Smriti Mandhana (Pic credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana added another landmark to her extraordinary career on Tuesday, becoming the first woman cricketer to complete 11,000 runs in international cricket during India’s Asian Games gold-medal final against Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park in Aichi-Nagoya.Mandhana entered the final needing just 13 runs to reach…
File Pic: Harmanpreet Kaur leads out the team. (Getty Images) BENGALURU: With a 137-run win over Hong Kong, India sealed their place in the Women’s Asia Cup semifinals with a match to spare. Their final league outing, however, will be their toughest test yet after they brushed aside minnows Thailand and Hong Kong in their…
Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana MUMBAI: Former India captain Diana Edulji feels it’s time to appoint vice-captain and superstar batter Smriti Mandhana as captain of the Indian women’s team “in all three formats of the game.”Mandhana became the leading run-getter in women’s internationals, en route to her hundred (124) in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 on…
Smriti Mandhana (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana has already established herself among the finest batters in women’s cricket, but on Thursday she reached a new pinnacle — becoming the most prolific run-scorer in the history of the women’s game.During India’s Women’s Asia Cup 2026 clash against Hong Kong China in Dubai, the Indian…
Smriti Mandhana of India bats (Getty Images) Smriti Mandhana produced a record-breaking knock as India stormed into the Women’s Asia Cup semi-final with a 137-run win over Hong Kong on Thursday. The India opener smashed 124 off 64 balls, helping her side post 193 for five before Hong Kong were bowled out for 56 in…
Smriti Mandhana (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana added another major milestone to her already glittering international career on Thursday, equalling Mithali Raj‘s record for the most 50-plus scores in women’s international cricket during India’s Women’s Asia Cup clash against Hong Kong China in Dubai.Mandhana brought up her half-century off 40 balls, reaching the…
Smriti Mandhana overtakes Suzie Bates (Image: X) Smriti Mandhana may not have had the ideal outing with the bat, but the India opener created history during the Women’s Asia Cup clash against Thailand on Sunday. Mandhana’s first boundary of the innings took her international career tally to 10,756 runs, helping her move past New Zealand…
Shafali Verma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Shafali Verma continued her red-hot run in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, striking a fluent 53 off 34 balls against Bangladesh to not only guide India to a five-wicket win but also cement her place among the country’s most decorated performers in tournament history.With her match-winning…