Smriti Mandhana overtook Rohit Sharma to become India's highest run-scorer in T20I cricket on Friday (April 17).
Smriti Mandhana goes past Rohit Sharma to take India T20I record
Smriti Mandhana has broken Rohit Sharma's record of the most runs scored in T20I cricket by an Indian across genders. The two openers were level on 4231 runs ahead of India's WT20I series opener against South Africa.
After South Africa elected to bowl first, Mandhana went past Rohit's tally with a single on the second ball of the innings, bowled by Sune Luus. She was eventually dismissed for a 14-ball 13, falling to Ayabonga Khaka.
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Mandhana is now third on the overall list, behind only Suzie Bates and Babar Azam. Among Indians, Virat Kohli is fifth on the overall list, while Harmanpreet Kaur is ninth.
| Player | Team | Innings | Runs |
| Suzie Bates | New Zealand Women | 175 | 4,717 |
| Babar Azam | Pakistan Men | 136 | 4,596 |
| Smriti Mandhana | India Women | 155 | 4244 |
| Rohit Sharma | India Men | 151 | 4,231 |
| Virat Kohli | India Men | 117 | 4,188 |
| Jos Buttler | England Men | 143 | 4,037 |
| Paul Stirling | Ireland Men | 160 | 3,895 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | India Women | 169 | 3,822 |
| Chamari Athapaththu | Sri Lanka Women | 151 | 3,637 |
| Sophie Devine | New Zealand Women | 147 | 3,587 |
| Beth Mooney | Australia Women | 112 | 3,545 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand Men | 118 | 3,531 |
| Stafanie Taylor | West Indies Women | 128 | 3,518 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan Men | 93 | 3,414 |
| Meg Lanning | Australia Women | 121 | 3,405 |
| Muhammad Waseem | UAE Men | 97 | 3,338 |
| Danni Wyatt-Hodge | England Women | 157 | 3,335 |
| David Warner | Australia Men | 110 | 3,277 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India Men | 107 | 3,272 |
| Virandeep Singh | Malaysia Men | 107 | 3,228 |
| Esha Oza | UAE Women | 108 | 3,126 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia Men | 103 | 3,120 |
| Hayley Matthews | Barbados/West Indies Women | 118 | 3,114 |
| Quinton de Kock | South Africa Men | 109 | 3,095 |
| Deandra Dottin | Barbados/West Indies Women | 141 | 3,094 |
| Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe Men | 128 | 3,089 |
| Alyssa Healy | Australia Women | 143 | 3,054 |
| Gaby Lewis | Ireland Women | 112 | 3,048 |
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