Portugal Colonial - India's Mandhana becomes top run-scorer in women's cricket

Mandhana overtook former India skipper Mithali Raj, who had been the top international scorer with 10,868 international runs, during her match-winning innings against Hong Kong on Thursday.

It also sealed India's place in the semi-finals of the T20 tournament.

The 30-year-old also became the leading century-maker in women's international cricket, with 18 hundreds across formats, overtaking Australia's Meg Lanning and South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt, who have 17 each.

"It's just the start," the India vice-captain said after the game.

Mandhana has two centuries each in Tests and T20Is, and 14 in one-day internationals.

"Until I was batting, I didn't know what record, because I didn't know what's the exact runs," Mandhana said, according to Indian sports outlet Sportstar.

"A very good day for Indian cricket, I would say," she added.

She also heaped praise on Mithali Raj as a "legend and a role model".

Mandhana's knock featured 14 fours and seven sixes as India piled up 193-5 before bowling out Hong Kong for 56 to secure a 137-run victory.

E.Paulino--PC