My sister is a legend: Jemimah's message as Smriti Mandhana makes history

Smriti Mandhana smashed 124 against Hong Kong China to overtake Mithali Raj as women's international cricket's leading run-scorer. Jemimah Rodrigues hailed the Indian opener as a legend and Mithali responded to Mandhana breaking her record.Mandhana scored 124 runs against Hong Kong China (Courtesy: BCCI Women X/Jemimah Instagram)Jemimah Rodrigues maybe away from the women's Asia Cup due to an injury but that didn't stop her from celebrating Smriti Mandhana's historic feat. The Indian women's team captain went past Mithali Raj to become the highest run-getter in women's cricket history after scoring a magnificent 124 against Hong Kong China in the match on Thursday, September 3.INDIA VS HONG KONG CHINA: HIGHLIGHTS | SCORECARDThe India opener brought up her century in only 57 deliveries, etching her name in the record books as the first Indian woman to register more than one T20I hundred. The knock also lifted her international century count to 18, putting her ahead of Australia’s Meg Lanning and South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt, who are both on 17.With her knock, she went past Mithali's tally of 10868 runs and helped India post 193 against Hong Kong China. Mandhana ended her knock with a total of 10880 runs to her name. Jemimah, who shares a close bond with Mandhana, posted two Instagram stories. In the first one, she referred the Indian opener as her sister and called her a legend."My sister is a legend. Leading run-scorer in women's international cricket," said Jemimah. (Credit: Jemimah Rodrigues Instagram) In the second one, Jemimah decided to use the famous MS Dhoni meme and point to Mandhana's jersey number 18."18 for a reason," said Jemimah. (Credit: Jemimah Rodrigues Instagram) MITHALI RAJ PRAISES MANDHANAMithali took to X to tip her hat to Mandhana. The Indian legend said she was proud to see Mandhana go past her record and tipped her to continue breaking records."Well deserved, @mandhana_smriti! I’ve watched you grow from a young player into one of the finest batters India has produced. To see you go past my record and become the highest run-scorer in international cricket is a moment I’m genuinely proud of. Here’s to many more runs and milestones. Keep going!" said Mithali on X. (Credit: Mithali Raj X) Mandhana became the first Indian batter to score multiple women's T20I hundreds in history.- EndsPublished On: Sep 3, 2026 22:56 IST