Mithali Raj overtakes Rohit Sharma as highest Indian T20 run scorer

Mithali Raj became the first Indian batswoman to cross 2000-run mark in Twenty20 Internationals. With 2232 runs, the right-hander also leapfrogged Rohit Sharma into becoming the highest T20 run scorer from India.

Raj made a brilliant fifty as India chased down the 135-run target quite comfortably against arch-rivals Pakistan and continued their unbeaten streak at the World T20 competition. Her innings of 56 from 47 deliveries came with the help of seven boundaries as India remained second in Group B.

Congratulations to @M_Raj03. She becomes the first Indian woman to score 2000 runs in T20 Internationals. #INDvSL #ACC #WAC2018 pic.twitter.com/9Cl3buCGeF

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) June 7, 2018

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She, in the process also overtook Rohit as the highest T20 run-getter for India. While Rohit has scored 2207 runs in 87 T20s, Raj has so far smashed 2232 runs in three fewer matches. Virat Kohli is third in the list with 2102 runs after 62 games.

Earlier, Rohit had overtaken Kohli to become the highest T20 run scorer for India during the second match against the West Indies in the shortest format of the game. He is also the only player to smash three T20 hundred and his T20 strike rate of 136.91 is better than top five Indian batsmen in the shortest format of the game.

Congratulations to @M_Raj03 on reaching 2,000 T20I runs – the first player to reach the landmark for @BCCIWomen ? #INDvSL #WAC2018 pic.twitter.com/dWmslbT5CG

— ICC (@ICC) June 7, 2018

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The dashing right-hander is also the third highest T20s run scorer in 2017 after Colin Munro and Martin Guptill.

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