WPL 2025: Tough Outing For Smriti Mandhana As She Registers UNWANTED RECORD

Smriti Mandhana’s tough outing in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 continued after a painful 20-ball 10 against Gujarat Giants on February 27 (Thursday). The left-hander got off the mark immediately off the first ball against Deandra Dottin but the rest of her stay at the crease was a painful watch. 

RCB’s skipper couldn’t get going against Gujarat’s talented pacer Kashvee Gautam, who got the ball to seam away from the left-hander. Against the right-arm pacer, Mandhana failed to get any run off nine balls, struggling against the young pacer. 

However, her troublesome stay at the crease came to an end in the last over of the powerplay, where she timed the ball straight into the hands of Harleen Deol. It was her slowest-ever knock in a T20 game, operating at a strike rate of just 50.

Lowest SR for Smriti Mandhana in a T20 (min 20 balls)

50.00 (10 off 20 balls) - RCB vs GG in Bengaluru, 2025*

75.00 (21 off 28 balls) - IND vs SL in Bangkok, 2016

79.49 (31 off 39 balls) - RCB vs DC in Delhi, 2024

Not only that, to make matters worse, the RCB captain’s slow knock was the second-slowest in WPL history, only behind Simran Shaikh, who was dropped from GG’s setup for the clash.

Lowest SR in a WPL knock (min 20 balls)

47.82 (11 off 23 balls) - Simran Shaikh vs DC in Mumbai, 2023

50.00 (10 off 20 balls) - Smriti Mandhana vs GG in Bengaluru, 2025*

60.00 (12 off 20 balls) - Deepti Sharma vs DC in Mumbai, 2023