greatest record of mithali raj most international matches played in womens cricket broken by suzie bates | Great record of playing most international matches destroyed, Kiwi cricketer beats Indian number-1

Most International Matches Record: A New Zealand cricketer has achieved a big position in international cricket. Actually, the final match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 between New Zealand and South Africa took place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. By playing in this match, veteran Kiwi batsman Suzie Bates became the player who played the most matches in women's international cricket. He achieved this feat leaving behind former Indian captain and great batsman Mithali Raj in this matter.

Suzie Bates Number-1

Suzie Bates became the player who played the most matches in the history of women's international cricket, breaking the record of former Indian captain Mithali Raj. 37-year-old Bates achieved this feat in the final of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on October 20. After making her debut in 2006 at the age of 19, Bates played her 334th match (163 ODIs and 171 T20s) in women's international matches. Mithali played 333 matches for the Indian women's team in her illustrious career.

These names included in top-5

After Suzie Bates and Mithali Raj, more names are included in this list. Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry (322), current Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur (316) and veteran English cricketer Charlotte Edwards (309) are included in the top-5.

Most international matches in women's cricket

Suzie Bates – 334 (163 ODIs and 171 T20Is)
Mithali Raj – 333 (12 Tests, 232 ODIs and 89 T20Is)
Ellyse Perry – 322 (13 Tests, 147 ODIs and 162 T20Is)
Harmanpreet Kaur – 316 (6 Tests, 133 ODIs and 177 T20Is)
Charlotte Edwards – 309 (23 Tests, 191 ODIs and 95 T20Is)

After playing for 18 years, Suzie Bates is one of New Zealand's greatest ever cricketers. She has the record of becoming the first batsman to score 4000 runs in the history of T20 International. Before him, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Babar Azam had done this feat.

Bates is one of the cricketers to have played all seasons of the Women's T20 World Cup along with Harmanpreet, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry and Stafanie Taylor. Bates has also participated in 163 ODI matches, in which he has scored 5718 runs with 13 centuries and 34 half-centuries.