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Dubai: Indian women's cricket team's star opener Smriti Mandhana has a chance to make a big record in the semi-finals of the Women's Asia Cup 2026. India will play the semi-final match against Bangladesh on Thursday. If Mandhana scores 69 runs in this match, she will become the highest run-scorer in women's T20 international cricket.

69 runs away from breaking Suzie Bates' record

Smriti Mandhana has so far scored 4,690 runs in 174 T20 International matches. His batting average is 30.65. He has 2 centuries and 35 half-centuries to his name.

Mandhana has hit 634 fours and 95 sixes so far in T20 International.

The record for scoring the most runs in women's T20 international cricket is currently held by New Zealand's Suzie Bates. He has scored 4,758 runs in 186 matches. His average has been 28.83.

In such a situation, Mandhana needs only 69 runs to break Bates' record.

Most runs in Women's T20

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur is at third place in the list with 4,249 runs, while Sri Lankan captain Chamri Atapattu is at fourth place with 4,095 runs.

Mandhana's bat is also speaking strongly in Asia Cup

Smriti Mandhana is in great form in the Women's Asia Cup 2026. She is the highest run scorer in the tournament.

Mandhana has so far scored 152 runs in 3 matches at an average of 50.67. She is also the only batsman to score a century in this tournament.

He batted brilliantly against Hong Kong and China and scored 124 runs on 64 balls. In this innings he hit 14 fours and 7 sixes.

Now Mandhana also has a chance to create a personal record by playing a big innings in the semi-finals against Bangladesh.

India has the upper hand against Bangladesh

So far 24 matches have been played between India and Bangladesh in T20 cricket. Of these, India won 21 matches, while Bangladesh won only 3 matches.

India has won all 8 T20 matches played between the two teams since September 2023. At the same time, Bangladesh has got only one win in the last 10 matches.

However, in the semi-finals, Bangladesh team will try to leave this record behind and challenge India.

India eyes record 8th Asia Cup title

The Indian women's team is eyeing to win the Asia Cup title for a record eighth time.

India has so far won the Asia Cup title four times in ODI format and thrice in T20 format.

In such a situation, the semi-final against Bangladesh is not only an opportunity for India to reach the final but also an opportunity for Smriti Mandhana to create history.

69 runs and the name of the record book will change

Smriti Mandhana is currently just 68 runs behind Suzie Bates. If she scores 69 runs in the semi-finals, her T20 International runs will reach 4,759 and she will become the highest run-scorer in women's T20 cricket.

That means the semi-final against Bangladesh is not just a battle for Team India to reach the final, but it is also an opportunity for Mandhana to create a big personal record.