India vs England: Mithali Raj goes past Charlotte Edwards in 3rd ODI to become leading run-scorer across formats

Worcester: India captain Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women’s cricket across formats, overtaking former England skipper Charlotte Edwards in Worcester on Saturday. Mithali achieved the feat during the third and final inconsequential ODI against hosts England while chasing 220 for a consolation win. [caption id=“attachment_9758441” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  File image of Mithali Raj. Image: Twitter/@BCCIWomen[/caption] The talismanic India batter got to the milestone with a boundary down the ground off Nat Schiver in the 23rd over. Mithali now became the world’s most prolific batter in women’s internationals, overtaking Edwards’ 10,273 runs. Raj made the evening even more special for her as she brought up her 58th ODI half-century during the run chase, hitting a boundary off Kate Cross to bring up the milestone in 68 deliveries. Raj would eventually guide India to their first victory of the tour, hitting the winning four to seal India’s four-wicket win with three deliveries to spare as India grabbed a consolation victory at the end of the one-day leg of the tour. Raj remained unbeaten on 75 off 86 balls, with opener Smriti Mandhana laying the foundation with a 57-ball 49 at the top of the order. India Women had already lost the three-match ODI series to England Women after losing the first two WODIs.