Smriti Mandhana Profile: Age, Date of Birth and Career Info

Smriti Mandhana Personal Profile

Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana is a left-handed batter who plays as an opener for the Indian national women’s cricket team.

Smriti Mandhana Family & Early Life

Birth & Hometown

Mandhana was born on 18 July 1996 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Despite being born in Mumbai, she grew up in Sangli, Maharashtra, where her family moved when she was merely two years old. She is currently 28 years old, about to turn 29 soon.

Parents, Siblings & Background

Smriti’s father, Shrinivas Mandhana, worked as a chemical distributor. Her mother, Smita Mandhana, was a housewife. She also has a brother named Shravan, who currently works as a bank manager. She belongs to a Hindu marwari family. Both her father and her brother played district-level cricket for Sangli and their careers inspired her own and her interest in the sport grew from a very young age.

Smriti Mandhana Education Qualification

Mandhana attended the JS Khandekar High School in Sangli. After completing her schooling, she enrolled into Chintamanrao College of Commerce where she pursued the Bachelor of Commerce degree. Her cricketing career forced her to quit college but she re-joined the Sanjay Ghodawat University in Kolhapur in 2023 to complete her degree.

When she was 12, she was privately coached by Anant Tambwekar who was a junior-level state coach. She also attended a local cricket academy in Sangli where she was the only girl in the group. Her discipline and her strengths were sharpened during these formative years of her life.

Smriti Mandhana Sports Career Overview

 Domestic & Franchise Journey

Mandhana was selected for Maharashtra Under-15 at merely 9 years of age. She was selected for Under-19 when she was just 11. However, she came to the spotlight in October 2013 when she scored a whopping 224 off 150 balls in the West Zone Under-19 tournament for Maharashtra against Gujarat in Vadodara. This made her the first Indian woman to score a double century in List A cricket. She was also the top scorer of 2012-13 Senior Women’s T20.

She started her franchise career for Brisbane Heat in Women’s Big Bash League in Australia. She then moved to Hobart Hurricanes and subsequently, Sydney Thunder. She also participated in England’s Kia Super League representing Western Storm. In the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League in her home country, she was the most expensive purchase at Rs 3.4 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore and was named the captain. She led the team to their first ever title in 2024 and scored 300 runs in 10 games. She wears the jersey number 18 for RCB which she chose after her birthday on 18 July.

International Debut & Teammates

Smriti made her T20I debut for the national side against Bangladesh in Vadodara on 5 April, 2013. She scored 39 runs in that game. A few days later came her ODI debut against the same opposition in Ahmedabad. She managed to score 25 runs in her debut. Her Test debut was against England in Wormsley on August 13 2014. She scored a total of 73 runs in her two innings.

The captain of the India’s women cricket team, Harmanpreet Kaur, shares notable chemistry with Smriti as she is the vice-captain. The duo managed to maintain a partnership of over 180 runs against West Indies in the 2017 World Cup. She also shares excellent synergy with her opening partner, Shefali Verma, and together the duo are known to be one of the best opening duos in women’s international cricket. Deepti Sharma & Jemimah Rodrigues also share a good bond with Mandhana.

Smriti Mandhana Relationships & Marital Status

Mandhana is currently dating Palash Muchhal - an Indian filmmaker and Bollywood music composer. The couple have been dating since 2019 and made their relationship public in 2024 via an Instagram post. They are not currently married but share a healthy relationship in the eyes of the public with Palash often appearing to cheer for Smriti in WPL matches. However, they also prefer to keep most of their dating life private.

Smriti Mandhana Net Worth, Salary & Earnings

Mandhana’s net worth is not publicly confirmed, but it is estimated to be in the ballpark of about Rs 32-33 crore ($4 million). If the information is accurate, it would make her the richest Indian woman cricketer. She is the holder of Grade A BCCI contract, which nets her Rs 50 annually.

She was the most expensive player in the 2023 WPL auction at Rs 3.4 crore. She also earns a good sum of money from her overseas leagues. Other than that, she also endorses brands like Red Bull, Rario, Havells, Groom India, PNB Metlife, Wrangler and more. These brand collaborations are estimated to earn her Rs 40-75 lakh per deal, with the ceiling being pushed to Rs 1 crore for bigger deals.

Smriti Mandhana Off-Field Life & Interests

Instagram - @smriti_mandhana

She currently has around 12.2M followers on the social media platform with around 465K likes per post on an average. This also puts her 9th on the list of female athletes for sponsorship values on social media. Also, she is the only Indian cricketer on that list. Her posts consist of a mix of her personal family moments and posts related to cricket.

Some of her most viral posts include -

●      A photo captured by her brother of her game-winning celebration after RCB lifted their maiden WPL trophy in 2024. The post has garnered way past a million likes.

●      A Happy Diwali post by her also gained a lot of popularity scoring over a million likes.

●      A photo of her staring at the WPL trophy before the 2024 final also went viral among fans.

 Smriti Mandhana Religion & Beliefs

Mandhana is a Hindu marwari and celebrates Hindu festivals such as Diwali, as is evident from her Instagram posts. However, she hasn’t openly talked about her beliefs or faith in depth publicly. She has no interview talking about her philosophy or beliefs. She likes to keep her private life mostly private, while often sharing happy glimpses and moments from her personal life on social media.

Smriti Mandhana Awards, Honors & Achievements

Smriti Mandhana Trivia & Fun Facts

She has roots in cricket from a very young age since her father and her brother were both district-level cricketers.

She loves pizzas, pani-puris and chocolate milkshakes as per fast food fuel.

She made her debut in all three international formats by age 18.

She is the first Indian woman to score a double-century in List A cricket.

She is the first Indian woman to score a century in both ODIs and Tests in Australia.

She gained nearly 1M followers in just 6 hours after her victory in WPL 2024.