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Smriti Mandhana created history, broke Mithali Raj's record and became the new run machine of women's cricket.

Samira Vishwas | September 4, 2026 2:24 AM CST

New Delhi: Indian women's cricket star opener Smriti Mandhana has created history. She has registered her name at the top of the record books by becoming the highest run scorer in women's international cricket. He achieved this feat by scoring a brilliant century in the Asia Cup 2026 match against Hong Kong at the Dubai International Stadium.

124 runs in 64 balls, Mithali's record broken

Smriti played a explosive inning of 124 runs in 64 balls. With this, she went ahead of former captain Mithali Raj's record of 10,868 international runs. After this inning, Mandhana's total career runs have become 10,880 and she is now at the top in this list. New Zealand's Suzie Bates is at third place with 10,740 runs.

Most runs in women's international cricket

Smriti Mandhana – 10880 runs
Mithali Raj – 10868 runs
Suzie Bates – 10740 runs
Charlotte Edwards – 10273 runs
Stafanie Taylor – 10007 runs

The special thing was that immediately after completing the century, Smriti hit three consecutive sixes off the balls of Ruchitha Venkatesh. Her innings ended when she was run out on the third ball of the last over, but by then she had taken India to 193 runs.

18th century, leaving even Meg Lanning behind

This record is another major achievement in Mandhana's illustrious career. In the same innings, she completed her 18th international century and left behind former Australian captain Meg Lanning's record of 17 centuries.

Now she also holds the record for the highest individual score in the Women's T20 Asia Cup. He broke Chamari Athapaththu's record of 119 not out against Malaysia in 2024.

Highest score in Women's T20 Asia Cup

Smriti Mandhana vs Hong Kong – 124 runs
Chamari Athapaththu vs Malaysia – 120 not out
Mithali Raj vs Malaysia – 97 not out
Harshitha Samarawickrama vs Thailand – 81 runs
Shafali Verma vs Nepal – 81 runs

Harmanpreet's record of sixes also broken

Smriti hit 7 sixes against Hong Kong. With this she broke Harmanpreet Kaur's record of hitting most sixes by an Indian in T20I. Now he has 95 sixes in T20I, while Harmanpreet has 89 sixes.

Most sixes for India in Women's T20I

Smriti Mandhana – 95
Harmanpreet Kaur – 89
Shefali Verma – 87
Richa Ghosh – 46
Jemima Rodriguez – 28