Rawal equals fastest to 1,000 WODI runs in World Cup innings

Pratika Rawal equalled the record for the fastest to 1,000 runs in women's One-Day Internationals on Thursday, reaching the landmark in her 23rd innings during India’s World Cup group match against New Zealand in Navi Mumbai. The 25-year-old opener compiled a century in the game and, together with partner Smriti Mandhana, put on a 212-run opening stand that set a new Indian women’s World Cup record for the first wicket.

Rawal’s innings ended at 122 from 134 balls, a knock that included a dozen boundaries and carried her past the 1,000-run mark in WODIs. Her achievement matches the mark set by Australia’s Lindsay Reeler in 1988, making Rawal the joint-fastest player to reach the four-figure total in the format. The century was Rawal’s second in ODIs and came less than a year after her international debut in December 2024.

The partnership with Mandhana supplanted the previous Indian World Cup opening record of 175, set by Thirush Kamini and Punam Raut in 2013. Their 212-run stand provided India a strong platform in the middle overs, allowing the team to build a substantial total as New Zealand struggled to find answers to disciplined batting and occasional boundary-filled aggression.