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All-Time Record! Smriti Mandhana Topples Harmanpreet Kaur To Make History For India

Soumyajit Dutta

Smriti Mandhana [Source: @SKY8___/X]Smriti Mandhana [Source: @SKY8___/X]

In the grand finale of the Women’s Tri-Series in Sri Lanka 2025, India Women faced Sri Lanka Women at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. After winning the toss, India opted to bat first, a decision that paid off handsomely thanks to a sensational century from Smriti Mandhana.

The left-handed opener not only anchored the innings with a 101-ball 116 but also broke the record for most sixes by an Indian woman in WODIs, rewriting the record books with glory.

Mandhana’s Record-Breaking Hits Light Up Colombo

RankPlayerSixes
1Smriti Mandhana54
2Harmanpreet Kaur53
3Richa Ghosh21

Table - Most Sixes by Indian Women in WODIs

Smriti Mandhana played a classic mix of grace and aggression, dominating the Lankan bowlers with her effortless timing. Her innings featured 15 fours and 2 sixes, one of which brought her to the top of India’s all-time six-hitters list. 

Opening the innings with Pratika Rawal, Mandhana added 70 runs for the first wicket, then stitched a match-defining 120-run partnership with Harleen Deol for the second. Her knock laid the foundation for a mammoth total as India rode on the momentum to finish at 342/7 in 50 overs.

India Women Dominates Sri Lanka With The Bat

In the match, India started solidly with Pratika Rawal scoring 30 off 49, allowing Mandhana to take charge. After Rawal’s dismissal in the 15th over, Mandhana accelerated, finding boundaries regularly and building a 120-run stand with Harleen Deol, who chipped in with 47 off 56.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur then provided fireworks in the middle overs with a 30-ball 41, including a six that took her tally to 53, just behind Mandhana. Jemimah Rodrigues added a quickfire 44 off 29, striking at over 150.

Richa Ghosh also joined the six-hitters chart with a maximum during her short stay. India’s lower-order, led by Amanjot Kaur and Deepti Sharma, finished the innings strongly.