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Mithali Dorai Raj (born 3 December 1982) is an Indian cricketer and the captain of the Indian women's national cricket team in Tests and ODIs.[2] Often regarded as one of the greatest batswomen to have ever played the game, she is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket and the only female cricketer to surpass the 6,000 run mark in WODIs.[3][4] She is the first player to score seven consecutive 50s in ODIs.[5] Raj also holds the record for most half-centuries in WODIs.[6] In June 2018 during the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, she became the first player from India (either male or female) to score 2000 runs in T20Is, and also became the first woman cricketer to reach 2002 WT20I runs.[7][8][9]

Mithali Raj

Mithali Raj Truro 2012.jpg

Raj batting in 2012

Personal information

Full name

Mitali Dorai Raj

Born

3 December 1982 (age 37)[1]

Jodhpur, India

Batting

Right-handed

Bowling

Right-arm leg break

Role

Batswoman

International information

National side

India (1999–present)

Test debut (cap 55)

14 January 2002 v England

Last Test

16 November 2014 v South Africa

ODI debut (cap 60)

26 June 1999 v Ireland

Last ODI

6 November 2019 v West Indies

ODI shirt no.

3

T20I debut (cap 9)

5 August 2006 v England

Last T20I

9 March 2019 v England

T20I shirt no.

3

Domestic team information

Years

Team

2006–present

Railways

Career statistics

Competition WTests WODI WT20I

Matches 10 209 89

Runs scored 663 6,888 2,364

Batting average 51.00 50.64 37.52

100s/50s 1/4 7/53 0/17

Top score 214 125* 97*

Balls bowled 72 171 6

Wickets 0 8 –

Bowling average – 11.37 –

5 wickets in innings – 0 –

10 wickets in match – 0 –

Best bowling – 3/4 –

Catches/stumpings 11/– 53/– 19/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 January 2020

Raj is the only player (male or female) to have captained India in more than one ICC ODI World Cup final, doing so twice in 2005 and 2017.[10][11] On 1 February 2019, during India's series against New Zealand Women, Raj became the first woman to play in 200 ODI matches.[12]

In September 2019, she announced her retirement from T20Is to focus on ODI cricket.[13] The former captain Mithali Raj became the first woman to complete 20 years in international cricket.[14]