Mithali Raj creates history, becomes first woman cricketer to complete 7,000 ODI runs

Mithali Raj creates history, becomes first woman cricketer to complete 7,000 ODI runs (Pics:Twitter)

Mithali Raj creates history, becomes first woman cricketer to complete 7,000 ODI runs

India Women's ODI team captain Mithali Raj achieved a historic milestone on Sunday as she became the first female cricketer in history to score 7,000 ODI runs.

Mithali achieved the record during the fourth ODI between India and South Africa women in Lucknow. Before the start of the game, the Indian women's captain had 6,974 runs in her ODI career.

About - India Women's ODI team captain Mithali Raj 

38-year-old Mithali Raj, played her first match in 1999. Mithali has played 213 ODIs so far, in which she has scored 7019 runs at an average of 50.49.

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In second place after Mithali is former England captain Charlotte Edwards, who has scored 5992 runs.