Top 5 records Smriti Mandhana broke with her 124 in Asia Cup

Smriti Mandhana produced a stunning knock of 124 against Hong Kong in the Women's T20 Asia Cup on September 3, 2026, at Dubai. India posted 193/5 and bowled Hong Kong out for 56 in 16.2 overs, winning by 137 runs.

The innings was not just a match-winning effort. It rewrote several long-standing records in women's international cricket, placing Mandhana in a league of her own across multiple statistical categories.

Here are top 5 records Smriti Mandhana broke with her 124 in Asia Cup:

1. Highest individual score by an Indian woman in T20Is

Mandhana's 124 is now the highest score by an Indian woman in T20 internationals. She had previously set the benchmark herself with a 112 against England at Trent Bridge in 2025, and this innings moved that mark significantly higher. She reached her century in 57 balls and became the first Indian woman to score two T20I hundreds. Harmanpreet Kaur's 103 against New Zealand at Providence, Guyana, during the T20 World Cup 2018, remains the only other T20I century for India Women.

2. Joint most fifty-plus scores in women's international cricket

With her 124, Mandhana recorded her 93rd fifty-plus score in international cricket, drawing level with former India captain Mithali Raj for the most such scores in women's international cricket history. Charlotte Edwards is next on the list with 80. Additionally, Mandhana's 37th fifty-plus score in T20Is is the most by any player in the format, with Australia's Beth Mooney next on 33.

3. Most sixes by an Indian in women's T20Is

Mandhana's innings included seven sixes, taking her T20I six-hitting tally to 95, the highest for any Indian player in the format. She went past Harmanpreet Kaur's previous India record of 89 sixes. Among all women's T20I players, only Sophie Devine, Deandra Dottin and Chamari Athapaththu have hit more sixes in the format.

4. Leading run-scorer in women's international cricket

The 124 also pushed Mandhana's aggregate across all international formats to 10,880 runs in 302 matches, at an average of 38.86. That figure moved her past Mithali Raj's tally of 10,868 international runs, making Mandhana the leading run-scorer in women's international cricket. Suzie Bates, Charlotte Edwards and Stafanie Taylor are the other members of the 10,000-run club in women's cricket.

5. Most hundreds in women's international cricket

Mandhana's century against Hong Kong was her 18th in international cricket across all formats, the most by any batter in women's internationals. Meg Lanning and Laura Wolvaardt each have 17 international hundreds. Hayley Matthews is next with 15, while Suzie Bates and Tammy Beaumont have 14 each. Mandhana's 18 hundreds comprise 14 in ODIs, two in Tests and two in T20Is. Lanning holds the ODI hundreds record with 15.