India vs Australia women, 1st ODI: Mithali Raj hits 5th consecutive half-century, completes 20000 career runs

India women team captain Mithali Raj scored her fifth consecutive fifty in ODIs and completed 20,000 career runs in process against Australia women in the first of the three-match series in Mackay.

India women team captain Mithali Raj achieved yet another landmark as she scored her fifth consecutive fifty in ODIs and completed 20,000 career runs in-process against Australian women in the first ODI. Mithali had earlier scored 75*, 59 and 72 against England while a 79* came against South Africa in her last four international outings as India captain. Innings Break: Richa Ghosh (32*) and Jhulan Goswami’s (20) vital 45-run stand takes #TeamIndia to 225-8 in 50 overs after being asked to bat in the first #AUSvIND ODI. Captain Mithali top scores with 61. https://t.co/jud8HKGnsI: Getty Images pic.twitter.com/0KVQIaBevA

Skipper Mithali Raj (61 of 107) recorded her fifth consecutive fifty, which was also her 59th overall half-century, while the other significant contributions came from debutants Yastika Bhatia (35 off 51) and Richa Ghosh (32 not out off 29).