Mandhana rewrites history with record‑breaking Asia Cup century

Smriti Mandhana produced a landmark performance at the Women’s Asia Cup, smashing 124 from 64 balls against Hong Kong, China to eclipse several major records. Her innings, featuring fourteen fours and seven sixes, propelled her past Mithali Raj as the leading run‑scorer in women’s international cricket, with Mandhana now sitting at 10,880 career runs.

The century was also her eighteenth across formats, moving her ahead of former Australia captain Meg Lanning for the most hundreds in women’s international cricket. Since debuting in 2013, Mandhana has steadily built a résumé that places her among India’s finest batters, becoming the first Indian woman to score centuries in all formats last year. India’s openers set a brisk platform with a 74‑run stand before Shafali Verma fell, but Mandhana maintained the momentum alone as no teammate passed eleven. Her dominance carried India to 193/5, underscoring her growing stature as a defining force in the modern game.