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Mithali Raj is now the leading run-scorer in Women's ODI cricket ©Getty

India are playing a crunch game against Australia. A game that's more or less dictated by the tunes of nerves. But, when Mithali raj came onto bat in the fourth over, there was a nonchalant approach in the way she tackled the first ball. As described in our ball-by-ball coverage: "Stands like the boss she's and punches out a defence from the crease." After registering her first golden duck in international cricket in the last game, Mithali moseyed her way to a champion fifty - her 49th - achieving quite a few memorable records while at it.

The 34-year old had the Twitterverse buzzing after becoming the leading run-scorer in the history of Women's ODI cricket; and to add cherry on the icing, she nailed a six over long-off to claim 6,000 ODI runs - the first player to get there in Women's cricket.

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Virat Kohli
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Yashaswini Kadam
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Sanjay Manjrekar
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The Field
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Maneka Gandhi
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Shirin Sadikot
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Snehal Pradhan
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Mel 'MJ' Jones
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sanjana
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