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
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
Smriti Mandhana’s father Shrinivas Mandhana and brother Shravan Mandhana played cricket at the district level for Sangli
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
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
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
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
In June 2018, BCCI named her as the Best Women’s International Cricketer
She also made history by playing in England's Kia Super League as the first Indian player by signing with the team, Western Storm