Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana
🏏 Batting: left hand | 🎯 Bowling: right arm medium
A modern great of women's cricket, Smriti Mandhana is a stylish, elegant left-handed opening batter and the current vice-captain of the Indian National Team. Known for her flawless timing, she has broken numerous batting records and serves as an icon for the game globally.
Born into a sports-loving Marwari family in Mumbai, Smriti moved to Sangli where her father and brother both played district-level cricket.Watching her brother play inspired her to pick up the bat. She made rapid strides through domestic cricket for Maharashtra and made her international debut in 2013. Since then, she has anchored India's batting line-up across all formats and emerged as a highly successful captain in franchise cricket.
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First Indian woman to score a double century in a domestic one-day game; top-ranked ICC Women’s ODI Batter; joint holder of most international centuries for India.
IPL 2024
Captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to two WPL titles (2024 and 2026). Major Honors: 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Winner, BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2025, TIME100 Most Influential People in Sports (2026).
