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[Watch] Team India Celebrates Smriti Mandhana's 27th Birthday in Unique and Grand Style

image-lk89yvsqHarmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana (Twitter)

Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana celebrated her birthday in style on July 18, 2023. The left-handed batter, known for her explosive batting skills, received warm wishes from the entire cricketing fraternity as she turned 27.

BCCI shared pictures of the Mandhana's birthday celebration

Currently, on a Bangladesh tour, Mandhana's birthday celebrations were marked by a delightful gathering of the Indian team, who came together to make her day special. The BCCI Women's Twitter handle shared four delightful pictures capturing the moments of celebration.

In the first snapshot, Mandhana can be seen cutting her birthday cakes while second picture showed the beautifully decorated cake, emblazoned with the words "Happy Birthday Smriti."

The third image captured a lighthearted moment between Mandhana and Indian captain, Harmanpreet Kaur. As Harmanpreet playfully smeared cake on Mandhana's face, the duo shared a laugh. The fourth picture was a selfie taken by Jemimah Rodrigues, which featured the entire Indian team and coaching staff, posing happily alongside the southpaw.

While Mandhana enjoyed her birthday festivities, she has faced some challenges on the ongoing tour to Bangladesh. Her performances in the T20I series were not up to her usual standards, as she managed only 52 runs in three innings, averaging 17.33.

In the first ODI, she struggled to make an impact, scoring 11 runs off 12 balls as India suffered a 40-run defeat, marking their first-ever ODI loss against West Indies. With two ODIs remaining in the series, Mandhana will aim to regain her form and lead India's comeback efforts.

Meanwhile, Mandhana's stats in international cricketer are truly impressive. Her aggressive batting has yielded 325 runs in four Test matches, including one century and two half-centuries. She's scored 3,084 runs in 78 ODI matches (5 hundreds and 25 fifties) and 2,854 runs in 119 T20I matches (22 fifties), showing consistency across formats.