Harmanpreet overtakes Lanning as Mandhana receives Asia Cup opportunity
One India batter has already surpassed Meg Lanning on the list of leading T20I run-scorers and a second could also achieve the feat over the coming days.
India batter Harmanpreet Kaur has already overtaken Meg Lanning to become the second leading run-scorer in the history of Women's T20I and teammate and captain Smriti Mandhana can also better the former Australia captain when the Asia Cup semi-finals commence on Friday.
Harmanpreet scored 66 against the UAE earlier in the tournament and now has a total of 3415 T20I runs to her name, with the 35-year-old surpassing Lanning's tally of 3405 runs with her most recent knock.
Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh help India to their highest total in Women's T20Is 🙌#INDvUAE 📝: https://t.co/9qCyecVvmg pic.twitter.com/SF9IMyWqUC
— ICC (@ICC) July 21, 2024
Mandhana has 3378 T20I runs to her name and could become the third highest run-scorer in the history of Women's T20I with a big score against Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the Asia Cup.
New Zealand veteran Suzie Bates remains the leading run-scorer in the history of women's T20I cricket with 4348 runs and the 36-year-old recently added a team best 117 runs during the five-match T20I series against England.
Most runs - Women's T20I
| PLAYER | RUNS |
| Suzie Bates (New Zealand) | 4348 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (India) | 3415 |
| Meg Lanning (Australia) | 3405 |
| Smriti Mandhana (India) | 3378 |
| Stafanie Taylor (West Indies) | 3338 |
But Harmanpreet and Mandhana have appeared to be in good touch of late and could make further inroads on the Kiwi with decent innings at the Asia Cup.
Women's Asia Cup semi-finals schedule (both to be played on 26 July)
First semi-final: India v Bangladesh, Dambulla
Second semi-final: Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Dambulla