Smriti Mandhana breaks Virat Kohli’s record, becomes fastest Indian to Reach 5,000 ODI runs
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India’s star batter Smriti Mandhana etched her name in history books by completing 5,000 runs in Women’s ODIs.
She reached the milestone in just 112 innings during her 80-run knock against Australia in the Women’s World Cup 2025 match in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
With this achievement, Mandhana became the fastest Indian — across both men’s and women’s cricket — to reach 5,000 ODI runs, surpassing Virat Kohli’s record of 114 innings.
She is also the quickest woman ever to reach the mark.
In the overall list for both men and women, Mandhana now stands behind only Pakistan’s Babar Azam (97 innings) and South Africa’s Hashim Amla (101 innings).
The official handle of Royal Challengers Bengaluru celebrated her feat with a post that read: “5000 reasons to smile! Smriti becomes the youngest and fastest batter to 5000 WODI runs! Another milestone, same Mandhana magic!”
The top five fastest players to 5,000 runs in Women’s ODIs now include Smriti Mandhana (112 innings), Stafanie Taylor (129 innings), Suzie Bates (136 innings), Mithali Raj (144 innings), and Charlotte Edwards (146 innings).
The 29-year-old batter, who started the day with 982 runs from 17 matches, also reached the 1,000-run milestone for the calendar year during the match. She achieved it in the eighth over, taking on Australian spinner Sophie Molineux with an over that produced 16 runs — including a four, six, and another four.
By doing so, Mandhana also broke Australia’s Belinda Clark’s long-standing record of 970 runs in 1997 for the highest run tally in a single year in women’s ODIs.
Mandhana began her innings in confident fashion, hitting a boundary off the last ball of Kim Garth’s opening over. However, it was Molineux’s over that set the tone for her innings. She lofted the first ball for four over mid-on, defended the next, then struck a six over long-on before pulling another boundary over square leg to enter the record books.
After a modest start to the tournament, where she scored 8, 23, and 23 against Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and South Africa respectively, Mandhana found her rhythm against Australia. Batting with grace and control, she timed her drives perfectly and played aerial shots with precision, dismantling the Australian attack with ease.