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MITHALI RAJ becomes First Indian Women Cricketer to score 10,000 International Runs

By Renu Valke
MITHALI RAJ becomes First Indian Women Cricketer to score 10,000 International Runs
Mithali Raj in Action (TWITTER)
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Key Points:

  • Indian Women’s Team Captain MITHAALI RAJ, on Friday, became the First Indian Woman Cricketer to score 10000 international runs.
  • Mithali was playing her 212th ODI for India when she achieved the landmark during the third match of the bilateral series against South Africa.
  • Mithali is only the second women’s cricketer to complete the 10,000 International Runs mark after England’s Charlotte Edwards.
  • “What a champion cricketer! First Indian woman batter to score 10K international runs. Take a bow, @M_Raj03,” the BCCI tweeted.

Indian Women’s Team Captain MITHAALI RAJ, on Friday, became the First Indian Woman Cricketer to score 10000 international runs. Mithali was playing her 212th ODI for India when she achieved the landmark during the third match of the bilateral series against South Africa being played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, with a boundary off medium-pacer Anne Bosch before getting out the next ball.

Mithali is only the second women’s cricketer to complete the 10,000 International Runs mark after England’s Charlotte Edwards.

“What a champion cricketer! First Indian woman batter to score 10K international runs. Take a bow, @M_Raj03,” the BCCI tweeted.

Unfortunately, immediately after reaching the milestone, Mithali was dismissed off the next ball.

Mithali Raj has been the Captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket team since 2003 for the ODI format, 2005 for the Test format and from 2006 – 2016 for the T20 format. Mithali has also represented India in 10 Tests and 89 T20Is where she has scored 663 and 2364 runs respectively. Including her knock against South Africa Women in the 3rd ODI, Mithali has now scored 6974 runs in ODIs.

“Getting to 10,000 runs first or second is a huge thing. She is the first Indian to do that so I think it is something that shows how consistent she has been throughout her career. We have looked up to her, definitely a very proud feeling for all of us in the team,” said Indian Opener Smriti Mandana lauding Mithali over her success.

Edwards is now a former England cricketer who has scored 10207 runs from 309 matches with 67 half-centuries and 13 hundreds. Mithali, who has 75 fifties and eight centuries, is likely to overtake Edwards in the near future.

(Source HT)

Mithali Raj was appreciated by Cricket Legends like Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhi, Suresh Raina as well as the Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal and many more.

 

Renu Valke

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