Mandhana reached the feat in her 76th ODI innings, surpassing India legend Mithali Raj who crossed the mark in 88 innings.
Mandhana achieved this feat during the second ODI match of the three-match series against England in Canterbury. Smriti Mandhana completed 3,000 runs in ODI cricket at an average of 43+ and almost 85 strike rates.
3⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ ODI runs & counting! 👏 👏Another landmark for @mandhana_smriti! 👍 👍Follow the match ▶️… https://t.co/otCuuyyKDT
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) 1663763994000
Mandhana became the quickest India women’s player and the third fastest Indian after Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli to the landmark. While Dhawan reached 3000 ODI runs in 72 innings, Kohli did so in 75 innings. Mandhana took one more innings than Kohli, achieving the milestone in her 76th innings.
The left-handed opener, who made her ODI debut in 2013, has five centuries and 24 half-centuries in the format, and is the third India women’s player after Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur to the 3000-run mark in the format.
22 women’s players have over 3000 ODI runs, but only two have reached the landmark faster than Mandhana — Belinda Clark (62 innings) and Meg Lanning (64 innings).
Fastest Indian woman to 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ ODI runs. 👏🏻👏🏻Congratulations on an amazing milestone, @mandhana_smriti! 🙌🏻… https://t.co/ZKXP9GSBge
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) 1663765459000
The ongoing series between India and England is the second series in the ICC Women’s Championship cycle for India. The tournament decides qualification for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2025.
Mandhana started the series with a thrilling 91 off 99 balls in Hove, helping India to a seven-wicket win on Sunday.