Following World Cup heroics, Indian star in contention for ICC honour, not Harmanpreet or Jemimah! her name is…

Edited By : Krishnakant Kukreti | Nov 06, 2025, 05:56 PM IST

Published On Nov 06, 2025, 05:56 PM IST

Last UpdatedNov 06, 2025, 05:56 PM IST

Following a victorious ODI World Cup campaign, India's superstar batter Smriti Mandhana has been presented with a great opportunity as she has been nominated for the Player of the Month award.

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Smriti Mandhana led the Indian charge at the top, and her partnerships with opening batter Pratika Rawal created quite a buzz in the showpiece event. Mandhana, 29, had a relatively quiet start, but soon came into her own with a blistering 80 against seven-time champions Australia, and followed it up with a combative 88 against England.

Though India lost both the matches, it was clear that Smriti Mandhana was in the zone. In the must-win encounter against New Zealand, Mandhana stood up to the challenge smashing a brilliant 109, and stitching a match-winning partnership of 212 with Rawal.

In the final against South Africa, Smriti Mandhana gave a solid start to the Indian team by scoring 45 runs, and also shared a centurial partnership with Shafali Verma at the top order- which eventually yielded out positive result and made way for the team to a victorious World Cup campaign.