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Smriti Mandhana is 12 points short of surpassing Belinda Clark’s 28-year-old record. (ANI)

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana is nearing a milestone in women’s ODI cricket as she needs just 12 runs to surpass Australian legend Belinda Clark’s record for the most runs in a calendar year when India take on South Africa in the ICC Women’s World Cup match on Thursday.India go into the match unbeaten after wins against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, while South Africa recently bounced back with a win against New Zealand after their 10-wicket loss to England.Mandhana had a modest start to the tournament with scores of 8 and 23 against Sri Lanka and Pakistan respectively. However, his overall performance in 2025 was impressive with 959 runs in 16 innings at an average of 59.93 and a strike rate above 113, including four centuries and three fifties.The record Mandhana is aiming to break was set by Belinda Clark in 1997, who scored 970 runs in 16 matches spanning 14 innings. Clark’s remarkable year included three centuries and four fifties, with an average of 80.83 and a strike rate of 98.11, highlighted by his unbeaten 229.Another milestone awaits Mandhana as he has 81 runs left to reach 5,000 ODI runs. This feat would make her the second Indian after Mithali Raj and the fifth woman overall to reach this mark.Mandhana’s current ODI career statistics stand at 4,919 runs in 110 matches with an average of 47.29 and strike rate of 89.71, including 13 centuries and 32 fifties.Most runs in a calendar year in women’s ODIs:

Year Player Country Works
1997 Belinda Clark Australia 970
2025 Smriti Mandhana India 959*
2022 Laura Wolvaardt South Africa 882
1997 Deborah Ann Hockley New Zealand 880
2016 Amy Ella Satterthwaite New Zealand 853

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