Smriti Mandhana Creates History, Becomes 4th Woman to Reach 10,000 International Runs

India Women will play Sri Lanka Women in the fourth T20 match of their five-match series. The match will be held at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on December 28. India have won the first three matches and will try to win again to take a 4–0 lead in the series. Ahead of the game, many eyes would be dead set upon star batter Smriti Mandhana.

The star batter needs just 27 more runs to reach 10,000 runs in women’s international cricket. If she does it, she will become only the fourth woman cricketer in history to reach this milestone. Only Mithali Raj, Suzie Bates, and England’s Charlotte Edwards have 10,000 runs to their name in international cricket, and achieving the milestone, she will enter a coveted list and establish herself as one of the all-time greats of the sport as well. 

Smriti Mandhana becomes the fourth player to score 10,000 runs in women’s international cricket

India’s women’s team is unbeaten in the series so far. They played well in the first three matches and defeated Sri Lanka each time to take a 3–0 lead. Now, under Harmanpreet Kaur’s captaincy, they will aim to win again and go 4–0 in the series. It could be interesting to see how the side fares in their upcoming game against Sri Lanka, especially with the T20 World Cup approaching next year. Notably, the fourth T20I of the series will also be held at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram as well, and the fifth T20I will be held at the same venue.

Top Run-Scorers in Women’s International Cricket

Rank	Player	Country	International Runs
1	Mithali Raj	India	10,868
2	Suzie Bates	New Zealand	10,652
3	Charlotte Edwards	England	10,273
4	Smriti Mandhana	India	10,000*
5	Stafanie Taylor	West Indies	9,301
6	Meg Lanning	Australia	8,352