Mithali Raj announces retirement from T20Is

Mithali Raj announces retirement from T20Is

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Former Indian skipper Mithali Raj has announced her retirement from T20Is with immediate effect, having played here last T20I game against England earlier this year. Mithali, who made her T20I debut way back in 2006, represented India in 89 T20I matches, amassing 2364 runs in the process.

Mithali captained the Indian Women's Team in 32 T20I matches, winning 17 matches in the process, boasting a 53% win record. In her T20I career, she scored 2364 runs at an average of 37.52, which included 17 fifties and a high score of 97*. 

"Former India T20I captain, Ms Mithali Raj has announced her retirement from T20 Internationals. Mithali led India in 32 T20Is including the three Women’s WT20 World Cups in 2012 (Sri Lanka), 2014 (Bangladesh) and 2016 (India).

"She was also the captain in India Women’s first-ever T20I played in Derby back in 2006. Since that win against England Women, Mithali played another 88 games in which she scored 2364 runs, the most by an Indian woman in T20Is. Mithali is also the first Indian to reach the landmark of 2000 T20I runs," read an official press release by the BCCI.

“After representing India in T20 internationals since 2006, I wish to retire from T20Is to focus my energies on readying myself for the 2021 One Day World Cup. It remains my dream to win a World Cup for my country and I want to give it my best. I thank the BCCI for their continuous support and wish the Indian T20 team good luck as they prepare for the home series against South Africa Women,” said Mithali Raj, in an official press release by the BCCI. 

With 89 matches under her belt, Mithali is also the second-most capped Indian Women's Cricketer after Harmanpreet Kaur (96) in T20Is.

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