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Happy Birthday Smriti Mandhana: India's star left-handed batter Smriti Mandhana has turned a year older as she will be celebrating her 29th birthday on Friday, July 18. In the last few years, she has created a special image in her fans' hearts by using brilliant strokeplay and showing grit and determination in the sport.

Mandhana, who has been an all-format player for the Indian women's team, has had quite an inspiring career. From playing the role of an anchor during important run chases to entertaining the fans with hr batting prowess, she has shown both class and performed consistently for the Women in Blue. She also helped the Royal Challengers Bengaluru lift their maiden WPL title last year, which was one of the biggest achievements of her career.

Her brilliant batting performances have been visible beyond Indian soil. She has proven her worth in T20 leagues worldwide, having played for teams such as Adelaide Strikers, Sydney Thunder, Hobart Hurricanes, and Brisbane Heat during the WBBL, as well as representing Southern Brave in the Hundred.

As she would be turning 30 next year, she still has a lot of cricket to play. Since the ICC Women's 2025 ODI World Cup would be held in India this year, all eyes would be on her once again. She, too, wants it this way.

Here are the top 10 records held by Smriti Mandhana in international cricket

10- She has the record of scoring the most centuries as an Indian batter in women's ODIs. By smashing 10 hundreds under her kitty, she had also become the fourth overall batter besides Meg Lanning (15), Suzie Bates (13), and Tammy Beaumont (11) to have achieved this milestone.

3982- Smriti Mandhana is the country's highest run-getter in the shortest format. After playing in 153 T20Is ever since she made her debut way back in 2013, she has scored 3982 runs at a staggering average of 29.82.

112- She has the record of being the country's highest individual scorer in T20Is. She created this record after scoring 112 runs during the first T20I against England last month in Nottingham.

1- She is the country's only female batter to have scored hundreds in all formats.

221- She is the country's only batter to have scored more than 200 runs during a T20I series. During the recently concluded T20I series against England, she had scored 221 runs after playing in five matches at a brilliant average of 44.20.

4- She created the record of scoring the most centuries during a single year in the 50-over format. During 2024, she had smashed four hundreds and had surpassed players like Belinda Clark, Meg Lanning, Amy Satterthwaite, Sophie Devine, Sidra Amin, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, and Laura Wolvaardt, who had smashed three hundreds under their kitty.

104- She is the only batter to have hit 100 or more boundaries in the shortest format during a single year. In 2024, she smashed 104 fours after playing in 23 matches and also broke Matthews' record of 99.

32- Smriti Mandhana has the record of scoring the most half-centuries in the shortest format. She had also surpassed the legendary Suzie Bates, who had scored 29 half-centuries in this format.

763- She has the record of scoring the most runs in the shortest format during a single year. After playing in 23 matches, she has scored 763 runs at a staggering average of 42.38, and her highest individual score was 77 last year.

94- Smriti Mandhana is the country's fastest batter to have achieved the milestone of scoring 4000 runs in the shortest format. She also broke Mithali Raj's record of 112 innings.