Smriti Mandhana: The seventh match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 was played between India and Hong Kong on Thursday, 03 September. In this match, Indian star batsman Smriti Mandhana performed such a feat, which took her to a special place in the history of women’s cricket. By playing a century inning of 124 runs in this match, Mandhana not only put Team India in a strong position, but also made many big records in her name.

Scored second century in T20 International

In this match against Hong Kong, Smriti Mandhana played an inning of 124 runs in 64 balls, which included 14 fours and 7 sixes. This is Mandhana’s second century in T20 International. With this, she has become the first Indian female cricketer to score two centuries in T20I. Not only this, with this century Smriti has also become the first Indian batsman to score a century in the Women’s Asia Cup.

Highest run scorer

By scoring a century in this match against Hong Kong, Smriti Mandhana has made another big world record in her name. She has now become the highest run-scorer batsman in women’s international cricket. She has left behind former Indian batsman Mithali Raj’s record of 10868 international runs. Mithali now has 10880 runs in her name in international cricket.

Most centuries also in the name of Mandhana

With this century, Smriti Mandhana has also made the record of most centuries in women’s international cricket. She now has 18 centuries in her name in international cricket. With this, she has left behind Australia’s Meg Lanning and South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt, who have 17-17 international centuries in their names.