Mithali Raj sets Record, scores Maximum Runs against New Zealand
While playing against New Zealand, Mithali Raj has broken records of many legends.
In the case of scoring the most runs against New Zealand, Mithali Raj has broken records of many legends. Talking about the captains of both the Indian men's and women's teams, Mithali Raj has managed to score the maximum number of fifties against New Zealand. Mohammad Azaruddin is at number two in this list with 6 fifties, while Dhoni also scored 6 fifties against the Kiwi team during his captaincy.
Mithali Raj breaks record of Virat Kohli
Former Indian captain Virat Kohli has scored four half-centuries as captain against New Zealand. In this way, Mithali has broken records of all these players and made a big record in her name. At the same time, as captain in this format of ODI, she has scored fifty or more runs for the 49th time.
"Besides reaching the 5000+ mark, the 39-year-old also stitched a 108-run partnership with Richa Ghosh for the fourth wicket, which is the first-ever hundred-run partnership by an Indian pair for fourth or lower wickets in women’s international cricket in New Zealand", reported Republic World.
According to a report by femalecricket.com Out of the 7516 runs Mithali Raj has scored still date 5030 runs have come as a captain becoming the first captain to score 5000+ runs as ODI captain in women’s cricket. Raj has been leading the India team since 2004.
