India’s Smriti Mandhana became the leading run-scorer in women’s international cricket after smashing a century in her side’s Women’s Asia Cup thrashing of Hong Kong on Thursday.The India vice-captain surpassed former skipper Mithali Raj’s tally of 10,868 international runs during a blistering 124 off 64 balls, including 14 fours and seven sixes. Mandhana now has 10,880 runs across formats.The left-hander also posted her 18th international century, moving past former Australia captain Meg Lanning and South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt, who both have 17 hundreds, to become the leading century-maker in women’s international cricket.India scored 193 for five in their 20 overs in Dubai and then bowled out Hong Kong for just 56, winning by 137 runs.“I didn’t know all of this happened,” Mandhana said. “But I love batting and am happy to contribute. There are days when you hit balls from the stumps. There are days when you edge one. It’s extremely unpredictable.”Mandhana’s knock powered India to their impressive total after they were put in to bat, with opener Shafali Verma’s 28 the next-highest score in the innings.
Mandhana becomes top women’s run-scorer as India put Hong Kong to sword
Smriti Mandhana takes career total to almost 11,000 runs with blistering century in Dubai as India cruise into semi-finals.










