69 The percentage of runs scored by Chamari Atapattu (178 not out) in Sri Lanka’s total (257 for nine; 50 overs) in a group match against Australia. This is the highest percentage of team runs scored by a single player in a completed innings in women’s ODI cricket.
Australia, incidentally, chased down the target with eight wickets in hand and more than six overs to spare.
678 Aggregate runs scored during the group match between England and South Africa. England, batting first, scored 373 and South Africa put up a strong reply during its chase, scoring 305 runs. This beat the previous highest aggregate in women’s ODI cricket (577 in a match between Australia and New Zealand in 2012) by 101 runs.
7 The number of consecutive 50-plus scores posted by Mithali Raj in ODIs — the most by any batter in women’s cricket. The next best is six, held jointly by Lindsay Reeler and Ellyse Perry (both Australia) and Charlotte Edwards (England). Mithali achieved the feat when she scored 71 runs against England during India’s first match of the 2017 World Cup. She almost extended her run to eight matches, but was dismissed for 46 in the next game against West Indies.
24 The number of years since England had beaten Australia in a World Cup match, before their narrow three-run win in the current World Cup.
England’s previous win against Australia in a World Cup came in 1993 (in Guildford). It has, since then, lost five World Cup matches to Australia. This is surprising though, since England has been the team that has threatened Australia’s dominance the most in women’s ODI cricket, with a win percentage of 31 (21 wins from 72 ODIs), which is better than any other team.
10:0 India’s win-loss record against Pakistan in women’s ODI cricket after it beat Pakistan in the current World Cup. India has lost at least one ODI against every other major team other than Bangladesh, against whom it enjoys a 4-0 record. India also has a strong 7-2 record against Pakistan in T20Is. India has never played against Pakistan in Test cricket.
2 The number of 150-plus scores during the group match between Australia and Sri Lanka. While Chamari Atapattu scored 178 not out to help Sri Lanka post 257, Australia’s Meg Lanning responded with a knock of 152 not out to take Australia to an easy win. This is the first time that two batters have made 150-plus scores in a women’s ODI.
275 The number of runs that Tammy Beaumont and Sarah Taylor of England strung together for the second wicket in the group match against South Africa. This is the highest partnership for any wicket in women’s World Cup and the second-highest in the history of women’s ODI cricket.
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