Smriti Mandhana

Smriti Mandhana, born on July eighteenth, nineteen ninety-six, is a prominent Indian international cricketer who serves as the vice-captain of the Indian women's national team. Her remarkable career includes being a key player in the Indian squad that clinched the Women's Cricket World Cup in twenty twenty-five, as well as victories in the Women's Asia Cup in two thousand sixteen and two thousand twenty-two. Additionally, she showcased her talent on the continental stage by winning a gold medal at the twenty twenty-two Asian Games and a silver medal at the same year's Commonwealth Games.

With over ten thousand runs in international cricket, Mandhana has etched her name in the record books. She shares the record for the most international centuries with Meg Lanning and holds the distinction of having the second most centuries in Women's One Day Internationals. Furthermore, she ranks second in runs scored and leads in half-centuries in Women's Twenty20 Internationals. Notably, she is the first Indian woman to score a century in all three formats of women's international cricket and holds the record for the fastest century in the ODI format by any Indian batter.

In domestic cricket, Mandhana represents Maharashtra and captains the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Women's Premier League, leading them to titles in the twenty twenty-four and twenty twenty-six seasons. Her leadership extended to the Trailblazers in the Women's T20 Challenge from two thousand nineteen to two thousand twenty-two, where she secured the title in the twenty twenty season. Her international experience also includes stints with Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Sydney Thunder, and Adelaide Strikers in the Australian Women's Big Bash League, as well as Western Storm in the Women's Cricket Super League and Southern Brave in The Hundred.

Mandhana's exceptional performances have earned her four ICC Awards, including Women's Cricketer of the Year in two thousand eighteen and two thousand twenty-one, and WODI Cricketer of the Year in two thousand eighteen and two thousand twenty-four. She was nominated for the WT20I Player of the Year in two thousand twenty-one and the Women's Cricketer of the Year in two thousand twenty-two. Recognized for her contributions, she received the Best International Cricketer award from the Board of Control for Cricket in India in two thousand eighteen and two thousand twenty-five, and was honored with the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in two thousand nineteen. Wisden named her the Women's Leading Cricketer in the World for two thousand twenty-four.