Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Smriti Mandhana Breaks Mithali Raj’s Women’s Cricket Records
Smriti Mandhana is an Indian cricket player who scored 124 runs against Hong Kong.
She made those runs from 64 balls in a Women’s Asia Cup match.
This took her total number of international runs to 10,880.
She passed Mithali Raj, who had held the record with 10,868 runs.
Mandhana also made her 18th international century, which was reported as a women’s cricket record.
Her score was the biggest ever by one player in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup.
India scored 193 runs and won the match by 137 runs.
Mandhana said she had never imagined breaking Mithali’s record.
Mithali congratulated her and said she was proud of Mandhana’s progress.
Smriti Mandhana scored 124 from 64 balls against Hong Kong in the Women’s Asia Cup on September 3, 2026.
Her innings took her international run total to 10,880, surpassing Mithali Raj’s previous record of 10,868.
Mandhana’s century was her 18th in international cricket, the most by a women’s batter according to the reports.
Her score became the highest individual total in Women’s T20 Asia Cup history and India won by 137 runs.
Mandhana said she never imagined surpassing Mithali, who congratulated her and praised her development.
- Who
- India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, former India captain Mithali Raj, and the India and Hong Kong women’s teams.
- What
- Mandhana became the leading run-scorer in women’s international cricket and set additional scoring records.
- When
- Thursday, September 3, 2026.
- Where
- Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Why
- Mandhana reached the milestones by scoring 124 runs in a Women’s Asia Cup group-stage match against Hong Kong.
Individual Milestones
Team Development
Record-breaking performance versus middle-order concerns
Individual Milestones
Mandhana’s innings produced major individual milestones, including the international run-scoring record, the centuries record, and the highest individual score in Women’s T20 Asia Cup history.
Team Development
Mandhana acknowledged that India’s middle order had struggled for runs in the tournament’s opening matches but backed those batters to adapt and perform.
Personal achievement versus team focus
Individual Milestones
Mandhana’s 124 was central to India’s 193/5 total and its 137-run victory over Hong Kong.
Team Development
Mandhana described the records as statistics and emphasized that the team’s other batters were world-class and capable of contributing.
- Mandhana’s international runs
- 10,880 across Tests, ODIs, and T20Is.
- Previous record
- Mithali Raj held the record with 10,868 runs.
- Mandhana’s innings
- 124 runs from 64 balls, including 14 fours and seven sixes.
- International centuries
- 18, reported as the most by a women’s batter.
- Women’s T20 Asia Cup record
- Mandhana’s 124 surpassed Chamari Athapaththu’s unbeaten 119.
- India’s total
- 193/5 in 20 overs.
- Match result
- India defeated Hong Kong by 137 runs and advanced to the semifinals.
- Mandhana’s reaction
- She said surpassing Mithali was something she had never imagined and described the achievement as only the start.
Sources
Mandhana 'Never Imagined' Breaking Mithali Raj's International Run Record
Women's Asia Cup 2026: India's Smriti Mandhana is now best batter ever in women's cricket
'Never imagined': India's Smriti Mandhana reacts to breaking women's batting record
'Well deserved': Mithali's special message for Smriti Mandhana
