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**Smriti Mandhana Shatters Record, Becomes First Woman to Score 1,000 ODI Runs in a Calendar Year**
**Visakhapatnam:** Indian opener Smriti Mandhana achieved a historic milestone during the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 match against Australia in Visakhapatnam. Despite India losing the toss and being put in to bat, Mandhana etched her name in the record books by becoming the first woman cricketer to score 1,000 runs in a single calendar year in Women’s One Day International (ODI) cricket.
Mandhana reached the landmark when she scored her 12th run against Australia. She has achieved this feat in just 18 innings, averaging an impressive 59.64, including four centuries and three half-centuries.
While Mandhana’s bat has been relatively quiet in the current World Cup, her record-breaking spree continues. Just in the previous match against South Africa, she set the record for the most runs scored in a calendar year in Women’s ODI cricket.
India is playing Australia in their fourth match of the tournament and has retained its same playing XI for this crucial encounter. The team has won two of its previous three matches.
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