In a dominant display at Allan Border Field in Brisbane on February 24, 2026, Australia’s 32-year-old left-handed wicket-keeper batter Beth Mooney etched her name deeper into women’s cricket history. Needing just 3 runs for 3,000 ODI runs and 6 for 7,000 international runs entering the 1st ODI against India, Mooney delivered a match-winning 76 (79 balls), her third half-century against India in Australia, and second at this venue in ODIs against the visitors.
Packed with 5 boundaries and 2 maximums, her knock powered Australia to a comfortable 6-wicket victory with 70 balls to spare, securing a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series and earning her the Player of the Match award. Mooney became only the 7th Australian to reach 3,000 ODI runs and the 4th, after Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry, and Alyssa Healy, to hit 7,000 international runs, underscoring her consistency across formats since her debut a decade ago.
This performance came amid a gripping multi-format series against India, running from February 15 to March 9, 2026. Featuring three T20Is, three ODIs, and a one-off pink-ball Test at W.A.C.A. in Perth, the series sits level at 4-4 after India’s 2-1 T20I series win, their first on Australian soil since January 2016. India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, took the opener by 21 runs (DLS), Australia hit back in the second by 19 runs, and India sealed it in the third by 17 runs for 4-2 points lead entering the ODIs.
Beth Mooney’s T20I journey began with flair on January 26, 2016, against India in Adelaide. In 115 matches and 109 innings, she has amassed 3,438 runs at a strike rate of 125.42 and an average of 41.42, including 27 half-centuries and 2 centuries. Her pinnacle arrived on November 21, 2017, against England at Canberra in the 3rd T20I, where she opened with Alyssa Healy to smash an unbeaten 117 (70 balls), 19 boundaries and a six, helping Australia post 178/2. Despite a 4-wicket loss, it remains her format-best knock.
Debuting in ODIs on February 20, 2016, against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Mooney has been a cornerstone. Across 93 matches and 85 innings, her 3,073 runs come at a strike rate of 88.55 and an average of 48.77, with 20 half-centuries and 5 centuries. Her ODI peak? A blistering 138 (75 balls) at No. 4 against India in the 3rd ODI at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, on September 20, 2025, including 23 boundaries and a maximum, propelling Australia to a record 412 all out (13 balls unused) for a 43-run win and Player of the Match honours.
Mooney entered Tests on November 9, 2017, against England at North Sydney Oval. In 8 matches and 13 innings, she has scored 559 runs at a strike rate of 53.39 and an average of 43, featuring 4 half-centuries and a century. Her red-ball masterpiece unfolded on January 30, 2025, against England at Melbourne in the 2nd innings: 106 (173 balls) with 7 boundaries, playing an instrumental role in an innings-and-122-run thrashing.
Beth Mooney’s milestones affirm her as one of Australia’s all-time greats, a keeper-batter who blends reliability with flair, thriving under pressure.
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