Punam Ganesh Raut (born 14 October 1989), sometimes spelt Poonam Raut, is an Indian

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er who plays for the Indian women's national team.

Career

On 15 May 2017, in an ODI verses Ireland, Raut set a world record opening partnership of 320 runs with

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, contributing 109. This beat both the standing women's record of 229 (by Sarah Taylor and

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of England) and the standing men's record in ODIs of 286 (by Upul Tharanga and

Sanath Jayasuriya Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya ( si, සනත් ජයසූරිය, ta, சனத் ஜெயசூர்யா; born 30 June 1969), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a captain. He is credited for having revolutionized one-day in ...

of Sri Lanka). Poonam Raut was part of the Indian team to reach the

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of the

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where the team lost to

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by nine runs.England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!
''The Guardian'', 23 July 2017. In May 2021, she was named in India's

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for their one-off match against the

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International centuries

Test centuries

One Day International centuries

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