SMRITI MANDHANA - FUTURE OF FEMALE INDIAN CRICKET

Personal Life:

Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana was born on 18 July 1996 in Mumbai

. She is a left-hand batwoman and right-arm off-break bowler. Both her father and brother, Shravan, played cricket at the district level, Sangli. At the age of nine, she was selected in Maharashtra's Under 15 team. At the age of eleven, she was selected in Maharastra's Under 19 team.

Domestic career:

Playing for Maharashtra against Gujarat she scored 224 runs in 150 balls and she was unbeaten in that match in the West Zone Under -19 Tournament.

In 2016  she scored three half-centuries for India Red in as many games and helped her team to win the trophy against the Indian Blue. 

She is a very talented cricketer and everyone knows her name after this.

International career :

Mandhana made her international Test debut against England on 13 August 2014 at Wormsley Park.

The Indian women team won that test match against England and Mandhana scored 51 runs in the second innings chase the target of 182 runs.

She made her ODI debut against Bangladesh on 10 April 2013.

She scored her maiden century against Australia in Australia. She made 102 runs off 109 balls.

In the same year, Mandhana signs up for the one-year deal with the Brisbane Heat for the WBBL.

In this league, she was injured against Melbourne Renegades in the year 2017. She hurt her knee in this match and she was ruled out from the tournament.

In June 2018 she sign up Kia Super League and she was the first Indian to join this league.

In November 2018 she signed up with the Hobart Hurricanes squad for 2018-19 for the Women Big Bash League Season.

She comes back in the World cup 2017 as she was injured earlier in WBBL.

In the first of the group matches she was named as a player of the match.

She scored 2nd century in this World Cup against West Indies.

Team India lost this World Cup against England just by a margin of 9 runs.

On 3 August 2018, she scored the first century in the 2018 Women's super Cricket League.

In February 2019, she was named as captain of the Indian Women's T20 for three matches against England. She was the youngest T20 captain for Team India.

Records:

1. She is the 10th fastest to score the 1000 runs.
2. She is 7th most innings before the first duck.
3. 4th highest partnership for the first wicket.
4. 6th most runs in a series (911).
5. In December 2018 ICC award her as Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for a best female cricketer.
6. Also named the best ODI player by the ICC at the same time.

Unknown Facts:

• Test Debut at the age of 18.
• ODI debut at the age of 17.
• Youngest Indian Woman to score a 50 in T20 cricket.
• Cricket runs her blood.