Pratika Rawal is on the cusp of surpassing legendary batters like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in a unique ODI record. The Indian Women's team's star batter, who has started her ODI career on a great note, has 5 consecutive fifties to her name, which could increase to six in the 4th match of the Women’s Tri-Series, also featuring Sri Lanka and South Africa.

Rawal, much like Dravid and Tendulkar, has 5 consecutive fifties in ODIs. By scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka in the upcoming match at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on May 4, she could get past the legendary duo. India is currently at the top of the points table and will qualify for the final if they beat the home side in the upcoming game.

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In Women's cricket, Mithali Raj holds the record for the most consecutive fifty-plus scores (7), while Javed Miandad holds the record in Men's cricket with a total of a whopping 9 consecutive fifty-plus scores in 1987. Rawal could get closer to Raj in the elite list of ODI batters.

Rawal has had a great start to her ODI career. The emerging batter has 572 runs at a sensational average of 81.71, at a good strike rate of 92.70, including a hundred and 5 fifty-plus scores to her name. The young batter has been in good touch even in the ongoing series.

In the first match of the series against the hosts, the right-handed batter scored 50*(62) on a tricky surface and helped the Indian women to win the match by 9 wickets. Against South Africa women, the Indian opener scored 78 runs in 91 balls and helped her side to post 276 runs on the board.

In the two matches in the series so far, Rawal has 128 runs in 2 innings at an average of 128. In the series against Ireland earlier this year, Pratika scored 89, 67, and 154. Against Sri Lanka and South Africa, she scored 50 and 78, respectively.