ICC Women’s World Cup 2025: Smriti Mandhana becomes the fastest player in the history to achieve his feat! Check the records she broke after her brutal 80 against Australia
Indian Women’s Cricket Team batter Smriti Mandhana achieved a massive feat in the history of women’s ODI cricket. The premier batter became the youngest and the fastest batter to slam 5000 runs in the history of the WODIs.
Smriti Mandhana achieved the feat after her heroics with the bat during the game against Australia women in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. The match between the two teams is taking place at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday (October 12).
Smriti Mandhana, who bagged three failures in the last three games, made sure that she made a strong comeback in the match against Australia. When it mattered she stood tall for her side and played a brutal innings, taking her team off to a flying start.
Smriti Mandhana came out all guns blazing and slammed Australian bowlers all over the park. The opening batter made the opposition look clueless and slammed a magical half-century, adding 155 runs for the opening partnership with Pratika Rawal (75).
Smriti Mandhana was looking all set for a brilliant ton but her stay at the crease was cut short just 29 runs short of the ton. The batter played an innings of 80 runs off 66 balls, slamming nine boundaries and three sixes and batting with a strike rate of over 121.
Smriti Mandhana shatters multiple records against Australia after her 80-run knock
Mandhana became the fifth batter and second Indian to 5000+ runs in Women’s ODI cricket
Batters with 5000+ runs in Women’s ODI cricket
- Mithali Raj- 7805 runs (India)
- Charlotte Edwards – 5992 runs (England)
- Suzie Bates- 5925 (New Zealand)
- Stafanie Taylor- 5873 runs (West Indies)
- Smriti Mandhana- 5022 runs (India)
The Indian opener also became the first batter in the history of women’s cricket to score over 1000 runs in WODIs in a calendar year. She went past Blenda Clarke’s record and is now at the top of the list.
Mandhana also became the first batter to hit five consecutive 50+ scores against Australia in women’s 50-over cricket. In the series against Australia ahead of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, she hit two tons and one half-century.
