Smriti Mandhana Becomes Youngest and Fastest To 5,000 ODI Runs

Smriti Mandhana Becomes Youngest and Fastest to 5,000 ODI Runs. Smriti Mandhana became the youngest and fastest cricketer to reach 5,000 runs in Women’s One Day Internationals. She achieved the feat during India’s ICC Women’s World Cup fixture against Australia. She accomplished the milestone in only 112 innings, marking a new high for consistency and excellence in female cricket.

Historic Innings and Records by Smriti Mandhana

Mandhana reached the landmark with an effortless fifty in the innings, demonstrating both finesse and aggression. With her innings, she became the first player to score five consecutive 50+ scores against Australia in WODIs, highlighting her stranglehold over one of the top women’s cricket teams in WODIs. With her feat, she is only the fifth woman overall to surpass the 5,000 WODI run mark. The other four female cricketers to accomplish this mark are England’s Charlotte Edwards (5,992 runs, 1997-2016), West Indies’ Stafanie Taylor (5,298 runs, 2008-2022), New Zealand’s Suzie Bates (5,045 runs, 2006-2022) and Mithali Raj.

The 2025 season has been historic for Mandhana. Previously, during the match, she broke a 28-year-old record. She became the first woman to score 1,000 ODI runs in a single calendar year, surpassing former Australian cricketer Belinda Clark’s record from 1997. Her consistent form, way of absorbing pressure and coolness to stroke the ball with full flair have made her an invaluable member of the Indian side.

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Her achievements emphasise the climbing profile of Indian women’s cricket. Setting records at a young age marks the arrival of a new generation of performers, capable of equalling or surpassing the achievements of the legends who’ve played before them. With the World Cup in action for India, she is expected to keep amassing runs and chasing more records. Reaching 5,000 runs is not only a landmark, it is a mark of her ability, hard work, and exciting future for women’s cricket in India.