Mithali Raj
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Mithali Raj is an Indian former cricketer who captained the national team from 2004 to 2022. She is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket, and ESPN ranked her as one of the greatest female cricketers of all time. Raj has received several national and international awards, including the Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World in 2017, Arjuna Award in 2003, the Padma Shri in 2015, and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2021.
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Key facts
- 2018
- Supernovas
- Born
- ( 1982-12-03 ) 3 December 1982 (age 43) , Jodhpur , Rajasthan , India
- Height
- 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
- Batting
- Right-handed
- Bowling
- Right-arm leg break
- Role
- Top-order batter
- National side
- India (1999–2022)
- Test debut cap 56
- 14 January 2002 v England
- Last test
- 30 September 2021 v Australia
- Odi debut cap 56
- 26 June 1999 v Ireland
- Last odi
- 27 March 2022 v South Africa
- Odi shirt no
- 03
- T20i debut cap 9
- 5 August 2006 v England
- Last t20i
- 9 March 2019 v England
- 1996 97 1998 99
- Andhra
- 1999 00
- Air India
- 2000 01 2021 22
- Railways
- 2019 2022
- Velocity
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Jodhpur
- Occupation
- cricketer
- Sport
- Cricket
- Member of team
- Railways cricket team
- Position played
- batter
- Country for sport
- India
- Image
- Mithali Raj.png
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- 1982-12-03
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Medal record
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 October 2025
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