Mithali Raj nears Karen Rolton’s record for most wins in Women’s ODIs

Mithali Raj (104) is now just behind former Australia skipper Karen Rolton, who has 108 wins under her belt from 141 ODIs.

Since the commencement of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, Indian skipper Mithali Raj has dominated the limelight; be it for her off-field book reading skills or her on-field cricketing acumen. India’s win over Pakistan in match No.11 saw Mithali notch up her 104th ODI win as player. She has played 180 ODIs for India. She is now just behind former Australia skipper Karen Rolton, who has 108 wins under her belt from 141 ODIs. No.3 in the list is former England skipper Charlotte Edwards with 103 wins. Completing the top 5 list is Australia’s Alex Blackwell and Lisa Sthalekar with 102 and 95 ODI wins respectively. ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: Ekta Bisht’s 5-for dismantles Pakistan; India win by 95 runs

Mithali first featured in an ODI for India against Ireland in 1999. Since then, she has been part of the India’s cricketing scene and now finds herself as a legend in the Women’s cricket. In terms of players representing India, she beats the second-best by quite a margin. She is followed by her teammate Jhulan Goswami who has 83 wins as player. At No.3 is former captain Anjum Chopra with 71 wins, while Amita Sharma is just 6 behind with 65 wins. Completing the top 5 list is Neetu David with 57 wins under her belt.

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Mithali could go past Karen in the ongoing Women’s World Cup 2017, with as many as 4 league games still remaining.

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