India Smriti Mandhana reached yet another milestone in her career in 2025 as the fourth cricketer to go past 10000 runs in internationals. Additionally, she is the second Indian female cricketer, after former Mithali Raj, who currently leads with 10,868 runs. Behind Mithali and ahead of Mandhana (10053 runs) in the second and third position are New Zealand’s Suzie Bates (10,652) and England’s Charlotte Edwards (10,273).
The feat was achieved after Mandhana’s brilliant run in the fourth WT20I series against Sri Lanka Women in Thiruvananthapuram. The opening batter scored 80 runs off 48 balls at a strike rate of 166.66. She created a 162-run partnership with Shafali Verma, who ended her innings with 79 off 46. India Women won the match by 30 runs, with Mandhana earning Player of the Match honour. They are now leading the series by 4-0.
Not only this, but Mandhana’s performance has also earned her the top rank for most sixes in Women’s T20Is, surpassing captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s record of 78+. In the fourth WT20I match against Sri Lanka, she scored three sixes.
Mandhana’s 2025 season is full of surprises
The 2025 season has been full of milestones for India Women’s cricket team vice-captain. In the ODI World Cup 2025, which concluded last month, Mandhana became the first female cricketer to surpass 1000 runs in an ODI in a year. In the World Cup, she was at no. 2 in the list of top scorers with 434 runs in nine matches at a strike rate of 99.08.
She is ending the 2025 season as the leading run-scorer in WODIs with 1362 runs, followed by South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt with 1174 runs. Besides this, she has also scored five ODI centuries this season, equalling with South Africa Women batters Tazmin Brits and Wolvaardt.
In the women’s T20Is, Mandhana is also the second cricketer to surpass 4000 runs. New Zealand’s Suzie Bates is currently the leading scorer in WT20Is with 4716 runs.
When talking about her career, the star batter has scored 4102 runs in 157 WT20Is, 5322 runs in 117 WODIs, and 629 runs in seven WTests played so far. Mandhana made her international debut in the third T20I match against Bangladesh in April 2013 for a three-match series. Her ODI debut followed the same against Bangladesh in the three-match series of the format.
For now, Mandhana has a major role to play in the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026, leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru team as their captain. RCB will play the opening fixture against the Mumbai Indians, scheduled on January 9 at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
