Smriti Mandhana’s Batting Woes Persist in World Cup

Smriti Mandhana’s performance in the ongoing ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 has been underwhelming. After a disappointing performance against Sri Lanka where she scored only 8 runs, she failed to make an impact in the match against Pakistan. Despite high hopes for a strong showing, Mandhana managed only 23 runs off 32 balls, hitting 4 boundaries. Her struggle against Pakistan in ODI matches is evident in her statistics, where she has found it challenging to score runs. Prior to this, Mandhana was in excellent form, highlighted by back-to-back centuries against Australia, which surpassed Virat Kohli’s record. In the third ODI against Australia, she scored a century in just 50 balls, faster than Kohli’s 52-ball century against the same team in 2013. Mandhana’s innings in that match included 17 fours and 5 sixes, resulting in a score of 125 runs off 63 balls, although her team didn’t win. Her record against Pakistan reveals a struggle, with only 77 runs scored in 3 ODI matches at an average of 25.66, with a single half-century. In 10 T20I matches against Pakistan, she has scored 239 runs with an average of 26.55, including one half-century. In the Women’s ODI World Cup, she has played 18 matches, accumulating 590 runs at an average of 34.70, with two centuries.