New Zealand cricketer Suzie Bates, a veteran of the game, has recorded an impressive milestone when she became the first female cricketer to appear in 350 international games. She reached this milestone in New Zealand's Women's World Cup encounter against South Africa, adding yet another feather in her cap in an extraordinary career.

Suzie Bates first played for New Zealand internationally against India in 2006 and has been one of the team's go-to players since then. She has proven over time to be among the best batters in history of women's cricket.

During her career to date, Bates has represented in 173 ODIs and 177 T20Is, scoring 5896 ODI runs and 4716 T20I runs. Her total for ODIs is the third highest in female cricket history behind only Mithali Raj (7805) and Charlotte Edwards (5992).

Bates has also scored 13 ODIs centuries, the joint-second most with India's Smriti Mandhana with only 15 centuries by Meg Lanning surpassing her. Her consistency in her performance across formats over the years makes her one of the most respected and reliable players in the game.

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Joining the parties, New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine also achieved a personal record, becoming only the seventh female cricketer to play 300 international games.

Devine has been a multi-talented star of the White Ferns with 4102 ODI runs and 3431 T20I runs in 153 and 146 games respectively. Her work with the ball is also spectacular as she has picked 226 wickets across all formats.

In spite of the individual achievements, both New Zealand and South Africa will seek to recover from difficult beginnings to their Women's World Cup journeys. South Africa were thrashed by England by 10 wickets, while New Zealand were beaten by 89 runs by Australia.

A victory in their next encounter will be vital for both teams to keep themselves alive in the competition and find some momentum.