First female player to complete 20 yrs in international cricket

First female player to complete 20 yrs in international cricket

Question: Which player became the first female cricketer to complete a time period of 20 years in active International Cricket?
(a) Mithali Raj
(b) Sana Meer
(c) Charlotte Edwards
(d) Ellyse Perry
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • India women’s cricket captain Mithali Raj has become the first female player to complete a time of over 20 years in international cricket.
  • She achieved the feat leading India to an eight-wicket win over South Africa Women in the first ODI at Vadodara on October 9 2019.
  • So far, only three male cricketer namely Sachin Tendulkar (22 years and 91 days), Sanath Jayasuriya (21 years and 184 days) and Javed Miandad (20 years and 272 days) have had longer careers (in terms of number of years played) in international cricket.
  • Mithali, 36 year old made her ODI debut against Ireland on June 26, 1999. She completed 20 years and 105 days in the 50-over format.
  • The right-handed batswoman has played 204 ODIs till now, the most by a female.
  • Mithali retired from T20 cricket last month and had played 10 Tests and 89 T20 Internationals for India.

Links:
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/mithali-raj-20-years-international-cricket-1st-woman-sachin-tendulkar-javed-miandad-1607625-2019-10-09
http://ddnews.gov.in/sports/mithali-raj-becomes-1st-female-player-complete-20-yrs-international-cricket