New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- With the Women's World Cup returning to India and Sri Lanka, several long-standing records are on the line as some of the finest batters and bowlers in the game eye history, as per ICC.

New Zealand legend Debbie Hockley's tally of 1501 runs has remained unmatched since the seventh edition of the tournament in 2000. Even India great Mithali Raj, with 1321 runs, fell short of overtaking her but the milestone may finally be under threat. Veteran Kiwi batter Suzie Bates, just 322 runs behind, is expected to get at least seven matches to make a push towards becoming the all-time leading run-scorer.

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur (876 runs) and England's Nat Sciver-Brunt (805 runs) also feature inside the top 12 run-get...