Indian batter Smriti Mandhana delivered an outstanding performance, scoring 124 runs off 64 balls in the match against Hong Kong during the Women's T20 Asia Cup. This match took place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Thursday, August 3rd.
This century marked her second hundred in her T20 international career and her eighteenth overall in international cricket. With this innings, Smriti Mandhana set a new record, becoming the batter with the most runs in women's international cricket.
She surpassed the record of former Indian captain Mithali Raj, who previously scored 10868 runs in international cricket. Smriti Mandhana's total runs now stand at 10880.
According to statistics, Smriti Mandhana is now the leader in total runs in women's international cricket, ahead of Mithali Raj (10868), Suji Bates (10740), Charlotte Edwards (10273), and Stephanie Taylor (10007).
Furthermore, Smriti Mandhana became the top scorer in the Women's T20 Asia Cup match, breaking the record of Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu, who scored 119* runs against Malaysia in the 2024 season. Her score of 124 runs against Hong Kong in Dubai in 2026 surpasses the previous record.
In her innings, Smriti Mandhana hit 7 sixes. Among Indian batters, Harmanpreet Kaur has hit more sixes in a single Women's T20I innings. Smriti Mandhana now ranks second in this list.
Leaders in the number of sixes in a Women's T20I innings among Indian batters: Harmanpreet Kaur (8 against New Zealand in 2018), Smriti Mandhana (7 against Hong Kong in Dubai in 2026), Harmanpreet Kaur (5 against Sri Lanka in 2018), Shafali Verma (5 against South Africa in 2021), Shafali Verma (5 against Malaysia in 2023), Rich Ghosh (5 against West Indies in Mumbai DYP in 2024).
Smriti Mandhana also became the batter with the most sixes in the history of Women's T20I for the Indian team, accumulating 95 sixes, surpassing Harmanpreet Kaur's record of 89 sixes. Additionally, she topped the list for the most centuries in international cricket (18 centuries).
Thanks to her century, the Indian team scored 193 runs in 20 overs, losing 5 wickets. This was the second-highest score in the Women's T20 Asia Cup.
Highest scores in the Women's T20 Asia Cup: India vs UAE (201/5 in Dambulla in 2024), India vs Hong Kong (193/5 in Dubai in 2026), Bangladesh vs Malaysia (191/2 in Dambulla in 2024), Sri Lanka vs Malaysia (184/4 in Dambulla in 2024), and India vs Malaysia (181/4 in Sylhet in 2022).