Smriti Mandhana surpasses Mithali Raj, sets new World Cup record

New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu) – Indian cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana is performing brilliantly in the Women's World Cup 2025. With her excellent batting, Mandhana has broken a major World Cup record held by former Indian captain Mithali Raj.

In the Women's World Cup final against South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium, Mandhana gave the team a strong start by scoring 45 runs off 58 balls with the help of 8 fours. With this innings, she broke Mithali Raj's record for most runs by an Indian woman batsman in a single edition of the World Cup. Mithali Raj had scored 409 runs in the 2017 ODI World Cup. Mandhana broke Mithali's record by scoring 434 runs in 9 matches of the 2025 World Cup with the help of 1 century and 2 half-centuries.

Smriti Mandhana holds several major batting records in women's cricket. She has added to her list of achievements by setting the record for most runs scored in a single edition of the World Cup.

In ODI cricket, Mandhana holds the record for most runs after Mithali Raj. She has scored 5,322 runs in 117 innings of 117 matches. Mandhana is far ahead of Mithali in terms of centuries. With 14 centuries to her name, she is second only to Australia's Meg Lanning (15 centuries). Mithali Raj scored 7,805 runs in 232 matches between 1999 and 2022, scoring 7 centuries and 64 half-centuries. Mandhana's Test and T20 careers have also been impressive. She has scored 629 runs in 7 Test matches, including 2 centuries, and 3,982 runs in 153 T20 matches, including 1 century and 31 half-centuries.