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Smriti Mandhana has reached the landmark of 10,000 international runs across all formats, becoming only the fourth woman in cricket history to do so. She now stands alongside Mithali Raj, Charlotte Edwards and Suzie Bates in an elite group.
India will lock horns with Sri Lanka Women in the fifth and final T20I of the series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. With a series whitewash in sight, much of the attention will be on vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, who is expected to play a key role for India.
Mandhana comes into the match in outstanding form after smashing a Player of the Match-winning 80 in the fourth T20I. Needing just 62 more runs, she has the chance to finish 2025 on a high and move past Shubman Gill in a notable year-end milestone.
Smriti Mandhana has piled up 1,703 runs across formats in international cricket this year. Meanwhile, Shubman Gill sits at the top of the 2025 run charts with 1,764 runs. A score of 62 or more in the final T20I against Sri Lanka would see Mandhana leapfrog Gill to claim the top spot among international run-getters in 2025.
Smriti Mandhana shatters multiple records
Smriti Mandhana’s brilliant 80 in the fourth T20I against Sri Lanka saw her eclipse the record she herself set last year for the highest number of runs by a woman in a calendar year across formats. At 29, she also became the first player in history to amass more than 1,700 runs in a single year. Before last season, no batter had even crossed the 1,500-run mark, but Mandhana, along with South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt, has significantly raised the bar since the start of 2024.
Smriti Mandhana has reached the landmark of 10,000 international runs across all formats, becoming only the fourth woman in cricket history to do so. She now stands alongside Mithali Raj, Charlotte Edwards and Suzie Bates in an elite group. The Indian star has also created history by becoming the youngest player to touch the milestone and the first woman to achieve it before turning 30.