Women batsmen with 4000 or more runs in T20s ft. Smriti Mandhana

Two Women batters have touched the milestone of 4000 runs in T20Is.

In recent years, women’s cricket has gained significant popularity among cricket fans worldwide, and it is being watched extensively both in stadiums and on screens. Like the men’s cricket, women’s teams also clash across three formats- tests, ODIs, and T20Is.

The first Women’s T20I game took place in 2004- a clash between Australia Women and New Zealand Women. Over the years, many women batters have tasted immense success in the shortest format, entertaining fans with their batting might and aggressive style.

If we look at batters with the most centuries in WT20Is, UAE’s Esha Oza tops the list with five centuries. Moreover, only four batters have scored three T20I centuries in their careers, namely- Rebecca Blake (Romania), Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Fatuma Kibasu (Tanzania), and Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka).

2. Smriti Mandhana- 4007 runs

Smriti Mandhana became the first India Women batter to reach the milestone of 4000 T20I runs. The left-handed batter achieved the feat in the first T20I game against Sri Lanka Women on December 21.

In 148 innings across 154 matches, she has mustered 4007 runs at an average of 29.90 and a strike rate of 123.78. Mandhana has also scored one ton and 31 fifties in the shortest format.

1. Suzie Bates- 4748 runs

Several female players have consistently performed well with the bat in recent years, setting numerous batting records.

A few of them have piled up a lot of runs in their T20I careers, but only two have touched the mark of 4000 runs. On that note, below are women batters with 4000 runs in T20I cricket.

New Zealand stalwart Suzie Bates is the all-time highest run-scorer in WT20Is. Since 2007, she has played 177 T20Is for the BlackCaps, piling up 4716 runs in 174 innings. At an average of 29.11 and a strike rate of 108.58, the batting all-rounder has slammed one century and 28 half-centuries.

Women batters are close to the 4000-run mark

Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur is close to reaching the 4000-run mark in T20Is. So far, she has hit 3669 runs in 183 games. Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu (3437 runs) and New Zealand’s Sophie Devine (3431 runs) are a few other batters who are close to the milestone.

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