Pratika Rawal slams her maiden Women's World Cup half-century: Stats
What's the story
Star Indian opener Pratika Rawal brought up her second half-century against Australia in Women's ODIs. The young batter played a solid knock in the 2025 ICC Women's World Cup encounter on Sunday in Visakhapatnam. Rawal gave a hard time to the Aussie bowlers before being dismissed for a score of 75. Here we decode her stats in the format.
Knock
A solid stand with Mandhana
Batting first in the high-voltage contest, India were off to a flier as their openers, Smriti Mandhana (80) and Rawal, became the first pair to add 150-plus runs versus Australia in a Women's WC game (155). Though Rawal played the second fiddle in the opening stand, she also found boundaries at regular intervals. The opener eventually fell prey to Annabel Sutherland.
Career
Seventh WODI fifty for Rawal
Rawal made 75 off 96 balls, having smashed 10 fours and a six. The 25-year-old now owns eight 50-plus scores across 21 appearances (100: 1). As per ESPNcricinfo, her seventh WODI fifty took her tally to 982 runs at an average of 49.10. This was her second fifty across four outing against the Aussies. Meanwhile, Rawal also hammered her maiden Women's WC fifty.
Partnership
Mandhana, Rawal script this partnership record
As per ESPNcricinfo, Mandhana and Rawal set the record for the highest-ever opening partnership against Australia in WODIs (155 runs). They broke the previous record of 119 runs set by England's Caroline Atkins and Sarah Taylor in 2009. No other pair even boasts a 110-run partnership versus Australia in a Women's WC game.