Chasing England’s 220, India Mithali remained unbeaten on 75 as India pulled off a consolation win with stylish left-handed opener Smriti Mandhana chipping in with a breezy 49 off 57 balls.
The talismanic India batter got to the milestone with a boundary down the ground off Nat Schiver in the 23rd over.
ICC Ranking for women: Mithali Raj returns to top 5 in ODIs for the first time since 2019
Mithali has now became the world’s most prolific batter in women’s internationals, overtaking Edwards’ 10,273 runs.
Her innings came off 86 balls and had eight hits to the ropes .
India women had already lost the three-match ODI series to England Women after losing the first two ODIs.
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England, who were put into bat first, were bowled out for 219 in the match reduced to 47-overs-a-side.
After initial wobble, India overhauled the target in 46.3 overs with Mithali and Smriti doing the bulk of the scoring in a last-minute thriller.
It was India’s first win on the tour of Old Blightyl. The one-off Test between the two sides had ended in a draw.
The two teams will square off again for a three-match T20 series beginning in Northampton on July 9 with Harmanpreet Kaur taking over the reigns from Mithali.
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