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Harmanpreet Kaur breaks Meg Lanning record for most Women’s T20Is wins; Deepti Sharma first to reach 1000 runs & 150 wickets in T20Is

Harmanpreet Kaur breaks Meg Lanning record for most Women’s T20Is wins; Deepti Sharma first to reach 1000 runs & 150 wickets in T20Is

As India handed Sri Lanka a defeat by eight wickets in the third Women’s T20I at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, Harmanpreet Kaur became the captain with the most wins in the women’s T20Is. Harmanpreet has now led India to 77 wins in 130 T20Is, going past Australia’s Meg Lanning, who won 76 of her 100 matches as the captain. 130 matches as a captain is also the most by any cricketer in women’s T20I. England’s Heather Knight (71 wins in 96 matches) and Charlotte Edwards (68 wins in 93 matches) follow Harmanpreet and Lanning in the list of most wins as a captain. On Friday, Indian women were clinical as they clinched the five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, going 3-0 up after the first three matches. Medium pacer Renuka Singh Thakur’s four-wicket haul and opener Shafali Verma’s blazing 79 helped India chase down 113 in just 13.2 overs. Unique record for Deepti In the same match, star Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma became the first cricketer across the men’s and women’s …

‘Not a single player said, ‘What will we do now?’: Harmanpreet Kaur reveals team environment after 3 back to back defeats in World Cup league stage | Cricket News

‘Not a single player said, ‘What will we do now?’: Harmanpreet Kaur reveals team environment after 3 back to back defeats in World Cup league stage | Cricket News

India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that even after the three back to back defeats against South Africa, Australia and England in the league stage which pushed them to the brink of exit, there was a collective calm in the unit and not even a single gave up. “The last month has been very interesting. It’s very rare that things don’t go according to your plan, and yet you stay so positive. We were really looking for this cup — that was something special in our group. Not a single player said, ‘What will we do now?,” Harmanpreet said after India’s victory in the final against South Africa. “Everybody just thought, “It’s okay.” After losing the England match, we were really heartbroken. We were about to win that match, but we collapsed. We had seen this in the past. That day, (Amol Muzumdar) Sir also said, ‘You can’t make the same mistakes again and again. You have to cross that line’. After that day, a lot changed for us. Every time, we cannot go on repeating …

Women’s World Cup | Harmanpreet Kaur explains why she brought Shafali Verma to bowl in crucial juncture: ‘I just knew it was her day; went with my gut’ | Cricket News

Women’s World Cup | Harmanpreet Kaur explains why she brought Shafali Verma to bowl in crucial juncture: ‘I just knew it was her day; went with my gut’ | Cricket News

A beaming India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur explained that her gut feeling to trust Shafali Verma with the ball helped the Men in Blue turn the game around at a time when South Africa was looking ominous. With the Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt looking unbeatable along with Sune Luus, Shafali struck by sending the latter packing with a splendid caught and bowl attempt. She snapped up Marizanne Kapp in her next over to leave South Africa reeling at 123-4 in 22.1 overs. “When Laura and Sune were batting, they looked really good. I saw Shefali standing there, and the way she batted earlier – I just knew it was her day. My heart said, “Give her one over.” I went with my gut. I asked her if she was ready, and she said yes immediately. She’s always wanted to contribute with the ball, and that over changed everything for us. When she first joined the team, we told her she might need to bowl two or three overs. She said, “If you give me the ball, …

Harmanpreet Kaur: The girl who bowled medium pace with a dupatta tied around her waist, conquers the world | Cricket News

Harmanpreet Kaur: The girl who bowled medium pace with a dupatta tied around her waist, conquers the world | Cricket News

Many years ago, a young girl wearing her school uniform with a dupatta tied around her waist was troubling senior boys with her pace at the Guru Nanak College ground in Moga, Punjab. This is how Harmanpreet Kaur’s coach Kamaldeesh Singh Sodhi remembers the first time he saw the future Indian batting superstar. On Sunday in Navi Mumbai, that young girl from Moga, who has redefined women’s cricket in India, created history, becoming the country’s first-ever ICC Women’s World Cup-winning captain. Kamaldeesh knew that day he had spotted a gem. “I was on my morning jog when I saw this girl bowling. I had not seen any other girl of her age bowling with that kind of pace and guile. I knew she was special,” Kamaldeesh told The Indian Express. But it is not with the ball in hand that Harmanpreet will go on to etch her name in the annals of Indian cricket history. With the bat in hand, swinging it through cleanly to be one of the women’s game’s most powerful hitters, and …

‘We know how it feels to lose; looking forward to how it feels to win’: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur ahead of Women’s World Cup final | Cricket News

‘We know how it feels to lose; looking forward to how it feels to win’: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur ahead of Women’s World Cup final | Cricket News

With India standing on the precipice of history, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur says that the team is ready to experience winning the big one after several attempts to win a global title had failed in the past. India will take on South Africa in the final of the Women’s ODI World Cup with the title set to go to a new winner. “We know how it feels to lose. But we are looking forward to how it feels to win. Hopefully tomorrow is a special day for us, we have done a lot of hard work, and it’s only about getting everything (done) tomorrow for the team. We have been talking about that whenever we have enjoyed and given our best, we always get positive results,” Harmanpreet said on Saturday. “It’s a proud moment for me and the entire team, and I’m sure the entire country must be also very proud the way we have played the last two games,” she added. Story continues below this ad This will be India’s third appearance in a Women’s …

Harmanpreet Kaur reveals ‘aggressive’ talk from coach Amol Muzumdar after England defeat shifted momentum | Cricket News

Harmanpreet Kaur reveals ‘aggressive’ talk from coach Amol Muzumdar after England defeat shifted momentum | Cricket News

After the emotions of the supercharged winning moments had cooled down a little bit after India’s world record run-chase in the semifinal against Australia in Navi Mumbai, captain Harmanpreet Kaur walked up to the broadcasters JioHotstar for an interview. In response to the first question on what shifted in India’s campaign to bounce back from three straight defeats, Harmanpreet gestured to head coach Amol Muzumdar standing to her left. “First of all, after losing against England, I didn’t say a word in the dressing room, only he was speaking,” she said sheepishly, and added: “Sir can tell you about it better.” Then both of them burst out laughing. “OK, I’ll take over from here, Harman,” Muzumdar said. “Just had a little chat with the players.” Then Harmanpreet interjected, this time more animatedly pointing fingers, evidently imitating how the usually mild-mannered Muzumdar was not happy. “You! You should have finished the match.” Muzumdar added: “Yes, I did say a few things in the dressing room but it was in good spirit.” “That day, sir was a …

Women’s World Cup: What makes Harmanpreet Kaur a knockout sensation? | Cricket News

Women’s World Cup: What makes Harmanpreet Kaur a knockout sensation? | Cricket News

An anecdote about Harmanpreet Kaur from 2016 perfectly sums up her competitiveness. Harshal Pathak, who worked on refining her batting technique for a couple of years leading up to the 2017 World Cup, recalls a nets session one evening before a regular practice match-up with some male cricketers on a Sunday. They had been working on improving her pull shot, so he asked one of the Under-16 pacers, who was sharp, to try a bouncer at her. Harmanpreet was late to the pull, and the ball hit her on the shoulder, bruising her. The next morning, she turned up for the match, gave Pathak the green light she can play and started warming up. “After the warm-up, she just came to me and asked, ‘Woh kal waala bowler kis team mein hain?’ I said he is in your team. She said, ‘Nahi sir, usko opposite team mein daalo. Usko rakh rakh ke dene waali hoon mein’,” Pathak tells The Indian Express. “And she actually smacked the crap out of him. That is the defining factor …

Women’s ODI Tri-series: Wake-up call for Harmanpreet Kaur and Co as Sri Lanka beat India for the first time in 7 years | Cricket News

Women’s ODI Tri-series: Wake-up call for Harmanpreet Kaur and Co as Sri Lanka beat India for the first time in 7 years | Cricket News

In nearly three decades that they have faced off in women’s One Day Internationals, Sri Lanka defeated India for only the third time on Sunday in Colombo. After posting 275/9 when batting first, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co went down by 3 wickets as the hosts chased down the target with three wickets and five balls to spare in a superbly constructed run-chase. It was Sri Lanka’s second-best successful run chase ever in the format. And the last time Indian women had lost an ODI against Sri Lanka was way back in 2018. It comes on the back of India losing the Asia Cup final last year (in T20 format) and nearly allowing South Africa to overhaul a very similar target a few days earlier in this tournament. By quite a few metrics, this defeat comes as a serious wake-up call to a side that is hosting the 50-over World Cup in 5 months. That is if India can identify the warning signs that have been there for a while. For the second match running, they …

Harmanpreet Kaur highlights India need to work on batting after losing to New Zealand in 2nd ODI – India TV

Harmanpreet Kaur highlights India need to work on batting after losing to New Zealand in 2nd ODI – India TV

Image Source : BCCI WOMEN Indian cricket team. Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian team suffered a 76-run loss in the second ODI against New Zealand after the Women in Blue were bowled out for 183 in the 260-run chase in Ahmedabad. No.9 batter Radha Yadav was the leading run-scorer of India’s innings as she put up a valiant fight, scoring 48 runs in the run chase. However, the effort went in vain as the White Ferns have levelled the three-match series. Speaking after the loss, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur highlighted that the team needs to work on the batting. “We weren’t up to the mark. These girls look ready and keen to do well for the country. Batting is something that we really need to work on and if we do that we can win the series,” Kaur said after the match. The Indian players dropped several catches and gave lifelines to the opposition players. Kaur stressed on the matter but said that the target was still achievable. “I think we gave away too many runs and …

Women’s T20 World Cup: Harmanpreet Kaur set for No 3 role as India take on New Zealand in opener | Cricket News

Without using as many words, head coach Amol Muzumdar all but confirmed that captain Harmanpreet Kaur will begin the T20 World Cup in a role she hasn’t played often in her long career: batting at No 3. While there was some suspense created before the team departed for Dubai, Harmanpreet played both the warmup matches in that slot (despite no significant return). And in the pre-match press conference on Thursday ahead of their opener against New Zealand, Muzumdar said it was a call that was taken even before the team left for the World Cup and the warmup matches just confirmed that. Harmanpreet has played every edition of the tournament so far, and now at 35, is taking up a new challenge, one that is tricky for the skill-set she has. Not the fastest of starters, Harmanpreet has played a majority of her career in T20Is at No 4, where she could afford to take a little time to settle before upping the ante in the end. The No 3 will however be called upon …