Women’s Day: Mithali Raj ahead of Dhoni, Kohli in this elite ODI record

Women’s Day Women’s Day is annually celebrated on March 8 every year across the globe.

Mithali Raj Let us bring you a special record former India women’s captain Mithali Raj holds ahead of male superstars such as Dhoni and Kohli.

One-Days Mithali, now retired from international cricket, boosts the highest batting average in successful run-chases in ODIs among players to have scored a min 1,000 runs.

Women cricketers In fact, the top five of the list includes three women cricketers: Mithali, Amy Satterthwaite (NZ), and Stafanie Taylor (WI).

Highest batting average in successful run-chases in ODIs Mithali - Innings: 55, Runs: 2,181, Avg: 109.05 Dhoni - Innings: 75, Runs: 2,876, Avg: 102.71 Amy Satterthwaite - Innings: 28, Runs: 1,375, Avg: 98.21 Stafanie Taylor - Innings: 28, Runs: 1,277, Avg: 91.21 Kohli - Innings: 90, Runs: 5,428, Avg: 90.46

Mithali's career Mithali represented India for over 2 decades. She finished with the most ODI runs among women cricketers – 7,805 runs in 232 WODIs at 50.68, including 7 100s and 64 50s.