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Purnima Rau

All-rounder · 1993 to 2000 · 38 internationals

India
Test5 matchesODI33 matches
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38Internationals
639Runs
0Hundreds
65Wickets
9Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test5801233315.37--000--
ODI3327351667*21.50--023--
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test581,16473319155/247/9821.261.6477.60110
ODI33331,55743844504/264/2616.883.2531.1420-
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test591010.1111 (1ct 0st)
ODI33338080.2422 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Purnima Rau: women's Test and ODI stats

Test

5 matches · 1995-1999

15wickets
Matches
5
Average
21.26
Economy
1.64
Strike rate
77.60
Best innings
5/24
Five-fors
1
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ODI

33 matches · 1993-2000

50wickets
Matches
33
Average
16.88
Economy
3.25
Strike rate
31.14
Best innings
4/26
Five-fors
0

516 runs · batting average 21.50

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Where the career sits

Runs by format
Test 123 19%ODI 516 81%
Wickets by format
Test 15 23%ODI 50 77%

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test88881995-02-071999-07-15Complete
ODI272633291993-07-202000-12-2096%

Questions fans ask about Purnima Rau

How many Test runs has Purnima Rau scored?
Purnima Rau has 123 runs in 8 women's Test innings from 5 matches at an average of 15.37. Highest score: 33.
How many Test wickets has Purnima Rau taken?
Purnima Rau has taken 15 wickets in women's Test from 5 matches at a bowling average of 21.26. Best innings: 5/24.
How many ODI runs has Purnima Rau scored?
Purnima Rau has 516 runs in 27 women's ODI innings from 33 matches at an average of 21.50. Highest score: 67*.
What is Purnima Rau's ODI batting average?
Purnima Rau's ODI batting average in women's internationals is 21.50, from 516 runs and 27 innings.
How many ODI wickets has Purnima Rau taken?
Purnima Rau has taken 50 wickets in women's ODI from 33 matches at a bowling average of 16.88. Best innings: 4/26.
Which teams has Purnima Rau played international cricket for?
Purnima Rau is recorded for India in this publication.

Explore every recorded innings

34 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
2000-12-20India v New ZealandODINew Zealand won by 9 wickets
2000-12-15India v Sri LankaODIIndia won by 141 runs
2000-12-11India v IrelandODIIndia won by 30 runs
2000-12-09India v New ZealandODINew Zealand won by 74 runs
2000-12-06Australia v IndiaODIAustralia won by 51 runs
2000-12-04England v IndiaODIIndia won by 8 runs
2000-11-30India v South AfricaODIIndia won by 8 wickets
1999-07-15England v IndiaTestMatch drawn
1999-07-11England v IndiaODIEngland won by 3 wickets
1999-07-09England v IndiaODIIndia won by 86 runs
1999-07-06England v IndiaODIIndia won by 1 wickets
1999-06-26India v IrelandODIIndia won by 161 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1995 to 1999

Purnima Rau in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

123Runs
15.37Bat avg
-Strike rate
15Wickets
21.26Bowl avg
1.64Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career5801233315.37--000--
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career581,16473319155/247/9821.261.6477.60110
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career591010.1111 (1ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings
04080120100 runs: 1999-07-1510012319951999
Test runs by year
03060901995: 98 runs9819951996: 0 runs19961997: 0 runs19971998: 0 runs19981999: 25 runs251999
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught6 · 75.0%
Bowled1 · 12.5%
LBW1 · 12.5%
Test batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
3-0 inns
415.504 inns
519.663 inns
62.001 inns
7-0 inns
8-0 inns
9-0 inns
10-0 inns
11-0 inns
Test wickets, innings by innings
0481210 wickets: 1999-07-15101519951999
Test wickets by year
024681995: 8 wickets819951996: 0 wickets19961997: 0 wickets19971998: 0 wickets19981999: 7 wickets71999
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 8 batting innings
123runs
15.37average
-strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 8 bowling innings
15wickets
21.26average
1.64economy
77.60strike rate
5/24best

Test record by situation

complete career
Purnima Rau: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
England4701213317.28--000--
New Zealand110222.00219.5200000
All5801233315.37--000--
Purnima Rau: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
England4793063224125/2418.661.4477.5011
New Zealand11234109533/9531.662.4378.0000
All581,16473319155/2421.261.6477.6011
Purnima Rau: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home350963319.2024738.86000110
Away23027219.00--000--
All5801233315.37--000--
Purnima Rau: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home356545112654/5125.201.15130.8010
Away2351022193105/2419.302.2751.0001
All581,16473319155/2421.261.6477.6011
Purnima Rau: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match22019179.508322.8900010
2nd innings of the match330503316.66--000--
3rd innings of the match110242424.005841.3700030
4th innings of the match220302115.00--000--
All5801233315.37--000--
Purnima Rau: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match333121111622/7458.002.23156.0000
2nd innings of the match223061910343/9525.752.0176.5000
3rd innings of the match22222174955/249.801.3244.4001
4th innings of the match11324265144/5112.750.9481.0010
All581,16473319155/2421.261.6477.6011
Purnima Rau: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 4340622415.50--000--
No. 5330593319.6615238.8100060
No. 6110222.00219.5200000
All5801233315.37--000--
Purnima Rau: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Lost120221311.005937.2800030
Drawn4601013316.83--000--
All5801233315.37--000--
Purnima Rau: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Lost12192125000/25N/A1.56N/A00
Drawn4697261269155/2417.931.6664.8011
All581,16473319155/2421.261.6477.6011
Purnima Rau: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1995460983316.3326836.56000110
1999120252112.50--000--
All5801233315.37--000--
Purnima Rau: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1995468886122184/5127.621.49111.0010
199912276129875/2414.002.1339.4201
All581,16473319155/2421.261.6477.6011

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 1

  1. 5/24v EnglandShenley · 1999-07-15

Best Test performances

Purnima Rau: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
336848.5240EnglandEden Gardens1995-11-17
245841.3730EnglandHyderabad (Deccan)1995-12-10
21----EnglandShenley1999-07-15
176227.4110EnglandHyderabad (Deccan)1995-12-10
133735.1320EnglandJamshedpur1995-11-24
92240.9010EnglandJamshedpur1995-11-24
4----EnglandShenley1999-07-15
2219.5200New ZealandSaxton Oval1995-02-07
Purnima Rau: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
5/24120101.20EnglandShenley1999-07-15
4/51324260.94EnglandHyderabad (Deccan)1995-12-10
3/95234102.43New ZealandSaxton Oval1995-02-07
2/7415622.84EnglandShenley1999-07-15
1/87290.66EnglandHyderabad (Deccan)1995-12-10
0/176641.54EnglandEden Gardens1995-11-17
0/259051.66EnglandJamshedpur1995-11-24
0/2510271.47EnglandJamshedpur1995-11-24

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1999-07-15England4 & 212/74 & 5/24ShenleyMatch drawn
1995-12-10England17 & 241/8 & 4/51Hyderabad (Deccan)Match drawn
1995-11-24England13 & 90/25 & 0/25JamshedpurEngland won by 2 runs
1995-11-17England330/17Eden GardensMatch drawn
1995-02-07New Zealand23/95Saxton OvalMatch drawn

ODI CAREER · 1993 to 2000

Purnima Rau in ODIs

Scorecards for 26 of 27 official batting innings

516Runs
21.50Bat avg
-Strike rate
50Wickets
16.88Bowl avg
3.25Economy

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career3327351667*21.50--023--
Official ODI bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career33331,55743844504/264/2616.883.2531.1420-
Official ODI fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career33338080.2422 (2ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI runs, innings by innings
0200400250 runs: 1995-12-1525048919931995199719992000
ODI runs by year
0601201801993: 57 runs5719931994: 0 runs1995: 231 runs23119951996: 0 runs1997: 58 runs5819971998: 0 runs1999: 24 runs2419992000: 119 runs1192000
Last 20 ODI innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
ODI innings by score
How ODI innings ended
Caught11 · 42.3%
Bowled4 · 15.4%
LBW1 · 3.8%
Run out7 · 26.9%
Not out3 · 11.5%
ODI batting position: average and innings
111 inns
21.001 inns
319.503 inns
414.758 inns
524.007 inns
614.254 inns
739.002 inns
8-0 inns
9-0 inns
10-0 inns
11-0 inns
ODI wickets, innings by innings
0204025 wickets: 1997-12-17254319931995199719992000
ODI wickets by year
0369121993: 9 wickets919931994: 0 wickets1995: 12 wickets1219951996: 0 wickets1997: 8 wickets819971998: 0 wickets1999: 8 wickets819992000: 6 wickets62000
Last 20 ODI bowling innings
ODI innings by wickets

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings
177runs
19.66average
-strike rate
150s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
10wickets
24.00average
3.69economy
39.00strike rate
3/12best

ODI record by situation

26 recorded innings
Purnima Rau: ODI batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
England101021374617.12--002--
New Zealand88125867*36.85--020--
Australia330492516.338855.6800040
Ireland22019189.50--000--
West Indies220221.00--001--
South Africa110242424.004060.0000020
All2926348967*21.26--023--
Purnima Rau: ODI bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
England101048010295103/4329.503.6848.0000
New Zealand884026248124/2620.663.7033.5010
Australia3313829252/3518.404.0027.6000
Ireland3316648684/3310.753.1020.7510
South Africa2210273653/127.202.1120.4000
West Indies227842432/158.001.8426.0000
Sri Lanka113611000/10N/A1.66N/A00
All29291,40234791434/2618.393.3832.6020
Purnima Rau: ODI batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home9911284616.0023853.78001170
Away1010228367*35.37--021--
Neutral770782511.14--001--
All2926348967*21.26--023--
Purnima Rau: ODI bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home9945810253133/3519.463.3135.2300
Away10104266301103/5030.104.2342.6000
Neutral101051818237204/2611.852.7425.9020
All29291,40234791434/2618.393.3832.6020
Purnima Rau: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first1111118267*18.20--011--
Chasing151523076023.61--012--
All2926348967*21.26--023--
Purnima Rau: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bowling first161688022487304/2616.233.3229.3310
Defending a total131352212304134/3323.383.4940.1510
All29291,40234791434/2618.393.3832.6020
Purnima Rau: ODI batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 11116767*N/A13350.3701040
No. 2110111.00147.1400000
No. 3331392519.507353.4200050
No. 48801184614.75--002--
No. 57701686024.0025166.93010140
No. 6440573514.25--001--
No. 72213931*39.00--000--
All2926348967*21.26--023--
Purnima Rau: ODI batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won151512816020.07--012--
Lost1010218667*23.25--011--
Tied110222222.005044.0000040
All2926348967*21.26--023--
Purnima Rau: ODI bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won181891629478274/3317.703.1333.9210
Lost10104264278134/2621.383.9132.7610
Tied116013533/3511.663.5020.0000
All29291,40234791434/2618.393.3832.6020
Purnima Rau: ODI batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
19934415731*19.00--001--
1995101012316025.6631573.33011240
1997440582414.5012048.3300070
199933024148.00--001--
200055111967*29.7525546.66010110
All2926348967*21.26--023--
Purnima Rau: ODI bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
19934421878794/269.662.3924.2210
199510105709338123/4328.163.5547.5000
19974416449383/3511.623.4020.5000
199944180712184/3315.124.0322.5010
200077270715263/1225.333.3745.0000
All29291,40234791434/2618.393.3832.6020
Purnima Rau: ODI batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Lincoln44111867*39.3324148.96010110
All2926348967*21.26--023--
Purnima Rau: ODI bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Lincoln55168111322/3556.504.0384.0000
Lancaster Park3316287153/1214.202.6232.4000
All29291,40234791434/2618.393.3832.6020
Purnima Rau: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first1111118267*18.20--011--
Chasing151523076023.61--012--
All2926348967*21.26--023--
Purnima Rau: ODI bowling by bowling first or defending
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Bowling first161688022487304/2616.233.3229.3310
Defending a total131352212304134/3323.383.4940.1510
All29291,40234791434/2618.393.3832.6020

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Best ODI performances

Purnima Rau: highest ODI scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
67*13350.3740New ZealandLincoln2000-12-20
607481.0870New ZealandLancaster Park1995-02-12
485194.1120New ZealandEden Park1995-02-25
465682.1470EnglandMA Chidambaram Stadium1995-12-15
354479.5450New ZealandBasin Reserve1995-02-18
31*----EnglandFinchampstead1993-07-25
254456.8130AustraliaLincoln2000-12-06
244060.0020South AfricaPatna1997-12-22
225044.0040New ZealandHolkar Cricket Stadium1997-12-17
18----IrelandCrowthorne1993-07-26
Purnima Rau: best ODI bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
4/267232.16New ZealandLondon1993-07-28
4/336033.30IrelandMilton Keynes1999-06-26
3/126061.20South AfricaLancaster Park2000-11-30
3/266412.43IrelandCrowthorne1993-07-26
3/356013.50New ZealandHolkar Cricket Stadium1997-12-17
3/436603.90EnglandPatna1995-12-01
3/506005.00New ZealandEden Park1995-02-25
2/153212.81West IndiesFaridabad1997-12-13
2/244213.42South AfricaPatna1997-12-22
2/286022.80EnglandOld Trafford1999-07-06

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
2000-12-20New Zealand67*0/11LincolnNew Zealand won by 9 wickets
2000-12-15Sri Lankadid not bat0/10LincolnIndia won by 141 runs
2000-12-11Ireland11/27Lancaster ParkIndia won by 30 runs
2000-12-09New Zealand140/36LincolnNew Zealand won by 74 runs
2000-12-06Australia252/35LincolnAustralia won by 51 runs
2000-12-04England120/21LincolnIndia won by 8 runs
2000-11-30South Africadid not bat3/12Lancaster ParkIndia won by 8 wickets
1999-07-11England142/32Trent BridgeEngland won by 3 wickets
1999-07-09England100/28County Ground, NorthamptonIndia won by 86 runs
1999-07-06England02/28Old TraffordIndia won by 1 wickets