[Watch] Smriti Mandhana Puts India In Trouble After Failure With Bat vs New Zealand Women

Smriti Mandhana Wicket- (Source: @ScreenGrab)

In the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup 2024 match between India and New Zealand, the White Ferns are in the driver's seat as they took three crucial wickets within the powerplay while defending 160 runs. 

The Sophie Devine-led side, batting first, put 160 runs on the board as the skipper led from the front and amassed an unbeaten 57 (36), which featured seven boundaries. Renuka Singh was the pick of the bowlers, with two wickets to her name.

Smriti Mandhana's Failure With The Bat

In reply, India started positively as Smriti Mandhana smashed a four on her first ball of the innings. Despite losing Shafali Verma early on, Smriti continued with her aggressive approach. However, her stay at the crease was also short-lived and returned to the pavilion on the 4th ball of the 5th over when she handed an easy catch to Green at long-off while searching for a six. Mandhana returned to the dugout with a score of 12 (13) that featured two fours.  

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Smriti Mandhana completes 3500 T20I Runs

While Mandhana let the team down with the bat, she did script a personal milestone and completed 3500 runs in the shortest format of the game. In 142 matches, Mandhana has 3505 runs, which includes 26 fifties and an average of 29. It is worth noting that Mandhana is the second-leading run-getter in T20Is. 

The fans were disappointed with Mandhana as she was in stellar form in T20Is this year. In the Asia Cup 2024, Smriti amassed 173 runs in four innings, which included two fifty-plus scores and averaged 57.67.

At the time of writing this article, India are in deep trouble and have posted 73/5 on the board after 11.5 overs.

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