Veteran Batter Mithali Raj becomes first Indian woman cricketer to score 10,000 international runs

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India Women’s Cricket Team Captain, Mithali Raj became the first Indian woman cricketer and second internationally to complete 10,000 runs across all formats.
The 38-year-old Mithali achieved the feat during the ongoing third ODI against South Africa at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, on March 12, 2021. This was her 212th ODI, and she hit a boundary off Anne Bosch in the 28th over to cross 10,000 run-mark.
Prior to her, former England skipper Charlotte Edwards was the first woman to achieve this feat. She is the leading run-getter across format with 10,273 runs.
Mithali has scored 663 runs in 10 Test matches with a best score of 214, while she has 6938 and 2364 runs from 212 ODIs and 89 T20 Internationals respectively.