NEW DELHI: Indian ladies’s cricket group vice-captain Smriti Mandhana delivered a record-breaking efficiency within the series-deciding third T20I towards the West Indies on Thursday, cementing her standing as one of many best batters within the shortest format. Her explosive knock of 77 runs, mixed with Richa Ghosh‘s whirlwind fifty, propelled India to their highest-ever T20I complete of 217/4.
Mandhana’s innings was a masterclass in consistency and aggression. With this knock, she achieved a number of milestones, most notably breaking Suzie Bates’ world document for essentially the most 50+ scores in ladies’s T20Is.
Mandhana now has 30 such scores in 148 matches, surpassing the New Zealand legend’s 29 in 171 appearances. She additionally overtook Bates’ long-standing document for essentially the most fours in ladies’s T20Is, taking her tally to 506 boundaries.
Including to her rising checklist of achievements, Mandhana additionally claimed the document for essentially the most runs in a bilateral T20I sequence for India, amassing 193 runs within the three-match contest towards the West Indies. This surpasses Mithali Raj’s 192 runs scored in a five-match sequence towards South Africa in 2018.
Mandhana’s efficiency this yr has been nothing wanting extraordinary. With 763 runs in 23 matches, she now holds the document for essentially the most T20I runs in a calendar yr, overtaking Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu, who has 720 runs in 2024.
Whereas Mandhana’s brilliance laid the inspiration, Richa Ghosh added the ending touches with a shocking 54 off 21 balls, equaling the world document for the quickest fifty in ladies’s T20Is.
India’s dominant efficiency, highlighted by these unimaginable particular person feats, not solely sealed the sequence but additionally showcased the formidable depth and expertise within the squad.
