SMRITI MANDHANA BEATS VIRAT KOHLI AND SOURAV GANGULY'S MASSIVE RECORD; CREATES HISTORY!

India women's team star cricketer Smriti Mandhana was declared 'Player of the Match' as India beat West Indies by six wickets to win the three-match ODI series 2-1. While doing so, Mandhana equalled New Zealand's Suzi Bates' record for most consecutive fifty-plus scores while chasing in ODIs.

Mandhana also surpassed Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli to become the second-fastest Indian (both men and women) to reach  2000 ODI runs. While Ganguly took 52 innings and Virat Kohli took 53 innings to reach the milestone, Mandhana took only 51 innings. Top to Mandhana on the list is Shikar Dhawan who reached the mark in just 48 innings.

She has till now scored 2,025 runs that include four centuries and 17 fifties from 51 ODIs at an average of 43.08.

Mandhana also became the third-fastest women cricketer to score 2000 ODI runs after Australia's Belinda Clark and Meg Lanning. Belinda had taken just 41 innings to reach the mark while Lanning took 45.

In men's cricket, retired South Africa batsman Hashim Amla holds the record for the fastest to reach 2000 ODI runs. He had achieved the landmark in 40 innings.