{"id":18297,"date":"2026-08-30T17:10:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18297"},"modified":"2026-08-30T17:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:10:51","slug":"smriti-mandhana-scripts-history-in-asia-cup-opener-surpasses-suzie-bates-for-international-record-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18297","title":{"rendered":"Smriti Mandhana scripts history in Asia Cup opener, surpasses Suzie Bates for international record | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133633125,imgsize-1337023,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/smriti.jpg\" alt=\"Smriti Mandhana scripts history in Asia Cup opener, surpasses Suzie Bates for international record\" title=\"Smriti Mandhana overtakes Suzie Bates (Image: X)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Smriti Mandhana overtakes Suzie Bates (Image: X)\">Smriti Mandhana overtakes Suzie Bates (Image: X)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/smriti-mandhana\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smriti Mandhana<\/a> may not have had the ideal outing with the bat, but the India opener created history during the Women\u2019s Asia Cup clash against Thailand on Sunday. Mandhana\u2019s first boundary of the innings took her international career tally to 10,756 runs, helping her move past New Zealand great Suzie Bates (10,740) for second place on the list of most runs in women\u2019s international cricket.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Mandhana scored 19 off 10 balls, hitting four boundaries, before being run out while attempting a second run.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Only <keyword id=\"29438687\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Mithali-Raj\" source=\"keywords\" solralias.seotitle=\"mithali-raj\" solralias.msid=\"59218550\" solralias.title=\"mithali raj\">Mithali Raj<\/keyword> ahead<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Mandhana is now behind only former India captain Mithali Raj, who remains the leading run-scorer in women\u2019s international cricket with 10,868 runs. Mandhana\u2019s tally includes 788 runs in Tests, 5,411 in ODIs and 4,557 in T20Is, further underlining her remarkable consistency across formats.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Most runs in Women\u2019s international cricket:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"13\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Player<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th align=\"right\">Total runs<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Mithali Raj<\/td>\n<td>India<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10,868<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smriti Mandhana<\/td>\n<td>India<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10,756*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Suzie Bates<\/td>\n<td>New Zealand<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10,740<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charlotte Edwards<\/td>\n<td>England<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10,273<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stafanie Taylor<\/td>\n<td>West Indies<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10,007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3><b>Indian set 160-runs target for Thailand <\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Shafali Verma\u2019s explosive 64 off 36 balls helped India recover from a late batting collapse and post 159\/9 against Thailand in their Group A Women\u2019s T20 Asia Cup opener on Sunday. <!-- -->Shafali struck eight fours and three sixes during her brisk knock, while T20I debutant Pratika Rawal contributed 22 off 18 balls. Smriti Mandhana added 19, hitting four boundaries, before being run out.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>India appeared firmly in control at 108\/2, but Thailand fought back brilliantly to reduce them to 137\/9. Kranti Gaud then provided some late resistance with an unbeaten 15 to take India close to the 160-run mark. For Thailand, Suleeporn Laomi was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with 3\/26, while Sunida Chaturongrattana claimed 2\/31.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/womens-asia-cup\/smriti-mandhana-scripts-history-in-asia-cup-opener-surpasses-suzie-bates-for-international-record\/articleshow\/133632978.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smriti Mandhana overtakes Suzie Bates (Image: X) Smriti Mandhana may not have had the ideal outing with the bat, but the India opener created history during the Women\u2019s Asia Cup clash against Thailand on Sunday. 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