Smriti Mandhana reached a major career landmark by becoming the second Indian and fourth woman overall to cross 10,000 runs in international cricket. She achieved the feat during the fourth T20I against Sri Lanka at the Greenfield International Stadium. Mandhana now joins an elite group featuring Mithali Raj, Suzie Bates and Charlotte Edwards. In Tests, she has amassed 629 runs from seven matches at an average of 57.18, including two centuries and three half-centuries.

She has amassed 5,322 runs from 117 ODIs at an impressive average of 48.38, including 14 hundreds and 34 half-centuries, placing her sixth on the all-time run charts in the format. In T20 internationals, she has piled up 4,102 runs across 157 matches at an average just under 30, with a strike rate of 124.22, featuring one century and 32 fifties, making her the second-highest scorer.

India posted a new benchmark in women’s T20Is after the left-hander’s 80 from 48 balls lifted them to 221 for 2. Sri Lanka were restricted to a 30-run loss, as the hosts stretched their winning run to take a 4–0 lead heading into the final match.

After completing 10,000 international runs, Smriti Mandhana reflected that every innings begins on equal footing, stressing that past performances do not carry over to the next game or series.

“That mindset never really works, thinking you have already done it before. In cricket, every innings begins from scratch. The scoreboard always starts from zero again, regardless of what you achieved in the last game or the previous series,” Mandhana said in a video shared by the Indian cricket team.

“I set different expectations for myself in each format. In T20 cricket especially, you can’t be too harsh after getting out because you’re playing at such a high tempo. Some days it comes together, and on others it doesn’t,” the Indian cricketer said.