Monday, 23 June 2025

Smriti Mandhana Indian cricketer

 Smriti Mandhana (born 18 July 1996) is an Indian international cricketer and the vice-captain of the national team.[1] She is third on the list of most international centuries and ODI centuries.[2] She is regarded as one of the greatest opening batter of all time. Mandhana plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women's Premier League.[3] In domestic cricket, she represents Maharashtra.[1] She has won four ICC Awards including Cricketer of the Year and ODI Cricketer of the Year.[4]


Personal information

Full name


Smriti Mandhana

Born

18 July 1996 (age 28)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Batting

Left-handed

Bowling

Right-arm medium

Role

Opening batter

International information

National side

India (2013–present)

Test debut (cap 76)

13 August 2014 v England

Last Test

29 June 2024 v South Africa

ODI debut (cap 106)

10 April 2013 v Bangladesh

Last ODI

15 January 2025 v Ireland

T20I debut (cap 40)

5 April 2013 v Bangladesh

Last T20I

19 December 2024 v West 


Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 

Asia Cup

First place 2016 Thailand 

First place 2022 Bangladesh 

Second place 2018 Malaysia 

Second place 2024 Sri Lanka 

In June 2018, the BCCI awarded Mandhana the Best International Cricketer during the BCCI Awards.[5] In December 2018, the ICC honored her with the Cricketer of the Year award.[6] In December 2021, she became a nominee of the T20 Player of the Year.[7] In December 2021, she was nominated for the Cricketer of the Year.[8] In 2022, the ICC honored her with the Cricketer of the Year again.[9] In 2025, she also won the ODI Cricketer of the Year Award.[10]

Years

Team

2010–present

Maharashtra

2016–2017

Brisbane Heat

2018–2019

Hobart Hurricanes

2018–2019

Western Storm

2018–2022

Trailblazers

2021–2024

Southern Brave

2021–2022

Sydney Thunder

2023–present

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

2024–present

Adelaide Strikers

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