India opener Pratika Rawal equalled the world record today during the World Cup clash against New Zealand at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. She became the joint-fastest player to complete 1000 runs in ODIs, equalling Australia's Lindsay Reeler's 37-year-old record, who reached the milestone in just 23 innings of her career.
Even Pratika achieved the major career landmark in the 23rd innings of her young ODI career while going past the likes of Meg Lanning, Laura Wolvaardt and Mithali Raj, among many others. She needed only 12 runs to reach the milestone and did so easily despite starting very slowly with the bat.
She has also become the fastest Indian player to 1000 runs in the 50-over format, surpassing Mithali Raj and Deepti Sharma, who did so in 29 innings. For India, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana complete 1000 runs in ODIs in 30 and 33 innings, respectively.
Coming back to Pratika is also the quickest to 1000 runs in ODIs, having done so in 304 days since her debut. Laura Wolvaardt held the record earlier after reaching the special milestone in 734 days since making her ODI debut.
Fastest to 1000 runs in Women's ODIs
| Players | Innings |
| Lindsay Reeler (Australia), Pratika Rawal (India) | 23 |
| Meg Lanning (Australia), Nicole Bolton (Australia) | 25 |
| Belinda Clark (Australia), Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa) | 27 |
| Stafanie Taylor (West Indies) | 28 |
| Charlotte Edwards (England), Mithali Raj (India), Sarah Taylor (England), Deepti Sharma (India), Phoebe Litchfield (Australia) | 29 |
India in must-win situation vs New Zealand
Meanwhile, India are under immense pressure in the game against New Zealand as it is a must-win encounter for them in order to make it to the semifinal. They lost their last three matches from winning positions and must beat New Zealand to keep their hopes alive of making it to the knockouts.
Playing XIs:
India Women (Playing XI): Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh(w), Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur
New Zealand Women (Playing XI): Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson
