Three active women cricketers with highest batting average in ODI cricket
Women’s cricket is replete with several names of competent willow-wielders who have made the game richer with their stunning exploits with the willow. While Belinda Clark was the icon of the Women’s game in the 1990s and the early 2000s, Charlotte Edwards was the batswoman who attracted attention in the 2000s and the 2010s.
And today, if there is one woman who stands head and shoulders above the rest, it has to be India’s, Mithali Raj. In this article, let us take a look at 3 current women cricketers with the highest batting average in ODI cricket.
3. Mithali Raj
Mithali Raj will qualify as arguably one of the greatest batswomen in the history of Women’s ODI cricket. In an illustrious career that has spanned more than two decades, the Indian batting colossus has scored 7098 runs at an incredible average of 51.06. The right-hander has also scored 7 hundreds and 55 fifties in her career.
In fact, Mithali Raj is the only batswoman to have scored over 7000 runs in Women’s ODI cricket. She will next be seen in action against the England side in the month of June.
2. Ellyse Perry
Another batter who has grabbed the spotlight for her excellent consistency is Ellyse Perry. Perry will qualify as one of the greatest all-rounders of the modern era. In the 115 matches that she has played in her career, the right-hander has scored 3107 runs and has scored them at an average of 51.78.
She has also plundered 2 hundreds and 28 fifties for the kangaroos with the willow in hand. With the ball too, Perry has scalped a whopping 152 wickets at an average of 24.50 in ODI cricket.
1. Meg Lanning
At the top spot, we have Australian skipper and batting behemoth Meg Lanning. The 29-year-old batting legend has accumulated stunning numbers with the willow for the kangaroos. In the 85 ODIs that she has played, Lanning has amassed 3925 runs at a whopping average of 53.76.
The right-hander has also plundered 14 hundreds and 15 fifties in her career as well. Lanning already occupies 3rd place in the list of Australian batters with the most runs in the ODI format of the game. Needless to say, Lanning will qualify as one of the all-time greats of Australian cricket.
