Smriti Mandhana: biography, stats & profile

Smriti Mandhana is an India batter who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm medium. She was born on 18 July 1996 in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra. She plays for India, represents Maharashtra in domestic cricket and captains Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Women’s Premier League.

She is the first Indian woman to score a century in all three formats of women’s international cricket: Tests, ODIs and T20Is. The BCCI appointed her captain of the Indian women’s team on 6 October 2026, succeeding Harmanpreet Kaur.

Early life and domestic career

Mandhana’s family moved to Madhavnagar, a suburb of Sangli, when she was two, and she completed her schooling there. She made her senior debut for Maharashtra at 13 and was captaining the side by 16.

Her breakthrough came in October 2013, when she scored an unbeaten 224 off 150 balls against Gujarat’s under-19 team in a West Zone under-19 List A match in Vadodara. It made her the first Indian woman to score a List A double-century.

International career

Mandhana made her T20I debut against Bangladesh on 5 April 2013, and her ODI debut against Bangladesh followed on 10 April 2013. In February 2019 she led India in the first T20I against England in Guwahati, becoming the youngest India T20I captain at 22 years and 229 days.

She was named ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year at the 2024 ICC Awards, and also ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year. At the 2025 ODI World Cup she hit a century off 50 balls against England, the second-fastest by balls faced in women’s cricket at that time.

Women’s Premier League and franchise career

In the Women’s Premier League, Mandhana captains Royal Challengers Bengaluru and led them to the title in the 2024 and 2026 seasons. Earlier, she led the Trailblazers in the Women’s T20 Challenge from 2019 to 2022 and won the title in the 2020 season.

Playing style

Mandhana bats with the grace typical of left-handers and impeccable timing. She has added power to her game, which makes her one of the most potent batters in women’s cricket.

Career stats at a glance

In ODIs, Mandhana has scored 5110 runs in 113 matches at an average of 47.76, with five hundreds, 25 fifties and a highest score of 136. In T20Is she has 2802 runs in 116 matches at an average of 27.74 and a strike rate of 123.87, including 22 fifties.

In Tests she has 629 runs in seven matches at an average of 57.18, with one hundred, two fifties and a highest score of 149.

Recent form and news

On 3 September 2026, Mandhana scored 124 off 64 balls against Hong Kong in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 at Dubai. The innings made her the leading century maker in women’s international cricket, ahead of Meg Lanning.

On 21 October 2026, ICC reported that Mandhana, as India captain, said her team is building well ahead of the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy on home soil next year.

By MaidanBeat Desk · updated 27 Oct 2026