Smriti Mandhana scripts history, becomes first woman to score 11K international runs
Smriti Mandhana achieved a significant milestone by scoring 11,000 international runs. She is the first woman cricketer to reach this remarkable career achievement. Mandhana also recently surpassed Mithali Raj's record for most runs. She became the leading run-scorer in women's T20Is, overtaking Suzie Bates. This historic feat occurred during India's Asian Games gold medal final.
England batsman Joe Root made headlines on Tuesday during the England vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI at the Riverside Ground in Durham. Root became the first English player to amass 23,000 international runs, surpassing the legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar. This achievement further solidified Root's position as one of the most prolific run-scorers in international cricket.
Root opened the batting in the match, starting with just three runs. He concluded his century with a boundary, securing his milestone with a score of 23,003 runs in 394 matches. This accomplishment places him eighth on the all-time list of most international runs across formats, with an impressive career average of 49.88 and 61 centuries to his name.
While Root's milestone is notable, it trails behind the Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's record of 34,357 runs. Virat Kohli currently holds the record for the fastest batsman to reach 23,000 runs, achieving the feat in just 490 innings. Root joins an elite group of batsmen who have reached this milestone, including Tendulkar, Kohli, Kumar Sangakkara, Ricky Ponting, Mahela Jayawardene, Jacques Kallis, and Rahul Dravid.
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