Smriti Mandhana creates history, becomes highest run-getter in women's T20Is

Smriti Mandhana now sits at the top run-scoring charts in women's cricket. The Indian opener went past New Zealand's Suzie Bates and reached the landmark during the Asian Games women's cricket semi-final between India and Bangladesh.Mandhana needed just seven runs to go past Bates and she did that in the third over with a sensational boundary as India got off to a flying start in the contest. The Indian vice-captain came into the Asian Games after a sensational Asia Cup campaign, where she was the second-highest run-getter in the tournament.IND vs BAN, ASIAN GAMES SEMIFINAL UPDATESMandhana scored 213 runs and hit a hundred against Hong Kong China, during the course of which she became the highest run-getter in the history of women's cricket.MOST RUNS BY A BATTER IN WOMEN'S T20Is4761* - Smriti Mandhana (India)*4758 - Suzie Bates (New Zealand)4287 - Harmanpreet Kaur (India)HOW MANDHANA WENT PAST THE RECORDMandhana started with…
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