IND W vs AUS W: ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 In, the Indian team is playing an important Group A match against Australia at Lord’s. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Indian team reached 170 for 4 in the allotted 20 overs. The opening pair of Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma played a vital role in taking the team to this mighty score; They shared a partnership of 66 runs for the first wicket. With this performance, the Indian opening pair also set a significant record: Mandhana and Shafali now hold the position as the pair with the most combined runs for any wicket against any one opponent in women’s T20 international cricket.
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma have done an excellent job as the opening pair against Australia in women’s T20 international cricket, and they have batted together in a total of 24 innings. He has scored a total of 772 runs at an average of 32.16 against the Australian women’s team; This includes one century and four half-century partnerships. With this performance, Mandhana and Shafali hold the record for the most runs scored by a pair for any wicket against a specific team in Women’s T20 International cricket. They surpassed the record held by New Zealanders Suzy Bates and Sophie Devine; The pair had a combined 732 runs against the South African women’s team.
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Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma (India) – 772 runs (vs Australia)
Susie Bates and Sophie Devine (New Zealand) – 732 runs (vs South Africa)
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma (India) – 655 runs (vs England)
Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney (Australia) – 535 runs (vs India)
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma (India) – 522 runs (vs Sri Lanka)
In the T20 World Cup match against Australia Women’s team, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma got off to a strong start with the batting, but could not convert it into half-centuries. Shafali was dismissed for 34 off 26 balls, while Smriti Mandhana scored 38 off 37 balls.
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