Star India batter Smriti Mandhana has set a new world record for the most runs scored by a women’s cricketer in ODIs in a single calendar year. The previous record of 970 runs, set by Australia’s Belinda Clarke in 1997, stood for nearly three decades. Needing just 12 runs to surpass the mark, the 29-year-old achieved the milestone during India’s ODI World Cup clash against South Africa in Visakhapatnam, etching her name in the history books.






