Smriti Mandhana added another major achievement to her career as India retained the women’s cricket gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games.
The India vice-captain struck 79 from 45 balls before Richa Ghosh smashed 48 off 22 deliveries to help India post 216/3, the highest total in Asian Games history. Sri Lanka were then bowled out for 69 in 15.4 overs as India completed a dominant 147-run victory.
The tournament also brought an individual milestone for Mandhana, who became the first woman cricketer to reach 11,000 international runs.
She had earlier moved past former India captain Mithali Raj’s tally of 10,868 runs to become the leading run-scorer across formats in women’s international cricket during the 2026 Asia Cup.
Here is a look at the major team titles and individual honours Mandhana has collected during her career.
Women’s ODI World Cup – 2025
India won their maiden ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title on November 2, 2025, defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
Mandhana served as vice-captain and played a major role with the bat, scoring 434 runs during the tournament.
She struck a 50-ball century against England in the group stage before registering her 14th WODI hundred against New Zealand.
Against Australia in Visakhapatnam on October 12, 2025, Mandhana became the first woman to score 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year. She also became the fastest and youngest player to reach 5,000 Women’s ODI runs, achieving the milestone in 112 innings.
Asian Games Gold Medals – 2022, 2026
Mandhana has been part of consecutive Asian Games gold-medal-winning Indian teams.
India defeated Sri Lanka in the 2022 edition, which was held in 2023, before successfully defending the crown in 2026.
In the 2026 final, Mandhana led the batting effort with 79 as India posted a record 216/3 before dismissing Sri Lanka for 69 to complete a 147-run win.
Women’s Premier League Titles – 2024, 2026
Mandhana captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru to Women’s Premier League titles in 2024 and 2026.
By winning her second championship, she became the second captain to claim two WPL titles, matching Harmanpreet Kaur’s record.
RCB chased down 204 against Delhi Capitals in the 2026 final, completing the highest successful run chase in WPL history.
Mandhana also finished the 2026 season with 377 runs and won the Orange Cap as the competition’s leading run-scorer.
Women’s Asia Cup – 2016, 2022, 2026
Mandhana has won the Women’s Asia Cup three times with India, lifting the trophy in 2016, 2022 and 2026.
In the 2022 final against Sri Lanka in Sylhet, she smashed an unbeaten 51 from only 25 balls to guide India through a comfortable chase.
Four years later in Dubai, Mandhana added 129 runs for the opening wicket with Shafali Verma in the final against Sri Lanka. She scored 59 from 39 deliveries as India secured their record-extending eighth Asia Cup title.
BCCI Best International Cricketer (Women) – 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
Mandhana has won the BCCI Best International Cricketer award for women five times.
Her latest honour came after another outstanding year in 2025, during which she was a key member of India’s ODI World Cup-winning team.
She finished that tournament as the second-highest run-scorer with 434 runs and also set a record by scoring five ODI centuries during the year.
ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year – 2018, 2021
Mandhana has twice received the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award as ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year.
In 2018, she scored 669 ODI runs at an average of 66.90 from 12 matches, while also accumulating 622 T20I runs at a strike rate of 130.67 across 25 games.
She claimed the award again in 2021 after scoring 855 runs in 22 international matches at an average of 38.86, including one century and five half-centuries.
ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year – 2018, 2024
Mandhana has also twice been named ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year.
She first collected the honour in 2018 before winning it again in 2024 following another prolific season.
During 2024, Mandhana scored 747 ODI runs at an average of 57.46, adding another major individual award to her growing collection.
From World Cup and Asian Games success with India to WPL titles with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and multiple ICC awards, Mandhana’s career has combined major team trophies with some of the highest individual honours in women’s cricket.
