India's Smriti Mandhana on the verge of etching Her Name in History Books Against Pakistan in Women's World Cup, huge record to be broken
Smriti Mandhana will have a golden opportunity to create a new history in the match against Pakistan. On Sunday, 5th October, when the Indian women's team will take on the Pakistan women's team in the ICC ODI World Cup 2025, all the fans will be watching Smriti's batting. In this high voltage match, Smriti will achieve a position which only one Indian women batsman has achieved till date. If her bat works against Pakistan, then a new name will be written in golden letters in the history of Indian cricket.
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Smriti Mandhana close to creating history against Pakistan
Currently, India's most successful female cricketer, Smriti Mandhana, has played 109 ODIs, scoring 4,896 runs in 109 innings at an average of 47.53. Smriti is just 104 runs away from reaching the 5,000-run mark. If she scores a brilliant century against Pakistan, she will easily achieve this milestone. Doing so will make her India's second-most successful female batsman.
Which Indian woman batsman has scored 5000 runs in ODIs?
Only one batsman holds the record for scoring 5,000 runs in ODIs for Team India, and that name is Mithali Raj. Former Indian women's batsman Mithali has scored 7,805 runs in 211 innings of 234 ODIs. Her career average is 50.70. Mithali has also scored 7 centuries and 64 half-centuries. Her highest individual score is 125. Mithali is the only Indian woman batsman to have crossed the 5,000 mark in ODIs.
Smriti Mandhana is in excellent form
Left-handed opening batsman Smriti Mandhana's recent form has been impressive. She recently scored 300 runs in the three-match ODI series against Australia, scoring two consecutive centuries. This makes Smriti Mandhana the leading century-scorer for the Indian women's team. She has scored 13 centuries in ODIs so far. Furthermore, she also holds the record for the fastest century for India.
