Smriti Mandhana beat Chamari Attapathu to win the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024 award.

Indian Women’s National Cricket Team Vice-Captain Smriti Mandhana has been crowned as the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024. This came after she performed magical feats with the bat for her team in the games she played.

Smriti Mandhana looked a class apart in ODIs in 2024, and it’s fair to say she was a very deserving candidate to win the award. This is because of her performances, and she was one of the most consistent batsmen in the 50-over format last year.

Smriti Mandhana has smashed 747 runs at an average of 57.56 and a strike rate of 95.15 in ODIs last year.

Smriti Mandhana played 12 ODIs for India in 2024 and was exceptional with the bat, scoring 747 runs at an average of 57.56 and a strike rate of 95.15. The left-hander also broke many records by scoring four centuries during the year.

Smriti Mandhana made an impact from her first ODI in 2024. The opening batsman hit back-to-back hundreds in the South African women’s national cricket team’s three-match ODI series and helped her team clinch a white flag win. 3-0 in the series.

After that, Mandhana brought up his impressive century against New Zealand in the series decider in October. The vice-captain of the Indian women’s national cricket team made sure she looked golden on her tour to Australia and smashed the runs for her team.

Smriti Mandhana ends 2024 as leading run scorer in WODIs

Mandhana smashed a century in Perth but her efforts went in vain as India lost the match. The opening batsman ended 2024 as the leading run-scorer in WODIs with 747 runs, ahead of Laura Wollwardt (697), Tammy Beaumont (554) and Hayley Matthews (469).

Mandhana in the year She hit 95 fours and 6 at most in 2024. She is also at the top of the ICC Women’s Championship. The opening batsman has amassed 1358 runs in 24 matches in the Championship. In the year In 2024, she became India’s leader of the century.

Smriti Mandhana’s best performance in an ODI against Australia was in Perth, where he scored 105 runs off 109 balls.

Mandhana’s best performance came during the ODI against Australia. The left hand was the only fighter for her team and kept them in the hunt. The batsman hit a crucial century and put her team in the hunt, but India could not take them home as they lost the series.

Mandhana finished with 105 runs off 109 balls. She has 14 fours and a six. She continued her golden form in 2025 and was sensational with the bat in ODIs against West Indies and Ireland.

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