Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana Set Multiple World Records
Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana are Indian cricket players.
They scored 129 runs together in a match against Sri Lanka.
Their partnership took place in Dubai in 2026.
It was the biggest partnership in the record list provided.
They also reached their sixth partnership of at least 100 runs in the shortest format of cricket.
This made them the first players from a full-member cricket nation to do so.
They broke the earlier record of five such partnerships held by Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates.
Esha Oza and Theertha Satish are the only other players mentioned as achieving the same feat.
Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana shared a record 129-run partnership for India against Sri Lanka in Dubai in 2026.
Their partnership became the highest in the listed record, surpassing Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma’s 128 runs.
The pair became the first players from a full-member nation to record six century partnerships in the shortest format.
They surpassed the previous mark of five century partnerships held by Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates.
United Arab Emirates’ Esha Oza and Theertha Satish are the only other players listed as having achieved six century partnerships.
- Who
- India’s Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana.
- What
- They made a 129-run partnership and became the first players from a full-member nation to register six century partnerships in the shortest format.
- When
- 2026.
- Where
- Dubai, against Sri Lanka.
- Why
- Their 129-run partnership and sixth century partnership broke multiple records.
- Partnership
- 129 runs
- Teams
- India and Sri Lanka
- Venue
- Dubai
- Year
- 2026
- New record
- Six century partnerships in the shortest format
- Previous record
- Five century partnerships, held by Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates
- Other players with the feat
- Esha Oza and Theertha Satish of the United Arab Emirates