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Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has now officially established herself as the most capped player in women’s international cricket. The Team India captain has participated in 368 matches in international cricket, leaving behind the record of New Zealand’s Suzie Bates.
Harmanpreet Kaur made this record during the third T20 match of the Indian women’s team against the England women’s team at the County Ground in Taunton on June 2. India lost the match as well as the series, but Kaur’s record is definitely going to remain untouched for a long time.
A rare milestone for Harmanpreet
Since making her international debut in 2009, Harmanpreet Kaur has played seven Test matches, 164 One Day Internationals and 197 T20 Internationals. She overtook New Zealand’s Suzie Bates to become number one on the list. The list also features Australian cricket legend Ellyse Perry, who represented the national team on 357 occasions.
Mithali Raj is at fourth place in this list. The great Indian cricketer played 333 international matches in his entire career. At fifth place is Sophie Devine of New Zealand who has played 313 matches in international cricket.
In this historic match, Harmanpreet Kaur played an important unbeaten inning of 56 runs with the help of seven fours in 40 balls. Thanks to Kaur’s innings, Team India was successful in scoring a respectable score of 180 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. However, England won the match by six wickets and captured the 3-match T20 series by a margin of 2–1.
The top five most capped women in international cricket history include:
- Harmanpreet Kaur (India) – 368 matches (Test: 7, ODI: 164, T20I: 197)
- Suzie Bates (New Zealand) – 367 matches (ODI: 184, T20: 183)
- Ellyse Perry (Australia) – 357 matches (Test: 15, ODI: 168, T20I: 174)
- Mithali Raj (India) – 333 matches (Test: 12, ODI: 232, T20I: 89)
- Sophie Devine (New Zealand) – 313 matches (ODI: 159, T20: 154)
Ahead of the ICC Women’s T20I World Cup, this was an important series for the Indian cricket team. While Harmanpreet Kaur’s form is a positive thing for the team, losing the series is a setback for the team.
India needed a breakthrough to save their score
After the match, the captain of Team India said that they are far ahead in the competition, there is a need to break the partnership. Alice Capsey (82) and Heather Knight (70 not out) were on time. Thanks to the strong partnership in the middle, England won easily.
“For us, it was a case of taking another wicket. We were in the game, but unfortunately, we couldn’t do it [break the stand]. There were a lot of positives except the wicket we were looking for before the World Cup. [Best XI?] We are absolutely clear, we still have two more practice games before the World Cup, so we can think of other combinations. Harmanpreet Kaur said, we have very good players who are sitting out and they will get opportunities, but we are very clear about the eleven going forward.
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