The photoshopped version of the picture has Smriti in a lighter skin tone, and with kohl in her eyes, and lipstick on her lips.

Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana scored fifties as India (185/4) beat West Indies (101/9) by 84 runs in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.

Smriti Mandhana has taken 51 innings to reach the 2,000-ODI run mark becoming the third-fastest woman after Belinda Clark and Meg Lanning to achieve the milestone.

India rode on a brilliant 141-run opening stand between Mandhana (74) and Rodrigues (69) to chase down the 195-run target with 47 balls to spare at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Jasprit Bumrah, Smriti Mandhana were the two Indians among five winners of the Wisden India Almanack 'Cricketer of the Year' award.

Mandhana, who did not feature in the recently concluded ODI series against South Africa, has been replaced by New Zealand's Amy Satterthwaite at the top of the rankings.

Although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to confirm the development, it was learnt that Mandhana picked up a knock on her toe during practice a couple of days ago.

The WBBL is likely to clash with India's tour of the West Indies, leaving the players with a very limited window towards the end of what will be the fifth season of the WBBL.

As India's leading batswoman, she became the highest run-getter in ODI cricket when she fetched 669 runs in 12 games in 2018.

The Indian women's batting stars, Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur have been in sublime form at the Women's Cricket Super League in England.

Mandhana is not just known for her stylish strokeplay anymore, she has added much-needed power to her game to meet the demands of the modern game.

The 21-year-old Deepti Sharma holds the second position in the ICC WODI all-rounder rankings.

Jemimah Rodrigues, who made her international debut in February last year, will join Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur who are also set to feature in the tournament once again.

Smriti Mandhana is among the few batters the young Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Riyan Parag admires and takes inspiration from.

After their five-wicket win over Supernovas in the tournament-opener on, a victory over Velocity would have sealed Trailblazers' place in the summit clash.

Smriti Mandhana said her aim was rising above the gender-based social conditioning and pursuing her dreams without compromises.

The second edition of the Women's T20 Challenge kick-started in stunning fashion with some fierce hitting by two teams captains Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday.

In response to Trailblazers' 140 for five, Supernovas ended agonisingly short at 138 for six as Harmanpreet and Sophie Devine (32 off 22) took the game deep with a 48-run stand for the fifth wicket.

Hailing from Kashmir's Shopian district, Jasia currently represents Punjab in national tournaments and has already played for India Red in the Challenger Trophy.

India's best cricketers and future stars will be joined by international players from England, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in a four-match tri-series.