Indian opener Smriti Mandhana is approaching a significant milestone in women's ODI cricket as she needs just 12 runs to surpass Australian legend Belinda Clark's record for most runs in a calendar year when India face South Africa in the ICC Women's World Cup match on Thursday. India enter the match undefeated after victories against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, while South Africa recently rebounded with a win against New Zealand following their 10-wicket loss to England. Mandhana has had a modest start to the tournament with scores of 8 and 23 against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, respectively. However, her overall 2025 performance has been impressive with 959 runs in 16 innings at an average of 59.93 and a strike rate exceeding 113, including four centuries and three fifties. The record Ma

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