Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Mandhana and Verma power India to victory
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are cricket players from India.
They played a match against Sri Lanka and scored a lot of runs together.
Smriti scored 80 runs and reached a big number of 10,000 runs in her international cricket career.
Shafali scored 79 runs.
They made a big team score of 221 runs, which is the highest score for India in women's T20 cricket.
India won the match by 30 runs and now leads the series 4-0.
Smriti is the second Indian woman to reach 10,000 runs, after Mithali Raj.
Other players from different countries have also achieved this milestone.
The match was exciting, and both teams played well.
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma set a record 162-run partnership, the highest for any wicket in India's women's T20Is.
Mandhana scored 80 runs and reached the milestone of 10,000 international runs, becoming the second Indian woman to achieve this after Mithali Raj.
India posted their highest-ever T20I total of 221/2 in 20 overs, with Mandhana and Verma contributing significantly.
Sri Lanka, in response, scored 191/6 in 20 overs but fell short by 30 runs, giving India a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.
Vaishnavi Sharma bowled impressively, taking 2/24, including the key wicket of Chamari Athapaththu, who scored 52 runs for Sri Lanka.
- Who
- Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma
- What
- Set a record partnership and powered India to a 30-run victory
- When
- During the fourth T20I against Sri Lanka on Sunday, December 28
- Where
- Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram
- Why
- To secure a 4-0 lead in the five-match series and achieve personal milestones
Elite Club
Indian Women's Cricket
Milestone Achievement
Elite Club
Smriti Mandhana joined an elite club of players who have scored 10,000 international runs, including Mithali Raj, Suzie Bates, and Charlotte Edwards.
Indian Women's Cricket
This achievement highlights the growing success and talent in Indian women's cricket.
- Player
- Smriti Mandhana
- Milestone
- 10,000 international runs
- Match
- Fourth T20I against Sri Lanka
- Runs in Match
- 80
- Total Runs
- 10,053
- First Indian to 10,000
- Mithali Raj
- Other Milestone Players
- Suzie Bates, Charlotte Edwards
- Partnership
- 162-run opening partnership with Shafali Verma
- Team Total
- 221/2 in 20 overs
- Sri Lanka's Total
- 191/6 in 20 overs
- Series Lead
- India leads 4-0
Sources
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Smriti Mandhana Breaks Her Own Record Of Most Runs In A Calendar Year In Women's Cricket
Smriti Mandhana Reaches 10,000 International Runs
Mandhana-Shafali record 162 stand lifts India women to T20I win vs Sri Lanka - Telegraph India
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Smriti Mandhana Scripts History: Fastest to 10,000 Runs as India Crushes Sri Lanka in 4th T20