Smriti Mandhana Becomes First Indian Woman to Score 4000 T20I Runs

Indian women’s cricket star Smriti Mandhana achieved a historic milestone during the first Women’s T20 International against Sri Lanka Women at Visakhapatnam. She became the first Indian woman cricketer to score 4,000 runs in T20 Internationals, marking a major achievement in Indian sports history.

This landmark further highlights Mandhana’s consistency, longevity, and dominance at the highest level of women’s cricket.

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Smriti Mandhana Becomes First Indian Woman to Score 4000 T20I Runs

Only Second Woman in the World to Achieve the Feat

On the global stage, Smriti Mandhana is only the second woman cricketer in the world to cross the 4,000-run mark in T20Is. The only other player to achieve this feat is New Zealand legend Suzie Bates.

This places Mandhana among the elite batters in women’s T20 cricket history and strengthens India’s presence in global women’s cricket.

Fastest to 4,000 T20I Runs

What makes Mandhana’s achievement even more remarkable is the speed at which she reached the milestone.

• Smriti Mandhana: 3,227 balls
• Suzie Bates: 3,675 balls

This makes Mandhana the fastest woman cricketer to score 4,000 T20I runs in terms of balls faced, reflecting her aggressive batting style and high strike rate.

Performance Against Sri Lanka

While chasing a modest target of 122 runs, Mandhana scored 25 runs off 25 balls before getting dismissed in the ninth over. Though her innings was short, it was sufficient to push her past the historic milestone.

Notably, this match was her first international appearance after India’s ODI World Cup victory, adding more significance to the achievement.

India’s Bowling Dominance in the Match

India’s bowlers laid a strong foundation by restricting Sri Lanka to 121/6.

• Vishmi Gunaratne top-scored with 39
• Chamari Athapaththu was dismissed early
• Deepti Sharma delivered an economical spell
• Debutant Vaishnavi Sharma impressed with disciplined bowling

This all-round team effort ensured India’s comfortable control over the match.

Exam-Oriented Key Facts

• Smriti Mandhana is the first Indian woman to score 4,000 T20I runs
• She is the second woman globally after Suzie Bates to reach the milestone
• Mandhana reached 4,000 runs in 3,227 balls, the fastest in women’s T20Is
• The record was achieved against Sri Lanka
• Venue of the match: Visakhapatnam
• Match format: Women’s T20 International

Question & Answer

Q1. Who became the first Indian woman to score 4,000 runs in T20 Internationals?
(a) Harmanpreet Kaur
(b) Mithali Raj
(c) Smriti Mandhana
(d) Jemimah Rodrigues
Answer: Smriti Mandhana

Q2. Which woman cricketer was the first in the world to score 4,000 T20I runs?
(a) Ellyse Perry
(b) Meg Lanning
(c) Smriti Mandhana
(d) Suzie Bates
Answer: Suzie Bates

Q3. Smriti Mandhana reached 4,000 T20I runs in how many balls?
(a) 3,500 balls
(b) 3,675 balls
(c) 3,227 balls
(d) 3,900 balls
Answer: 3,227 balls

Q4. Against which team did Smriti Mandhana achieve the 4,000 T20I runs milestone?
(a) Australia
(b) England
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) South Africa
Answer: Sri Lanka

Q5. Who became the first Indian woman to score 4,000 runs in T20 Internationals?
(a) Chennai
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Mumbai
Answer: Visakhapatnam

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