Mithali Raj breaks record for most matches captained in Women's World Cup

HAMILTON: India captain Mithali Raj on Saturday went past Australia batting great Belinda Clark's record for most matches captained in the history of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.

Belinda had captained Australia in 23 matches and Mithali, with the ongoing match against the West Indies at Seddon Park, has now captained India in 24 matches of the showpiece event.

"Mithali Raj breaks the record for most matches captained in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup," said the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Twitter. At the start of the tournament, Mithali had become the first cricketer to appear in six editions of Women's Cricket World Cups, joining legendary batters in men's cricket Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miandad.

In 23 matches, Belinda had 14 wins, eight losses and one no result against her name. She also lifted the World Cup twice in her captaincy reign, doing so in 1997 and 2005. Co-incidentally, Mithali and Belinda are the only two captains to have been skippers for their respective teams in more than two editions of the Women's Cricket World Cup. IANS

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