Smriti Mandhana creates history, becomes leading run-scorer in Women's T20I

Smriti Mandhana became the highest run-scorer successful women’s T20I cricket, surpassing Suzie Bates, and the archetypal Indian pistillate to deed 100 sixes successful the format during the Asian Games 2026 semi-final against Bangladesh. Her quickfire 37 disconnected 19 balls, alongside Shafali Verma’s assertive start, helped India contention to 71/1 successful the powerplay aft Harmanpreet Kaur elected to bat.