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Mithali’s Raj reigns supreme
Jhulan Goswami is the leading wicket-taker in 50-over cricket. Against Australia, Mithali surpassed former England captain Charlotte Edwards\'s 5992 runs when she reached 34, thereby becoming the highest scorer in ODIs.
Bristol: It is celebration time for Indian cricket as achieved a new distinction on Wednesday.Way back in the mid-1980s, the highest run-getter and highest wicket-taker in Tests were both Indians when Kapil Dev surpassed Richard Hadlee’s long-standing haul. Sunil Gavaskar was already there after becoming Test cricket’s first batsman to cross 10,000 runs.
Today, such a record has been created by the women cricket, albeit in the shorter version. Indian captain Mithali Raj became the first player to cross 6000 runs in the history of women's ODIs during the ICC World Cup match against Australia.
Incidentally, Jhulan Goswami is the leading wicket-taker in 50-over cricket. Against Australia, Mithali surpassed former England captain Charlotte Edwards's 5992 runs when she reached 34, thereby becoming the highest scorer in ODIs.
The world record run came when she pushed an Ellyse Perry ball towards cover boundary for a single. The 6000-run milestone was achieved with a huge six off leg-break bowler Kirsten Beams as she received a standing ovation from the Indian bench.
The Hyderabad girl and Goswami are the only two surviving players in the squad of 15, who have made their debut before the 2003 World Cup. Mithali first shot into prominence when she scored 214 -- still the highest score by an Indian in women's Test match against England at Taunton back in 2002.
