Records galore for Indian Women in its win against New Zealand at Derby on 15 Jul 17
It is interesting to note that Victory margin, RS Gayakwad’s bowling figures, two century partnerships posted by Indian women, the century partnership for the fifth wicket and M Raj’s 109 in India’s game against New Zealand at Derby on 15 Jul 17 constitute records in their respective parameters for Indian Women in Women’s World Cup
India posted a victory by 186 runs in this game. It represents India’s fourth win by 100 plus runs margin in the Women’s World Cup and also represents its largest victory by runs margin in the World Cup. The previous best was its 154 runs win against Netherlands at Lincon on 02 Dec 2000
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India Women | won | 186 runs | v NZ Women | Derby | 15 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | India Women | won | 154 runs | v Neth Women | Lincoln | 02 Dec 2000 |
| 3 | India Women | won | 141 runs | v SL Women | Lincoln | 15 Dec 2000 |
| 4 | India Women | won | 105 runs | v WI Women | Mumbai (BS) | 31 Jan 2013 |
RS Gayakwad became the fourth Indian bowler to capture five wickets in an innings in the World Cup. Her figures of 5 for 15 represent the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in the World Cup. Previous best was E Bisht’s 5 for 18 aginnst Pakistan at Derby on 02 Jul 17
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RS Gayakwad | 7.3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | v NZ Women | Derby | 15 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | E Bisht | 10.0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | v PAK Women | Derby | 02 Jul 2017 |
| 3 | P Choudhary | 8.0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | v WI Women | Faridabad | 13 Dec 1997 |
| 4 | N David | 10.0 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 1 | v NZ Women | Pretoria | 30 Mar 2005 |
H Kaur-M Raj added 132 runs for the third wicket and M Raj-V Krishnamurthy added 108 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 11th and 12th occasion of Indian Women posting three figure partnerships in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | A Chopra, M Raj | 2 | 101 | 1 | v Neth Women | Lincoln | 02 Dec 2000 |
| 2 | A Chopra, C Kaul | 3 | 151 | 1 | v SL Women | Lincoln | 15 Dec 2000 |
| 3 | A Chopra, R Dhar | 4 | 106* | 2 | v ENG Women | Pretoria | 28 Mar 2005 |
| 4 | A Jain, J Sharma | 1 | 107 | 2 | v WI Women | Pretoria | 01 Apr 2005 |
| 5 | MDT Kamini, PG Raut | 1 | 175 | 1 | v WI Women | Mumbai (BS) | 31 Jan 2013 |
| 6 | KV Jain, H Kaur | 4 | 106 | 2 | v ENG Women | Mumbai (BS) | 3 Feb 2013 |
| 7 | S Mandhana, PG Raut | 1 | 144 | 1 | v ENG Women | Derby | 24 Jun 2017 |
| 8 | S Mandhana, M Raj | 3 | 108 | 2 | v WI Women | Taunton | 29 Jun 2017 |
| 9 | M Raj, DB Sharma | 3 | 118 | 1 | v SL Women | Derby | 05 Jul 2017 |
| 10 | M Raj, PG Raut | 2 | 157 | 1 | v AUS Women | Bristol | 12 Jul 2017 |
| 11 | H Kaur, M Raj | 3 | 132 | 1 | v NZ Women | Derby | 15 Jul 2017 |
| 12 | V Krishnamurthy, M Raj | 5 | 108 | 1 | v NZ Women | Derby | 15 Jul 2017 |
H Kaur-M Raj added 132 runs for the third wicket and M Raj-V Krishnamurthy added 108 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a team posting two three figure partnerships in s World Cup game. It also provides the first such occasion by Indian Women in a World Cup game.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | H Kaur, M Raj | 3 | 132 | 1 | v NZ Women | Derby | 15 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | V Krishnamurthy, M Raj | 5 | 108 | 1 | v NZ Women | Derby | 15 Jul 2017 |
M Raj-V Krishnamurthy added 108 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for the fifth wicket in a world cup game. The previous best was 87 runs unfinished partnership between R Malhotra and M Raj against Pakistan at Cuttack on 07 Feb 2013
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | V Krishnamurthy, M Raj | 5 | 108 | 1 | v NZ Women | Derby | 15 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | R Malhotra, M Raj | 5 | 87* | 2 | v PAK Women | Cuttack | 7 Feb 2013 |
M Raj’s 109 in this game provide the sixth occasion of an Indian woman scoring a century in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MDT Kamini | 100 | 1 | v WI Women | Mumbai (BS) | 31 Jan 2013 |
| 2 | H Kaur | 107* | 2 | v ENG Women | Mumbai (BS) | 03 Feb 2013 |
| 3 | M Raj | 103* | 2 | v PAK Women | Cuttack | 07 Feb 2013 |
| 4 | S Mandhana | 106* | 2 | v WI Women | Taunton | 29 Jun 2017 |
| 5 | PG Raut | 106 | 1 | v AUS Women | Bristol | 12 Jul 2017 |
| 6 | M Raj | 109 | 1 | v NZ Women | Derby | 15 Jul 2017 |
M Raj’s 109 in this game represent the highest individual score by an Indian batswoman in the World Cup. The previous best was H Kaur’s 107 not out against England women at Mum-BS on 03 Feb 2012
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Raj | 109 | 1 | v NZ Women | Derby | 15 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | H Kaur | 107* | 2 | v ENG Women | Mumbai (BS) | 03 Feb 2013 |
M Raj became the first Indian batswoman to score two centuries in the World Cup. Prior to this, she had scored 103 not out against Pakistan at Cuttack on 07 Feb 2013. Both her centuries are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Raj | 103* | 2 | v PAK Women | Cuttack | 07 Feb 2013 |
| 2 | M Raj | 109 | 1 | v NZ Women | Derby | 15 Jul 2017 |