Smriti Mandhana Creates History; Breaks Incredible 28-Year-Old World Record

Smriti Mandhana broke a long-standing world record during India’s third match of the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup against South Africa at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakapatnam on Thursday (October 9) as her poor form in the tournament continued. Mandhana put up a 55-run opening partnership with Pratika Rawal after South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first. The Indian vice-captain set a massive world record in what is her highest score in a disappointing tournament so far, where she has made just 54 runs in three outings. Smriti Mandhana Breaks 27-Year-Old World RecordRelated News | India Vs South Africa Women’s World Cup Weather Report: Will Rain Play Spoilsport In Vizag?Abhishek Sharma Makes Huge Sacrifice, Misses Sister’s Wedding To Play For Indian TeamAlthough it has been a forgettable tournament for Mandhana so far, she has had a year to remember. In her short stay in the middle against South Africa, the 29-year-old broke a long-standing record of Australian cricket legend Belinda Clark for the most runs by a player in a calendar year. The Indian cricket superstar has made 982 runs in 17 innings at an average of 57.76, with four centuries to her name. With a minimum of five matches remaining this year, she is likely to cross the unprecedented mark of 1000 runs in the same year. Most Runs In A Calendar Year Women’s CricketRelated News | Shubman Gill Drops MASSIVE Hint On Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Plans For 2027 World CupPlayerCountryRunsYearSmriti MandhanaIndia9822025Belinda ClarkeAustralia9701997Laura WoolvardtSouth Africa8822022Debbie HockleyNew Zealand8801997Amy SatterthwaiteNew Zealand8532016Also Read: Richa Ghosh Creates History; Breaks 28-Year-Old Record; Becomes First Player In The World To… Mandhana’s tally of four centuries in 2025 is the joint-second most in a calendar year, only behind South Africa’s Tazmin Britz, who has five tons this year. Mandhana also hit four tons in 2024, which was a record at the time before she equalled it, and Britz broke it. Mandhana is a legend in the ODI format with her tally of 13 centuries, the most by an opener and joint-second most overall. She has 4942 runs in 111 matches, making her the fifth-highest run-getter in the format.