In the ongoing South Africa vs India multi-format series, which is being played from June 16 to July 9, India clinched the three-match ODI series. In the final ODI at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Smriti Mandhana scored 90 runs off 83 balls, setting a new record for the most runs in a three-match bilateral series with a total of 343 runs.
Mandhana broke Tammy Beaumont’s 342 runs, achieved against Pakistan in 2016. Other notable record from 2024 are set by both Laura Wolvaardt’s 335 runs, achieved against Sri Lanka and West Indies’ Hayley Matthews, who scored a total of 325 runs against Pakistan.
Most runs in a 3-match bilateral series:
Smriti Mandhana 343 runs v SA, 2024
Tammy Beaumont 342 runs v PAK, 2016
Melie Kerr 342 runs v IRE, 2018
Laura Wolvaardt 335 runs v SL, 2024
Hayley Matthews 325 runs v PAK. 2024
Sidra Amin 277 runs v IRE, 2022
Let’s look at Smriti Mandhana’s performance throughout the series. In the 1st ODI on June 16, 2024, Mandhana scored 117 runs off 127 deliveries, including twelve fours and one six, with a strike rate of 92.13. In the 2nd ODI, she scored 136 runs off 120 balls, with eighteen fours and two sixes, achieving a strike rate of 113.33. In the 3rd and final ODI, Mandhana scored 90 runs off 83 balls, with eleven fours and a strike rate of 108.43.
Most runs in a 3 match Bilateral series:
Smriti Mandhana 343 runs vs SA 2024 (Home) 👈
Laura Wolvaardt 335 runs vs SL 2024 (Home)
Hayley Matthews 325 runs vs PAK 2024 (Away)
Sidra Amin 277 runs vs IRE 2022 (Home)
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