By Admin 
The match is being played between India and Pakistan in the 2025 Women’s World Cup. Both teams are face to face in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In this match, India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana missed the world record. She missed the world record by just 12 runs. Mandhana scored 23 runs in the match against Pakistan.
If Smriti Mandhana had scored 35 runs in the match against Pakistan at the R Premdasa Stadium in Colombo, then women would have become the highest run -scorer in a calendar year in ODIs in cricket history. Mandhana missed this opportunity. She was dismissed for 23 runs.
Mandhana has scored 959 runs in ODIs in 2025. If she had scored 12 more runs in the match against Pakistan, her total score would have been 971 runs and she would have become the highest run -scorer in a calendar year in the history of women’s ODI cricket. Australia’s record of scoring the most runs in a calendar year in the history of women ODI cricket is named after Bland Clarke of Australia. Clarke scored 970 runs in 1997.
Star Indian batsman could not make a world record against Pakistan, but he has a lot of opportunity to achieve this achievement. She can definitely become the highest run -scorer female batsman in a calendar year in this World Cup.
Smati Mandhana’s ODI career has been excellent. After making his debut in 2013, Mandhana has scored 4,919 runs in 110 ODIs with the help of 13 centuries and 32 half -centuries. Mandhana is the Indian batsman to score the most centuries in women’s cricket. Mandhana is a female batsman not only in ODIs but an over all the fastest century in ODIs from India.
After playing the first against Pakistan, Team India has scored 247 runs in 50 overs. Harleen Deol scored the highest 46 runs for the Indian women’s team. At the same time, Richa Ghosh remained unbeaten after scoring 35 runs in just 20 balls. She came to bat at number eight.