Ellyse Perry joins an elite club after sizzling 91 against England in women's Ashes

Ellyse Perry joined an exclusive club on Monday as her sensational 91 against England in the second ODI of the Women’s Ashes ushered Australia to a remarkable victory, thereby restoring series parity and eventually setting it all up for a breathtaking showstopper at County Ground, Taunton.

Perry became the first Australian to rack up 6000 runs and take 300 wickets in international cricket, a feat that has placed on an almost untouchable pedestal. She also became the first woman to join the elite clique that has so far been dominated by iconic cricket personalities all across the globe, featuring the likes of Ian Botham, Wasim Akram, Jacques Kallis, Andrew Flintoff and many others.

In a long list of records that were achieved by Perry, in her prolonged 16-year-old career, she was involved in three different fifty-run partnerships in the same ODI. Walking out to bat at No.3 after the fall of Phoebe Litchfield's wicket, Perry paired alongside Beth Mooney for the first of the three half-century partnerships as the duo knitted together a 61-runs stand for the fourth wicket.

After Mooney fell, Ashleigh Gardner and Perry carried forth the mantle of brilliance as they weaved  a stand of 56 runs for the fifth wicket. Perry's best came when she partnered alongside Annabel Sutherland for an 81-run stand, propelling Australia to a commanding total.  

Another record that toppled on Sunday while Perry was at her full bloom was that she entered the 3500 runs club in WODIs, having done so from 131 games at an average of 50.25, numbers that are downright enviable.

With the final ODI looming for Australia and England to settle the scores once and for all, Perry would need four runs to complete 1000 runs against England in ODIs too.