Stats: Mithali Raj's record breaking century against New Zealand

Mithali Raj has made it a habit to break a record in every game in the 2017 Women’s World Cup as she set the record for most fifty-plus scores in Women’s ODI cricket in a calendar year. Mithali’s century against New Zealand was her 10 fifty-plus score in ODIs in 2017, thus she broke the record of Ellyse Perry’s 9 fifties record which she had set in 2016. India’s Deepti Sharma also has 8 ODI fifty-plus scores in 2017 and still has a pretty good chance of adding few more with 5 more months left in the year.

Most fifty-plus scores in a calendar year in Women’s ODIs:

This was Mithali’s 6th century in ODI cricket while she has 49 fifties on her name in this format. With a total of 55 fifty-plus scores, the Indian skipper equalled the record of most fifty-plus scores in Women’s ODI cricket as England’s Charlotte Edwards also has 55 scores of fifty and more.

Most fifty-plus scores in Women’s ODIs:

By scoring her 2nd century in Women’s World Cup, Mithali became the first Indian to score more than one hundred in the WWC. Besides the two tons, she also has 9 fifties in the tournament history and her tally of 11 fifty-plus scores in WWC is the joint 2nd most behind New Zealand’s Debbie Hockley who has 12 fifty-plus scores.

Most fifty-plus scores in Women’s World Cup:

During the innings of 109 runs, she was a part of two century stands in the Indian innings; 132 runs with Harmanpreet Kaur and 108 with Veda Krishnamurthy. The Indian skipper now has been a part of 23 century stands in Women’s ODI cricket; equaling Suzie Bates.

Part of most century stands in Women’s ODIs:

(Stats as on July 15, 2017)