Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 Cricket has not got a place in it. But, last time this was a part of the Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham city of England, where Smriti Mandhana won the medal for India on the basis of her powerful batting. India won the silver medal in cricket, in which Smriti Mandhana’s 159 runs played a big role. The Indian women’s cricket team lost to Australia in the final. Due to the absence of cricket in the 23rd Commonwealth Games, which is going to be held in Glasgow, India has now lost one medal.
Cricket took place in Birmingham CWG, Mandhana scored 159 runs
Last time, in the 22nd Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, cricket was played in T20 format, in which only women’s teams participated. Scoring 159 runs in 5 matches Smriti Mandhanawas the third highest run-scorer in the Commonwealth Games 2022. Only Sophie Devine of New Zealand and Beth Mooney of Australia had scored more runs than her.
The only batsman to score runs at a strike rate of 150+
However, during the Commonwealth Games 2022, Smriti remained at the top in terms of strike rate and the number of sixes she hit. Smriti Mandhana’s strike rate was the highest in the Commonwealth Games 2022 among the batsmen who scored 100 or more runs. Simply put, she was the only batsman whose strike rate was above 150 among those who scored 100 plus runs. He scored 159 runs at a strike rate of 151.42.
Smriti Mandhana had hit the most sixes
Not only the strike rate, during the 22nd Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, Smriti Mandhana was also the batsman who hit the most sixes and the most boundaries. He hit a maximum of 6 sixes in 5 matches. His total number of boundaries was 28, of which 23 were fours. The number of fours hit by Smriti Mandhana was also more than that of other batsmen.
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