Smriti Mandhana owns four WT20I fifties versus Sri Lanka: Stats
What's the story
The final of the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026 will be played on September 13 between India and Sri Lanka. The match is scheduled to begin at 8:00pm IST at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Eyes will be on ace Indian opener Smriti Mandhana, who has been impressive in the ongoing tourney. On this note, let's look at her WT20I record against the Lankans.
Stats
An average of 24.95
As per Cricinfo, Mandhana has played 25 WT20Is against the Lankans, scoring 549 runs at an average of 24.95.
The tally includes a strike rate of 116.8. She is only behind her skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur (564), among Indians with the most WT20I runs against Sri Lanka.
As many as 13 times Mandhana was dismissed under 20 against Sri Lanka.
This includes a couple of ducks.
Information
Mandhana only behind Taylor
Mandhana's tally of four 50-plus scores against Sri Lanka is the joint-second-most for any batter. She shares the spot with New Zealand's Suzie Bates, Pakistan's Bismah Maroof, and compatriots Jemimah Rodrigues and Mithali Raj. West Indies's Stafanie Taylor tops this list with seven such scores.
Career
Here are her WT20I stats
Mandhana, who recently became the leading run-scorer in women's international cricket, owns the second-most runs in WT20Is.
She has smashed 4,692 runs from 175 WT20I matches (169 innings) at 30.46.
This tally includes 35 fifties, two tons, and a strike rate of 126.29.
Mandhana is only behind Bates's tally of 4,758 runs.
The former's tally of 37 scores of 50 or more is the most for anyone in WT20Is.