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Batswomen who have scored two or more centuries in the Women’s World Cup – India’s Harmanpreet Kaur joins the elite list

Batswomen who have scored two or more centuries in the Women’s World Cup – India’s Harmanpreet Kaur joins the elite list

Harmanpreet Kaur of India scored 171 not out against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 17 in the ongoing Women’s World Cup. It was her second century in the World Cup. Prior to her 171 not out, she had scored 107 not out against England at Mum-BS on 03 Feb 2013. She became the 14th batswoman to score two or more centuries in the Women’s World Cup. The performance of all the 14 batswomen are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 JA Brittin 138* 1 Eng Int XI Hamilton 14 Jan 1982
  2 JA Brittin 104 1 Eng Den Banstead 20 Jul 1993
  3 JA Brittin 100 1 Eng Ind Finchampstead 25 Jul 1993
  4 JA Brittin 138 1 Eng Pak Vijayawada 12 Dec 1997
                 
2 1 CM Edwards 173* 1 Eng Ire Pune 16 Dec 1997
  2 CM Edwards 139* 1 Eng Net Lincoln 30 Nov 2000
  3 CM Edwards 109 1 Eng Ind Mumbai (BS) 03 Feb 2013
  4 CM Edwards 106* 2 Eng NZl Mumbai (BS) 15 Feb 2013
                 
3 1 SW Bates 168 1 NZl Pak Sydney 19 Mar 2009
  2 SW Bates 102 1 NZl Aus Cuttack 05 Feb 2013
  3 SW Bates 106* 2 NZl Srl Bristol 24 Jun 2017
                 
4 1 KL Rolton 154* 1 Aus Srl Christchurch 01 Dec 2000
  2 KL Rolton 107* 2 Aus SA Lincoln 13 Dec 2000
  3 KL Rolton 107* 1 Aus Ind Centurion 10 Apr 2005
               
5 1 SC Taylor 137* 1 Eng Srl Lincoln 12 Dec 2000
  2 SC Taylor 136 1 Eng Srl Pretoria 24 Mar 2005
  3 SC Taylor 101 1 Eng Srl Canberra 07 Mar 2009
                 
6 1 E Bakewell 101* 1 Eng Int XI Hove 23 Jun 1973
  2 E Bakewell 118 1 Eng Aus Birmingham 28 Jul 1973
                 
7 1 R Buckstein 100 1 Aus Net Perth 29 Nov 1988
  2 R Buckstein 105* 1 Aus Net Melbourne 14 Dec 1988
                 
8 1 DA Hockley 100* 1 NZl Srl Chandigarh 13 Dec 1997
  2 DA Hockley 100 1 NZl WI Chandigarh 15 Dec 1997
                 
9 1 CA Hodges 113 1 Eng Ire Reading 24 Jul 1993
  2 CA Hodges 105* 1 Eng Aus Guildford 26 Jul 1993
                 
10 1 H Kaur 107* 2 Ind Eng Mumbai (BS) 03 Feb 2013
  2 H Kaur 171* 1 Ind Aus Derby 20 Jul 2017
                 
11 1 MM Lanning 112 2 Aus NZl Cuttack 05 Feb 2013
  2 MM Lanning 152* 2 Aus Srl Bristol 29 Jun 2017
                 
12 1 M Raj 103* 2 Ind Pak Cuttack 07 Feb 2013
  2 M Raj 109 1 Ind NZl Derby 15 Jul 2017
                 
13 1 LA Reeler 143* 1 Aus Net Perth 29 Nov 1988
  2 LA Reeler 108* 1 Aus NZl Melbourne 10 Dec 1988
                 
14 1 NR Sciver 137 1 Eng Pak Leicester 27 Jun 2017
  2 NR Sciver 129 1 Eng NZl Derby 12 Jul 2017

 

Harmanpreet Kaur of India scored 171 not out against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 17 in the ongoing Women’s World Cup. It was her second century in the World Cup. Prior to her 171 not out, she had scored 107 not out against England at Mum-BS on 03 Feb 2013. She became the second Indian batswoman to score two  centuries in the Women’s World Cup after Mithali Raj. The performance of both these batswomen are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 H Kaur 107* 2 Ind Eng Mumbai (BS) 03 Feb 2013
  2 H Kaur 171* 1 Ind Aus Derby 20 Jul 2017
                 
2 1 M Raj 103* 2 Ind Pak Cuttack 07 Feb 2013
  2 M Raj 109 1 Ind NZl Derby 15 Jul 2017

 

Harmanpreet Kaur of India scored 171 not out against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 17 in the ongoing Women’s World Cup. It was her second century in the World Cup. Prior to her 171 not out, she had scored 107 not out against England at Mum-BS on 03 Feb 2013. She became the fourth batswoman to score two or more unbeaten centuries in the Women’s World Cup. The performance of these four batswomen are tabulated below

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 CM Edwards 173* 1 Eng Ire Pune 16 Dec 1997
  2 CM Edwards 139* 1 Eng Net Lincoln 30 Nov 2000
  4 CM Edwards 106* 2 Eng NZl Mumbai (BS) 15 Feb 2013
                 
2 1 KL Rolton 154* 1 Aus Srl Christchurch 01 Dec 2000
  2 KL Rolton 107* 2 Aus SA Lincoln 13 Dec 2000
  3 KL Rolton 107* 1 Aus Ind Centurion 10 Apr 2005
               
3 1 H Kaur 107* 2 Ind Eng Mumbai (BS) 03 Feb 2013
  2 H Kaur 171* 1 Ind Aus Derby 20 Jul 2017
                 
4 1 LA Reeler 143* 1 Aus Net Perth 29 Nov 1988
  2 LA Reeler 108* 1 Aus NZl Melbourne 10 Dec 1988

 

Captains scoring ducks in the Women’s World Cup games

Captains scoring ducks in the Women’s World Cup games

MJ Lanning of Australia failed to open her account in the ongoing Women’s World Cup against India at Derby on 20 July 17 to  provide the 40th occasion of a captain collecting a duck  in the Women’s World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DF Edulji 0 2 Ind Aus Patna 08 Jan 1978
2 SA Tredrea 0 2 Aus Ind Wellington 26 Jan 1982
3 LJ Murdoch 0 1 NZl Eng Perth 30 Nov 1988
4 MP Moore 0 2 Ire Net Melbourne 09 Dec 1988
5 M Frost 0 2 Den Eng Banstead 20 Jul 1993
6 R Scott 0 2 Win Ind Nottingham 20 Jul 1993
7 A van Lier 0 1 Net NZl Lindfield 25 Jul 1993
8 J Jonsson 0 1 Den Aus Dulwich 28 Jul 1993
9 K Smithies 0 2 Eng Win Arundel 28 Jul 1993
10 Shaiza Khan 0 1 Pak Aus Hyd-RGS 14 Dec 1997
11 AG Browne 0 2 Win NZl Chandigarh 15 Dec 1997
12 DS Christiansen 0 2 Den Aus Mumbai 16 Dec 1997
13 ME Grealey 0 2 Ire Eng Pune 16 Dec 1997
14 K Price 0 1 RSA Pak Vadodara 16 Dec 1997
15 KS Bhatt 0 2 Ind NZl Indore 17 Dec 1997
16 AG Browne 0 1 Win Den Delhi 20 Dec 1997
17 J Jonsson 0 2 Den Win Delhi 20 Dec 1997
18 K Smithies 0 2 Eng NZl Chennai 26 Dec 1997
19 RSARC Silva 0 2 Srl Aus Christchurch 01 Dec 2000
20 A Jain 0 1 Ind Eng Lincoln 04 Dec 2000
21 ME Grealey 0 1 Ire Eng Lincoln 07 Dec 2000
22 A Jain 0 1 Ind Ire Christchurch 11 Dec 2000
23 K Price 0 2 RSA NZl Lincoln 11 Dec 2000
24 RSARC Silva 0 2 Srl Ind Lincoln 15 Dec 2000
25 CJ Connor 0 1 Eng Aus Pretoria 22 Mar 2005
26 CMA Shillington 0 1 Ire Ind Pretoria 24 Mar 2005
27 SJ Power 0 2 Win Aus Rustenburg 26 Mar 2005
28 SK Dolawatte 0 1 Srl RSA Pretoria 01 Apr 2005
29 J Goswami 0 1 Ind Eng Sydney 10 Mar 2009
30 Urooj Mumtaz 0 1 Pak Eng Sydney 12 Mar 2009
31 AE Smith 0 2 RSA NZl Bowral 12 Mar 2009
32 MR Aguilleira 0 2 Win Eng Sydney 17 Mar 2009
33 MR Aguilleira 0 1 Win Ind Sydney 19 Mar 2009
34 M du Preez 0 1 RSA Aus Cuttack 03 Feb 2013
35 M du Preez 0 1 RSA Pak Cuttack 05 Feb 2013
36 M du Preez 0 1 RSA Eng Cuttack 10 Feb 2013
37 M Raj 0 2 Ind RSA Leicester 08 Jul 2017
38 RL Haynes 0 1 Aus RSA Taunton 15 Jul 2017
39 SR Taylor 0 2 Win Eng Bristol 15 Jul 2017
40 MM Lanning 0 2 Aus Ind Derby 20 Jul 2017

 

MJ Lanning became the third Australian captain to score a duck in the Women’s World Cup after SA Tredrea and RL  Haynes. It is interesting to note that RL Haynes and MM Lanning failed to open their account in the ongoing Women’s World Cup

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SA Tredrea 0 2 Aus Ind Wellington 26 Jan 1982
2 RL Haynes 0 1 Aus RSA Taunton 15 Jul 2017
3 MM Lanning 0 2 Aus Ind Derby 20 Jul 2017

 

MJ Lanning became the second captain to score a duck in the semifinal of  the  Women’s World Cup after K Smithies  of England. K Smithies had failed to open her  account against New Zealand at Chennai on 26 Dec 1997

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 K Smithies 0 2 Eng NZl Chennai 26 Dec 1997
2 MM Lanning 0 2 Aus Ind Derby 20 Jul 2017

 

The following table lists the nine captains who have collected the ducks on two or more occasions in the Women’s World Cup games. M du Preez of South Africa holds the record  for  most ducks by a captain in the Women’s World Cup games. She has failed to open her account on three occasions. One more important observation is that all her three ducks  have  come at the same ground – Cuttack – in  World Cup 1993 held in India

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 M du Preez 0 1 RSA Aus Cuttack 03 Feb 2013
  2 M du Preez 0 1 RSA Pak Cuttack 05 Feb 2013
  3 M du Preez 0 1 RSA Eng Cuttack 10 Feb 2013
                 
2 1 A Jain 0 1 Ind Eng Lincoln 04 Dec 2000
  2 A Jain 0 1 Ind Ire Christchurch 11 Dec 2000
                 
3 1 AG Browne 0 2 Win NZl Chandigarh 15 Dec 1997
  2 AG Browne 0 1 Win Den Delhi 20 Dec 1997
                 
4 1 J Jonsson 0 1 Den Aus Dulwich 28 Jul 1993
  2 J Jonsson 0 2 Den Win Delhi 20 Dec 1997
                 
5 1 K Price 0 1 RSA Pak Vadodara 16 Dec 1997
  2 K Price 0 2 RSA NZl Lincoln 11 Dec 2000
                 
6 1 K Smithies 0 2 Eng Win Arundel 28 Jul 1993
  2 K Smithies 0 2 Eng NZl Chennai 26 Dec 1997
                 
7 1 ME Grealey 0 2 Ire Eng Pune 16 Dec 1997
  2 ME Grealey 0 1 Ire Eng Lincoln 07 Dec 2000
                 
8 1 MR Aguilleira 0 2 Win Eng Sydney 17 Mar 2009
  2 MR Aguilleira 0 1 Win Ind Sydney 19 Mar 2009
                 
9 1 RSARC Silva 0 2 Srl Aus Christchurch 01 Dec 2000
  2 RSARC Silva 0 2 Srl Ind Lincoln 15 Dec 2000

 

The following table lists the fivee captains who have collected the ducks on two or more occasions in the same edition of Women’s World Cup.  M du Preez of South Africa holds the record for most ducks by a captain in a single edition of the Women’s World Cup.  She has failed to open her account on three occasions in 1993 Women’s World Cup held in India. One more important observation is that all her three ducks have come at the same ground – Cuttack

 

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 M du Preez 0 1 RSA Aus Cuttack 03 Feb 2013
  2 M du Preez 0 1 RSA Pak Cuttack 05 Feb 2013
  3 M du Preez 0 1 RSA Eng Cuttack 10 Feb 2013
                 
2 1 A Jain 0 1 Ind Eng Lincoln 04 Dec 2000
  2 A Jain 0 1 Ind Ire Christchurch 11 Dec 2000
                 
3 1 AG Browne 0 2 Win NZl Chandigarh 15 Dec 1997
  2 AG Browne 0 1 Win Den Delhi 20 Dec 1997
                 
4 1 MR Aguilleira 0 2 Win Eng Sydney 17 Mar 2009
  2 MR Aguilleira 0 1 Win Ind Sydney 19 Mar 2009
                 
5 1 RSARC Silva 0 2 Srl Aus Christchurch 01 Dec 2000
  2 RSARC Silva 0 2 Srl Ind Lincoln 15 Dec 2000

 

1997 World Cup has witnessed most occasions of captains scoring ducks – nine occasions – followed by six occasions in 2000 World Cup. 1993 and 2000 World Cup has witnessed five occasions of captains collecting ducks. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Shaiza Khan 0 1 Pak Aus Hyd-RGS 14 Dec 1997
2 AG Browne 0 2 Win NZl Chandigarh 15 Dec 1997
3 DS Christiansen 0 2 Den Aus Mumbai 16 Dec 1997
4 ME Grealey 0 2 Ire Eng Pune 16 Dec 1997
5 K Price 0 1 RSA Pak Vadodara 16 Dec 1997
6 KS Bhatt 0 2 Ind NZl Indore 17 Dec 1997
7 AG Browne 0 1 Win Den Delhi 20 Dec 1997
8 J Jonsson 0 2 Den Win Delhi 20 Dec 1997
9 K Smithies 0 2 Eng NZl Chennai 26 Dec 1997
               
1 RSARC Silva 0 2 Srl Aus Christchurch 01 Dec 2000
2 A Jain 0 1 Ind Eng Lincoln 04 Dec 2000
3 ME Grealey 0 1 Ire Eng Lincoln 07 Dec 2000
4 A Jain 0 1 Ind Ire Christchurch 11 Dec 2000
5 K Price 0 2 RSA NZl Lincoln 11 Dec 2000
6 RSARC Silva 0 2 Srl Ind Lincoln 15 Dec 2000
               
1 M Frost 0 2 Den Eng Banstead 20 Jul 1993
2 R Scott 0 2 Win Ind Nottingham 20 Jul 1993
3 A van Lier 0 1 Net NZl Lindfield 25 Jul 1993
4 J Jonsson 0 1 Den Aus Dulwich 28 Jul 1993
5 K Smithies 0 2 Eng Win Arundel 28 Jul 1993
               
1 J Goswami 0 1 Ind Eng Sydney 10 Mar 2009
2 Urooj Mumtaz 0 1 Pak Eng Sydney 12 Mar 2009
3 AE Smith 0 2 RSA NZl Bowral 12 Mar 2009
4 MR Aguilleira 0 2 Win Eng Sydney 17 Mar 2009
5 MR Aguilleira 0 1 Win Ind Sydney 19 Mar 2009

 

 

Couple of records for Harmanpreet Kaur in the Semifinals of Womens’ World Cup

Couple of records for Harmanpreet Kaur in the Semifinals of Womens’ World Cup

Harmanpreet Kaur of India scored 171 not out with 20 boundary fours and  seven boundary sixes in the  World Cup Semifinal against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 17. Her score, boundary fours and boundary sixes are all records in their respective parameters for a batswoman in a Women’s World Cup Semi final

Harmanpreet Kaur of India became the first batswoman to score a hundred in a World Cup Semi final when he scored 171 not out against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 2017. The previous best was 91 not out scored by two women batsmen – LM Keighty of Australia and M Raj of India. The details are furnished below. 

Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
H Kaur 171* 20 7 1 Ind Aus Derby 20 Jul 2017
LM Keightley 91* 13 0 2 Aus RSA Lincoln 18 Dec 2000
M Raj 91* 9 0 1 Ind NZl Potchefstroom 07 Apr 2005

Harmanpreet Kaur scored 20 boundary fours in her knock of 171 not out which is a record for most boundary fours by a batswoman in semi finals of Women’s World Cup. The previous best was 13 boundary fours scored by LM Keightly of Australia against South Africa at Lincoln on 18 Dec 2000. EJ Vilani also scored 13 boundary fours in her knock of 75 in today’s game. AJ Blackwell who scored 10 boundary fours in this game is the fourth batswoman to score ten or more boundary fours in the Women’s World Cup Semi finals

No Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 H Kaur 171* 20 7 1 Ind Aus Derby 20 Jul 2017
2 LM Keightley 91* 13 0 2 Aus RSA Lincoln 18 Dec 2000
3 EJ Villani 75 13 0 2 Aus Ind Derby 20 Jul 2017
4 AJ Blackwell 90 10 3 2 Aus Ind Derby 20 Jul 2017

Harmanpreet Kaur scored seven boundary sixes in her knock of 171 not out which is a record for most boundary sixes by a batswoman in semi finals of Women’s World Cup. The next best is three boundary sixes scored by AJ Blackwell in this game.

No Player Runs 4s 6s Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 H Kaur 171* 20 7 1 Ind Aus Derby 20 Jul 2017
2 AJ Blackwell 90 10 3 2 Aus Ind Derby 20 Jul 2017

Harmanpreet Kaur scored 20 boundary fours in her knock of 171 not out against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 17 to become the fifth batswoman to score 20 plus boundary fours in a World Cup game. The following table furnishes the list of five batswoman who have accomplished the feat

No Player Runs 4s Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SJ Taylor 147 24 1 Eng RSA Bristol 05 Jul 2017
2 BJ Clark 229* 22 1 Aus Den Mumbai 16 Dec 1997
3 AC Jayangani 178* 22 1 Srl Aus Bristol 29 Jun 2017
4 TT Beaumont 148 22 1 Eng RSA Bristol 05 Jul 2017
5 H Kaur 171* 20 1 Ind Aus Derby 20 Jul 2017

Harmanpreet Kaur scored seven boundary sixes in her knock of 171 not out against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 17 to become the third batswoman to score seven or more boundary sixes in a World Cup game. The following table furnishes the list of three batswoman who have accomplished the feat. It is interesting to note that all the three batswomen have accomplished the feat of scoring seven or more boundary sixes in the ongoing World Cup 2017

No Player Runs 6s Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SFM Devine 93 9 2 NZl Pak Taunton 08 Jul 2017
2 L Lee 92 7 1 RSA Ind Leicester 08 Jul 2017
3 H Kaur 171* 7 1 Ind Aus Derby 20 Jul 2017

Records galore for Indian Women in its win against New Zealand at Derby on 15 Jul 17

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

 

Batswomans’ centuries in a losing cause in Women’s one day Internationals – India’s PG Raut joins the list

Batswomans’ centuries in a losing cause in Women’s one day Internationals – India’s PG Raut joins the list

PG Raut of India scored 106 against Australia at Bristol on 12 Jul 17 in the ongoing Women’s World Cup. Her effort was in a losing  cause  to  provide the  17th occasion of a batswoman’s century going in vain in the history of Women’s one day Internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CM Edwards 102 1 Eng RSA Taunton 17 Aug 1997
2 DA Hockley 100 2 NZl Aus Melbourne 06 Feb 2000
3 RJ Rolls 114 1 NZl Aus Lincoln 06 Mar 2002
4 SC Taylor 113* 1 Eng Aus Chennai 25 Feb 2007
5 SJ Taylor 101 1 Eng Aus Chennai 01 Mar 2007
6 SC Taylor 110 1 Eng NZl Derby 23 Aug 2007
7 AE Satterthwaite 109 1 NZl Aus Sydney 14 Dec 2012
8 H Kaur 107* 2 Ind Eng Mumbai (BS) 03 Feb 2013
9 SW Bates 102 1 NZl Aus Cuttack 05 Feb 2013
10 AE Satterthwaite 103 2 NZl Eng Mumbai (BS) 13 Feb 2013
11 SA Campbelle 105 1 Win Srl Dambulla 24 Feb 2013
12 S Mandhana 102 1 Ind Aus Hobart 05 Feb 2016
13 SW Bates 110 1 NZl Aus Mt Maunganui 24 Feb 2016
14 L Lee 102 1 RSA Aus Sydney 23 Nov 2016
15 BL Mooney 100 1 Aus NZl Auckland 26 Feb 2017
16 AC Jayangani 178* 1 Srl Aus Bristol 29 Jun 2017
17 PG Raut 106 1 Ind Aus Bristol 12 Jul 2017

 

PG Raut became the third Indian batswoman to witness her hundred in a  losing cause. Others are – S Mandhana and PG Raut.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 H Kaur 107* 2 Ind Eng Mumbai (BS) 03 Feb 2013
2 S Mandhana 102 1 Ind Aus Hobart 05 Feb 2016
3 PG Raut 106 1 Ind Aus Bristol 12 Jul 2017

 

PG Raut’s century in a losing cause provides the eleventh such occasion against Australia. All such occasions  are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DA Hockley 100 2 NZl Aus Melbourne 06 Feb 2000
2 RJ Rolls 114 1 NZl Aus Lincoln 06 Mar 2002
3 SC Taylor 113* 1 Eng Aus Chennai 25 Feb 2007
4 SJ Taylor 101 1 Eng Aus Chennai 01 Mar 2007
5 AE Satterthwaite 109 1 NZl Aus Sydney 14 Dec 2012
6 SW Bates 102 1 NZl Aus Cuttack 05 Feb 2013
7 S Mandhana 102 1 Ind Aus Hobart 05 Feb 2016
8 SW Bates 110 1 NZl Aus Mt Maunganui 24 Feb 2016
9 L Lee 102 1 RSA Aus Sydney 23 Nov 2016
10 AC Jayangani 178* 1 Srl Aus Bristol 29 Jun 2017
11 PG Raut 106 1 Ind Aus Bristol 12 Jul 2017

 

PG Raut’s century in a losing cause provides the tenth such occasion of an opening batsman’s hundred going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CM Edwards 102 1 Eng RSA Taunton 17 Aug 1997
2 DA Hockley 100 2 NZl Aus Melbourne 06 Feb 2000
3 RJ Rolls 114 1 NZl Aus Lincoln 06 Mar 2002
4 SJ Taylor 101 1 Eng Aus Chennai 01 Mar 2007
5 SW Bates 102 1 NZl Aus Cuttack 05 Feb 2013
6 S Mandhana 102 1 Ind Aus Hobart 05 Feb 2016
7 SW Bates 110 1 NZl Aus Mt Maunganui 24 Feb 2016
8 L Lee 102 1 RSA Aus Sydney 23 Nov 2016
9 BL Mooney 100 1 Aus NZl Auckland 26 Feb 2017
10 PG Raut 106 1 Ind Aus Bristol 12 Jul 2017

 

PG Raut’s century in a losing cause provides the second such occasion of an Indian opening batsman’s hundred going in vain. Both occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Mandhana 102 1 Ind Aus Hobart 05 Feb 2016
2 PG Raut 106 1 Ind Aus Bristol 12 Jul 2017

 

PG Raut’s century in a losing cause provides the fifth such occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the Women’s World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 H Kaur 107* 2 Ind Eng Mumbai (BS) 03 Feb 2013
2 SW Bates 102 1 NZl Aus Cuttack 05 Feb 2013
3 AE Satterthwaite 103 2 NZl Eng Mumbai (BS) 13 Feb 2013
4 AC Jayangani 178* 1 Srl Aus Bristol 29 Jun 2017
5 PG Raut 106 1 Ind Aus Bristol 12 Jul 2017

 

AE Satterhwaite of New Zealand, SC Taylor of England and SW Bates of New Zealand are the three batswomen who have witnessed their two centuries in a losing cause. The following table lists them

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AE Satterthwaite 109 1 NZl Aus Sydney 14 Dec 2012
2 AE Satterthwaite 103 2 NZl Eng Mumbai (BS) 13 Feb 2013
               
1 SC Taylor 113* 1 Eng Aus Chennai 25 Feb 2007
2 SC Taylor 110 1 Eng NZl Derby 23 Aug 2007
               
1 SW Bates 102 1 NZl Aus Cuttack 05 Feb 2013
2 SW Bates 110 1 NZl Aus Mt Maunganui 24 Feb 2016

 

Mithali Raj’s records – becomes the first batswoman to total 6000 plus runs and also become the highest run getter in Women one day Internationals

Mithali Raj’s records – becomes the first batswoman to total 6000 plus runs and also become the highest run getter in Women one day Internationals

Mithali Raj earned the distinction of becoming the first batswoman to score 6000 plus runs in the history of Women One day Internationals. She reached  the land mark when she was on 41 during her  knock of 69 in the ongoing World Women’s Cup game  against Australia at Bristol today – the 12th July 17. Her run aggregate at the end of India’s innings read 6028.

 

She not only became the first batswoman to score 6000 runs but also became the highest run getter in Women’s one day games. She went past England’s CM Edwards’ total of 5992 when she was on 34 during her knock of 69 today.

 

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0
M Raj Ind 1999-2017 183 164 47 6028 114* 51.52 5 49 54 05
CM Edwards Eng 1997-2016 191 180 23 5992 173* 38.16 9 46 55 16

 

Mithali Raj’s 69 provides her 54th fifty {5 C + 49 HC} and she needs  one more  knock of fifty plus runs to share the record for most fifties in Women ODIs with CM Edwards of England. CM Edwards has scored 55 fifties scored by

 

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0
CM Edwards Eng 1997-2016 191 180 23 5992 173* 38.16 9 46 55 16
M Raj Ind 1999-2017 183 164 47 6028 114* 51.52 5 49 54 05

 

Mithali Raj has scored 49 half centuries so far and one more half century would fetch her fifty half centuries. If she  scores one more half century, she would earn the distinction of becoming the first batswoman to score fifty half centuries in the  history of Women one day Internationals

 

The following table furnishes the breakup of Mithali Raj’s 6028 runs

 

Opposition Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
Aus Women 2003-2017  30  30 04 0896 089 034.46 0 07 2
Ban Women 2017-2017  01  01 01 0073 073* —– 0 01 0
Eng Women 1999-2017  48  43 10 1605 098 048.63 0 16 2
Ire Women 1999-2017  10  06 03 0335 114* 111.66 1 02 0
Net Women 2000-2000  01  01 00 0051 051 051.00 0 01 0
NZl Women 2002-2015  26  25 04 0817 091* 038.90 0 05 0
Pak Women 2005-2017  10  08 03 0262 103* 052.40 1 01 0
RSA Women 2000-2017  14  13 03 0447 069* 044.70 0 06 1
Srl Women 2004-2017  25  19 13 0926 108* 154.33 2 07 0
Win Women 2004-2017  18  18 06 0616 109* 051.33 1 03 0
Total 1999-2017 183 164 47 6028 114* 051.52 5 49 5

 

Mithali Raj’s run aggregate read 3542 at the end of India’s innings in today’s game. She became the  third captain to aggregate 3500 plus runs  in  the history of Women one day Internationals. The following table lists all the three captains. Mithali Raj occupies the second place.

 

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 BJ Clark Aus 1994-2005 101 097 09 4150 229* 47.15 5 24 3
2 M Raj Ind 2004-2017 106 092 30 3542 108* 57.12 3 32 2
3 CM Edwards Eng 2005-2016 117 107 16 3523 138 38.71 5 28 9

 

Captains collecting the first ball ducks in Women’s One day Internationals – Mithali Raj is the new entrant to the list

Captains collecting the first ball ducks in Women’s One day Internationals – Mithali Raj is the new entrant to the list

Mithali Raj of India collected the first ball duck against South Africa at Leicester  on 08 Jul 17 in the ongoing Women’s World Cup to provide the 25th occasion  of a captain dismissed for a first ball duck in the history of Women one day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 K Smithies 0 1 2 Eng NZl Chennai 26 Dec 1997
2 L Olivier 0 1 2 RSA Aus Buderim 05 Feb 1999
3 CJ Connor 0 1 1 Eng RSA Chelmsford 20 Jun 2000
4 K Price 0 1 1 RSA Eng Nottingham 22 Jun 2000
5 ME Grealey 0 1 1 Ire Eng Lincoln 07 Dec 2000
6 CJ Connor 0 1 1 Eng RSA East London 18 Feb 2004
7 BJ Clark 0 1 2 Aus NZl Sydney 21 Feb 2004
8 CMA Shillington 0 1 1 Ire Ind Pretoria 24 Mar 2005
9 SJ Power 0 1 2 Win Aus Rustenburg 26 Mar 2005
10 SK Dolawatte 0 1 1 Srl RSA Pretoria 01 Apr 2005
11 CM Edwards 0 1 2 Eng Ind Southampton 24 Aug 2006
12 J Goswami 0 1 2 Ind Aus Canberra 08 Nov 2008
13 J Goswami 0 1 1 Ind Eng Mumbai 01 Mar 2010
14 HE Whelan 0 1 2 Ire Eng Kibworth 07 Jul 2010
15 HASD Siriwardene 0 1 2 Srl RSA Potchefstroom (Uni 2) 06 Oct 2010
16 J Goswami 0 1 1 Ind Win Vadodara 13 Jan 2011
17 Sana Mir 0 1 2 Pak Win Kingstown 30 Aug 2011
18 M du Preez 0 1 1 RSA Aus Cuttack 03 Feb 2013
19 CM Edwards 0 1 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 23 Jan 2014
20 MR Aguilleira 0 1 2 Win NZl Basseterre 12 Sep 2014
21 D Devnarain 0 1 1 RSA Ire Dublin 07 Aug 2016
22 HC Knight 0 1 1 Eng Win Florence Hall 08 Oct 2016
23 I Ranaweera 0 1 2 Srl Eng Colombo (RPS) 17 Nov 2016
24 Rumana Ahmed 0 1 2 Ban RSA Cox’s Bazar 18 Jan 2017
25 M Raj 0 1 2 Ind RSA Leicester 08 Jul 2017

 

Mithali Raj’s first ball duck in this game provides the fourth occasion of an Indian captain to suffer such an ignominy. She became the second Indian captain to collect the first  ball duck in Women ODIs. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Goswami 0 1 2 Ind Aus Canberra 08 Nov 2008
2 J Goswami 0 1 1 Ind Eng Mumbai 01 Mar 2010
3 J Goswami 0 1 1 Ind Win Vadodara 13 Jan 2011
4 M Raj 0 1 2 Ind RSA Leicester 08 Jul 2017

 

It also provides the sixth occasion of a captain collecting the first ball duck against South Africa in Women one day games. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CJ Connor 0 1 1 Eng RSA Chelmsford 20 Jun 2000
2 CJ Connor 0 1 1 Eng RSA East London 18 Feb 2004
3 SK Dolawatte 0 1 1 Srl RSA Pretoria 01 Apr 2005
4 HASD Siriwardene 0 1 2 Srl RSA Potchefstroom (Uni 2) 06 Oct 2010
5 Rumana Ahmed 0 1 2 Ban RSA Cox’s Bazar 18 Jan 2017
6 M Raj 0 1 2 Ind RSA Leicester 08 Jul 2017

 

CJ Connor and CM Edwards of England and J Goswami of India are the three captains who have collected the first ball duck on two or more occasions.  J Goswami owns the record for most first ball ducks by a captain with three occasions

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 CJ Connor 0 1 1 Eng RSA Chelmsford 20 Jun 2000
2 CJ Connor 0 1 1 Eng RSA East London 18 Feb 2004
                 
1 CM Edwards 0 1 2 Eng Ind Southampton 24 Aug 2006
2 CM Edwards 0 1 2 Eng Aus Melbourne 23 Jan 2014
                 
1 J Goswami 0 1 2 Ind Aus Canberra 08 Nov 2008
2 J Goswami 0 1 1 Ind Eng Mumbai 01 Mar 2010
3 J Goswami 0 1 1 Ind Win Vadodara 13 Jan 2011

 

Mithali Raj became the  seventh captain to be dismissed  first ball for a duck in the Women’s World Cup  games. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 K Smithies 0 1 2 Eng NZl Chennai 26 Dec 1997
2 ME Grealey 0 1 1 Ire Eng Lincoln 07 Dec 2000
3

CMA Shillington

0 1 1 Ire Ind Pretoria 24 Mar 2005
4 SJ Power 0 1 2 Win Aus Rustenburg 26 Mar 2005
5 SK Dolawatte 0 1 1 Srl RSA Pretoria 01 Apr 2005
6 M du Preez 0 1 1 RSA Aus Cuttack 03 Feb 2013
7 M Raj 0 1 2 Ind RSA Leicester 08 Jul 2017

 

 

Records galore for wicket keeper batswoman in the Women’s World Cup – SJ Taylor of England scores the first century by a wicket keeper batswoman in the Women’s World Cup

Records galore for wicket keeper batswoman in the Women’s World Cup – SJ Taylor of England scores the first century by a wicket keeper batswoman in the Women’s World Cup

SJ Taylor of England {147}, MADD Surangika of Sri Lanka {61} and AJ Healy of Australia {63*} scored fifties to provide the 22nd occasion of wicket keeper batswoman scoring fifties in the Women’s World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MJ Jennings 57* 2 Aus Eng Hyd-LBS 13 Jan 1978
2 F Khalili 88 1 Ind Eng Wanganui 20 Jan 1982
3 MP Moore 54* 2 Ire NZl Melbourne 17 Dec 1988
4 A Jain 84* 1 Ind Win Nottingham 20 Jul 1993
5 SE Reamsbottom 60 2 Ire Win Dorking 29 Jul 1993
6 J Smit 50* 1 Eng Ire Pune 16 Dec 1997
7 A Jain 61 2 Ind NZl Indore 17 Dec 1997
8 M Terblanche 53* 2 RSA Srl Lincoln 08 Dec 2000
9 J Smit 63* 1 Eng Srl Lincoln 12 Dec 2000
10 RJ Rolls 65 1 NZl Eng Lincoln 14 Dec 2000
11 RC Milburn 71 2 Net Ire Christchurch 14 Dec 2000
12 RJ Rolls 60 2 NZl Aus Pretoria 24 Mar 2005
13 A Jain 68* 2 Ind Win Pretoria 01 Apr 2005
14 T Chetty 58 2 RSA Aus Newcastle 10 Mar 2009
15 SJ Taylor 78 1 Eng Win Sydney 17 Mar 2009
16 T Chetty 59 1 RSA Aus Cuttack 03 Feb 2013
17 KV Jain 56 2 Ind Eng Mumbai (BS) 03 Feb 2013
18 SJ Taylor 88 1 Eng NZl Mumbai (BS) 13 Feb 2013
19 SJ Taylor 74* 2 Eng Srl Taunton 02 Jul 2017
20 SJ Taylor 147 1 Eng RSA Bristol 05 Jul 2017
21 MADD Surangika 61 2 Srl Ind Derby 05 Jul 2017
22 AJ Healy 63* 1 Aus Pak Leicester 05 Jul 2017

 

05 Jul 17 was a field day for wicket keeper batswoman in the ongoing Women’s World Cup. SJ Taylor {147}, MADD Surangika {61} and AJ Healy {63*} scored fifties to provide the very first occasion three  wicket  keeper batswoman scoring fifties  in the Women’s World Cup in matches played on the same day. There were two occasions of two wicket keeper batswoman scoring fifties in the Women World Cup games played on the same day. . All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RJ Rolls 65 1 NZl Eng Lincoln 14 Dec 2000
2 RC Milburn 71 2 Net Ire Christchurch 14 Dec 2000
               
1 T Chetty 59 1 RSA Aus Cuttack 03 Feb 2013
2 KV Jain 56 2 Ind Eng Mumbai (BS) 03 Feb 2013
               
1 SJ Taylor 147 1 Eng RSA Bristol 05 Jul 2017
2 MADD Surangika 61 2 Srl Ind Derby 05 Jul 2017
3 AJ Healy 63* 1 Aus Pak Leicester 05 Jul 2017

 

SJ Taylor of England scored `147 against South Africa at Bristol on 05 Jul 17 to register her fourth fifty in the World Cup. She now owns the record for most fifties by a wicket keeper batswoman in the Women’s World Cup. She went past India’s A Jain who held the record previously with three fifties to her credit. The exploits of these two wicket keeper batswomen are detailed below

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Jain 84* 1 Ind Win Nottingham 20 Jul 1993
2 A Jain 61 2 Ind NZl Indore 17 Dec 1997
3 A Jain 68* 2 Ind Win Pretoria 01 Apr 2005
               
1 SJ Taylor 78 1 Eng Win Sydney 17 Mar 2009
2 SJ Taylor 88 1 Eng NZl Mumbai (BS) 13 Feb 2013
3 SJ Taylor 74* 2 Eng Srl Taunton 02 Jul 2017
4 SJ Taylor 147 1 Eng RSA Bristol 05 Jul 2017

 

SJ Taylor of England scored `147 against South Africa at Bristol on 05 Jul 17 to provide the first occasion of a wicket keeper batswoman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. Previous best was her own 88 against New Zealand at Mumbai {BS} on 13 Feb 13 and  F Khalili’s 88 in the game between India  and England at Wanganui on 20 Jan 82

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SJ Taylor 147 1 Eng RSA Bristol 05 Jul 2017
2 F Khalili 88 1 Ind Eng Wanganui 20 Jan 1982
3 SJ Taylor 88 1 Eng NZl Mumbai (BS) 13 Feb 2013

Thus SJ Taylor broke two records held  by Indian wicket keeper batswoman  in the world cup – the record for most  fifties by a wicket keeper batswoman held by A Jain  of  India and the  highest score by a wicket  keeper batswoman in the world  cup – 88 by F Khalili against England at Wanganui on 20 Jan 1982

Couple of records for Mithali Raj

Couple of records for Mithali Raj

 

Mithali Raj scored 8 runs against Pakistan at Derby on 02.07.17 which fetched her aggregate of 5906 runs at the end of the game. She earned the distinction of becoming the second batswoman in the history of women one day internationals to total 5900 plus runs. CM Edwards of England is the other batswoman to score 5900 plus runs – to be exact 5992 runs

 

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
CM Edwards Eng 1997-2016 191 180 23 5992 173* 38.16 9 46 16
M Raj Ind 1999-2017 180 161 47 5906 114* 51.80 5 47 04

 

Mithali Raj is one of the  four  woman cricketers who have represented teams in its 100 plus winning games. The peroformance of all the four batsmwoman is listed below. India had won the game against Pakistan at Derby on 02.07.17 in which Mithali Raj has played.

 

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
KL Rolton Aus 1995-2009 108 100 31 4075 154* 59.05 8 27 3
M Raj Ind 1999-2017 104 89 40 3733 114* 76.18 5 29 2
CM Edwards Eng 1997-2016 103 96 18 3910 173* 50.12 8 29 5
AJ Blackwell Aus 2003-2017 102 85 22 2548 114 40.44 3 19 5

 

Mithali Raj stands second in the list of woman cricketers who have represented teams in its 100 plus winning games. She has reprented in 104 one day games which India has won. The first place is occupied by KL Rolton of Australia who has appeared in Australia’s 108 winning games. She has also play 100 winning innings. Mithali Raj went past CM Edwards of England who had appeared in 103 winning games on way to occupy the second place.

 

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 KL Rolton Aus 1995-2009 108 100 31 4075 154* 59.05 8 27 3
2 M Raj Ind 1999-2017 104 89 40 3733 114* 76.18 5 29 2
3 CM Edwards Eng 1997-2016 103 96 18 3910 173* 50.12 8 29 5
4 AJ Blackwell Aus 2003-2017 102 85 22 2548 114 40.44 3 19 5

 

Mithali Raj has an aggregate of 2339 runs in India’s 64 winning matches to her credit while leading India. She now occupies the third place amongst captains who have scored most runs in winning matches in Women one day internationals. She would move to second place if he scores two more runs overhauling the aggregate of CM Edwards of England who has scored 2340 runs in England’s 72 winning games. The first place is occupied by BJ Clark who has totalled 3626 runs in Australia’s 83 winning games. The performance of these three captains is furnished below

 

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0
1 BJ Clark Aus 1994-2005 83 80 9 3626 229* 51.07 5 22 27 1
2 CM Edwards Eng 2005-2016 72 65 11 2340 138 43.33 5 17 22 3
3 M Raj Ind 2004-2017 64 53 26 2339 108* 86.62 3 20 23 1

 

Mithali  Raj occupies the second place in the list of captains who have scored most fifties in women’s one day games in India’s winning games. She has scored 23 fifties. The first place is occupied by BJ Clark of Australia who has scored 27 fifties in Australia’s 83 winning games

 

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0
1 BJ Clark Aus 1994-2005 83 80 9 3626 229* 51.07 5 22 27 1
2 M Raj Ind 2004-2017 64 53 26 2339 108* 86.62 3 20 23 1

 

Mithali Raj needs 44 more runs to aggregate 500 runs in the Women’s World cup while leading India. She would become the third captain to total 500 plus runs in the Women’s World Cup. Other captains are – BJ Clark {952} and SW Bates {564}

 

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
BJ Clark Aus 1997-2005 23 20 6 952 229* 68.00 1 5 0
SW Bates NZl 2013-2017 9 9 2 564 106* 80.57 2 4 0
M Raj Ind 2005-2017 15 14 5 456 103* 50.66 1 3 0

 

Mithali Raj became the 12th cricketer to appear in 25 or more Women’s World Cup games. India’s game against Pakistan at Derby on 02 Jul 17 was her 25th World Cup games. The performance of these 12 cricketers are tabulated below

 

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 DA Hockley NZl 1982-2000 45 43 8 1501 100* 42.88 2 10 2
2 JA Brittin Eng 1982-1997 36 35 5 1299 138* 43.30 4 3 2
3 CA Campbell NZl 1988-2000 31 8 4 15 6 3.75 0 0 2
4 CM Edwards Eng 1997-2013 30 28 5 1231 173* 53.52 4 7 2
5 BJ Clark Aus 1993-2005 29 26 7 1151 229* 60.57 1 6 0
6 J Smit Eng 1993-2005 29 16 6 235 63* 23.50 0 2 2
7 KL Rolton Aus 1997-2009 28 22 9 974 154* 74.92 3 6 0
8 SA Tredrea Aus 1973-1988 28 19 2 460 69 27.05 0 3 2
9 A Chopra Ind 1997-2009 26 24 3 619 76 29.47 0 6 4
10 CE Taylor Eng 1988-2005 26 9 3 66 29 11.00 0 0 0
11 CL Fitzpatrick Aus 1993-2005 25 7 4 90 43 30.00 0 0 1
12 M Raj Ind 2000-2017 25 23 8 855 103* 57.00 1 7 0

 

Mithali Raj became the second cricketer to appear in 25 or more Women’s World Cup games after A Chopra. India’s game against Pakistan at Derby on 02 Jul 17 was her 25th World Cup games. A Chopra has appeared in 26 World Cup games. The performance of these two cricketers are tabulated below

 

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 A Chopra Ind 1997-2009 26 24 3 619 76 29.47 0 6 4
2 M Raj Ind 2000-2017 25 23 8 855 103* 57.00 1 7 0

 

Bowler’s four wicket haul in a losing cause in the Women’s World Cup

Bowler’s four wicket haul in a losing cause in the Women’s World Cup

Nashra Sandhu of Pakistan captured four for 26 against India at Derby on 02.07.17 in the ongoing Women’s World Cup but her team lost. Her effort provides the 17th occasion of a bowler’s four wicket haul in a losing cause in the Women’s World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 G Hullah 7.1 3 08 4 1 Y Eng Jam Sittingbourne 30 Jun 1973
2 LG Williams 10.4 5 11 4 2 Jam T & T London 04 Jul 1973
3 RJ Kendall 11.0 0 48 4 1 Int NZl Auckland 12 Jan 1982
4 S Braganza 12.0 3 24 4 1 Int Aus Palmerston North 20 Jan 1982
5 SJ Rattray 11.0 2 33 4 1 Int NZl Palmerston North 21 Jan 1982
6 J Owens 12.0 7 13 4 1 Int Ind Christchurch 06 Feb 1982
7 DF Edulji 11.5 6 12 4 1 Ind Eng Finchampstead 25 Jul 1993
8 P Rau 12.0 3 26 4 1 Ind NZl London 28 Jul 1993
9 A van Noortwijk 12.0 3 21 4 2 Net Ire Marlow 28 Jul 1993
10 A van Noortwijk 8.0 2 25 4 1 Net Ind Ghaziabad 15 Dec 1997
11 S Sivanantham 7.3 2 18 4 1 Srl Net Delhi 17 Dec 1997
12 P Thomas 10.0 0 42 4 1 Win RSA Pretoria 24 Mar 2005
13 AE Smith 10.0 1 19 4 2 RSA Ind Pretoria 26 Mar 2005
14 N David 10.0 3 32 5 1 Ind NZl Pretoria 30 Mar 2005
15 RJ Pullar 10.0 2 39 4 1 NZl Ind Potchefstroom 07 Apr 2005
16 S Ismail 10.0 0 41 4 2 RSA Aus Cuttack 03 Feb 2013
17 Nashra Sandhu 10.0 1 26 4 1 Pak Ind Derby 02 Jul 2017

 

Nashra Sandhu becomes the fifth bowler to witness four wickets haul going in vain in a Women’s world cup game against India. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Owens 12.0 7 13 4 1 Int Ind Christchurch 06 Feb 1982
2 A van Noortwijk 8.0 2 25 4 1 Net Ind Ghaziabad 15 Dec 1997
3 AE Smith 10.0 1 19 4 2 RSA Ind Pretoria 26 Mar 2005
4 RJ Pullar 10.0 2 39 4 1 NZl Ind Potchefstroom 07 Apr 2005
5 Nashra Sandhu 10.0 1 26 4 1 Pak Ind Derby 02 Jul 2017