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Smriti Mandhana Sets Two World Records in India Victory
Smriti Mandhana is an Indian cricket player and the team’s vice-captain.
She scored 124 runs in a match against Hong Kong.
Her strong batting helped India win by 137 runs.
She also broke two important world records.
She now has more international runs than any other woman cricketer.
She has also scored 18 international centuries, which is more than Meg Lanning and Laura Wolvaardt.
Mandhana said she was proud but does not want to stop improving.
India’s middle-order batters still need to become more consistent.
Former captain Mithali Raj congratulated her for breaking the record.
Smriti Mandhana scored 124 off 64 balls against Hong Kong in the Women’s Asia Cup.
She surpassed Mithali Raj’s 10,868 international runs to become women’s cricket’s leading run-scorer.
Mandhana became the first woman with 18 international centuries, moving past Meg Lanning and Laura Wolvaardt.
Her innings helped India defeat Hong Kong by 137 runs in Dubai.
Mandhana said the records were only the start, while India’s middle-order batting still needs improvement.
- Who
- India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, India’s women’s cricket team, Hong Kong, and former India captain Mithali Raj.
- What
- Mandhana scored 124 runs, surpassed Mithali Raj’s international-run record, and set a record with 18 international centuries as India won by 137 runs.
- Where
- Dubai.
- When
- On Thursday, according to the article.
- Why
- Mandhana’s innings powered India to a comprehensive victory, while her performance also produced two major individual records.
Key facts
- Mandhana’s score
- 124 runs off 64 balls
- International runs
- 10,880, after surpassing Mithali Raj’s 10,868
- International centuries
- 18, a women’s cricket record
- India’s result
- A 137-run victory over Hong Kong
- Mandhana’s ODI centuries
- 14, one behind Meg Lanning’s leading tally
- Mandhana’s Test and T20I centuries
- Two in Tests and two in T20Is
- Middle-order concern
- India still needs to address issues in its middle-order batting
Quotes
Smriti Mandhana
India vice-captain and record-setting international batter
“Going past the international record of the centuries, I mean, 18 is a good number to go past, firstly I will say that”
telegraphindia.com
“I’ve watched you grow from a young player into one of the finest batters India has produced.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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