IND-W vs NZ-W Women's World Cup 2025: Pratika Rawal Scripts History, Becomes Joint Fastest Batter To Score 1000 Runs In Women's ODIs

IND-W vs NZ-W Women's World Cup 2025: India's star opener Pratika Rawal has created history as she has become the joint fastest batter to have scored 1000 runs in this format. She leveled ex-Australian batter Lindsay Reeler's record.

She just needed to score 12 runs to achieve the milestone of scoring 1000 runs, and also surpassed Deepti Sharma's record and became the fastest Indian to reach the milestone.

After scoring 18 runs in their last group stage match against England, she could have achieved this in 22 innings and might have broken Reeler's record in 23 innings. But she got out after scoring six runs off 14 balls as she tried to play a short and wide ball.

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Fastest to 1000 runs in women’s ODI cricket

Pratika achieved the milestone in 304 days after she made her debut in December last year and became the fastest ever batter to do it. She also surpassed Laura Wolvaardt, who achieved this feat in 734 days between February 2016 and February 2018.

Rawal also went past England head coach Charlotte Edwards, who had become the fastest batter to score 500 runs in Women's ODI. She achieved this feat after scoring 78 runs off 91 balls against South Africa in the tri-nation series in Sri Lanka. She achieved this milestone in her eighth knock and thus went past Edwards' record.

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Fastest to 500 runs in women’s ODIs

The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side can still reach the by winning the match on Thursday, whereas New Zealand will have to wait for the last group stage matches. However, if they do defeat India, they will inch closer to the semifinals.