Indian woman star batter Smriti Mandhana on Sunday scripted history amidst the first Women’s T20I match against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam.The left-handed opener accomplished a major landmark and figured in an elite list in women’s T20 international cricket.She is the first Indian woman cricketer to score more than 4,000 runs in T20Is which is a huge achievement for Indian cricket.
She is, overall, only the second woman in the world to reach this landmark.
New Zealand legend Suzie Bates is the only other player to do so and currently has 4,716 runs in the format.
What makes Mandhana’s record even more special is the speed at which she accomplished it. She reached the 4,000-run mark in just 3,227 balls, faster than Suzie Bates, who took 3,675 balls to get there.
This shows how consistent and attacking Mandhana has been over the years in T20 cricket.
In the match against
Sri Lanka, Mandhana scored 25 runs off 25 balls and was dismissed in the ninth over amid chasing a target of 122 runs.
Even though her innings was short, it was enough for her to reach the historic milestone.
This was also her first international appearance since India’s famous win in the ODI World Cup final last month, where they defeated South Africa to lift their maiden title.
Earlier in the match, the Indian bowlers delivered a disciplined performance and restricted Sri Lanka to 121 runs for six wickets. The Sri Lankan batters struggled to take advantage of loose deliveries and failed to build strong partnerships.
