#2 Smriti Mandana
Smriti Mandana needs no introduction to all the cricketing lovers in India. Her dashing knock of unbeaten 106 runs against West Indies in the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 won her a lot of admirers across the globe.
Smriti Mandana is known for her eye-pleasing and sublime cricketing shots. The 22-year-old's batting is characterized by brevity. Her measured movement and precision help her take a very little effort to score runs. At times all she needs is a mere push to hurry the ball to the boundary.
The stylish opener is one of the three Indian women cricketers to play in the Women's Big Bash League. Playing for Western Storm, Smriti has registered the joint fastest fifty in Women's T20 cricket with her 18-ball-50 against Loughborough Lightning in the KIA Super League in July 2018. She also went on to score a 60-ball-ton in the same tournament.
Thus far, Mandhana has donned Indian jersey in 2 Tests, 41 ODIs, and 36 T20Is and scored in excess of 2300 runs with the help of scoring 3 tons and 17 half-centuries in all formats combined.
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