Smriti Mandhana has been the premier batter for the Indian cricket team. However, her journey in the ICC 2024 T20I World Cup has been bittersweet unless she got back her form against Sri Lanka in the group A match.
She scored a blistering half century off 36 balls, against Sri Lanka. With that, she sarpassed 500 runs in Women's T20 World Cup history. With that, she came third Indian, having the former captain Mithali Raj (726 runs) at the top and the present skipper Harmanpreet Kaur at the second with 620 runs.
Name | Runs |
Mithali Raj | 726 runs |
Harmanpreet Kaur | 620 runs |
Smriti Mandhana | 518 runs |
She has played five editions of T20 World Cup earlier, accumulating 449 runs in 21 innings before stepping ito the 2024 version.
Key attributes of Mandhana in T20 Women's World Cup
- Mandhana has her highest score 87 against Ireland in 2023 World Cup
- Best performance in the 2018 T20 World Cup, accumulating 178 runs, at an average of 35.60.
- Scored a much needed 83 against Australia in 2023
Smriti Mandhana in T20I
Mandhana is known for her graceful strokes and explosive power and is a consistent performer on the world stage.
Mandhana impressed with her elegant strokeplay, especially through the offside. Her power-hitting capabilities came in public during the 2017 World Cup, rising benchmarks of modern-day cricket.
Later, she added more aggressive shots to her repertoire, without sacrificing her trademark timing and finesse, making her one of the most feared openers in women’s T20I cricket today.
Mandhana's stats in WT20I
Mandhana has played 142 WT20I matches, accumulating 3,505 runs with an average of 28.72. Her highest score is 87 that came against Ireland in 2023 World Cup.
She has scored 1,025 runs at home (average 26.97), 1,388 runs in away matches (average 30.17), and b
She has her highest runs against Australia (731 runs), while she has her second highest runs against England (724 runs).
Teams | Matches | Runs | HS | Average | S/R | 50s |
Australia | 25 | 731 | 83 | 30.45 | 124.74 | 7 |
England | 21 | 724 | 79* | 38.10 | 137.12 | 7 |
Sri Lanka | 21 | 429 | 60 | 23.83 | 112.89 | 3 |
South Africa | 19 | 406 | 57 | 29.00 | 121.55 | 3 |
Bangladesh | 17 | 372 | 55* | 24.80 | 111.71 | 1 |
West Indies | 12 | 243 | 74* | 27.00 | 116.26 | 2 |
Pakistan | 10 | 239 | 63* | 26.55 | 103.01 | 1 |
New Zealand | 8 | 209 | 86 | 26.12 | 131.44 | 2 |
Ireland | 2 | 120 | 87 | 60.00 | 141.17 | 1 |