INDW vs ENGW: Mithali Raj set to equal THIS ODI record of Sachin Tendulkar in series opener

Mithali Raj has scored 7,098 runs with seven centuries and 55 half-centuries in 214 women's ODIs.

Bristol: When Indian women's team captain Mithali Raj takes the field in Bristol on Sunday, she will become only the second cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to play 22 years of One-day International (ODI) cricket. Tendulkar played for 22 years and 91 days while Mithali would have spent just a day over 22 years when she goes out for toss against England captain Heather Knight on Sunday. The 38-year-old's debut was on June 26, 1999 at Milton Keynes against Ireland. She was only 16 then.   Over the course of 22 years, she has scored 7,098 runs with seven centuries and 55 half-centuries in 214 women's ODIs. The Jodhpur-born player is the only one in women`s cricket to score over 6,000 ODI runs. She has also scored 2364 T20 International runs. "Feels nice to get up to messages congratulating me on my career," said Mithali during a press conference on the eve of the first ODI against England.