From debut century to debut 200 in Test; 5 best knocks by iconic Mithali Raj

From debut century to debut 200 in Test; 5 best knocks by iconic Mithali Raj

Mithali Raj

When one thinks of women cricket in India, Mithali Raj’s name gets instantly popped-up in the mind. Undoubtedly, she is one of the greatest cricketers ever who has played the game. She big adieu to cricket today from a Twitter post. She is the one who has inspired many and will inspire the generations to come.

The iconic batter started playing cricket as a teenager. At 16, she became the youngest cricketer to score a century in her debut match against Ireland in 1999 in Milton Keyes. She left cricket unparalleled records behind her. She represented Team India in six ODI World Cup, the most by any woman cricketer. She finished her illustrious career with 10,868 runs across all three formats.

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Take a look at Mithali Raj’s top knocks

Mithali Raj
Mithali Raj

214 vs England (Test cricket, 2002, Taunton)

Mithali Raj slammed a double century in Test in the third innings of her Test career against England.This knock helped India post 467 runs which further helped in securing a draw. England had scored 329 runs in the first innings and India were at 45 for 2. But when Raj walked out to bat, her score of 214 runs off 407 balls revived India’s innings. She played only 12 Tests in her career.

125 vs Sri Lanka ( 2018, Katunayake)

Raj scored an unbeaten 125 with a six and 14 fours against Sri Lanka in the third ODI in 2018 (by putting on a 102-run partnership with Smriti Mandhana) which is also her highest individual score in ODI. However, India lost the match by three wickets.

114* vs Ireland (1999, Milton Keyes)

A 16-year-old walked out to bat on her debut match. Who would have known at that time that the teenage girl will emerge as one of the greatest crickters to have played the game. She comfortably slammed 114* to announce her arrival, which also helped India beat Ireland by a massive run of 161. She has created the record here by becoming the youngest batswoman to score a ton in debut.

109 vs New Zealand (2017, Derby)

In the 2017 Women’s ODI World Cup, India entered the final for the first time. But it wasn’t easy for the Women in Blue as from the very start, Raj led the team and with her bat, she slammed 109 off 123 balls against New Zealand in the group stage which helped India win the match by 186 runs.

103* vs Pakistan (2013, Cuttack)

Against the arch-rivals Pakistan, which was also a do-or-die match (since India didn’t have a good outing), India were to chase 193 runs. The batting line-up had collapsed before Mithali Raj walked out to chase it. Scoring an unbeaten 103 runs off 141 balls, she starred the team to six-wicket victory.

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