Visakhapatnam, Oct 9
Though she failed to score another big one in her third outing in the ongoing Women's World Cup, India's Smriti Mandhana broke a 26-year-old World Record, scoring the most runs in a calendar year in women's One-day International cricket during India's match against South Africa on Thursday.
Smriti scored 23 runs off 33 balls against South Africa on Thursday, hitting one four and one six in the process. Just when it looked like she had set herself up for a big one, the 29-year-old Indian opener hammered one down the throat of Sune Luus at long-on.
But she still has the chance to set a massive record by becoming the first woman cricketer to score 1000 runs in a calendar year. With five more league matches to play, she has ample opportunities to reach the milestone.