India, Oct. 9 -- Richa Ghosh has just cracked a new ceiling in cricket. The Indian wicketkeeper batter has played the innings of a lifetime against South Africa in the ongoing Women's ODI World Cup and has tumbled down records.

Cricket has been witnessing World Cups in the ODI format since 1973, that is the year when the first-ever Women's ODI World Cup was held. Richa has now broken a record that puts her at the zenith of 52 years of World Cup history.

Notably, coming to bat at number eight, the Indian wicketkeeper scored 94 runs off 77 deliveries. This knock came when India were struggling at 102/6. Her resilient effort helped India put a fighting total of 251 runs on the board. Besides, it also became the highest ever score by a numb...