What 107 innings reveal about the Smriti-Shafali opening pair | Data

India's T20I opening pair of captain Smriti Mandhana and vice-captain Shafali Verma have compiled 4,080 runs across 107 innings, the most productive partnership in women's T20I history. The duo averages 39.2 runs per dismissal at a scoring rate of 8.34 runs per over. They hold the format record with 32 partnerships of 50 runs or more, outperforming Australia's Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney.

The pair's success relies heavily on high scoring rates, notably striking at 8.4 runs per over during powerplays with boundaries on 22.7% of deliveries. Match data reveals that India won 83% of games when the duo built a stand of at least 50 runs, compared to approximately 50% when the partnership produced under 50 runs.