Interesting Facts About Smriti Mandhana

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By Atharv Sharma
Published Jul 18, 2022

Hindustan Times

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Smriti Mandhana has played in 143 international games during the course of her eight-year career and has been a permanent member of the Indian team since 2013

Here are some interesting facts about Smriti Mandhana

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Smriti was chosen for the Maharashtra State U-15 squad when she was just 9 years old, and by the time she was 11 years old, she was on the U-19 team

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Smriti Mandhana’s father Shrinivas Mandhana and brother Shravan Mandhana played cricket at the district level for Sangli

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She is the first Indian woman to hit a double century in a one-day match played against Gujarat in Vadodara, where she struck an undefeated 224 from 150 balls

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At the age of 16, she made her debut internationally on April 5, 2013. She was the highest run-getter for India in that game with a score of 39 off 36 balls

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In 2016, she was the only Indian player to make the ICC ODI team of the year. She again made the ICC ODI team of the year in 2018 and 2019

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She holds the record for India's Women's T20 Internationals' fastest 50-run score. In just 24 balls, she accomplished the feat against New Zealand at Wellington in February 2019

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 In June 2018, BCCI named her as the Best Women’s International Cricketer

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She also made history by playing in England's Kia Super League as the first Indian player by signing with the team, Western Storm

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