Smriti Mandhana’s Struggle Against Pakistan: A Persistent Issue

In the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, Smriti Mandhana’s batting form has been a concern, particularly against Pakistan. Following a poor performance against Sri Lanka, where she scored only 8 runs, expectations were for her to improve. However, in the match against Pakistan, she only managed to score 23 runs off 32 balls, hitting 4 boundaries. Mandhana’s track record against Pakistan in ODIs shows a persistent struggle to score runs. Prior to these recent failures, Mandhana was in excellent form, achieving back-to-back centuries against Australia, breaking Virat Kohli’s record. In the final ODI match against Australia, she scored a century in just 50 balls. This was faster than Virat Kohli’s century, which took 52 balls against Australia in 2013. In that match, she scored 125 runs off 63 balls, including 17 fours and 5 sixes, but her team didn’t secure a win. Against Pakistan, Mandhana has played 3 ODI matches, scoring 77 runs at an average of 25.66, which includes one half-century. In 10 T20I matches, she has scored 239 runs at an average of 26.55, including one half-century. In the Women’s ODI World Cup, Mandhana has played 18 matches, scoring 590 runs with an average of 34.70, which includes two centuries.