Indian women's cricket team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana is on the verge of another historic achievement. In the ongoing T20 series against Sri Lanka, Mandhana will have the opportunity to etch her name in the golden letters of Indian cricket history in the third match.
Sports News: Indian women's cricket team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana is on the cusp of creating a major milestone today (December 26th). She needs just 28 runs to complete 10,000 International runs, which she can achieve in the third match of the India and Sri Lanka T20 series. The match will be played at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Before Smriti, only Mithali Raj has achieved this feat for India, having scored 10,868 runs in 333 International matches across all formats.
Globally, only three women cricketers have crossed the 10,000-run mark in international cricket so far. If Smriti Mandhana reaches this milestone, she will become the fourth woman cricketer in the world to do so.
History Could Be Made in Thiruvananthapuram
The third match of the T20 series between India and Sri Lanka will be played today, December 26th, at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. In this match, Smriti Mandhana’s focus will be not only on leading the team to victory but also on crossing this historic milestone in her career. Cricket fans and experts will be closely watching Mandhana’s performance in this match.
However, Smriti Mandhana’s performance in the current series has been average so far. She has failed to play a big innings in the first two T20 matches. She scored 25 runs in the first match, while only 14 runs came off her bat in the second match. Despite scoring a total of 39 runs in two matches, a responsible and historic innings is expected from her in the third match.
Smriti Mandhana’s Excellent Record in International Cricket
Smriti Mandhana has scored 9,972 runs in 279 International matches so far. Her performance has been impressive in all three formats:
- Test Cricket: 629 runs in 12 innings of 7 Test matches at an average of 57.18
- One Day Cricket: 5,322 runs in 117 innings of 117 ODI matches at an average of 48.38
- T20 International: 4,021 runs in 149 innings of 155 T20I matches at an average of 29.78
These figures clearly show that Mandhana has made significant contributions to the Indian team in every format.
The Elite Club of 10,000 International Runs
So far, only three batters have crossed the 10,000 International run mark in women's cricket:
- Mithali Raj (India): 10,868 runs with 8 centuries and 85 half-centuries in 333 matches
- Suzy Bates (New Zealand): 10,652 runs with 14 centuries and 65 half-centuries in 355 matches
- Charlotte Edwards (England): 10,273 runs with 13 centuries and 67 half-centuries in 309 matches
If Smriti Mandhana scores 28 runs, she will join this prestigious list, becoming the fourth woman cricketer in the world and the second from India to do so.
