Shafali Verma managed just 108 runs in six matches this year with 33 being the highest.
Mandhana returned as the highest run-getter in the T20 series, amassing 180 runs from three games at an average of 60, including two half-centuries.
India suffered 18-run defeat to hosts New Zealand
The Women's Asia Cup is set for a blockbuster start when defending champions India take on arch-foes Pakistan in Dambulla on Friday.
The 22-year-old played a crucial role in India's semi-final appearance at the ICC Women's World T20 in the West Indies, scoring 178 runs in five matches at a strike-rate of 125.35.
India along with New Zealand and Pakistan are in contention for the last remaining semi-final spot from Group A.
Jemimah Rodrigues struck a crucial fifty as India secured a comprehensive 20-run victory against West Indies in a warm-up game ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday.
IMAGES from the Women's T20 World Cup match between India and Australia in Sharjah on Sunday
Indian women's cricket team produced yet another clinical display to beat South Africa by 178 runs in the second ODI and clinch the three-match series in Kimberley on Wednesday.
Opener Georgia Voll (101) and Ellyse Perry (105) smashed commanding centuries as Australia secured a series-clinching 122-run win over India in the second women's ODI.
ICC collaborated with the four other new Olympic sports on the occasion of International Women's Day
Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian captain, unleashed a devastating performance against Sri Lanka in the Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai on Wednesday.
In the bowlers' list, Jhulan Goswami at fifth position is the lone Indian in top-10, while Deepti Sharma holds an identical slot in the all-rounder's category.
Smriti Mandhana smashed 58 from just 34 balls but a middle order collapse saw India lose to New Zealand by 23 runs in the first T20 International.
When asked about Kaur's absence, Titas did not specify the issue, saying, "The medical team is looking after that, so probably she will be fine in some time."
India women's cricket team launched their campaign at the ICC Women's World Cup with a comfortable 35-run win over England, riding on superb batting display by the top-order, hin Derby, on Saturday.
Smriti Mandhana has Jhulan Goswami, Poonam Yadav and Shikha Pandey for company in the ODI team of the year and all-rounder Deepti Sharma in the T20 side.
Mandhana became the number one ODI batter in the ICC Women's Rankings last month following her exemplary run of form.
Relentless accuracy by the bowlers, led by Radha Yadav, drove India to a comfortable 59-run victory over New Zealand in the first women's ODI in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
IMAGES from the WPL final between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday
India registered a hard-fought six-wicket win over arch rivals Pakistan, keeping their semi-final hopes alive in the Women's T20 World Cup.
IMAGES from the first ODI played between New Zealand and India at Napier
The Ambani wedding in Mumbai wasn't just a star-studded affair, it was a reunion for Indian cricket royalty -- past and present.
It was a real gamble for the selectors to pick her for the tournament as Mandhana suffered a torn meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee, which meant that she had not played any cricket since January.
The T20 Challenge, to be played during the IPL play-offs, will begin with last year's finalist Supernovas taking on Velocity in the opening game.
Smriti Mandhana has confirmed that she will join the Brisbane Heat for the second season of the Women's Big Bash League, becoming the second Indian female cricketer to commit to the Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition.
'Harmanpreet Kaur will lead India for the first time in a global event and I think she is up for the challenge both as a captain and as a player'
Harmanpreet has moved up three places and now has 613 rating points while Shafali rose two rungs
For India, Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues (29 off 33 balls) added 57 for the second wicket.
Skipper Sophie Devine led from the front with a calculative half-century and lifted New Zealand to a challenging 259 for nine after India's spirited comeback in the middle overs of the second women's ODI in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
The Indian women's team is placed in a tough group alongside Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and New Zealand at the T20 World Cup.
With the Indian women's team lacking enough red-ball exposure, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said her young teammates are picking the brains of new head coach Amol Muzumdar.
India Women produced a spotless effort to crush Australia by nine wickets in the first T20I
The Indian women's team almost pulled off a dramatic win but failed to score a boundary in the final delivery to lose the third and final T20 International against New Zealand by a mere two runs in Hamilton.
India head coach Amol Muzumdar was frustrated by the his team fielding efforts which he believes could have altered the game's outcome against Australia.
Mithali Raj played a captain's knock to guide India Women to a consolation four-wicket win over England
DC players, including Jemimah Rodrigues and Alice Capsey, displayed true sportsmanship by offering words of comfort to the heartbroken RCB duo of Richa Ghosh and Shreyanka Patil.
India captain Rohit Sharma was named the 'Men's International Cricketer of the Year', while former head coach Rahul Dravid was conferred with the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at the Ceat Cricket Rating Awards 2023-24 here on Wednesday.
Terming the Women's Premier League (WPL) a "great supply chain" for the national team, India head coach Amol Muzumdar on Thursday said his side is a frontrunner to win the ongoing T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Radha Yadav (3/24) ran through Bangladesh's top-order after Richa Ghosh's quickfire unbeaten 28 off 17 balls, setting up India's 21-run win
