Smriti Mandhana played cricket when she was mere 9 years old! Yes, the southpaw represented Maharashtra state's U-15 team & also played for the U-19 side
Whilst playing in the U-19 west zone, Smriti Mandhana became the first woman to score a double ton in a domestic ODI match against Gujarat when she smashed 224 of 150 deliveries
After her debut in 2013, Smriti hasn't looked back as she went on to break records after records. One of the records she holds is scoring 50+ runs in an innings against SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) in the T20I arena
Smriti has played in 74 ODIs, scored 2892 runs at an average of 42.52 with a strike rate of 84.24. When it comes to T20Is, Smriti has amassed 2033 runs in 87 matches at a strike rate of 120.15
Besides cricket, Smriti loves following Tennis and Football. Her favorite footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo
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