[WATCH]- Smriti Mandhana Holds Haldi Ceremony With India Teammates Before Wedding

Team India opener Smriti Mandhana recently celebrated her haldi ceremony with her teammates ahead of her wedding. The star cricketer is set to marry her fiancée Palash Muchhal, who is a music composer and filmmaker. Leading up to the wedding, Mandhana shared joyful moments with her Indian teammates during the pre-wedding ritual.

Haldi, a traditional ceremony in Indian weddings, is usually held close to the wedding day and is celebrated with music, dance, and festivities. At Mandhana’s home, her teammates—Shafali Verma, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Shreyanka Patil, and Richa Ghosh, were seen dancing along with her family members to drum beats, enjoying the lively atmosphere.

Smriti herself took part in the dancing and appeared to be having a great time with everyone. Staying true to the traditional theme, all attendees were dressed in yellow, making the ceremony bright and cheerful while marking an important prelude to her wedding celebrations. You can watch the video here:

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The Indian team clinched the Women’s World Cup 2025 earlier this month, defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Following this historic win, Palash Muchhal organized a sweet proposal for Smriti Mandhana at the very same venue and shared a video of the moment on his Instagram account.

Smriti Mandhana Tops India’s Run Charts At Women’s World Cup 2025

Smriti Mandhana was instrumental in India’s historic first ICC Women’s World Cup victory. She emerged as the leading run-scorer for the Women in Blue, amassing 434 runs in nine matches at an average of 54.25, including a century and two half-centuries. Overall, she finished as the second-highest run-getter of the tournament, behind South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt.

Mandhana played key innings at crucial moments. During a must-win group-stage match against New Zealand, she scored a commanding 109 off 95 balls, hitting 10 boundaries and four sixes. In the final, she contributed a vital 45 runs from 58 deliveries.

India had previously reached the ODI World Cup final in 2005 and 2017 but fell short on both occasions. Playing on home soil this time, they made history by finally claiming their first ICC title.

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