Smriti Mandhana has moved to the top of the all-time run-scoring charts in women's international cricket, going past former India captain Mithali Raj during India's second fixture at the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026, being held in Dubai. A stroke-filled 124 against Hong Kong, China, carried her aggregate to 10880 runs, clearing Raj's previous mark of 10868. The innings also lifted Mandhana ahead of Raj for the most hundreds in women's internationals, placing her firmly at the summit across both measures.
The milestone is the latest landmark in a period of sustained excellence that has now extended beyond two years, and it arrives as Indian women's cricket continues to rewrite its own record books at a remarkable pace.
How does Mandhana's tally compare with the all-time leading run-scorers?
Mandhana's 10880 runs make her the outright leader in women's internationals across all formats. New Zealand's Suzie Bates, England's Charlotte Edwards and West Indies' Stafanie Taylor are the other members of the 10000-run club, making it a five-strong group at that level.
The history of the top position stretches back to the earliest days of the women's game. England's Myrtle Maclagan was the first to pass 1000 runs in women's Tests and held the record for several decades before Rachael Heyhoe-Flint overtook her in March 1969. Through the early to mid-1990s, Janette Brittin and Debbie Hockley exchanged the lead position on multiple occasions.
Belinda Clark of Australia moved ahead of Hockley during the 2004-05 India tour, and Karen Rolton then went past Clark in 2009. Charlotte Edwards assumed the top spot the following year and remained there for well over a decade before Mithali Raj claimed pole position in July 2021. Mandhana has now surpassed every one of them.
The broader record-breaking trend in Indian women's cricket was already evident earlier this season when Deepti Sharma overtook Jhulan Goswami's career tally of 355 wickets, during the T20 World Cup held in England, to become the leading wicket-taker in women's internationals.
What form has Mandhana shown in the build-up to this record?
Mandhana's exceptional run began when South Africa arrived in India for a bilateral series in June 2024 and she has barely looked back since. Through the 2025 calendar year, she accumulated 1362 runs in ODIs, the highest aggregate by any batter in a single calendar year in the format. That sequence of performances ran alongside India's home World Cup campaign, which ended in a title victory.
Before the Asia Cup, Mandhana had already registered a T20I century at Trent Bridge, which placed her among a select group of women's cricketers to have scored a hundred in each of the three international formats. Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Beth Mooney and Laura Wolvaardt are the others who share that distinction.
The 124 against Hong Kong, China is therefore not an isolated performance but the culmination of a prolonged phase of batting that has redefined what is possible at the top of the women's game.
