Smriti Mandhana beats Chamari Athapaththu to win ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024 award
Published - 27 Jan 2025, 02:19 PM | Updated - 27 Jan 2025, 11:35 PM
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India Women's National Cricket Team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has been crowned as the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024. This comes after she displayed magical performances with the bat for her team in the games that she played.
Smriti Mandhana looked a class apart in the ODIs in 2024, and it's fair to say that she was the most deserving candidate to win the award. This was because of the performances that she displayed, and she was one of the most consistent batters in the 50-over format last year.
Smriti Mandhana slammed 747 runs at an average of 57.56 and a strike rate of 95.15 in ODIs last year
Smriti Mandhana played 12 ODIs for India in 2024 and was exceptional with the bat as she slammed 747 runs at an average of 57.56 and a strike rate of 95.15. The left-hander also slammed four centuries in the year and shattered multiple records.
Smriti Mandhana made an impact right from the first ODI that she played in 2024. The opening batter slammed back-to-back hundreds against the South Africa Women's National Cricket Team in the three-match ODI series and helped her team complete the whitewash and win the series by the margin of 3-0.
After that, Mandhana came up with the sensational century against New Zealand in a series decider in October. The vice-captain of the India Women's National Cricket Team then made sure that she carried her golden form on the tour to Australia and smashed runs there as well for her team.
Smriti Mandhana ended 2024 as the leading run-scorer in WODIs
Mandhana slammed a century in Perth but her efforts went in vain as India went on to lose the game. The opening batter ended 2024 as the leading run-scorer in WODIs in the year with a tally of 747 runs, ahead of Laura Wolvaardt (697), Tammy Beaumont (554) and Hayley Matthews (469).
Mandhana also hit 95 fours and six maximums across 2024. She is also at the top of the charts ICC Women’s Championship. The opening batter has mustered 1358 runs in her 24 matches in the Championship. In 2024, she also became the leading century-getter for India.
Smriti Mandhana's best performance came during the ODI against Australia, plays innings of 105 runs coming off 109 balls in Perth
Mandhana's best performance came during the ODI against Australia. The left-hander was the lone warrior for her team and kept them in the hunt. The batter slammed a vital century and kept her team in the hunt but couldn't take them home as India went on to lose the series.
Mandhana ended with the innings of 105 runs coming off 109 balls. she slammed 14 fours and one six. She also continued her golden form in 2025 as well as he was sensational with the bat in the ODIs against West Indies as well as the Ireland.
