India, Oct. 12 -- 2025 has become all the more memorable for Smriti Mandhana. The Indian opening batter achieved a special milestone when she went past the 18-run mark in the Women's World Cup 2025 fixture against Australia at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. The 29-year-old has become the first-ever player in the history of women's cricket to score 1,000 ODI runs in a single calendar year. Mandhana achieved the feat in the eighth over of the innings off the bowling of Sophie Molineux.

Mandhana achieved the milestone by dancing down the track and smashing the spinner for a six towards long-on. She now holds the record for scoring the most runs in a single calendar year, and she achieved the feat in the previous co...