Her unbeaten fifty in the previous game was enough to equal the record of the fastest half-century in the competition history.

Smriti met Sanga in England during the ongoing Super League and couldn't help but get a photo clicked with the southpaw.

Smriti Mandhana equalled New Zealand's Sophie Devine's record of notching up a half-century in 18 balls, set against India during a T20 International back in 2015.

The 21-year-old has scored over 826 runs with a highest score of 76 in the 40 T20 Internationals she has played so far.

India thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan by seven wickets to storm into the final of the women's Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament.

Virat Kohli will be presented with the prestigious Polly Umrigar award for the best international cricketer (2016-17 and 2017-18) at the BCCI Awards.

The Indian eves who had hammered hosts Malaysia by 142 runs in its opening match, put up another dominating show against Thailand to register their second consecutive victory.

India will bank on a strong start from their top order, comprising vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, Mithali, Harmanpreet and teenaged Jemimah Rodrigues. 

Considering the dearth of quality Indian players, the Women's T20 league can be started with even four teams, something that has already been suggested by Harmanpreet and Mandhana.

As the women's all-star exhibition match played their first ever IPL game, Harmanpreet Kaur's Supernovas defeated Smriti Mandhana's Trailblazer in a thriller, winning by three wickets at Wankhede.

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Mandhana believes that a women's IPL can take place with four teams but admits that there aren't enough players for an eight-team tournament.

The one-off women's T20 contest will see India women's T20 vice-captain Smriti Mandhana-led IPL Trailblazers compete against IPL Supernovas, which will be captained by Harmanpreet Kaur.

Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the two teams in the one-off Women's T20 Challenge on May 22 ahead of the IPL Qualifier 1 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

The Indian women's squad for the Asia Cup T20 in Malaysia did not have any surprises with all the tried and tested faces finding a slot in the squad.

Dhawan is currently playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Sunrisers Hyderabad and has been a consistent performer across all three formats for India. 

India struggled against England bowlers as the Women in Blue failed to build partnership and fell in regular intervals to get eventually bundled out for cheaply 113 runs.

Mandhana starred in crucial partnerships with Harmanpreet Kaur (21) and Deepti Sharma (24) as India overhauled the target with five balls to spare.

Wyatt found an able partner in Tamsin Beaumont who played the second fiddle in their 96-run second wicket stand, which took the game away from India.

Mandhana betters her previous record set by her against Australia in the opener and her knock is the third fastest in the shortest format of the game.