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Sports3 Sept 2026

Smriti Mandhana's 124 Makes Her the Highest Run-Scorer in Women's International Cricket

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Smriti Mandhana scored 124 off 64 balls against Hong Kong in the Women's T20 Asia Cup at Dubai on 3 September 2026.
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The innings took her career international aggregate to 10,880 runs, past Mithali Raj's 10,868.
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It was her 18th international century, moving her ahead of Australia's Meg Lanning as the leading century-maker in women's cricket.
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She became the first Indian woman with two T20I centuries, and set a new highest individual score in the Women's T20 Asia Cup.
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India posted 193 for 5 and bowled Hong Kong out for 56 to win by 137 runs.

●Player: Smriti Mandhana, India opener
●Innings: 124 off 64 balls, with 14 fours and 7 sixes
●Match: India vs Hong Kong, Women's T20 Asia Cup, Dubai, 3 September 2026
●New career aggregate: 10,880 international runs across Tests, ODIs and T20Is
●Record passed: Mithali Raj's 10,868 international runs
●18th international century, the most by any player in women's cricket, passing Meg Lanning
●Century split: 14 in ODIs, 2 in Tests, 2 in T20Is
●First Indian woman to score two T20I centuries; her earlier one was an unbeaten 112 against England in 2025
●Highest individual score in Women's T20 Asia Cup history, past Chamari Athapaththu's unbeaten 119 for Sri Lanka against Malaysia in 2024
●Result: India 193/5, Hong Kong all out 56 in 16.2 overs; India won by 137 runs
●Her 7 sixes took her T20I six tally to 95, the most by an Indian, ahead of Harmanpreet Kaur

1. Smriti Mandhana (India)

10,880 runs

2. Mithali Raj (India)

10,868 runs

3. Suzie Bates (New Zealand)

10,740 runs

4. Charlotte Edwards (England)

10,273 runs

5. Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)

10,007 runs

●Highest run-scorer in women's international cricket, passing Mithali Raj
●Most international centuries in women's cricket, 18, passing Meg Lanning
●First Indian woman with two T20I centuries
●Highest individual score in the Women's T20 Asia Cup
●Most T20I sixes by an Indian, 95, passing Harmanpreet Kaur
●India's second-highest total in the Women's T20 Asia Cup, 193 for 5

Mithali Raj's aggregate stood as the benchmark of women's batting longevity, built over 23 years. Mandhana has passed it while still an active opener, and did so in the shortest format, which is where the modern women's game is growing fastest.

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★Who became the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket in September 2026?
★Whose record of 10,868 international runs did Smriti Mandhana surpass?
★Which player holds the record for most centuries in women's international cricket?

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International aggregate

A player's combined run tally across Tests, ODIs and T20Is, the measure on which this record is counted.

Women's T20 Asia Cup

The Asian continental Twenty20 championship for women, in which this innings set a new highest individual score.

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•Mandhana's 124 off 64 on 3 September 2026 took her to 10,880 international runs, past Mithali Raj's 10,868.
•It was her 18th international century, the most in women's cricket, ahead of Meg Lanning.
•She is the first Indian woman with two T20I centuries.
•India beat Hong Kong by 137 runs, 193/5 against 56 all out.
•Suzie Bates of New Zealand is third on the all-time list with 10,740 runs.

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•Learn the top three of the all-time list together - the second and third names are the usual distractors.
•Note the split of her 18 centuries: 14 ODIs, 2 Tests, 2 T20Is.

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