Smriti Mandhana joins the 10,000-run club, becomes the fourth player in the world to do so

Smriti Mandhana Joins The 10,000-Run Club:  Indian women's star batter Smriti Mandhana has added another historic achievement to her illustrious career. She completed 10,000 runs in international cricket during the fourth Women's T20 International match played against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, December 28. Mandhana became the fourth player in the world to reach this milestone. Before her, this feat was achieved by India's Mithali Raj, New Zealand's Suzie Bates, and England's Charlotte Edwards.

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Mandhana started her innings with a boundary on the very first ball of the match and immediately followed it up with another boundary, as India was playing with the intention of putting up a big score. While Shafali Verma was playing an aggressive role, Mandhana was not far behind and also hit some brilliant fours. The Indian opener completed her 10,000 runs in international cricket with a single in the seventh over. 2026 is going to be special Mandhana's record in ODI cricket in a calendar year has also been exceptional. She scored 1352 runs in a year, which is the most runs scored by any female player in a calendar year. The Indian vice-captain also has a chance to become the highest run-scorer in international cricket in 2026. She is currently 868 runs behind Mithali Raj.

Most runs in international cricket

* Mithali Raj (India): 333 matches, 10,868 runs * Suzie Bates (New Zealand): 355 matches, 10,652 runs * Charlotte Edwards (England): 309 matches, 10,273 runs * Smriti Mandhana (India): 281 matches, 10,000 runs* * Nat Sciver-Brunt (England): 278 matches, 8,197 runs * Harmanpreet Kaur (India): 346 matches, 8,088 runs * Meg Lanning (Australia): 235 matches, 8,007 runs

Women's Test Cricket

Mandhana has scored 629 runs in 12 innings across 7 Test matches. Her average is 57.18 and her highest score is 149 runs. She has 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries in this format. Also Read: Who updates the runs on the screen during a cricket match, and how much do they earn?

Women's ODI Cricket

She has scored 5,322 runs in 117 innings across 117 ODI matches. Her average is 48.38 and her highest score is 136 runs. She has 14 centuries and 34 half-centuries in ODIs.

Women's T20 International Cricket

Mandhana has played 157 T20 International matches, with her highest score being 112 runs. She has 1 century and 31 half-centuries in this format.

Summary

Smriti Mandhana became the fourth female player to achieve this feat. Mandhana also has a golden opportunity to become the highest run-scorer in international cricket by 2026.