Smriti Mandhana broke another record as India’s ICC World Cup 2025 match against Bangaldesh at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai was washed out on Sunday. Smriti Mandhana hit her 150th boundary in 2025 as he already leads the charts for most boundaries hit in the year.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike-Rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana (IND) | 21 | 1293 | 64.65 | 111.75 | 5 | 5 | 155 | 31 |
| Pratika Rawal (IND) | 21 | 976 | 51.36 | 83.99 | 2 | 6 | 111 | 9 |
| Tazmin Brits (SA) | 16 | 810 | 62.30 | 95.51 | 5 | 2 | 87 | 15 |
| Sidra Amin (PAK) | 15 | 656 | 59.63 | 70.61 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 1 |
| Laura Wolvaardt (SA) | 16 | 649 | 43.26 | 80.82 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 2 |
Smriti Mandhana stayed unbeaten 34 from 27, with six fours. India and Bangladesh shared points after their Women’s World Cup match was abandoned due to rain on Sunday. India was chasing a revised target of 126 in a 27-over-a-side game and had reached 57 without loss in 8.4 overs when another spell of rain led to the umpires calling off the match. Earlier, Indian bowlers had restricted Bangladesh to 119 for 9 in the rain-affected game. Sharmin Akhter was the top scorer for Bangladesh.
The left-arm spin pair of Sree Charani and Radha Yadav were the standout Indian bowlers, taking two and three wickets respectively.
Smriti Mandhana breaks plethora of records in World Cup 2025
The star opening batter’ Smriti Mandhana’s sublime knock of 109 off just 95 deliveries against New Zealand in the previous match etched her name in women’s cricket history.
With this century — her 14th in One-Day Internationals — Smriti Mandhana surpassed New Zealand stalwart Suzie Bates (13) to move into second place on the all-time list of most hundreds in women’s ODIs. She now trails only Australia’s iconic Meg Lanning, who holds 15. The milestone underscored her remarkable consistency and her pivotal role as the backbone of India’s batting order.
This hundred also placed her alongside skipper Harmanpreet Kaur as the joint holder of the record for most centuries by an Indian in Women’s World Cups, both now boasting three apiece. The achievement further strengthens her stature among India’s modern greats, placing her in elite company with the legendary Mithali Raj, who has two World Cup centuries to her name. Smriti Mandhana currently holds the record for the most sixes struck by a women’s cricketer in 2025 — an astonishing 29 and counting.
Former India captain Anjum Chopra has noted that Smriti Mandhana would want to raise her game in the Women’s World Cup 2025 semi-final against Australia. She highlighted that the Indian vice-captain wouldn’t want to make the mistake she committed in the league-phase clash against the same opponents.
Anjum Chopra believes Smriti Mandhana to come good in the semi final vs Australia
India face their toughest test yet of the Women’s World Cup 2025 when they take on reigning champions Australia in a blockbuster semifinal on Thursday. India have already suffered defeat to Australia in the ongoing World Cup, when Australia captain Alyssa Healy slammed an incredible 142 to help them script a record run chase of 331 in WODIs.
In that match, star India opener Smriti Mandhana had thrown away her wicket after a flying knock of 80 off just 66 balls. Reflecting on it, former India cricketer Anjum Chopra has warned Smriti Mandhana against repeating the mistake.
India will face Australia in the second semi-final of the Women’s World Cup 2025 in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, October 30. Smriti Mandhana scored a 66-ball 80 in the Women in Blue’s three-wicket loss in the league game against the Aussies in Visakhapatnam on October 12 and was caught in the deep while attempting a big shot off Sophie Molineux’s bowling.
During an interaction on the Star Sports show ‘Follow the Blues,’ Chopra was asked about Smriti Mandhana needing to step up in India’s Women’s World Cup 2025 semi-final clash against Australia.
“That 80 that she scored against Australia before she threw her wicket away, rather than anyone else picking up her wicket, she wouldn’t want to make a mistake like that again. Having said that, she also realizes that the hard work has to be done all over again,” she added.
With 365 runs at an average of 60.83 in seven innings, Smriti Mandhana is the highest run-scorer in the Women’s World Cup 2025. With 1293 runs at an average of 64.65 in 21 innings in 2025, she is the only player to aggregate more than 1000 runs in a calendar year in women’s ODIs.
India openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal had stitched a phenomenal 155-run opening partnership, before Mandhana fell attempting to go big. On Thursday, India will face a big challenge. Mandhana will be without Pratika, who has been ruled out of the tournament due to an ankle injury.
However, Mandhana will hope to continue her excellent form. She finished as the top run-scorer after the league phase, slamming 365 runs in just seven matches at a strike rate of over 102. Mandhana will also gain confidence from her impeccable recent record against Australia. Ahead of the World Cup, she had smashed 300 runs – including the fastest-ever ODI century by an Indian – in a three-match series against Australia.
“I think she will also be waiting to step up because the manner in which she played in those three ODIs prior to the World Cup, she will also be wanting to just unleash all the good work and the hard work that she has put in to get to that position,” Chopra said.
India suffered defeat to Australia, England and South Africa in the league phase, the three teams who have also made it to the semifinals.However, after sneaking into the last four, India are now only two matches away from Women’s World Cup glory for the first time.
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