Legend alert: Mithali Raj becomes 1st Indian woman batter to achieve this mammoth milestone

India great Mithali Raj, on Friday, became the first Indian woman cricketer to cross the 10,000-run mark in international cricket. She achieved the feat during India woman’s third ODI match against South Africa in Lucknow.

Mithali, who made her debut in 1999, has a career spanning over two decades in international cricketer.

With an average of 46.73, the right-handed batter has shown that age is just a number as she continues to impeccable cricket. In Tests, she has 663 runs to her name, average of 51.00. In ODIs, she has 6974* runs, average 50.53. And in T20Is, 2364 runs, average of 37.52.

However, after reaching the milestone, Mithali departed in the next ball, flicking a Bosch delivery straight to Mignon du Preez at midwicket.

She made 36 runs off 50 balls and hit five boundaries in the middle.

The 38-year-old Mithali, who leads the Indian ODI team, joins England’s Charlotte Edwards in the elite club.

Here’s how the list of most runs in international cricket (all formats, woman)

Charlotte Edwards (ENG) 309 matches, 10,273 runs. 67 fifties and 13 centuries

Mithali Raj (IND) 311 matches, 10001 runs. 75 fifties and 8 centuries

Suzie Bates (NZ) 247 matches, 7849 runs, 48 fifties and 11 centuries.

Stefanie Taylor (WI) 234 matches, 7816 runs, 57 fifties and five centuries

Meg Lanning (AUS) 194 matches, 6900 runs, 29 fifties and 16 hundreds.

As far as the series in concerned, it is levelled at 1-1.