Smriti Mandhana breaks Suzie Bates' world record with 77 off 47 against West Indies
Hindustan TimesSmriti Mandhana’s terrific run of form in 2024 continued as her record-breaking year had another milestone added with her terrific performance against the West Indies in India’s 60-run victory over the West Indies in the deciding match of their three-match series at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Mandhana has now scored the most 50+ scores in the format, overtaking New Zealand’s Suzie Bates, who has 28 fifties and one century. Mandhana looks to close out stellar 2024 in style Her strong streak in T20Is brings a close to a fantastic year for Mandhana, who also captained Royal Challengers Bangalore to the WPL title for the franchise’s first success across India’s domestic franchise league. To put the cherry on top, Mandhana also scored her second Test century, with a sublime 149 against South Africa in Chennai during India’s win in the one-off Test against the Proteas.