IndiaThe top order has faced immense pressure ICC Women’s World Cup 2025And a player who has come under scrutiny time and again Harleen DeolKnown for his brilliant stroke play and ability to interact with the new ball, Deol has often provided solid starts at number three. However, his tendency to throw away wickets at crucial junctures has made India lose momentum in key matches. In a high-stakes clash against England, his dismissal came at a crucial moment, highlighting ongoing concerns about his conversion rate. Throughout the tournament, the recurring pattern of promising starts ending in premature dismissals has emerged as a significant issue for India. For the team to seriously challenge Deol, he will need to convert these starts into impressive, big scores.
Women’s World Cup 2025: Harleen Deol throws wicket at crucial juncture against England
In the match against England at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, Harleen had settled in well at number three and was looking to stabilize India’s innings after losing early wickets. Before being out LBW, he scored 24 consecutive runs in 31 balls with the help of five fours. Charlie DeanHis dismissal came at a crucial stage when India needed him to build a meaningful partnership and chase the target of 289 runs. The nature of his departure, which included a lack of concentration, was widely described as avoidable and the team was unable to effectively challenge England’s total. The incident reinforced Deol’s tendency to fail to take advantage of his starts during high-pressure moments in the tournament.
Women’s World Cup 2025: Harleen shows steady start but fails to score so far in CWC 2025
Throughout the World Cup, Deol has repeatedly shown the technical prowess and flair for negotiating early overs, often providing a solid foundation for India’s middle order. For example, against PakistanBefore giving away his wicket, he patiently scored 46 runs, which was the highest score for India at that time. Similar patterns emerged EnglandWhere she was out for 24, ending a potentially match-defining innings. Their failure to convert starts into big scores has created persistent gaps in the middle order, putting additional pressure on the lower-middle order. For India to maintain the momentum and achieve or chase down challenging targets, Deol will have to address this recurring issue by combining his early composure with greater concentration and shot selection at crucial stages of the innings.
Here’s how fans reacted:
If you need the top two to deliver it is here now. Smriti and Harmanpreet have the real deal in their hands. Harleen had started looking decent. But this has always been his issue. It starts and then it’s over. @RevSportzGlobal
– Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) 19 October 2025
This is what irks me about Harleen Deol
Throwing away a start yet again after chewing up a lot of dot balls
India well behind the rate already#CWC25 #INDvENG
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) October 19, 2025
can’t bowl
can’t bat
Can’t even stay on the crease
can’t defend
can’t attackHarleen Deol is playing in Wanna Be Beautiful Kota pic.twitter.com/gul8qFFio1
– Abhishek Kumar (@abhishek060722) 19 October 2025
Harleen on Jamie?
And Pratika test match opener in the same day?@BCCIWomen what is wrong with you?– Kumar M (@jkumar_99) 19 October 2025
Harleen Deol is such a staunch opponent of spin, it’s no wonder her SR drops in the middle overs.
Here Dean missed a simple point.
Absolutely mug. https://t.co/0CKq5IeHDz— Basra!!!! (@basrasahab) 19 October 2025
Harleen agr tm strike rotate crna learn lo.. toh tm itni badi od batter nahi h.. take some classes from jamie..
-Aashish (@Aashu_Aaru) 19 October 2025
https://twitter.com/tweet2api/status/1979910724034908500
Harleen – 5 fours. Great.
23 dot ball. About 4 overs. Kept Smriti away from strike. Spoiled the powerplay and left.
Now let’s create reels to be selected for the next game.#indvseng #WomensWorldCup2025 #harleen
– Amit Sharma (@twaanuki) 19 October 2025
There is no reason to keep both Pratika Rawal and Harleen in this team. Absolutely zero reason.#CWC25
– Meowmotivator🇮🇳 (@TessaractGaming) 19 October 2025
Next match Harleen deol ko dugout me bita do bhai
— 🌼 (@khogayimaiyaha) October 19, 2025
Also read: IND vs ENG, Women’s World Cup 2025: This is why Jemimah Rodrigues is not playing today’s match
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