Smriti Mandhana Comeback: In the fourth T20I against Sri Lanka, Smriti Mandhana became the second Indian and fourth overall among women cricketers to reach the milestone of 10,000 runs in international cricket. The left-handed batter became the fourth Indian woman to do so after Mithali Raj, Suzie Bates, and Charlotte Edwards and the second after Mithali to reach the milestone of 10,000 international runs.
In test cricket she has scored 629 runs in 12 innings at an average of 57.18 with two centuries and three half centuries to her name. She has featured in 117 ODIs, where she has smashed 5322 runs with an average of 48.39 and 14 centuries and half centuries, respectively, while she has 4102 runs in T20Is with a century and 32 half centuries.
Smriti Mandhana Comeback
After reaching the milestone of 10,000 runs in international cricket, Mandhana stated that a player has to start from zero, and it’s never the case what the player has done in the last game.
She said,
“I mean, that’s never the case where we are like, We’ve done it before. I feel that, in cricket, you have to start from zero again. The scoreboard is always zero for zero. It’s never what you’ve done in the last match or previous series as well.”
“My internal expectations for all three formats are very different. Of course, T20 is slightly in a way where you can’t be extremely hard with yourself after getting out because you’re playing at a pace where there are days where it’ll come off, and there are days where it won’t.”
“Really Tough On Myself With ODI”: Smriti Mandhana
The left-handed batter also opened up about not overthinking after getting dismissed or having a good day on the field.
She said,
“I’m really, really tough on myself with one-day cricket and test cricket because, of course, you have a lot of time. If you get out there, it feels like a sin for me. But there are days when you’ll win the match for the country, but there are days when you won’t be able to get runs. But I think you have to take both innings in stride because you can’t overthink. It’s just quick turnover. Like if I had thought a lot about the first three matches, we had only one day before this one.”
“ODI World Cup Win Was The Biggest Thing”: Smriti Mandhana
Further, Mandhana said that the biggest victory this year was winning the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 title.
She said,
“So it’s about just your mind around how you want to go about your cricket. The ODI World Cup win was the biggest thing for women’s cricket, and we did kick off that one. So, it’s a big, big win. But again, you can’t be thinking only about successes. We’ve had times when we could have won matches, but we couldn’t this year. And again, I feel with this team being this young, we are always a work in progress.”
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