Continuing his red-hot form, Smriti Mandhana played a fantastic knock against Australia and scripted history by achieving a huge milestone at the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 match between India and Australia at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

Smriti became the first-ever player in the history of women's cricket to score 1,000 ODI runs in a single calendar year when she went past the 18-run mark against Australia. The 29-year-old Mandhana achieved the historic milestone after she smashed spinner Sophie Molineux for a six towards long-on.

Most Runs In A Calendar Year In Women's ODIs

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1,000* - Smriti Mandhana, 2025

970 - Belinda Clark, 1997

882 - Laura Wolvaardt, 2022

880 - Debbie Hockley, 1997

In the ongoing clash against Aust

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