Mandhana becomes first woman to reach 1,000 ODI runs in calendar year

Smriti Mandhana became the first woman to score 1,000 runs in a calendar year in women's One-Day internationals as she powered India to 330 in their ICC Women's World Cup group match against Australia at the ACAVDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam on October 12. Mandhana made 80 off 66 balls and, with opener Pratika Rawal's 75, put on a 155-run opening partnership that set several records and underpinned India's innings.

Mandhana reached the 1,000-run mark with a maximum off Sophie Molineux on the third ball of the bowler's first over, moving past Belinda Clark's previous single-year benchmark of 970 runs from 1997. The southpaw brought up her 33rd ODI fifty in the knock, which included nine fours and three sixes, before being dismissed for a 66-ball 80. Rawal's 75 came off 96 balls and included 10 fours and one six. Their opening stand was not only the first century opening partnership of the tournament but also the most 100-run opening partnerships for India in women's ODIs, the pair now having shared six such stands. It was the highest opening partnership against Australia in Women's World Cup history, surpassing an England pair's 101-run stand from 1973.