 4th women batter aft Mithali Raj, Suzie Bates, Charlotte Edwards and the 2nd Indian aft Mithali to execute the 10,000-run milestone.

In Test cricket, Mandhana has notched up 629 runs successful 7 matches and 12 innings astatine an mean of 57.18, with 2 centuries and 3 fifties.

With 5,322 runs successful 117 ODIs and innings astatine an mean of 48.38, with 14 centuries and 34 fifties, Mandhana is the sixth-highest run-getter successful the ODI format.

In T20Is, Mandhana has slammed 4,102 runs successful 157 matches and 151 innings astatine an mean of 29.94, SR of 124.22, a ton and 32 fifties. She is the second-highest run-getter successful this format.

During the 4th T20I against Lanka, Mandhana reached her well-deserved 50 successful 35 deliveries during the 12th over. Mandhana has 32 50-plus scores successful WT20Is, the astir by a batter, followed by 29 each for Suzie Bates and Beth Mooney.

The left-handed batter made 80 runs disconnected 48 balls with the assistance of 11 fours and 3 sixes, which helped India to station their highest squad full (221/2) successful women’s T20I cricket.

Mandhana has enjoyed 1 of the top calendar years by an Indian batter. In 23 ODIs, Mandhana scored 1362 runs astatine an mean of 61.90 and a staggering onslaught complaint of 109.92, smashing 5 centuries and 5 half-centuries. She finished arsenic the highest run-scorer successful ODIs successful 2025.

Mandhana besides rewrote the grounds books by registering the fastest ODI period by an Indian, reaching the milestone successful conscionable 50 balls against Australia, surpassing Virat Kohli’s long-standing grounds of 52 balls against the aforesaid opponent.

Her World Cup run was arsenic remarkable. She scored 434 runs successful 9 matches astatine an mean of 54.25, including a period and 2 fifties; she finished 2nd connected the highest run-scorer database successful this year’s tournament.

She roseate to the juncture against the astir salient opponents, scoring 80 against Australia, 88 versus England, 109 against New Zealand, and a important 45 successful the World Cup final, wherever she stitched a captious concern with a returning Shafali Verma.

Mandhana besides crossed the 5,000-run people successful women’s ODIs, becoming the 5th subordinate to execute the feat. She present has 5,322 runs successful 117 matches and is level with Australian large Meg Lanning for the astir planetary centuries successful women’s cricket, with 17 tons each.