Smriti Mandhana's performance during the England ODI set a record.
Smriti Mandhana's performance during the England ODI set a record.
Smriti Mandhana, the top batter for India, became the third Indian player to reach the milestone in women's ODIs on Wednesday after passing the 3000-run mark in the format.
After Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli, she reaches the milestone in third-fastest time among Indians.
Dhawan reached 3000 runs in ODIs in 72 innings whereas Kohli did so in 75. Mandhana reached the milestone in her 76th innings, one innings more than Kohli did.
Mandhana accomplished this accomplishment in Canterbury's second of three ODI matches against England. Smriti Mandhana completed 3,000 runs in ODI cricket at a strike rate of around 85 percent and an average of 43+.
After Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur, the left-handed opener from India, who made her ODI debut in 2013, has 3000-plus runs in the format with five hundreds and 24 fifties.
Only two women's players — Belinda Clark (62 innings) and Meg Lanning(64 innings) — have reached the milestone faster than Mandhana out of the 22 who have more than 3000 ODI runs.
India is currently playing England in the second series of the ICC Women's Championship cycle. The competition determines who will play in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in 2025.
Mandhana helped India win by seven wickets on Sunday in Hove by scoring an impressive 91 off 99 balls to start the series.
She got off to a good start in the second ODI as well, reaching 40 off 51 balls before Sophie Ecclestone trapped her in front.