South Africa's Shabnim Ismail, New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr, England's Nat Sciver and Australia's stand-in skipper Alyssa Healy have been nominated for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award.
Mandhana was nominated along with three other outstanding performers in the T20 format. Pakistan's Nida Dar, New Zealand's Sophie Devine and Australia's Tahlia McGrath.
By the next week, the final list will be trimmed to 16. Star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and Fakhar Zaman would not be able to find a place in the squad due to their ongoing injuries and rehabilitation
South Africa quick Marco Jansen, India pacer Arshdeep Singh, New Zealand batter Finn Allen, and Afghanistan's Ibrahim Zadran are the contenders to win the award.
The Kiwis are now 273 runs behind Pakistan's first-innings total of 438, which included a brilliant maiden century from middle-order batter Agha Salman.
Gardner, who was named Player of the Match after her effort of 66 not out off 32 balls and a haul of two for 20, has topped the all-rounders' list for the first time after moving up three spots. She has overtaken West Indies captain Hayley Matthews, India's Deepti Sharma and New Zealand capt