2025 has turned into a dream year for Smriti Mandhana, who continues to redefine women’s cricket with her consistency and flair. During the Women’s World Cup 2025 clash against Australia in Visakhapatnam, the Indian vice-captain etched her name into cricketing history by becoming the first-ever woman to score 1,000 ODI runs in a single calendar year.

Mandhana reached the milestone in style, stepping down the track and lofting Sophie Molineux for a magnificent six over long-on in the eighth over. With that stroke, she surpassed her own record from the previous match, where she broke Belinda Clark’s 1997 tally of 970 runs in a year.

Scaling Milestones Like a Champion

The left-handed opener didn’t stop there. In the same innings, she also crossed 5,000 career ODI runs, becoming the younges

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