Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026: Smriti Mandhana overtakes Suzie Bates to achieve THIS feat in international cricket

In the Womens T20 Asia Cup 2026 match against Thailand Team India emerged victorious by 94 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab EmiratesDuring the match Team Indias Smriti Mandhana scored 19 runs in 10 balls including four boundaries With this she went past legendary New Zealands cricketer Suzie Bates to become the secondhighest runscorer in womens international cricket of all timeCurrently Mandhana has a total of 10756 runs international runs Having played nine Test matches she has garnered 788 runs including five boundaries and two maximums She also has a total of 149 runs In OneDay Internationals ODIs the lefthanded batswoman has registered 5411 runs With a top score of 136 runs she has 35 halfcenturies and 14 tons to her name In the shortest format of the game the Mumbaiborn cricketer has 4557 runs including 35 halfcenturies and a ton Her careerbest score in T20 Internationals T20Is is 112 runsWomens T20 Asia Cup 2026 IND vs THA Match summaryIn an attempt to chase a target of 160 runs Thailands team was bowled out for 65 runs in 161 oversThailands opening batswoman Natthakan Chantham scored four runs in five balls including a boundary Fellow opening batswoman Phannita Maya was dismissed on six runs in eight balls including a boundaryAphisara Suwanchonrathi lost her wicket on one ball in six balls Chanida Sutthiruang and Naomi Kanokporn Hamilton registered the scores of five and one run respectively Facing seven balls Sutthiruang smashed a boundary whereas Hamilton faced three balls Nannaphat Chaihan registered a twoball duck Wicketkeeperbatswoman Nannapat Koncharoenkai scored 41 runs in 48 balls with the help of five boundariesSuleeporn Laomi returned to the pavilion on six runs in 15 balls Sunida Chaturongrattana and Onnicha Kamchomptu were dismissed on a one and zeroball ducks Standin skipper Thipatcha Putthawong stayed unbeaten on zero runs after facing two ballsTeam Indias Nandani Sharma and Deepti Sharma claimed three wickets each Shree Charani bagged two wickets Kranti Gaud also chipped in with one wicket Prema Rawat went wicketless in the Womens T20 Asia Cup 2026 match against ThailandEarlier having been put to bat first Team Indias star opening batswoman Smriti Mandhana lost her wicket on 19 runs Facing 10 balls she smashed four boundaries Fellow opening batswoman Shafali Verma delivered a knock of 64 runs in 36 balls including eight boundaries and three maximumsPratika Rawal departed after scoring 22 runs in 18 balls including two boundaries and a maximum Captain Harmanpreet Kaur was dismissed on five runs in nine balls Bharti Fulmali and wicketkeeperbatswoman Richa Ghosh registered 13 and zero runs respectively Facing 14 balls Fulmali was smashed for two boundaries whereas Ghosh was dismissed on one ballDeepti Sharma and Prema Rawat was dismissed on five and six balls respectively Facing seven balls Deepti smashed a boundary whereas Rawat smashed a boundary in five balls Nandani Sharma also scored one run in four balls Shree Charani and Kranti Gaud stayed unbeaten on six and 15 runs respectively Charani faced eight balls whereas Gaud smashed a boundary and a maximum in eight deliveries With this the Women in Blue posted a total of 159 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 oversThailands Suleeporn Laomi returned with the figures of three wickets for 26 runs in four overs Sunida Chaturongrattana claimed two wickets Standin skipper Thipatcha Putthawong and Chanida Sutthiruang bagged one wicket each Phannita Maya and Onnicha Kamchomphu went wicketless in the Womens T20 Asia Cup 2026 match against Team IndiaWith ANI Inputs