Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Smriti Mandhana’s Record Century Rewrites Women’s Cricket History
Smriti Mandhana is an Indian cricket player who scored 124 runs against Hong Kong.
She made those runs from 64 balls, hitting many fours and sixes.
Her performance helped India score 193 runs for five wickets.
Mandhana passed Mithali Raj to become the woman with the most international cricket runs.
She also scored her 18th international century, more than any other woman cricketer.
This was her second century in T20 international cricket.
Her score was the highest individual score in Women’s T20 Asia Cup history.
India will next play Pakistan on September 5.
Smriti Mandhana scored a career-best 124 from 64 balls against Hong Kong in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026.
Her innings featured 14 fours and seven sixes, helping India post 193/5 after being asked to bat first.
Mandhana surpassed Mithali Raj’s 10,868 international runs to become women’s international cricket’s leading run-scorer.
Her 18th international century moved her ahead of Meg Lanning and Laura Wolvaardt, who have 17 each.
The innings set a Women’s T20 Asia Cup scoring record, while India’s next group match is against Pakistan on September 5.
- Who
- Indian opener and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, playing for India against Hong Kong.
- What
- Mandhana scored 124 and set records for international runs, international centuries, T20I centuries and the highest Women’s T20 Asia Cup score.
- When
- Thursday during the Women’s Asia Cup 2026.
- Where
- Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.
- Why
- Her innings took her past Mithali Raj’s international-run total and gave her an 18th international century.
- Mandhana’s innings
- 124 runs from 64 balls, including 14 fours and seven sixes.
- India’s total
- India scored 193/5 after being asked to bat first.
- International runs
- Mandhana passed Mithali Raj’s 10,868 runs; reports gave her new total as either 10,877 or 10,880.
- International centuries
- Mandhana reached 18 centuries, ahead of Meg Lanning and Laura Wolvaardt on 17 each.
- T20I milestone
- It was Mandhana’s second T20I century, making her the first Indian woman reported to have two T20I hundreds.
- Asia Cup record
- Her 124 surpassed Chamari Athapaththu’s unbeaten 119 as the highest individual score in Women’s T20 Asia Cup history.
- Scoring discrepancy
- Reports differed on whether Mandhana was unbeaten or run out, and listed her century as coming from 57 or 58 balls.
- Next match
- India are scheduled to face Pakistan on September 5.
Sources
Smriti Mandhana creates history with 124, becomes leading run-scorer and top century-maker vs Hong Kong
Smriti Mandhana becomes highest run-getter in women’s international cricket
Women's Asia Cup: Smriti Mandhana Hits Record-breaking Hundred Against Hong Kong, Becomes All-time Leading Run Scorer In International Cricket
Smriti Mandhana In Red-Hot Form, Raises Alarm For Pakistan Ahead Of India Clash After Record Century