Mithali Raj on Sunday became the first woman to score 7,000 runs in One Day International cricket. Already the highest run getter in the format, the India captain reached the 7,000-run milestone in her 213th match, which was the fourth match against South Africa in Lucknow.
In the last match, the 38-year-old had become just the second woman to reach 10,000 international runs after England’s Charlotte Edwards. She had surpassed Edwards tally to become highest run-getter and the first woman to breach 6,000-run mark in ODIs at the 2017 World Cup.
Mithali scored a 71-ball 45 before being dismissed by medium pacer Tumi Sekhukhune in the 38th over of the fourth ODI. She hit four boundaries during her stay in the middle.
India finished with a solid 266/4, after Punam Raut’s third ODI ton and a 33-ball fifty from Harmanpreet Kaur. It is their third highest total in a home ODI.
Read: India vs South Africa 4th ODI blog
Magnificent Mithali! 🙌🙌#TeamIndia ODI skipper becomes the first woman cricketer to score 7⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ ODI runs. 👏👏
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 14, 2021
What a performer she has been! 👍👍@M_Raj03 @Paytm #INDWvSAW pic.twitter.com/qDa6KZymlg
THIS ABSOLUTE FREAKING LEGEND. #MithaliRaj pic.twitter.com/kk9ofbflas
— Lavanya L Narayanan (🏡) (@lav_narayanan) March 14, 2021
First player in Women's ODIs to reach:-
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) March 14, 2021
1000 runs - Debbie Hockley🇳🇿 in 1988
2000 - Debbie Hockley🇳🇿 in 1995
3000 - Debbie Hockley🇳🇿 in 1997
4000 - Debbie Hockley🇳🇿 in 2000
5000 - Charlotte Edwards🏴 in 2015
6000 - Mithali Raj🇮🇳 in 2017
7000 - MITHALI RAJ🇮🇳 in 2021#INDvSA
Mithali Raj becomes the FIRST woman cricketer to score 7000 ODI runs.
— Rhitankar Bandyopadhyay (@rhitankar8616) March 14, 2021
Fastest to score 7000 ODI runs for India by inns (Men/Women) :
161 - Virat Kohli
174 - Sourav Ganguly
181 - Rohit Sharma
188 - MS Dhoni
189 - Sachin Tendulkar
192 - Mithali Raj *
204 - Rahul Dravid#INDWvSAW
Mithali Raj is the first woman to score 7,000 career runs in ODI cricket.
— hypocaust (@_hypocaust) March 14, 2021
Innings batted for each 1,000 run landmark:
0-1,000 - 29
1-2,000 - 29
2-3,000 - 30
3-4,000 - 24
4-5,000 - 32
5-6,000 - 20
6-7,000 - 28#INDvSA
Mithali Raj has reached that stage of her career where every match she plays, every run she makes and every breath she takes is a world record. Absolute Champion! 🐐 pic.twitter.com/8Yc4NAHBzs
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) March 14, 2021
Mithali Raj 🇮🇳 first to 7000 runs in WODIs (ave 50.74)
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 14, 2021
landmarks reached..
Debut: 1999 (made 114*)
1000: in 2003 (19th player)
2000: in 2006 (8th)
3000: in 2008 (5th)
4000: in 2011 (5th)
5000: in 2015 (2nd)
6000: in 2017 (1st & only)
7000: in 2021 (1st & only)#IndvsSA #IndvSA
Mithali Raj is the first player to cross 6000, 7000 in Women's ODI cricket - the second best is Charlotte Edwards with 5992 - The legacy of Mithali is longevity with 21 years and 262 days - What a unbelievable career.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 14, 2021
