Mithali achieved the feat during Wednesday's group stage match of the Women's World Cup against Australia at the Bristol County Ground. Khanna congratulated the Indian women's team skipper for her achievement. "I on behalf of BCCI congratulate Mithali Raj, Indian women's team captain, on her spectacular achievement,” Khanna told IANS. “Mithali Raj showed her class in her early days of international career by scoring a century in One-Day International debut in 1999. Mithali Raj has a record for most consecutive fifties by an international women cricketer."

Source: bd News24 July 12, 2017 14:48 UTC