The Indian women’s team defeated New Zealand due to the half-centuries of all three experienced batsmen. India defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets in the fifth and final Women’s One Day International match with the help of half-centuries from captain Mithali Raj, opener Smriti Mandhana and comeback Harmanpreet Kaur.
With this, Mithali Brigade registered its first victory in this tour. India lost four wickets in 46 overs with the help of Harmanpreet’s 63 off 66 balls, Mandhana’s 71 off 84 balls and Mithali’s unbeaten 54 off 66 balls.
Mithali Raj’s record
In fact, Mithali Raj has become the first woman batsman to score 50 or more for the 50th time as a captain. In this list, the name of former England captain Charlotte Edwards is at number two. Charlotte has scored 50 or more 33 times.
Women’s ODI: Highest 50 scores as captain
50 – Mithali Raj (India)
33 – Charlotte Edwards (England)
29 – Belinda Clark (Australia)
28 – Suzy Bates (NZ)
23 – Meg Lanning (Australia)
Before the World Cup, the big innings of Harmanpreet Kaur including team Mithali Raj will boost the morale of the team. Mithali Raj has scored 69 50-plus scores in 204 innings of 225 matches in her ODI career. Mithali has 7623 runs in her ODI career at an average of 51.85. Mithali Raj is also at number 1 in terms of scoring the most runs in this format.
The second number is the name of Charlotte Edwards. Charlotte Edwards has scored 5992 runs in 191 ODIs. The Indian team lost 4-1 in the five-match ODI series against New Zealand.
