Mithali Raj and her world records
Mithali Raj of India became the Women’s cricket top run getter across the three formats of the game, viz., Tests, ODIs and T20Is. At the end of the third one day between India and England at Worcester on 03.07.21, her run aggregate read 10337 which include 75 not out scored in this game. The previous record was 10273 which was credited to CM Edwards of England. The following table has details of these two cricketers across the three formats.
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 50+ | 00 |
| Edwards | 023 | 043 | 05 | 1676 | 117 | 44.10 | 04 | 09 | 13 | 00 |
| Edwards | 191 | 180 | 23 | 5992 | 173* | 38.16 | 09 | 46 | 45 | 16 |
| Edwards | 095 | 093 | 14 | 2605 | 092* | 32.97 | 00 | 12 | 12 | 03 |
| Total | 309 | 316 | 42 | 10273 | 173* | 37.49 | 13 | 67 | 70 | 19 |
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 50+ | 00 |
| M Raj | 011 | 018 | 03 | 0669 | 214 | 44.60 | 01 | 04 | 05 | 02 |
| M Raj | 217 | 196 | 55 | 7304 | 125* | 51.80 | 07 | 58 | 65 | 06 |
| M Raj | 089 | 084 | 21 | 2364 | 097* | 37.52 | 00 | 17 | 17 | 05 |
| Total | 317 | 298 | 79 | 10337 | 214 | 47.20 | 08 | 79 | 87 | 13 |
Apart from her most runs in Women’s Cricket across the three formats of the game, Mithali Raj has the following world records
Mithali Raj scored 75 not out in this game which represents her 65th fifty including seven centuries. It is the most by a woman cricketer and also by an Indian woman cricketer in the history of women’s one day internationals.
She became the first woman batsman to compile 4500 runs from her fifty plus scores. At the end of this game, her run aggregate read 4647.
Mithali Raj scored 75 not out in this game which represents her 28th fifty including one century on away soil. It is the most by a woman cricketer and also by an Indian woman cricketer in the history of women’s one day internationals on away soil.
Mithali Raj scored 75 not out in this game which represents her 46th fifty including five centuries while leading India. It is the most by a captain and also by an Indian woman captain in the history of women’s one day internationals.
She is the first woman captain to aggregate 3000 plus runs from her fifty plus scores in the history of Women’s one day internationals. Her aggregate at the end of this game read 3274.
Her 75 not out in this game represents 24th fifty including one century as captain on away soil. It is the most by a captain and also by an Indian woman captain in the history of women’s one day internationals on away soil
Her 75 not out in this game represents 43rd fifty including four centuries on away soil and neutral soil. It is the most by a captain and also by an Indian woman captain in the history of women’s one day internationals on away soil
She is the first woman batsman to aggregate 3000 plus runs from her fifty plus scores in the history of Women’s one day internationals on away soil and neutral soil. Her aggregate at the end of this game read 3042.
She has led India on 140 occasions at the end of this game, which fetched her record of most capped captain in Women’s one day internationals.
She has played 217 one day internationals at the end of this game, which fetched her record of most capped cricketer in Women’s one day internationals. In fact she is the only women cricketer to appear in 200 plus women’s one day internationals.
Her 75 not out in this game provides the 55th occasion of her remaining not out and fetches her the record for most not outs by a woman cricketer in the history of women’s internationals. She is the only woman cricketer to remain not out on 50 plus occasions.
She is the only woman cricketer to aggregate 2000 plus runs against England in women’s one day internationals. Her run aggregate at the end of this game read 2004.
She is the only woman cricketer to score 20 fifties against England in women’s one day internationals. Her 75 not out in this game was her 20th fifty.
She owns the record for winning most women’s one day internationals. She has won 84 games. India’s win against England by runs was her 84th win. She went past BJ Clark of Australia who had won 83 women’s one day internationals.
She is the only woman captain to score 25 plus half centuries in winning games. Her 75 not out in this game was her 26th half century in winning games.
She is the only woman captain to score 30 fifties in winning games. Her 75 not out in this game was her 30th fifty in winning games.
Her 75 not out in this game provides the 13th fifty in winning games on away soil. She owns the record for most fifties scored by a woman captain in winning games on away soil. She went past BJ Clark of Australia who had scored 12 fifties in winning games on away soil.
She is the only woman cricketer to aggregate 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka in women’s one day internationals. She has an aggregate of 1103 runs against Sri Lanka.
Her eleven fifties against Sri Lanka is also a record for most fifties by a woman cricketer against Sri Lanka in women’s one day internationals. In fact, she is the only woman cricketer to score ten or more fifties against Sri Lanka