Consider the following statements regarding the performance of Mithali Raj in women’s One Day International Cricket: a) She is the first ever to score more than 6000 runs. b) She scored a century on her debut. c) She holds the record for scoring 7 consecutive half centuries. d) She holds the world record for scoring the highest number of centuries. Of the above, the correct statements are:

Statements a, b and c are correct, so the answer is A. Statement d is the trap.

• a) Correct. In June 2017 Mithali Raj became the first woman to score 6000 runs in ODIs. She still holds that distinction after retiring in 2022.
• b) Correct. She scored an unbeaten century on her ODI debut against England in 1999.
• c) Correct. She holds the record for seven consecutive ODI innings of 50 or more.
• d) Incorrect. Mithali has 7 ODI centuries, which is not the record. Belinda Clark of Australia holds the women's ODI record with 15 centuries.

The core concept here is career records in women's cricket. For Mains, the point is how the women's game has grown in visibility and in competitive standards since the 2017 World Cup final. Check the exact debut score and the consecutive-fifties run against the latest ICC records before you rely on them.

Trap: candidates tend to remember Mithali as the greatest run-scorer and assume she also holds the century record, so they mark d as correct and pick B.