Undoubtedly, March 8 this year has been called for a double celebration – one is apparently for International Women’s Day and the other is to celebrate the birthday of Harmanpreet Kaur, our captain of the women’s T20I team. She turns 33 today. The Punjab-born all-rounder considers former India batsman Virender Sehwag as his idol, whose style of play is very visible as a captain. Taking a vow to Sehwag’s mantra ‘see the ball, hit the ball’, Kaur is the first Indian cricketer to feature in the Big Bash League – male or female; She played for Sydney Thunder.
Kaur, whose father used to play volleyball and basketball, was handed the captaincy in April 2013. And it was then, when Kaur made it clear that she was perfect for the job, following which in November 2016, she replaced the current ODI captain Mithali Raj. As the captain of the T20I team for the series against West Indies. In 2017, he was also awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award for Cricket by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Today, as Harmanpreet Kaur turns a year older, let’s take a look at her top innings:
171 vs Australia
In 2017, India’s flamboyant all-rounder scored an unbeaten 171 against the Aussies, helping the team seal a final berth in the ICC’s Women’s World Cup. Not only this, but in the list of highest individual scores by a female cricketer in ODIs, Kaur’s score is ranked sixth according to ESPN.
103 vs New Zealand
In the 2018 ICC Women’s World T20, she became the first woman from the country to score a century in T20Is, knocking against the Kiwis. Her memorable innings included 8 sixes and 7 fours as Kaur achieved the milestone in 49 balls.
Surrey Stars vs Lancashire Thunders – Kia Super League
In 2018, Kaur played a 21-ball 34 in which she hit a match-winning six off the second last ball of the last over.
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