Smriti Mandhana breaks report for many worldwide runs in a calendar 12 months

In India’s not too long ago concluded T20I collection win over West Indies, she had additionally set the report for many runs in a calendar 12 months in girls’s T20Is, scoring 763 runs in 2024. She additionally broke the report for many 50+ scores in girls’s T20I cricket within the collection decider on Thursday.

Mandhana overtook South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt, who has ended her 12 months with 1,593 runs. The southpaw has two extra ODIs towards the West Indies left to play this 12 months. The 28-year-old had herself claimed the report in 2018 earlier than dropping it to Nat Sciver Brunt in 2022.

India completed the primary innings on a superb footing 314-9 batting first on Sunday. It was not solely Mandhana’s exploits, however a group contribution to take the overall previous 300, with stable scores from Harmanpreet Kaur (34 off 23), Harleen Deol (44 off 50), Richa Ghosh (26 off 12) and Jemimah Rodrigues (31 off 19) Kaur (34 off 23), Harleen Deol (44 off 50), Richa Ghosh (26 off 12) and Jemimah Rodrigues (31 off 19).

Most worldwide runs scored in a calendar 12 months (all codecs):

Smriti Mandhana (2024): 1602 (100s-5, 50s- 10)

Laura Wolvaardt (2024) 1593 (100s – 5, 50s – 7)

Nat Sciver-Brunt (2022) 1346 (100s – 3, 50s – 6)

Smriti Mandhana (2018) 1291 – (100s – 1, 50s – 12)

Smriti Mandhana (2022) 1290 – (100s – 1, 50s – 11)