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Smriti Mandhana hammered 77 runs from 47 balls for India on Thursday against West Indies during the third T20I, which was played at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
Smriti Mandhana breaks Mithali Raj’s record of scoring most runs in a bilateral T20I series for India. (Picture Credit: X/@BCCIWomen, AFP)
Smriti Mandhana was on fire for India in the third T20I against West Indies, which was played at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, December 19. The 28-year-old left-handed batter opened the innings for Women in Blue and, with the help of 13 fours and one six, hammered 77 runs from 47 balls. She added 98 runs for the second wicket with Jemimah Rodrigues (39) and 44 runs for the third wicket with Raghvi Bist (31*) to help India post a total of 217 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs.
The target of 218 runs proved too much for the West Indies team, and it went on to lose the match by 60 runs.
The 77-run knock on Thursday helped Mandhana break former Indian captain and legendary batter Mithali Raj’s record of scoring the most runs in a bilateral T20I series for India. Mithali scored 192 runs for India in the five-match T20I series played against South Africa in February 2018, whereas Mandhana finished the T20I series against the Women in Maroon with 193 runs in three matches. Smriti scored a half-century for India in all three matches of the T20I series, which also helped her break legendary New Zealand batter Suzie Bates record of scoring the most 50+ scores in women’s T20Is.
Most runs in a bilateral T20I series for India
- Smriti Mandhana – 193 vs West Indies (2024)
- Mithali Raj – 192 vs South Africa (2018)
- Jemimah Rodrigues – 191 vs Sri Lanka (2018)
- Smriti Mandhana – 180 vs New Zealand (2019)
- Harmanpreet Kaur – 171 vs West Indies (2016)
Mandhana has 30 50+ scores to her name in 148 T20Is played so far, whereas Bates has crossed the 50-run mark 29 times in 171 T20Is.
Most 50+ scores in women’s T20Is
- Smriti Mandhana (India) – 30
- Suzie Bates (New Zealand) – 29
- Beth Mooney (Australia) – 25
- Stafanie Taylor (West Indies) – 22
- Sophie Devine (New Zealand) – 22
During her stay at the crease in the series decider, Mandhana also broke Bates world record of scoring the most fours in the shortest format of the game. Bates has smashed 505 boundaries in 171 T20Is, whereas after hammering 13 fours, Smriti has extended her tally of 506.
Most 4s in women’s T20Is
- Smriti Mandhana (India) – 506
- Suzie Bates (New Zealand) – 505
- Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka) – 439
- Alyssa Healy (Australia) – 409
- Meg Lanning (Australia) – 405
In addition to all these, Mandhana also moved to the No. 1 position in the list of batters with the most T20I runs in a calendar year. Mandhana has 763 runs to her name in 23 T20Is played so far in 2024.
Most T20I runs in a calendar year
- Smriti Mandhana (India) – 763 runs in 2024
- Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka) – 720 runs in 2024
- Esha Oza (UAE) – 711 runs in 2024
- Hayley Matthews (West Indies) – 700 runs in 2023
- Kavisha Egodage (UAE) – 696 runs in 2022
She broke legendary Sri Lankan batter Chamari Athapaththu’s record, who has amassed a total of 720 runs in 21 T20Is played so far this year.
- Location :
Navi Mumbai, India
