Mithali Raj becomes the first batsman to aggregate 7000 runs in Women’s one day internationals
Mithali Raj of India completed 7000 runs of her one day career today to become the first woman cricketer to reach the milestone in the annals of women one day internationals.
She reached the milestone when she was on 26 during the course of her knock of 45 at Lucknow in the fourth one day game between India women and South Africa women. At the end of this game her aggregate read 7019. The breakup of her career figures opposition wise read thus
| Oppn | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | C | HC | 0 |
| Aus | 33 | 33 | 04 | 0968 | 089 | 0 | 07 | 2 |
| Ban | 01 | 01 | 01 | 0073 | 073* | 0 | 01 | 0 |
| Eng | 55 | 50 | 12 | 1798 | 098 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Ire | 10 | 06 | 03 | 0335 | 114* | 1 | 02 | 0 |
| Net | 01 | 01 | 00 | 0051 | 051 | 0 | 01 | 0 |
| NZl | 30 | 28 | 05 | 0998 | 109 | 1 | 06 | 0 |
| Pak | 10 | 08 | 03 | 0262 | 103* | 1 | 01 | 0 |
| SAF | 24 | 22 | 04 | 0735 | 069* | 0 | 08 | 1 |
| Srl | 28 | 22 | 15 | 1103 | 125* | 3 | 08 | 0 |
| Win | 21 | 21 | 06 | 0696 | 109* | 1 | 03 | 0 |
| Tot | 213 | 192 | 53 | 7019 | 125* | 7 | 54 | 6 |
She has played under the following seven captains including herself and her performance under each captain is furnished below
| No | Captains | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | C | HC | 0 |
| 1 | A Chopra | 028 | 026 | 03 | 0735 | 098 | 0 | 04 | 1 |
| 2 | R Dhar | 001 | 001 | 00 | 0005 | 005 | 0 | 00 | 0 |
| 3 | J Goswami | 025 | 023 | 05 | 0907 | 109* | 1 | 07 | 1 |
| 4 | A Jain | 003 | 003 | 01 | 0152 | 069* | 0 | 02 | 0 |
| 5 | C Kaul | 003 | 003 | 01 | 0118 | 114* | 1 | 00 | 1 |
| 6 | M Maben | 017 | 016 | 07 | 0569 | 062* | 0 | 04 | 0 |
| 7 | M Raj | 136 | 120 | 36 | 4533 | 125* | 5 | 37 | 3 |
| Total | 213 | 192 | 53 | 7019 | 125* | 7 | 54 | 6 |
She has led India in 136 games scoring 4533 runs with 5 centuries and 37 half centuries. Her 136 games, 4533 run aggregate and 37 half centuries are records for most games, most runs and most half centuries by a captain in the history of women internationals.
India has won 83 games under her and she has scored 3030 runs in India’s victories. She is the second captain to score 3000 plus runs in a team’s win after Australia’s BJ Clarke. BJ Clarke has an aggregate of 3636 runs in 83 Australian wins. BJ Clarke and M Raj share the most wins as captains. Both have won 83 games.
M Raj has scored 4 centuries and 25 half centuries in India’s 83 wins. Her 25 half centuries is a record for most half centuries by a captain in her team’s wins, while her 29 fifties is also a record for most fifties by a captain in her team’s wins.