Mithali Raj, the torchbearer of women’s cricket in India, announced her retirement from international cricket on Wednesday. The 39-year-old, who has had 26 glorious years in the game, has several records under her name.

Mithali made her debut back in 1996 against Ireland in an ODI game. She went on to play in 232 One Day Internationals, with a record 7805 runs and an overall tally of 10868 runs. She eventually retired as the highest run-scorer in Women’s ODIs.

In 2002, she made her Test debut against England and four years later, in 2006, played her 1st T20I against the same opposition.

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She played 12 Tests and 89 T20Is for the country and amassed 699 and 2364 runs respectively.

As she ends her international cricket journey, here’s a look at some of her record achievements: 

Most ODIs played by a woman cricketer: In her 26-year long career, she represented India in 232 One Day Internationals.

Most runs in WODIs: Mithali is currently the highest run-scorer in the women’s One Day Internationals with 7805 runs. England’s Charlotte Edwards stands second with 5992 runs in 191 games.

Youngest women cricketer to score a ODI century: She scored an unbeaten 114 runs, at the age of 16 (16 years, 205 days), at her debut match.

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First Indian woman with 2 T20 100s: Mithali is the first Indian woman with two T20 centuries.

Most T20I runs for India: She played 89 T20Is and scored 2364 runs, averaging 37.52, making her the first woman with the most number of T20I runs. Current captain Harmanpreet Kaur holds the second position with 2319 runs from 121 games.

Third youngest captain in women’s game: At the age of 22, Mithali was appointed as India’s Test skipper.

Second-most number of innings without a duck: Mithali holds the record for playing the second most number of games (74) without bagging a duck. She is preceded by Karen Louise Rolton (104) of Australia.

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Youngest women cricketer to score a double century: Mithali scored her first double-century in red-ball cricket at the age of 19.

3rd cricketer ever to appear at 6 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cups: Mithali became the first woman, and only the third cricketer ever, to appear at six ICC Women’s Cricket World Cups. 

1000 runs club: In March 2021, Mithali breached the 10,000-run mark in international cricket, across formats. The landmark was made during a match opposite South Africa in Lucknow.