{"id":71591,"date":"2026-09-04T23:30:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/71591"},"modified":"2026-09-04T23:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:30:36","slug":"mandhana-becomes-top-run-scorer-in-womens-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/71591","title":{"rendered":"Mandhana becomes top run-scorer in women&#8217;s cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>India\u2019s batting superstar Smriti Mandhana has become the leading run-scorer in women\u2019s international cricket after smashing a record-breaking 124 off 64 balls in the Women\u2019s Asia Cup in Dubai.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mandhana overtook former India skipper Mithali Raj, who had been the top international scorer with 10,868 international runs, during her match-winning innings against Hong Kong on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>It also sealed India\u2019s place in the semi-finals of the T20 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old also became the leading century-maker in women\u2019s international cricket, with 18 hundreds across formats, overtaking Australia\u2019s Meg Lanning and South Africa\u2019s Laura Wolvaardt, who have 17 each.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just the start,\u201d the India vice-captain said after the game.<\/p>\n<p>Mandhana has two centuries each in Tests and T20Is, and 14 in one-day internationals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil I was batting, I didn\u2019t know what record, because I didn\u2019t know what\u2019s the exact runs,\u201d Mandhana said, according to Indian sports outlet Sportstar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA very good day for Indian cricket, I would say,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>She also heaped praise on Mithali Raj as a \u201clegend and a role model\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mandhana\u2019s knock featured 14 fours and seven sixes as India piled up 193-5 before bowling out Hong Kong for 56 to secure a 137-run victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/mandhana-becomes-top-run-scorer-in-womens-cricket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s batting superstar Smriti Mandhana has become the leading run-scorer in women\u2019s international cricket after smashing a record-breaking 124 off 64 balls in the Women\u2019s Asia Cup in Dubai. Mandhana overtook former India skipper Mithali Raj, who had been the top international scorer with 10,868 international runs, during her match-winning innings against Hong Kong on Thursday. 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