Star India batter Smriti Mandhana entered her name in the record books on Wednesday (June 17) by becoming the first player in T20I history — men’s and women’s cricket combined — to hit 600 fours. The 30-year-old
left-handed opener from Maharashtra achieved the feat during India’s second Group A match of the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup against the Netherlands in Leeds.
Mandhana scored 74 runs off 47 balls, smashing 11 fours and one six. She also shared a 115-run opening partnership with Shafali Verma, who made 55 off 38 deliveries.
The 11 boundaries took Mandhana’s tally to 604 fours in women’s T20Is. She sits comfortably at the top of the list for most fours in women’s T20I cricket, ahead of Suzie Bates and Chamari Athapaththu.
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Bates has struck 521 fours in 176 innings across 183 T20I matches, while Athapaththu has accumulated 493 fours in 159 T20Is.
Most fours in women’s T20Is
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | FOURS |
| Smriti Mandhana | India | 168 | 4475 | 604 |
| Suzie Bates | New Zealand | 183 | 4720 | 521 |
| Chamari Athapaththu | Sri Lanka | 159 | 3783 | 493 |
| Beth Mooney | Australia | 120 | 3562 | 459 |
| Danni Wyatt-Hodge | England | 182 | 3490 | 435 |
| Gaby Lewis | Ireland | 116 | 3059 | 434 |
| Hayley Matthews | West Indies/Barbados | 122 | 3285 | 432 |
| Alyssa Healy | Australia | 162 | 3054 | 409 |
| Esha Oza | UAE | 117 | 3403 | 408 |
| Meg Lanning | Australia | 132 | 3405 | 405 |
In men’s T20I cricket, the record for most fours belongs to Babar Azam. The Pakistan captain has hit 477 fours in 136 innings of 145 T20Is. He is followed by Paul Stirling, who has scored 449 fours in 163 T20I appearances.
Most fours in men’s T20Is
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | FOURS |
| Babar Azam | Pakistan | 145 | 4596 | 477 |
| Paul Stirling | Ireland | 163 | 3895 | 449 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 159 | 4231 | 383 |
| Jos Buttler | England | 155 | 4037 | 373 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 125 | 4188 | 369 |
| David Warner | Australia | 110 | 3277 | 337 |
| Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 110 | 3095 | 313 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia | 103 | 3120 | 309 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 122 | 3531 | 309 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | 113 | 3272 | 297 |
The 74-run knock by Smriti against the Netherlands helped India post a total of 209 runs in 20 overs. The total of 209 runs on Wednesday in Leeds helped India become only the second team in the world after England to score 200 runs in a Women’s T20 World Cup match.
The record of highest team total in a Women’s T20 World Cup match is held by England. The English team posted a total of 219 runs for the loss of only 1 wicket against Sri Lanka in Birmingham on June 12, 2026.
