Mumbai-born left-handed batswoman Smriti Mandhana is a promising young women cricketer from India. At 20, she had already become the second Indian woman to play a T20 league overseas, scored a century at World Cup and a double hundred in domestic cricket. In 47 T20s so far, Smriti has scored 468 runs at a strike rate of 112.28.
Smriti Mandhana smacked her maiden T20I ton against England in the first game of the series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. She played a blistering knock, reaching the milestone in just 51 balls. With that, she matched Beth Mooney in
illustrious record list.
For the first time after 2019, Smriti Mandhana has become the World No.1 ODI batter, replacing South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt at the top. Mandhana scored a century in her last ODI appearance in early May, while Wolvaardt has not been in strong form recently.
India women's cricketer Smriti Mandhana reflected on the growth of women's cricket in the country. She noted that heavy investment is being made and the more it reaches the grassroots level, the better the sport will get.
Smriti Mandhana has been in impressive form in ODIs and has been among the top 10 ODI batters for a long time now. She has moved closer to regaining the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings for the batters, following her prolific returns in the recent tri-series.
Smriti Mandhana smashed her 11th ODI century when her team needed it the most, in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka in Colombo, as she laid the foundation for India's huge score of 342 after opting to bat first.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana apologised to the fans after the team failed to win any of their matches at the home ground of MA Chinnaswamy Stadium. They currently stand fourth on the points table.
Mumbai Indians defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by four wickets at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Amanjot Kaur had a stunning day with both bat and bowl, while 16-year-old Kamalini hit a boundary in the penultimate delivery of the match to win the game for Mumbai.
Smriti Mandhana unleashed her strokes at her best during the meagre run-chase of 142 against Delhi Capitals in the fourth match of the Women's Premier League 2025. Mandhana hit 81, her now-best knock in the history of the game, to take the Royal Challengers Bengaluru home.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Giants by six wickets to begin the WPL 2025 campaign. Ellyse Perry and Richa Ghosh registered a half-century each as RCB recorded the highest run-chase in WPL history.
The third edition of the Women's Premier League will begin on February 14 at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Gujarat Giants on the opening day of the tournament.
The 2025 edition of the WPL kicks off with Gujarat Titans taking on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opener in Vadodara on Friday, February 14. The Giants have been poor in the couple of seasons and would be keen with new leadership and changes in personnel to surprise the established teams.
In a star-studded event in Mumbai, the top performers of the Indian Cricket in 2023/24 alongside some legends were honoured by the BCCI with prestigious awards. Sachin Tendulkar was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Bumrah was named the Best International Cricketer of 2023/24.
Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana were the stars of the Indian cricket last year. Bumrah was named the ICC Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year, while Mandhana was awarded the Women's ODI Cricketer of other Year Award. They have now won top BCCI awards.
Smriti Mandhana was in exceptional form in 2024 in the ODI format as she scored 747 runs in just 13 matches. Her runs came at an impressive average of 57.86 smashing a total of four centuries as she left behind the likes of Laura Wolvaardt and Hayley Matthews.
International Cricket Council (ICC) name the T20I and ODI teams of 2024. Three Indian cricketers made it to the T20I team while only two of them them the cut for the ODI team.
The ICC Women's ODI team of the year has a lot of star players with Laura Wolvaardt named the captain. Interestingly, England have dominated the XI with three of their players in the line-up while India, Australia and South Africa have two players each.
India whitewashed Ireland Women in the three-match ODI series registering their biggest win in the format in the final game of the series. India posted their first-ever 400-plus total in the ODI format thanks to centuries from Pratika and Smriti. Here are top performers of the series
In-form openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal scored impressive centuries each to help India women post their biggest-ever ODI total of 435 while batting first and then the star spinner Deepti Sharma picked 3 wickets to bowl out Ireland to 131 in the third ODI on Wednesday.
India's opening duo of Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal has done wonders in the ongoing home season. They added 233 runs for the first wicket in the third ODI against Ireland Women. This performance from the duo is making it tough for Shafali Verma to make a comeback.