Indian women’s cricket team’s star batsman Smriti Mandhana has created history in the ODI World Cup match against Australia being played in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Actually, during this period Mandhana has made two world records in her name. She showed amazing batting against Australia and managed to create two new histories in Women’s ODI cricket. Mandhana has not only become the fastest batsman to score 5,000 runs in Women’s One Day International cricket, but she has also become the youngest player to score 5,000 runs in ODI cricket.
As soon as Mandhana scored her 58th run against Australia, she became the fastest and youngest batsman to score 5000 runs in women’s ODI cricket. She achieved this feat in her 112th innings while facing 5569 balls in terms of balls, she was able to complete 5000 runs. This is his world record in terms of innings as well as balls. Apart from this, she has become the youngest batsman (29 years 86 days) to score 5000 runs.
The fastest batsman to reach 5000 ODI marks in terms of innings was Stephen Taylor, who achieved this feat in 129 innings. In terms of balls, Suzie Bates had achieved this feat. She reached 5000 runs in 6182 balls. Smriti Mandhana is the second female cricketer after Mithali Raj to do so.