The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is already underway in England and Wales, in match no.10 India Women’s National Cricket Team took on the Netherlands Women’s National Cricket Team in Headingley, Leeds. The Women in Blue were invited to bat first, and openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma gave the side a brilliant start, scoring 115 runs for the first wicket.
In the match, Smriti Mandhana, who scored yet another fifty off 36 deliveries against the Netherlands, added another milestone beside her name. She became the first India women’s cricketer to have the most 50+ scores in Women’s T20 World Cup history. She achieved this soon after smashing her half-century on Wednesday.
Smriti Mandhana achieves new milestone
Smriti Mandhana played a knock of 74 runs off 47 balls, smashing 11 fours and one six. Her opening partner Shafali Verma gave India a blistering start, playing a fiery 55 runs innings 38 balls, smashing 10 fours. The two stitched a partnership of 115 runs. The Southpaw has been the leading run-getter for India in this format, scoring 4475 runs.
Smriti Mandhana is also the third batter combined in Men's and Women's history to have the most 50+ scores in Women’s T20 World Cup history. She is only behind Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who have 15 and 12 50+ scores in T20 World Cups. Smriti now has 6* 50+ scores in the major tournament.
Harmanpreet Kaur during the toss said that
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