Indian women's cricket captain Mithali Raj makes history, becomes highest run-getter in limited overs format
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Published: Jul 11, 2017, 21:15 IST | Updated: Jul 11, 2017, 21:15 IST
Mithali Raj
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She crossed the 6000-run milestone against Australia during the ICC Worl Cup match against Australia
Mithali Raj, captain of the Indian women's cricket team, created history by becoming the highest run-getter in the history of women's ODI.
She crossed the 6000-run milestone against Australia during the ICC Worl Cup match against Australia.
Mithali joined another record holder JhulanGoswami who is the lead wicket taker in the 50-over format.
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Mithali replaced former England captain Charlotte Edwards who had scored 5992 runs.
She notched up the milestone in style with a huge six off leg-break bowler Kirsten Beams.
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli congratulated Mithali on achieving this feat.
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