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Women’s International Cricket: India’s Mithali Raj becomes leading run scorer across formats
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Women’s International Cricket: India’s Mithali Raj becomes leading run scorer across formats

July 5, 2021

India captain Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women’s cricket across formats, overtaking former England skipper Charlotte Edwards on Saturday. Mithali achieved the feat during the third and final inconsequential ODI against hosts England while chasing 220 for a consolation win. The talismanic India batter got to the milestone with a boundary down the…

Mithali Raj bats in a saree
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Mithali Raj bats in a saree

March 7, 2020

Shares message with Team India ahead of Intl. Women’s Day Mithali Raj, who had led the Indian team to the final of the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup, shared a video on Instagram on Thursday showing her batting in a saree. The video, showing her playing her strokes dressed in traditional Indian attire, has gone…

Mithali Raj bids adieu to T20
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Mithali Raj bids adieu to T20

September 4, 2019

Former India T20I Captain Mithali Raj announced her retirement from T20 Internationals, yesterday. Mithali led India in 32 T20Is, including three Women’s WT20 World Cups in 2012 (Sri Lanka), 2014 (Bangladesh) and 2016 (India). She was also the captain, when India played their first ever women’s T20 International in Derby in 2006. In 89 T20…

Mithali Raj becomes first woman cricketer to play 200 ODIs
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Mithali Raj becomes first woman cricketer to play 200 ODIs

February 3, 2019

Mithali Raj, India’s ODI captain, became the first woman to play 200 50-over matches when she walked out for the toss against New Zealand Women in Hamilton on Friday. Unfortunately, Mithali Raj was dismissed by Leigh Kasperek for just 9 runs. Mithali already holds the record for the most-capped women’s cricketer. Mithali had achieved the…

Mithali Raj becomes leading ODI run-scorer
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Mithali Raj becomes leading ODI run-scorer

July 13, 2017

Indian Women’s Cricket Team captain Mithali Raj entered the record books becoming the leading run-scorer in women’s ODI cricket. She achieved this while playing against Australia, yesterday. Mithali needed just 33 runs to break the record set by England’s Charlotte Edward (5992 runs in 191 matches). She not only went past the record but also…

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