Smriti Mandhana Scripts History, Becomes First Indian Woman To Create This Legendary Record

June 29,2025
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Smriti Mandhana celebrate her maiden T20I century (Credit: AP)

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Star Indian batter Smriti Mandhana made history by scoring her first T20I century as she became the first Indian women cricketer to score 100 in all three international cricket formats. She reached the milestone with a scorching knock in just 51 balls. With a barrage of sixes and boundaries to start the game, Mandhana overwhelmed the English bowling attack. She was determined from the start, using the powerplay aggressively and to its fullest. After hitting a boundary to start the innings, she kept up the pace for the rest of it.
Mandhana, meanwhile, tied Beth Mooney's record for the most 50+ runs scored against England in T20I cricket history after reaching her half-century. With eight under their belt, the Australia skipper and Mandhana are at the top. While Meg Lanning is in third place with five. Deandra Dottin, Hayley Matthews, and Dane van Niekerk each have three,

Most 50+ scores against England:

  • Smriti Mandhana: 8
  • Beth Mooney: 8
  • Meg Lanning: 5
  • Deandra Dottin: 3
  • Hayley Matthews: 3
  • Dane van Niek: 3
In women's T20Is, Mandhana and Shafali Verma made history by being the duo with the most fifty-plus stands. They had 20 50+ stands between them and Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney, but Mandhana and Shafali beat the Australian pair to take the record.

Most 50+ partnerships in women T20Is

  • Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma - 21
  • Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney - 20
  • Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine - 18
  • Kavisha Egodage and Esha Oza - 14
  • Esha Oza and Theertha Satish - 13