Smriti mandhana

Smriti Mandhana is not part of India's playing XI for the all-important tie against Pakistan. Vice-captain Mandhana's absence comes as a major blow for the Women in Blue before their first match in the competition. Harmanpreet Kaur is leading the team and lost the toss with Pakistan electing to bat first.

• Test debut(cap 13 August 2014v Last Test 30 September 2021v ODI debut(cap 10 April 2013v Last ODI 24 September 2022v ODI shirt no. 18 T20I debut(cap 5 April 2013v Last T20I 23 February 2023v T20I shirt no. 18 Domestic team information Years Team 2010/11–present 2016/17 2018/19 2018–2019 2018–2022 2021–present 2021/22 2023–present Career statistics Competition Matches 4 77 115 38 Runs scored 325 3,073 2,800 784 46.42 43.28 28.00 24.50 100s/50s 1/2 5/25 0/22 1/4 Top score 127 135 87 114 – – – 28 – – – 3 – – – 6.00 – – – 0 10 wickets in match – – – 0 Best bowling – – – 2/6 Catches/ 1/– 21/– 26/– 12/–

Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A stylish batter donning the number 18 with sublime cricketing shots. No, not Virat Kohli. We are writing about Smriti Mandhana Biography – the smart left-handed opener of the Indian Women’s Cricket team. Here’s Smriti Mandhana Biography and more you need to know about her Family, Career, Stats, Age, Awards, and Facts Donning black glasses, a focused Mandhana, walked on for the Women in Blue for the very first time as a 16-year-old while her friends were sitting in classrooms contemplating on their future. The hot-handed teenager who was never interested in Science or a probable career in hospitality. But, all she wanted to do was take the bat and hit the ball out of the park. Smriti has shown an undying passion for cricket since her debut as a teenager. It has made her only the second Indian cricketer to feature in a foreign T20 league; score a World Cup century and become one of the few cricketers to score a double ton in a List A-game. Also read: Indian Women Cricket Team, Brisbane Heat Women, India Green Women, Maharashtra Women, Trailblazers, Western Storm Smriti Mandhana with Virat Kohli Early Days She was born on 18th July in the city of dreams to Smita and Srinivas Mandhana. Her father, a former district player, turned chemical distributor at a textile company, longed to see his incomplete dream through his children Shravan and Smriti. When she was two-years-old, her family moved to Sangli. It was Sm...

Indian female cricketer, Smriti Mandhana on Friday, scored her maiden Test century while playing the landmark Pink Ball Test match against Australia Women. Mandhana scored 127 runs off 216 balls, including 22 boundaries and one maximum, at a strike rate of 58.79. With the ton, Mandhana became the first Indian woman cricketer to score a Test century in Australia. Earlier on Thursday, the 26-year-old had surpassed Rajani Venugopal to put up the highest Test score by an Indian woman cricketer before she finished the day at 70 unbeaten runs. Fastest T20I half-century In 2019, Mandhana scored the fastest T20I half-century for India while playing a game against New Zealand. Mandhana scored her fifty off just 24 balls to better her own record from 2018 when she had scored the then fastest half-century by an Indian woman cricketer off 30 balls against Australia. READ | Second-highest 50+ scores in T20Is by an Indian woman cricketer Mandhana holds the record for hitting the second-highest 50+ scores in the T20Is by an Indian woman cricketer. Mandhana has breached the 50-run mark in the T20Is 13 times, second only to Indian Test and ODI skipper Mithali Raj, who has scored 17 50+ scores for India in her T20I career. Most runs in a series Mandhana finished the ICC Women's Championship as the highest run-scorer for India. Mandhana scored 911 runs in 19 matches, including two centuries and 9 half-centuries, which came at an average of 65.07. The tournament in which Mandhana scored the m...

Commenting on receiving the honour Mandhana told ICC: "I am truly honoured for receiving the prestigious Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2021. I am grateful to my team-mates, my coaches, my family, friends and fans who believed in my potential and supported me in this journey. "A recognition of such high class from the global governing body of cricket in an exceptional and difficult year will motivate me to continue to better my game and contribute to Team India's success going forward. I look forward to 2022 with a clear focus on winning the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 in New Zealand as we continue to prepare as a team and unit."

The batting prowess from Sangli is just 24 years old in 2021 but has been under the limelight since the age of 9. Smriti Mandhana is one of the most talented batswomen in the world of cricket right now. Mandhana grabbed the limelight through stellar performances in the ICC Women’s World T20 in 2018. The talented batswoman’s 178-run streak in five matches earned her the tournament’s third-highest run aggregator. Since then, she has been the heart of India’s batting. Her off-drives and lofted shots are a treat to watch for the fans. Smriti Mandhana is a recipient of the prestigious Arjuna Award. She was also a part of the Indian team which made it to the finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia. They lost to the host in a jam-packed Melbourne Cricket Ground. But us Indian’s find victory in representation so here are some unknown facts about Smriti Mandhana, a true Indian prodigy! Smriti Mandhana: 12 Things To Know About The Female Indian Cricketer 1. Who is Smriti Mandhana? Born in Mumbai, Smriti Mandhana has already scored a half-century and a magnificent century in the Women’s World Cup 2017. The left-handed opening batter made a name for herself now and was one of the reasons why Team India won both of their games in the 2017 tournament. Mandhana has come into the international team rising through the ranks. She has played cricket all her life and that reflects when the elegant Maharashtrian plays. The 24-year-old has gathered a lot of experienc...