Smriti Mandhana notched up another record on Sunday in the Women's World Cup match against Australia when she became the first women's player in history to score 1000 ODI runs in a calendar year. Needing just 18, the India vice-captain got to the milestone with a huge six off Sophie Molineux's bowling. In the same match, she also became the fifth batter to score 5000 runs in women's ODIs when she got to 58 against Australia in Vizag. She was also the youngest and the quickest women's player to reach the 5K milestone, taking just 112 innings. In the last match against South Africa, Mandhana had broken the record for the most runs made by a woman batter in a calendar year during the Women’s World Cup match on Thursday. The 29-year-old went past Belinda Clark’s tally of 970 runs, which she made in 1997, with a six off Ayabonga Khaka in the eighth over of the innings. The southpaw is playing in her third ODI World Cup and was part of the side that finished runners-up to England in the 2017 edition, which was held in the United Kingdom. Mandhana is also nearing 5000 runs in ODIs, which will make her only the second Indian batter and the fifth overall to get to the landmark. Even with the records, Mandhana hasn't had the best of times in the World Cup, scoring just 8 vs Sri Lanka, 23 vs Pakistan and 23 against South Africa. The first two matches ended in wins but India's misfiring top order's failure came home to roost against the Proteas when they lost that match by 3 wickets. On Sunday, Australia skipper Alyssa Healy won the toss and elected to bowl against India in a crucial ICC Women's World Cup match. Australia brought in spin all-rounder Sophie Molineux in place of Georgia Wareham in the crunch game, while India retained the same playing XI as in the previous game, which they lost to South Africa. "Pitch looks better than what we had in the last game. Same XI. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. It's about how you bounce back. We were there in the game for 95 overs, lots of positives for us," said India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur. Australia Women: Alyssa Healy(w/c), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Kim Garth, Alana King, Megan Schutt. India Women: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani.
