In the last match of the three-match series played against England, Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj once again played a heroic innings which made the Indian team win by scoring a half-century. Mithali played an unbeaten innings of 75 runs in the last match against England, after which she became the highest run-scorer in international cricket.
38-year-old Mithali became the highest run-scorer in international cricket with 11 runs during her innings. Mithali left behind England’s Charlotte Edwards, who has 10273 runs to her name. Mithali Raj is now the highest run-scorer in all three formats of women’s cricket. New Zealand’s Suzy Bates is at third place in this list with 7849 runs.
Mithali Raj batted very brilliantly in the ODI series played against England. Mithali Raj scored half-centuries in all three matches. During the entire series, Mithali Raj stood very firmly at one end.
Mithali Raj scored 72 runs in the first ODI. Mithali Raj managed to play an innings of 59 runs in the second ODI, while in the third ODI she played an unbeaten 75 to save the team from a clean sweep. Mithali Raj was the player with the most runs, most fifties and most fours in this series.
