IND-W vs AUS-W LIVE – Mithali Raj 20000 Runs: Indian Women cricket team is battling out with Australian Women team at this stage and the captain herself is creating history after history. Mithali despite getting hit by Ellyse Perry’s thunderbolt delivery on her head, hit her 5th consecutive ODI 50. She also completed 20,000 career runs in process. BCCI also congratulated Mithali on the historic record.
Mithali was finally dismissed for 61.
IND-W vs AUS-W LIVE: Historic milestone by Mithali Raj, completes 20,000 runs & hits 5th consecutive 50 in ODI’s
MILESTONE🚨: @M_Raj03 has now completed 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 career runs.🙌🏾🙌🏾👏🏾 #Legend pic.twitter.com/tkY9zWmNYF
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 21, 2021
Good news – Mithali Raj is good to continue after copping this big hit to the helmet off Ellyse Perry #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/HH82eDXOAs
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) September 21, 2021
IND-W vs AUS-W LIVE – Mithali Raj 20000 Runs: Chasing a 25th straight ODI victory, Australia are without the world’s top two ranked ODI bowlers in Jess Jonassen and Megan Schutt, which has offered a rare opportunity for the likes of Darlington as well as pace-bowling allrounder Tahlia McGrath, who played the last of her five ODIs in this record-breaking side last October.
India, meanwhile, has fielded three debutantes in Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia and 17-year-old wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh, while Harmanpreet Kaur (thumb injury) and Jemimah Rodrigues have been omitted.
Yastika was particularly impressive in Saturday’s practice match against the Australians in Brisbane, the left-hander stroking a stylish 41 as wickets fell around her.
Today’s match is the first of three ODIs as part of a multi-format series, with a one-off Test and three T20Is to follow.
Australia XI: Alyssa Healy (wk), Rachael Haynes, Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Hannah Darlington, Darcie Brown
India XI: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Mithali Raj (c), Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh, Poonam Yadav
Sep 21: First ODI, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
Sep 24: Second ODI, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay (D/N)
Sep 26: Third ODI, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
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