Many stories can be told about footballer Savitra Bhandari. She is happy when someone calls her 'Samba'. Among her many stories, the most unique is the story of a goal. Therefore, Samba's goal story is sure to be the most interesting.

The number of goals she has scored is sometimes difficult to calculate. If she is a 'goal machine', then what is the surprise in this? 

Savitra scored two goals against hosts India on Monday in the Three Nations Cup in Shillong. With that help, the Nepali team managed to score a stunning 2-1 victory on Indian soil.

After a somewhat disappointing performance against Iran, the victory over India has added excitement to Nepali football again. India is now the team that has qualified for the Asia Cup. 10 facts about the goal calculation related to Samba:

Total number of goals 68

The most important question is, what is Savitra's total number of goals? The exact answer to this is, 68. Be it men's or women's games, she is the highest scorer in international football. She has reached a height of goals, which is probably no longer achievable for others. And in the coming days, she herself will also increase this goal figure. 

Fastest goal

In the same match against India, Savitra scored in the second minute. The first goal she scored for Nepal was possible right from the start. Is this the fastest goal possible for Nepal? Probably. To a large extent. We do not have the exact statistics for this. But out of all the goals Savitra has scored so far, this is the goal she has scored in the shortest time. 

Goals against 18 countries

Savitra has scored goals against 18 different opposing countries so far. This can also be a record in itself. Which countries are those? The list is also interesting. These are Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Maldives, India, Myanmar, Iran, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon and Laos. 

Most goals against Bhutan

Out of these 18 countries, Bhutan is the opponent against whom Savitra has scored the most goals. The number she has scored is 10. Then she has scored 9 against India, 8 against Maldives, 7 against Sri Lanka, 5 against Iraq. She has scored 4 goals each against Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Laos. Everyone knows that Savitra's favorite goal among these is against India. 

Goals in 35 games

Now another equally important statistic. Savitra has played 59 games for Nepal. Out of those, she has scored in 35 games. That means she has scored in 60 percent of the games she has played. In other words, her goal average per game is 1.15. This is very high. This definitely shows that she is a 'goal machine'. 

  A quarter of her goals are hers since Nepal started playing women's international football in 1986. The latest match against India is the 104th international match played by Nepal. A total of 259 goals have been scored so far. Of these, 68 are by Savitra. In this sense, one-fourth of all international goals possible for Nepal are in Savitra's name. This is another great achievement. 

First goal against Bhutan

Savitra's first goal was against Bhutan. It was in the third SAFF Championship in 2014. That tournament was held in Islamabad, Pakistan. She entered the field as a substitute player in that match. She also managed to score a goal in the same moment. The exact time of her first historic goal was in the 88th minute. 

6 goals in a single match

The most goals scored by Savitra in a single match are 6. This was possible against Bhutan. That tournament was the fourth SAFF Championship in 2016. It was held in Siliguri, India. Nepal won it 8-0. Now the question may be, what is the time of each of those goals? The answer is 5, 9, 23, 35, 72 and 77 minutes. This is also Savitra's first hat-trick. 

Other goals

This is not the only example of Savitra scoring many goals in a single match. She has scored 5 against Maldives, 5 against Iraq, 4 against Kyrgyzstan, and 4 against Laos. If we consider the 6-goal performance against Bhutan as one hat-trick, she has achieved the feat of three or more goals seven times so far. Two of them hat-tricks are against Maldives. 

On the target of 100 goals

Now it is time to ask Savitra a question. Does she have a goal of scoring 100 goals? She will probably say that team success is bigger than individual goals. But somewhere in her heart, there is a desire to achieve the feat of 100 goals.