Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Smriti Mandhana Overtakes Suzie Bates in Asia Cup Opener
Smriti Mandhana made history during India’s match against Thailand.
She passed New Zealand player Suzie Bates on the list of women’s international run-scorers.
Mandhana scored 19 runs before she was run out.
Only former India captain Mithali Raj has scored more runs than her.
The articles give different totals for Mandhana, reporting either 10,756 or 10,856 runs.
They also differ on whether she is 112 or 113 runs behind Mithali’s reported total of 10,868.
Shafali Verma played a fast innings and scored 59 runs.
India was eventually restricted to 159 runs for nine wickets.
Smriti Mandhana surpassed New Zealand’s Suzie Bates to become women’s international cricket’s second-highest run-scorer.
Mandhana scored 19 runs from 10 balls, including four boundaries, against Thailand before being run out.
Articles report Mandhana’s career total as either 10,756 or 10,856 international runs.
Former India captain Mithali Raj remains first with 10,868 international runs, according to the reports.
Shafali Verma scored 59 from 29 balls as India reached 101/2 after 10 overs and later finished on 159/9.
- Who
- India batter Smriti Mandhana, New Zealand’s Suzie Bates, former India captain Mithali Raj, and India batter Shafali Verma.
- What
- Mandhana overtook Bates to become the second-highest run-scorer in women’s international cricket.
- When
- Sunday, August 30, 2026.
- Where
- Dubai International Cricket Stadium, during India’s Women’s Asia Cup match against Thailand.
- Why
- Mandhana needed four runs to pass Bates and hit a boundary early in India’s innings.
- Mandhana’s reported international total
- 10,756 runs in one article and 10,856 in another
- Mithali Raj’s reported total
- 10,868 international runs
- Mandhana against Thailand
- 19 runs from 10 balls, including four boundaries
- Mandhana’s reported breakdown
- 788 Test runs, 5,411 ODI runs, and either 4,557 or 4,657 T20I runs
- Bates’s reported total
- 10,740 international runs
- India after 10 overs
- 101/2, with Shafali Verma unbeaten on 59 from 29 balls
- Reported final score
- India finished on 159/9 after Thailand’s bowlers restricted the innings
