Smriti Mandhana Player Profile, Age, Career, Bowling & Batting Stats

Spectacular opener and marvelous batter- these phrases define Smriti Mandhana's career. Undoubtedly, Smriti Mandhana has emerged as among the best and most consistent openers for India Women to date.

Smriti Mandhana is a left-handed batter who plays as an opener for India Women's national team. She is one of the hard-hitting batters for India and is also quite popular among Indian cricket fans.

Early and Personal Life

Smriti Mandhana was born in July 1996 to Shriniwas and  Smita Mandhana in Mumbai. She hails from Sangli district of Maharashtra. At the age of two years, her family moved to Sangli district where she underwent her education.

Mandhana grew up with his brother Shravan. Notably, her father and brother played cricket for Sangli district and were district-level cricketers. His father also worked as a chemical distributor. She was inspired to become a cricketer at a young age after seeing her brother playing for the Under-16 Maharashtra Team.

Domestic Career

Mandhana was picked for the Maharashtra Team at a very young age. She was picked for the Under-15 team at the age of nine and the under-19 team at the age of eleven. Hence, she was quite an impressive batter since childhood.

She grabbed a lot of limelight in 2013 when she became the first woman player to score a double-century in a One-Day game in domestic cricket. She went on to play domestic cricket consistently. She still plays for Maharastra at the domestic level and has been part of the side since 2011.

International Career

After her consistent performance in the domestic circuit, Smriti Mandhana finally got a chance to play for India Women in April 2013. During a T20I series against Bangladesh Women, the star opener made her international debut.

She also made her ODI debut in the same series and went on to play her first Test next year in August 2014. Mandhana is an active opener for India Women's Team across all three formats currently.

The 28-year-old has played 7 Tests, 85 ODIs, and 137 T20Is so far for the India Women team. She has slammed 600+ runs in Tests, 3500+ runs in ODIs, and 3300+ runs in the shortest format till July 2024. The hard-hitting batter has also slammed 9 tons (2 Tests and 7 ODIs) and 54 half-centuries in the shortest format.

Franchise Career

Smriti Mandhana is quite active in franchise cricket as BCCI allows women players to participate in foreign leagues. She has represented Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women in the Women's Premier League (WPL) since the debut season in 2023.

Mandhana got a lot of appreciation for leading the RCB franchise to the trophy in WPL 2024. Notably, RCB has failed to win the final three times in IPL but Mandhana did what even Virat Kohli failed to do for almost a decade.

The Indian opener has also played in the Women's Big Bash League and The Hundred Women in the past. She represented Brisbane Heat in 2016 and Sydney Thunder in the 2021 season in the past in Women's Big Bash League. She is still active in The Hundred and Women's Big Bash League.