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Smriti Mandhana created history as soon as she entered the field in Lord’s Test, became the world’s youngest cricketer to play 300 international matches.
Samira Vishwas | July 11, 2026 7:24 AM CST

Smriti Mandhana: Indian women’s cricket team’s star batsman and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has created history as soon as she stepped onto the historic Lord’s ground in London.

Smriti Mandhana: These days the Indian women’s team is on a tour of England, where the only test match is being played between the two teams at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. Team India’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has created history as soon as she entered the field in this match. This is Mandhana’s 300th match in international cricket. She has become the youngest player in the world to reach this milestone.

Smriti Mandhana created history

Indian women’s cricket team’s star batsman and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has created history as soon as she stepped onto the historic Lord’s ground in London. Mandhana is playing her 300th international match in the only test match against England. Mandhana, who achieved this feat at the age of 29 years 357 days, has become the youngest female player in the history of cricket. Let us tell you, Mandhana is going to celebrate her 30th birthday on 18th July. Just before his birthday, he has reached the magical figure of 300 international matches.

Smriti Mandhana becomes part of elite club

Indian star opener Smriti Mandhana has become the 12th female cricketer in the world to reach the figure of 300 international matches. With this, Mandhana has become the third female cricketer to play 300 or more international matches for India. The record of playing most international matches in women’s cricket for Team India is held in the name of captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who has played a total of 374 matches for India so far. After him comes the second name of former captain Mithali Raj, who played 333 international matches. Now Smriti Mandhana has also become a part of this elite club.

Mandhana is an important pillar of Indian batting.

29-year-old Indian star opener Smriti Mandhana made her international debut on 5 April 2013 against Bangladesh. Mandhana has been an important pillar of Indian women’s cricket batting for more than a decade. With his brilliant batting, he has made India win many important matches. Smriti has played a total of 120 ODIs, 171 T20 and 9 Test matches for Team India so far. The only Test in England’s historic Lord’s is the ninth Test match of his career.


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