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| image = Ms. Smriti Mandhana, Arjun Awardee (Cricket), in New Delhi on July 16, 2019 (cropped).jpg
| image = Ms. Smriti Mandhana, Arjun Awardee (Cricket), in New Delhi on July 16, 2019 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Mandhana in 2019
| caption = Mandhana in 2019
| fullname = Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana
| fullname = Smriti Shrinivas Mandhana
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|7|18|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|7|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| odidebutagainst = Bangladesh
| odidebutagainst = Bangladesh
| odicap = 106
| odicap = 106
| lastodidate = 7 July
| lastodidate = 24 September
|         lastodiyear = 2022
| lastodiyear = 2022
|     lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
| lastodiagainst = England
| odishirt = 18
| odishirt = 18


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| T20Idebutagainst = Bangladesh
| T20Idebutagainst = Bangladesh
| T20Icap = 40
| T20Icap = 40
| lastT20Idate = 7 August
| lastT20Idate = 23 February
| lastT20Iyear = 2022
| lastT20Iyear = 2023
| lastT20Iagainst = Australia  
| lastT20Iagainst = Australia
| T20Ishirt = 18
| T20Ishirt = 18


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| year4 = 2018–2019
| year4 = 2018–2019
| club5 = [[IPL Trailblazers|Trailblazers]]
| club5 = [[IPL Trailblazers|Trailblazers]]
| year5 = 2018–present
| year5 = 2018–2022
| club6 = [[Southern Brave]]
| club6 = [[Southern Brave]]
| year6 = 2021–present
| year6 = 2021–present
| club7 = [[Sydney Thunder (WBBL)|Sydney Thunder]]
| club7 = [[Sydney Thunder (WBBL)|Sydney Thunder]]
| year7 = {{nowrap|2021/22}}
| year7 = {{nowrap|2021/22}}
| club8 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year8 = 2023–present


| columns = 4
| columns = 4
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| column2 = [[Women's One Day International|ODI]]
| column2 = [[Women's One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 74
| matches2 = 77
| runs2 = 2,892
| runs2 = 3,073
| bat avg2 = 42.52
| bat avg2 = 43.28
| 100s/50s2 = 5/23
| 100s/50s2 = 5/25
| top score2 = 135
| top score2 = 135
| deliveries2 = –
| deliveries2 = –
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| column3 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| column3 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 89
| matches3 = 115
| runs3 = 2,120
| runs3 = 2,800
| bat avg3 = 26.50
| bat avg3 = 28.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/15
| 100s/50s3 = 0/22
| top score3 = 86
| top score3 = 87
| deliveries3 = –
| deliveries3 = –
| wickets3 = –
| wickets3 = –
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| tenfor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 21/–
| catches/stumpings3 = 26/–


| column4 = [[Women's Big Bash League|WBBL]]
| column4 = [[Women's Big Bash League|WBBL]]
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| bat avg4 = 24.50
| bat avg4 = 24.50
| 100s/50s4 = 1/4
| 100s/50s4 = 1/4
| top score4 = 114*
| top score4 = 114[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 28
| deliveries4 = 28
| wickets4 = 3
| wickets4 = 3
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| catches/stumpings4 = 12/–
| catches/stumpings4 = 12/–


| date = 7 August 2022
| date = 23 February 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/597806.html Cricinfo
| source = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/smriti-mandhana-597806 Cricinfo]
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'''Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana''' ({{IPAc-en|s|m|ɪ|ˌ|r|ɪ|.|t|iː|_|ˈ|m|ɑː|n|.|d|ə|n|.|ɑː|}} {{respell|smi|ri|tee|_|MAHN|dən|ah}};<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Pronounce Smriti Mandhana |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dk2lZBXeBI |website=YouTube |access-date=4 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>Listen to Mandhana pronouncing her own name: {{cite web |title=Smriti Mandhana's House Tour |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlXJZSd7HQY |website=YouTube |access-date=4 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> born 18 July 1996) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for the [[India women's national cricket team|Indian women's national team]] and signed to play for the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|WPL]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/597806.html |title=Smriti Mandhana |access-date=6 April 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/984993.html|title=Smriti Mandhana's journey from following her brother to practice to becoming a pivotal India batsman|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>
'''Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana''' ({{IPAc-en|s|m|ɪ|ˌ|r|ɪ|.|t|iː|_|ˈ|m|ɑː|n|.|d|ə|n|.|ɑː|}} {{respell|smi|ri|tee|_|MAHN|dən|ah}};<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Pronounce Smriti Mandhana |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dk2lZBXeBI |website=YouTube |access-date=4 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>Listen to Mandhana pronouncing her own name: {{cite web |title=Smriti Mandhana's House Tour |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlXJZSd7HQY |website=YouTube |access-date=4 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> born 18 July 1996) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for the [[India women's national cricket team|Indian women's national team]].<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/597806.html |title=Smriti Mandhana |access-date=6 April 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/984993.html|title=Smriti Mandhana's journey from following her brother to practice to becoming a pivotal India batsman|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref> In June 2018, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) named her as the Best Women's International Cricketer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1148763.html |title=Kohli, Harmanpreet, Mandhana win top BCCI awards |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> In December 2018, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) awarded her with the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for the best female cricketer of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/961535 |title=Smriti Mandhana wins Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> On 30 December 2021, she became a nominee of the ICC Women's T20 Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Smriti Mandhana among four nominees for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year Award {{!}} Cricket News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/smriti-mandhana-among-four-nominees-for-icc-womens-cricketer-of-year-award/articleshow/88616919.cms |access-date=2 January 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=31 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In December 2021, she, [[Tammy Beaumont]], [[Lizelle Lee]] and [[Gaby Lewis]] were nominated for the [[ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=ANI {{!}} , Dubai |title=Smriti Mandhana among nominees for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/smriti-mandhana-among-nominees-for-icc-women-s-cricketer-of-the-year-101640954924912.html |access-date=2 January 2022 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=31 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In January 2022, the ICC awarded her with the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for the [[ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2455823 |title=Winner of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year revealed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref>
 
She plays for the [[Maharashtra]] cricket team in domestic cricket.<ref name=":2" />
 
In June 2018, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) awarded her 'the Best Women's International Cricketer' in [[BCCI Awards|BCCI awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1148763.html |title=Kohli, Harmanpreet, Mandhana win top BCCI awards |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> In December 2018, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) awarded her with the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for the best female cricketer of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/961535 |title=Smriti Mandhana wins Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref> On 30 December 2021, she became a nominee of the ICC Women's T20 Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Smriti Mandhana among four nominees for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year Award {{!}} Cricket News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/smriti-mandhana-among-four-nominees-for-icc-womens-cricketer-of-year-award/articleshow/88616919.cms |access-date=2 January 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=31 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In December 2021, she, [[Tammy Beaumont]], [[Lizelle Lee]] and [[Gaby Lewis]] were nominated for the [[ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=ANI {{!}} , Dubai |title=Smriti Mandhana among nominees for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/smriti-mandhana-among-nominees-for-icc-women-s-cricketer-of-the-year-101640954924912.html |access-date=2 January 2022 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=31 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In January 2022, the ICC awarded her with the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for the [[ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2455823 |title=Winner of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year revealed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref>
 
On 13 February 2023 at the inaugural Women's Premier League auction, Smriti was signed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in [[Indian rupee|INR]] 3.40 crore.<ref name=":1" />


==Early and personal life==
==Early and personal life==
Mandhana was born on 18 July 1996 in Mumbai to Smita and Shrinivas Mandhana in a Marwari family .<ref name="wi 2014-09-07">{{cite news|last1=Patnaik|first1=Sidhanta|title=Mandhana's journey from Sangli to England|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/mandhanas-journey-sangli-england/125622|access-date=28 October 2016|work=Wisden India|date=7 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="wi 2014-08-17">{{cite news|last1=Swamy|first1=Kumar|title=Smriti Mandhana logs Test win on debut in UK|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Smriti-Mandhana-logs-Test-win-on-debut-in-UK/articleshow/40326248.cms|access-date=28 October 2016|work=The Times of India|date=17 August 2014}}</ref><ref>[https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/interview-some-people-would-say-that-i-will-become-dark-in-the-sun-and-who-will-marry-me-if-i-played-smriti-mandhana-2607385 Some people would say that I will become dark in the sun, and who will marry me if I played: Smriti Mandhana -''DNA India'']</ref>
Mandhana was born on 18 July 1996 in Mumbai to Smita and Shrinivas Mandhana in a Marwari family .<ref name="wi 2014-09-07">{{cite news|last1=Patnaik|first1=Sidhanta|title=Mandhana's journey from Sangli to England|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/mandhanas-journey-sangli-england/125622|access-date=28 October 2016|work=Wisden India|date=7 September 2014|archive-date=24 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224211957/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/mandhanas-journey-sangli-england/125622|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="wi 2014-08-17">{{cite news|last1=Swamy|first1=Kumar|title=Smriti Mandhana logs Test win on debut in UK|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Smriti-Mandhana-logs-Test-win-on-debut-in-UK/articleshow/40326248.cms|access-date=28 October 2016|work=The Times of India|date=17 August 2014}}</ref><ref>[https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/interview-some-people-would-say-that-i-will-become-dark-in-the-sun-and-who-will-marry-me-if-i-played-smriti-mandhana-2607385 Some people would say that I will become dark in the sun, and who will marry me if I played: Smriti Mandhana -''DNA India'']</ref>


When she was two, the family moved to [[Madhavnagar]], [[Sangli]] in [[Maharashtra]], where she completed her schooling. Both her father and brother, Shravan, played cricket at the district-level, for [[Sangli district|Sangli]]. She was inspired to take up cricket after watching her brother play at the Maharashtra state Under-16s tournaments. At the age of nine, she was selected in the Maharashtra's Under-15 team. At eleven, she was picked for the Maharashtra Under-19s team.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kishore|first1=Shashank|title=The prodigious journey of Smriti Mandhana|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/984993.html|access-date=28 October 2016|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=18 March 2016}}</ref>
When she was two, the family moved to [[Madhavnagar]], [[Sangli]] in [[Maharashtra]], where she completed her schooling. Both her father and brother, Shravan, played cricket at the district-level, for [[Sangli district|Sangli]]. She was inspired to take up cricket after watching her brother play at the Maharashtra state Under-16s tournaments. At the age of nine, she was selected in the Maharashtra's Under-15 team. At eleven, she was picked for the Maharashtra Under-19s team.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kishore|first1=Shashank|title=The prodigious journey of Smriti Mandhana|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/women/content/story/984993.html|access-date=28 October 2016|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=18 March 2016}}</ref>
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In the 2016 [[Women's Challenger Trophy]], Mandhana scored three half-centuries for India Red in as many games, and helped her team win the trophy by making an unbeaten 62 off 82 balls in the final against India Blue. With 192 runs, she emerged as the tournament's top-scorer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mandhana powers India Red to title|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/mandhana-powers-india-red-to-title/226886|access-date=28 October 2016|work=Wisden India|date=25 October 2016}}</ref>
In the 2016 [[Women's Challenger Trophy]], Mandhana scored three half-centuries for India Red in as many games, and helped her team win the trophy by making an unbeaten 62 off 82 balls in the final against India Blue. With 192 runs, she emerged as the tournament's top-scorer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mandhana powers India Red to title|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/mandhana-powers-india-red-to-title/226886|access-date=28 October 2016|work=Wisden India|date=25 October 2016}}</ref>


In September 2016, Mandhana was signed up for a one-year deal with [[Brisbane Heat (WBBL)|Brisbane Heat]] for the [[Women's Big Bash League]] (WBBL), and along with [[Harmanpreet Kaur]], became one of the first two Indians to be signed up for the League.<ref>{{cite news|title=India Women stars relishing Big Bash opportunity|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/features-and-specials/96541/india-women-stars-relishing-big-bash-opportunity|access-date=28 October 2016|work=International Cricket Council|date=17 October 2016}}</ref> Playing against [[Melbourne Renegades (WBBL)|Melbourne Renegades]] in January 2017, she fell awkwardly while fielding after bowling the final ball of her over hurting her knee. She was ruled out of the rest of the tournament which she ended having scored 89 runs in 12 innings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Knee injury ends Mandhana's WBBL campaign|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/knee-injury-ends-mandhanas-wbbl-campaign/236692|publisher=Wisden India|access-date=3 February 2017|date=15 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Women's Big Bash League, 2016/17 / Most runs|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=11243;type=tournament|publisher=espncricinfo.com|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref>
In September 2016, Mandhana was signed up for a one-year deal with [[Brisbane Heat (WBBL)|Brisbane Heat]] for the [[Women's Big Bash League]] (WBBL), and along with [[Harmanpreet Kaur]], became one of the first two Indians to be signed up for the League.<ref>{{cite news|title=India Women stars relishing Big Bash opportunity|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/features-and-specials/96541/india-women-stars-relishing-big-bash-opportunity|access-date=28 October 2016|work=International Cricket Council|date=17 October 2016|archive-date=24 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224212001/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/features-and-specials/96541/india-women-stars-relishing-big-bash-opportunity|url-status=dead}}</ref> Playing against [[Melbourne Renegades (WBBL)|Melbourne Renegades]] in January 2017, she fell awkwardly while fielding after bowling the final ball of her over hurting her knee. She was ruled out of the rest of the tournament which she ended having scored 89 runs in 12 innings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Knee injury ends Mandhana's WBBL campaign|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/knee-injury-ends-mandhanas-wbbl-campaign/236692|publisher=Wisden India|access-date=3 February 2017|date=15 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Records / Women's Big Bash League, 2016/17 / Most runs|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=11243;type=tournament|publisher=espncricinfo.com|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref>


In June 2018, Mandhana signed for [[Kia Super League]] defending champions [[Western Storm]], becoming the first Indian to play in the league.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mandhana set to become first Indian to play in Super League |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23789547/smriti-mandhana-set-become-first-indian-play-super-league |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> In November 2018, she was named in the [[Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL)|Hobart Hurricanes]]' squad for the [[2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/wbbl-04-all-you-need-to-know-guide-tv-schedule-squads-when-fantasy-best-players/2018-11-30 |title=WBBL04: All you need to know guide |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25412608/the-full-squads-wbbl |title=The full squads for the WBBL |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref> In 2021, she was drafted by [[Southern Brave]] for the [[2021 season of The Hundred|inaugural season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/54646061 |access-date=2022-03-09}}</ref> She played for them in 7 games and scored 167 runs before leaving them for [[India women's cricket team in Australia in 2021–22|India's tour of Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hundred: Southern Brave lose Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur for the rest of The Hundred |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/12379594/the-hundred-southern-brave-lose-smriti-mandhana-and-harmanpreet-kaur-for-the-rest-of-the-hundred |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>
In June 2018, Mandhana signed for [[Kia Super League]] defending champions [[Western Storm]], becoming the first Indian to play in the league.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mandhana set to become first Indian to play in Super League |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23789547/smriti-mandhana-set-become-first-indian-play-super-league |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> In November 2018, she was named in the [[Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL)|Hobart Hurricanes]]' squad for the [[2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/wbbl-04-all-you-need-to-know-guide-tv-schedule-squads-when-fantasy-best-players/2018-11-30 |title=WBBL04: All you need to know guide |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25412608/the-full-squads-wbbl |title=The full squads for the WBBL |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref> In 2021, she was drafted by [[Southern Brave]] for the [[2021 season of The Hundred|inaugural season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/54646061 |access-date=2022-03-09}}</ref> She played for them in 7 games and scored 167 runs before leaving them for [[India women's cricket team in Australia in 2021–22|India's tour of Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hundred: Southern Brave lose Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur for the rest of The Hundred |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/12379594/the-hundred-southern-brave-lose-smriti-mandhana-and-harmanpreet-kaur-for-the-rest-of-the-hundred |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>
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In February 2022, she was retained by Southern Brave for the [[2022 season of The Hundred|2022 edition of the Hundred]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mandhana, Rodrigues, Perry commit to Hundred as England players eye moves |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-hundred-2022-mandhana-rodrigues-perry-commit-to-hundred-as-england-players-eye-moves-1302240 |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
In February 2022, she was retained by Southern Brave for the [[2022 season of The Hundred|2022 edition of the Hundred]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mandhana, Rodrigues, Perry commit to Hundred as England players eye moves |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-hundred-2022-mandhana-rodrigues-perry-commit-to-hundred-as-england-players-eye-moves-1302240 |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
In February 2023, in the inaugural [[Women's Premier League (cricket)#Player auction|WPL auction]], she was bought by [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] for ₹3.4 crores. It was the highest bid for a player in that auction.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://epaper.lokmat.com/articlepage.php?articleid=LOK_JLLK_20230215_10_4</ref> <ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=WPL Auction 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore Buys Smriti Mandhana For Whopping Rs 3.40 Cr |url=https://english.jagran.com/cricket/wpl-auction-2023-royal-challengers-bangalore-buys-smriti-mandhana-for-whopping-rs-340-cr-10064937 |access-date=13 February 2023 |work=English Jagran |date=13 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>She was also named elected [[Captain (cricket)|captain]] of the team.


==International career==
==International career==
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Smriti Mandhana scored the fastest fifty for India in [[Women's Twenty20 International|Women's T20Is]] of just 24 balls against [[New Zealand women's cricket team|New Zealand]] in February 2019. In March 2018, she also scored the fifty for India in a [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) fixture, taking 30 balls to reach a half-century against [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] in the [[2017–18 India women's Tri-Nation Series]].<ref name="Mandhana50">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18536/report/1131235/india-women-vs-australia-women-1st-match-tri-nation-womens-t20 |title=Mooney, bowlers power Australia to six-wicket win |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> The following month, she was named the player of the series, for the three [[Women's One Day International|WODI]] matches played [[England women's cricket team in India in 2017–18|England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/662446 |title=Career highs for Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref> On 3 August 2018, she scored the first century in the [[2018 Women's Cricket Super League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nayaindia.com/cricket-special/mandhana-hit-his-first-t20-century-in-england.html |title=Mandhana Hit His First T20 Century In England|work=Naya India |access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/794639 |title=Smriti Mandhana lights up Manchester with maiden T20 ton |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref>
Smriti Mandhana scored the fastest fifty for India in [[Women's Twenty20 International|Women's T20Is]] of just 24 balls against [[New Zealand women's cricket team|New Zealand]] in February 2019. In March 2018, she also scored the fifty for India in a [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) fixture, taking 30 balls to reach a half-century against [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] in the [[2017–18 India women's Tri-Nation Series]].<ref name="Mandhana50">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18536/report/1131235/india-women-vs-australia-women-1st-match-tri-nation-womens-t20 |title=Mooney, bowlers power Australia to six-wicket win |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> The following month, she was named the player of the series, for the three [[Women's One Day International|WODI]] matches played [[England women's cricket team in India in 2017–18|England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/662446 |title=Career highs for Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref> On 3 August 2018, she scored the first century in the [[2018 Women's Cricket Super League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nayaindia.com/cricket-special/mandhana-hit-his-first-t20-century-in-england.html |title=Mandhana Hit His First T20 Century In England|work=Naya India |access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/794639 |title=Smriti Mandhana lights up Manchester with maiden T20 ton |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref>


In October 2018, she was named in India's squad for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|Women's World Twenty20]] tournament in the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2018/press-releases/17669/indian-womens-team-for-icc-womens-world-twenty20-announced |title=Indian Women's Team for ICC Women's World Twenty20 announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/863769 |title=India Women bank on youth for WT20 campaign |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the star of the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/887529 |title=Key Players: India |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=7 November 2018}}</ref> During the tournament, she became the third cricketer for India to score 1,000 runs in [[WT20I]] matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-w-vs-aus-w-womens-world-t20-smriti-mandhana-becomes-third-indian-batswoman-to-reach-1000-t20i-runs-mithali-raj-harmanpreet-kaur/315925 |title=IND W vs AUS W, Women's World T20: Smriti Mandhana becomes third Indian batter to reach 1000 T20I runs |work=Times Now News |access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref> She ended that year as the leading run-scorer in [[Women's One Day International|WODIs]] with 669 at an average of 66.90. She was adjudged the [[ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year]] and the ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Smriti Mandhana, Alyssa Healy named ICC ODI, T20I Players of 2018 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25652333 |access-date=1 January 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=31 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
In October 2018, she was named in India's squad for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|Women's World Twenty20]] tournament in the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2018/press-releases/17669/indian-womens-team-for-icc-womens-world-twenty20-announced |title=Indian Women's Team for ICC Women's World Twenty20 announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=28 September 2018 |archive-date=28 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928121529/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2018/press-releases/17669/indian-womens-team-for-icc-womens-world-twenty20-announced |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/863769 |title=India Women bank on youth for WT20 campaign |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the star of the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/887529 |title=Key Players: India |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=7 November 2018}}</ref> During the tournament, she became the third cricketer for India to score 1,000 runs in [[WT20I]] matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-w-vs-aus-w-womens-world-t20-smriti-mandhana-becomes-third-indian-batswoman-to-reach-1000-t20i-runs-mithali-raj-harmanpreet-kaur/315925 |title=IND W vs AUS W, Women's World T20: Smriti Mandhana becomes third Indian batter to reach 1000 T20I runs |work=Times Now News |access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref> She ended that year as the leading run-scorer in [[Women's One Day International|WODIs]] with 669 at an average of 66.90. She was adjudged the [[ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year]] and the ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Smriti Mandhana, Alyssa Healy named ICC ODI, T20I Players of 2018 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25652333 |access-date=1 January 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=31 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>


In February 2019, she was named as the captain of India's Women T20I squad for the three match against [[England women's cricket team|England]]. She became the youngest T20I captain for India when she led the women's team against England in the first T20I in [[Barsapara Stadium|Guwahati]]. At 22 years and 229 days, the India women's cricket team opener is taking over from [[Harmanpreet Kaur]], who has been ruled out of the three-match series with an ankle injury.<ref>{{cite news |title=Smriti Mandhana, Youngest captain of T20I |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-women-vs-england-1st-t20i-smriti-mandhana-youngest-captain-cricket-1469805-2019-03-04 |access-date=4 March 2019 |work=indiatoday.in}}</ref>
In February 2019, she was named as the captain of India's Women T20I squad for the three match against [[England women's cricket team|England]]. She became the youngest T20I captain for India when she led the women's team against England in the first T20I in [[Barsapara Stadium|Guwahati]]. At 22 years and 229 days, the India women's cricket team opener is taking over from [[Harmanpreet Kaur]], who has been ruled out of the three-match series with an ankle injury.<ref>{{cite news |title=Smriti Mandhana, Youngest captain of T20I |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-women-vs-england-1st-t20i-smriti-mandhana-youngest-captain-cricket-1469805-2019-03-04 |access-date=4 March 2019 |work=indiatoday.in}}</ref>


In May 2019, she has won the International Woman Cricketer of the Year awards at [[CEAT Cricket Ratings|CEAT International Cricket Awards]] 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportsflashes.com/en/news/kohli-and-mandhana-win-international-cricketer-of-the-year-award/260393.html|title=Kohli and Mandhana win International Cricketer of the Year award|last=Desk|first=Sports Flashes|date=14 May 2019|website=Sports Flashes|language=en-IN|access-date=14 May 2019}}</ref> In November 2019, during the series against [[India women's cricket team in the West Indies in 2019–20|West Indies]], she became the third-fastest cricketer, in terms of innings, to score 2,000 runs in WODIs, doing so in her 51st innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1486417 |title=Rodrigues-Mandhana partnership guides India to series win over West Indies |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref>
In May 2019, she has won the International Woman Cricketer of the Year awards at [[CEAT Cricket Ratings|CEAT International Cricket Awards]] 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportsflashes.com/en/news/kohli-and-mandhana-win-international-cricketer-of-the-year-award/260393.html|title=Kohli and Mandhana win International Cricketer of the Year award|last=Desk|first=Sports Flashes|date=14 May 2019|website=Sports Flashes|language=en-IN|access-date=14 May 2019|archive-date=14 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514094158/https://sportsflashes.com/en/news/kohli-and-mandhana-win-international-cricketer-of-the-year-award/260393.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2019, during the series against [[India women's cricket team in the West Indies in 2019–20|West Indies]], she became the third-fastest cricketer, in terms of innings, to score 2,000 runs in WODIs, doing so in her 51st innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1486417 |title=Rodrigues-Mandhana partnership guides India to series win over West Indies |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref>


In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28468147/kaur-mandhana-verma-part-full-strength-india-squad-t20-world-cup |title=Kaur, Mandhana, Verma part of full strength India squad for T20 World Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>  
In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28468147/kaur-mandhana-verma-part-full-strength-india-squad-t20-world-cup |title=Kaur, Mandhana, Verma part of full strength India squad for T20 World Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>


In May 2021, she was named in India's [[Women's Test cricket|Test]] squad for their one-off match against [[India women's cricket team in England in 2021|England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154389/india-s-senior-women-squad-for-the-only-test-match-odi-t20i-series-against-england-announced |title=India's Senior Women squad for the only Test match, ODI & T20I series against England announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> In August 2021, she was also named in India's Test squad for their one-off match [[India women's cricket team in Australia in 2021–22|against Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154934/india-women-s-squad-for-one-off-test-odi-and-t20i-series-against-australia-announced |title=India Women's squad for one-off Test, ODI and T20I series against Australia announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref> In the first innings of the match, she scored her [[List of centuries in women's Test cricket|first century in Test cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/smriti-mandhana-first-test-century-hundred-india-australia-pink-ball-test-gold-coast-carrara/article36769774.ece |title=Smriti Mandhana scores maiden Test hundred in pink ball Test against Australia |work=SportStar |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref> She became the first Indian female cricketer to score a century in both ODIs and Tests in Australia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=MyDigitalNEWS.in|first=|date=2 October 2021|title=Five Shocking Facts About Smriti Mandhana Becomes The First Indian Woman To Score A Test Century In Australia|url=https://mydigitalnews.in/five-shocking-facts-about-smriti-mandhana-becomes-the-first-indian-woman-to-score-a-test-century-in-australia|url-status=live|access-date=2 October 2021|website=My Digital NEWS.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohanarangan|first=Vinayakk|title=Data check: Breaking a record that stood since 1949 and other numbers from Smriti Mandhana's century|url=https://scroll.in/field/1006751/data-check-breaking-a-record-that-stood-since-1949-and-other-numbers-from-smriti-mandhanas-century|access-date=2 October 2021|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/womens-odi-world-cup-2022-renuka-singh-meghna-singh-yastika-bhatia-break-into-indias-world-cup-squad-1295643 |title=Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref> In July 2022, she was named as the vice-captain of India's team for the [[Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|cricket tournament]] at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Birmingham]], England.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2022/news/55555899/team-india-senior-women-squad-for-birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games-announced?type=Latest |title=Team India (Senior Women) squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref>
In May 2021, she was named in India's [[Women's Test cricket|Test]] squad for their one-off match against [[India women's cricket team in England in 2021|England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154389/india-s-senior-women-squad-for-the-only-test-match-odi-t20i-series-against-england-announced |title=India's Senior Women squad for the only Test match, ODI & T20I series against England announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> In August 2021, she was also named in India's Test squad for their one-off match [[India women's cricket team in Australia in 2021–22|against Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154934/india-women-s-squad-for-one-off-test-odi-and-t20i-series-against-australia-announced |title=India Women's squad for one-off Test, ODI and T20I series against Australia announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref> In the first innings of the match, she scored her [[List of centuries in women's Test cricket|first century in Test cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/smriti-mandhana-first-test-century-hundred-india-australia-pink-ball-test-gold-coast-carrara/article36769774.ece |title=Smriti Mandhana scores maiden Test hundred in pink ball Test against Australia |work=SportStar |date=October 2021 |access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref> She became the first Indian female cricketer to score a century in both ODIs and Tests in Australia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=MyDigitalNEWS.in|date=2 October 2021|title=Five Shocking Facts About Smriti Mandhana Becomes The First Indian Woman To Score A Test Century In Australia|url=https://mydigitalnews.in/five-shocking-facts-about-smriti-mandhana-becomes-the-first-indian-woman-to-score-a-test-century-in-australia|url-status=live|access-date=2 October 2021|website=My Digital NEWS.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohanarangan|first=Vinayakk|title=Data check: Breaking a record that stood since 1949 and other numbers from Smriti Mandhana's century|url=https://scroll.in/field/1006751/data-check-breaking-a-record-that-stood-since-1949-and-other-numbers-from-smriti-mandhanas-century|access-date=2 October 2021|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/womens-odi-world-cup-2022-renuka-singh-meghna-singh-yastika-bhatia-break-into-indias-world-cup-squad-1295643 |title=Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref> In July 2022, she was named as the vice-captain of India's team for the [[Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|cricket tournament]] at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Birmingham]], England.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2022/news/55555899/team-india-senior-women-squad-for-birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games-announced?type=Latest |title=Team India (Senior Women) squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref>


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Smriti Mandhana
Personal information
Full nameSmriti Shrinivas Mandhana
Born (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 30)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleOpening batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 76)13 August 2014 v England
Last Test30 September 2021 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 106)10 April 2013 v Bangladesh
Last ODI24 September 2022 v England
ODI shirt no.18
T20I debut (cap 40)5 April 2013 v Bangladesh
Last T20I23 February 2023 v Australia
T20I shirt no.18
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010/11–presentMaharashtra
2016/17Brisbane Heat
2018/19Hobart Hurricanes
2018–2019Western Storm
2018–2022Trailblazers
2021–presentSouthern Brave
2021/22Sydney Thunder
2023–presentRoyal Challengers Bangalore
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I WBBL
Matches 4 77 115 38
Runs scored 325 3,073 2,800 784
Batting average 46.42 43.28 28.00 24.50
100s/50s 1/2 5/25 0/22 1/4
Top score 127 135 87 114*
Balls bowled – – – 28
Wickets – – – 3
Bowling average – – – 6.00
5 wickets in innings – – – 0
10 wickets in match – – – 0
Best bowling – – – 2/6
Catches/stumpings 1/– 21/– 26/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 February 2023
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's Cricket
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team

Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana (/smɪˌrɪ.tiː ˈmɑːn.dən.ɑː/ smi-ri-tee MAHN-dən-ah;[1][2] born 18 July 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian women's national team and signed to play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the WPL.[3][4][5]

She plays for the Maharashtra cricket team in domestic cricket.[5]

In June 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) awarded her 'the Best Women's International Cricketer' in BCCI awards.[6] In December 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded her with the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for the best female cricketer of the year.[7] On 30 December 2021, she became a nominee of the ICC Women's T20 Player of the Year.[8] In December 2021, she, Tammy Beaumont, Lizelle Lee and Gaby Lewis were nominated for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year.[9] In January 2022, the ICC awarded her with the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year.[10]

On 13 February 2023 at the inaugural Women's Premier League auction, Smriti was signed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in INR 3.40 crore.[3]

Early and personal life

Mandhana was born on 18 July 1996 in Mumbai to Smita and Shrinivas Mandhana in a Marwari family .[11][12][13]

When she was two, the family moved to Madhavnagar, Sangli in Maharashtra, where she completed her schooling. Both her father and brother, Shravan, played cricket at the district-level, for Sangli. She was inspired to take up cricket after watching her brother play at the Maharashtra state Under-16s tournaments. At the age of nine, she was selected in the Maharashtra's Under-15 team. At eleven, she was picked for the Maharashtra Under-19s team.[14]

Mandhana's family is closely involved in her cricketing activities. Her father Shrinivas, a chemical distributor, takes care of her cricket programme, her mother Smita is in charge of her diet, clothing and other organisational aspects, and her brother Shravan still bowls to her in the nets.[11][12]

Domestic career

Her first breakthrough came in October 2013, when she became the first Indian woman to achieve a double-hundred in a one-day game. Playing for Maharashtra against Gujarat, she scored an unbeaten 224 off 150 balls in the West Zone Under-19 Tournament, at the Alembic Cricket Ground in Vadodara.[15]

In the 2016 Women's Challenger Trophy, Mandhana scored three half-centuries for India Red in as many games, and helped her team win the trophy by making an unbeaten 62 off 82 balls in the final against India Blue. With 192 runs, she emerged as the tournament's top-scorer.[16]

In September 2016, Mandhana was signed up for a one-year deal with Brisbane Heat for the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), and along with Harmanpreet Kaur, became one of the first two Indians to be signed up for the League.[17] Playing against Melbourne Renegades in January 2017, she fell awkwardly while fielding after bowling the final ball of her over hurting her knee. She was ruled out of the rest of the tournament which she ended having scored 89 runs in 12 innings.[18][19]

In June 2018, Mandhana signed for Kia Super League defending champions Western Storm, becoming the first Indian to play in the league.[20] In November 2018, she was named in the Hobart Hurricanes' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[21][22] In 2021, she was drafted by Southern Brave for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[23] She played for them in 7 games and scored 167 runs before leaving them for India's tour of Australia.[24]

In September 2021, she was named in the Sydney Thunder's squad for the 2021-22 Women's Big Bash League season.[25][26] She scored a hundred in the season, equalling the record for the tournament's highest ever score.[27]

In February 2022, she was retained by Southern Brave for the 2022 edition of the Hundred.[28]

In February 2023, in the inaugural WPL auction, she was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹3.4 crores. It was the highest bid for a player in that auction.[29] [3]She was also named elected captain of the team.

International career

Mandhana made her Test debut in August 2014 against England at Wormsley Park. She helped her team to win the match by scoring 22 and 51 in her first and second innings, respectively; in the latter innings, she shared in an opening-wicket partnership of 76 runs with Thirush Kamini, chasing 182.[30][31]

In the second ODI game of India's tour of Australia in 2016 at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart, Mandhana scored her maiden international hundred (102 off 109 balls), in a losing cause.[32] Mandhana was the only Indian player to be named in the ICC Women's Team of the Year 2016.[33]

Mandhana came into the team for the 2017 World Cup after recovering from an injury she sustained, an anterior cruciate ligament rupture, during her time at the WBBL in January that year. In her five-month recovery period, she missed the World Cup Qualifier and the Quadrangular Series in South Africa.[34] She began the World Cup with a 90 against England in Derby, in the first of the group matches. She helped her team win by 35 runs, and was named the player of the match.[35] followed by her second hundred in a One Day International against West Indies,(106*)

Mandhana was part of the Indian team to reach the final of the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup where the team lost to England by nine runs.[36][37][38]

Smriti Mandhana scored the fastest fifty for India in Women's T20Is of just 24 balls against New Zealand in February 2019. In March 2018, she also scored the fifty for India in a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) fixture, taking 30 balls to reach a half-century against Australia in the 2017–18 India women's Tri-Nation Series.[39] The following month, she was named the player of the series, for the three WODI matches played England.[40] On 3 August 2018, she scored the first century in the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League.[41][42]

In October 2018, she was named in India's squad for the Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[43][44] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as the star of the team.[45] During the tournament, she became the third cricketer for India to score 1,000 runs in WT20I matches.[46] She ended that year as the leading run-scorer in WODIs with 669 at an average of 66.90. She was adjudged the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year and the ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year.[47]

In February 2019, she was named as the captain of India's Women T20I squad for the three match against England. She became the youngest T20I captain for India when she led the women's team against England in the first T20I in Guwahati. At 22 years and 229 days, the India women's cricket team opener is taking over from Harmanpreet Kaur, who has been ruled out of the three-match series with an ankle injury.[48]

In May 2019, she has won the International Woman Cricketer of the Year awards at CEAT International Cricket Awards 2019.[49] In November 2019, during the series against West Indies, she became the third-fastest cricketer, in terms of innings, to score 2,000 runs in WODIs, doing so in her 51st innings.[50]

In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[51]

In May 2021, she was named in India's Test squad for their one-off match against England.[52] In August 2021, she was also named in India's Test squad for their one-off match against Australia.[53] In the first innings of the match, she scored her first century in Test cricket.[54] She became the first Indian female cricketer to score a century in both ODIs and Tests in Australia.[55][56] In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[57] In July 2022, she was named as the vice-captain of India's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[58]

See also

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