Pratika Rawal breaks 28-year-old record, becomes fastest to ...
Pratika Rawal (Pic credit: BCCI Women)
NEW DELHI: India's rising batting sensation
Pratika Rawal
etched her name in the record books by becoming the fastest batter to reach 500 runs in
Women's One Day Internationals
, achieving the milestone in just eight innings.
With this feat, Rawal has broken the long-standing record held by England great
Charlotte Edwards
, who took nine innings to reach the same mark back in 1997.
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Rawal reached the landmark during her fluent 78-run knock against South Africa in the ongoing tri-series in Sri Lanka, a match in which India posted a commanding 276/6.
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The 24-year-old has now scored 572 runs in ODIs at a remarkable average of 81.71 and a strike rate of 92.71, including five fifties and a century.
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This record not only places her at the top of the women's list but also makes her the second-fastest across men's and women's ODIs — behind only South Africa's
Janneman Malan
, who reached 500 runs in seven innings.
Fastest to 500 runs in women's ODIs
Name
Team
Innings
Pratika Rawal
India
8
Charlotte Edwards
England
9
Kathryn Bryce
Scotland
10
Nicole Bolton
Australia
11
Natthakan Chantham
Thailand
11
Rawal's meteoric rise in international cricket includes three Player of the Match awards and a Player of the Series honour. She is now well-poised to challenge the record for the fastest to 1000 ODI runs in women's cricket, currently held by Australia's Lindsay Reeler (23 innings).
With her composure, aggressive strokeplay, and consistency, Pratika Rawal is fast becoming the cornerstone of India's ODI batting lineup and a talent to watch on the global stage.
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