5 records Smriti Mandhana made with her ton in INDW vs NZW, ICC Women's World Cup 2025 match

Smriti Mandhana's remarkable century of 109 against New Zealand Women in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 set multiple records in women's cricket. Here are five records she set with that ton.

Smriti Mandhana after her 14th ODI ton. Image | BCCI on X

Smriti Mandhana's century against New Zealand Women (NZW) in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 was a landmark innings that etched several new records in women's cricket history. Her 109 from 95 balls against the White Ferns not only helped India Women secure a vital position in the match but also added multiple feathers to Mandhana’s already illustrious career. Here are five records she set with that ton.

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1. 14th ODI hundred, second only to Meg Lanning

Mandhana's hundred marked her 14th in Women's One Day Internationals (ODIs), moving her to second place on the all-time list, just behind Australia’s Meg Lanning, who has 15.

This underlines her consistency and class as one of the top batters in the women’s game. Notably, nine of these 14 centuries have come since January 2024, illustrating an impressive peak in her scoring form.

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2. Joint-most hundreds in the 2025 calendar year

Mandhana scored her fifth ODI hundred in 2025 during this World Cup match, tying with South Africa’s Tazmin Brits for the most hundreds by any woman cricketer in a single calendar year.

She had previously amassed four centuries in 2024, showing remarkable sustained form across back-to-back years in ODI cricket.

3. Third World Cup hundred, equaling Harmanpreet Kaur

This century was Mandhana’s third in the ICC Women’s World Cup tournaments, matching the record held by fellow Indian cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur for the most World Cup hundreds by an Indian woman.

This milestone highlights her ability to perform on the biggest stage consistently. Additionally, she became the second Indian batter ever to score three consecutive 50-plus scores in World Cups after Harmanpreet’s run in 2017.

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4. 17th individual international ton - tied with Meg Lanning

With this hundred, Mandhana reached a career total of 17 international centuries (ODIs and T20Is combined), equaling Meg Lanning’s record for the most international tons by a woman cricketer.

This further establishes Mandhana among the elite batters of women's cricket globally.

5. Most sixes in WODI in a calendar year

Mandhana also broke the record for most sixes in a calendar year of ODIs with 31 sixes in 2025, overtaking Lizelle Lee’s 28 sixes in 2017.

She now leads this category with an aggressive batting style, accumulating 73 sixes overall in ODIs, which ranks her joint-third among all-time leaders.

She sits just behind Deandra Dottin (91) and Sophie Devine (75), showing her power-hitting prowess.

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