A powerful 80-run knock by Maxwell, backed by Steven Smith's half-century guided Australia to a two-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the five-match series, here at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Mithali is retiring as the leading run-scorer in the women's ODIs. She represented India in 232 matches, scoring 7805 runs at an average of 50.68. In Tests, Mithali has smashed 699 runs in 12 matches with a brilliant average of 43.68. She also has 2364 runs in 89 T20Is.
Aaron Finch led Australia will take on hosts Sri Lanka in three-match T20I series starting from Tuesday. This time the World T20 champions will play Lankans in Sri Lanka.
Congratulatory messages are pouring in for English batter Joe Root as the 31-year-old became the second English player and 14th overall player to reach the landmark of 10000 Test runs. Root also became the first English player to complete 17,000 runs in International cricket.