Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Smriti Mandhana Breaks India's Record For WT20I Sixes
Smriti Mandhana played a big cricket match for India on September 3, 2026.
She scored 124 runs from 64 balls.
She hit seven sixes during her innings.
Those sixes helped India make 193 runs against Hong Kong China.
Mandhana now has 95 sixes in women’s T20 international cricket.
This is more than Harmanpreet Kaur’s total of 89 sixes.
Mandhana needs five more sixes to reach 100.
The world record is 134 sixes, shared by Sophie Devine and Deandra Dottin.
Smriti Mandhana hit 124 runs off 64 balls against Hong Kong China in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026.
Her seven sixes helped India score 193/5 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Mandhana moved to 95 WT20I sixes, surpassing Harmanpreet Kaur’s 89.
Mandhana has hit 95 sixes in 173 matches, while Harmanpreet has 89 in 204.
Five more sixes would make Mandhana the first Indian to reach 100 WT20I sixes.
- Who
- Smriti Mandhana, India’s vice-captain, and Harmanpreet Kaur, India’s captain, are central to the record.
- What
- Mandhana broke Harmanpreet’s record for the most sixes by an Indian in women’s T20 internationals.
- When
- September 3, 2026, during India’s second Group A match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026.
- Where
- Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Why
- Mandhana’s seven sixes against Hong Kong China took her WT20I total to 95, five ahead of Harmanpreet’s 89.
- Mandhana’s innings
- 124 runs off 64 balls, including 14 fours and seven sixes
- India’s score
- 193/5 against Hong Kong China
- Mandhana’s WT20I sixes
- 95 in 173 matches
- Harmanpreet’s WT20I sixes
- 89 in 204 matches
- Mandhana’s next milestone
- Five more sixes would take her to 100
- Global sixes record
- Sophie Devine and Deandra Dottin jointly hold the record with 134 each
- Harmanpreet’s single-innings record
- Eight sixes in a 103-run innings against New Zealand at the 2018 Women’s T20 World Cup