Born on 18th July 1996, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana is an Indian batswoman and member of the Indian women's national team. Smriti seeks inspiration to pursue a career in cricket from her father and brother who are domestic level cricketers and from the age of nine, started exhibiting her calibre in the sport. She is popularly known for her batting skills at national as well as international level.  

Achievements:-

• Selected as a player of the Maharashtra Under-15 team at the age of 9
• Picked up in the Maharashtra Under-19s Team at the age of 11
• Hit a double century in a one-day game in 2013, and became the first Indian woman to do so with a smacking unbeaten 224 off 150 balls against the team of Gujarat in the West Zone Under-19 Tournament
• Made her test debut in 2014 against England and helped her squad with 22 and 51 runs in the first and second innings
• Scored three half-centuries, aiding her team in winning the 2016 Women's Challenger Trophy and was also declared the top scorer of the tournament with 192 runs
• In 2016, Smriti was signed up to play in the Women's Big Bash League along with Harmanpreet Kaur, both becoming the first two cricketers to get selected for the league
• Made her maiden ODI century during India's tour of Australia in 2016 with a score of 102 off 109 balls
• Scored the fastest fifty in 25 balls for India in a Women's Tri-Nation Series and broke her own previous record in March 2018
• Entitled as the Best Women's International Cricketer in 2018 by BCCI
• Became the first Indian cricketer to be signed up for the Kia Super League by the Western Storm in June 2018
• Became the 2018 Women’s Cricketer of the Year & 2018 Women’s ODI Player of the Year
• Honoured with the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award in 2018
• Bestowed with the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2018
• Became the youngest T20I captain for India to led the women's team against England in the first T20I in 2019
• Honoured with the International Woman Cricketer of the Year award at CEAT International Cricket Awards in 2019
• In November 2019, Smriti became the third-fastest cricketer, in terms of innings, to score 2,000 runs in ODIs in just 51 innings during the series against the West Indies
• Entitled as the Sportswoman of the Year (Cricket) at the Sportstar ACES Awards in 2020