March 8 is very special for Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Indian Women's T20 team. International Women's Day is also celebrated on this day and today Harmanpreet is also celebrating her 33rd birthday. Harman has made his own identity in the world of cricket. Harmanpreet Kaur has also played an unbeaten innings of 171 runs in 115 balls against Australia in the semi-final of the 2017 Women's ODI World Cup. In this explosive innings, he hit 20 fours and 7 sixes. This innings of Harman had given a new path to women's cricket. A year later, Harman scored a century in 49 balls against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup.
In his captaincy innings, he hit 8 sixes and 7 fours. She is the first Indian woman cricketer to score a century in T20 International. Team India captain Virat Kohli is still waiting for his first T20 International century. Let us tell that Harmanpreet Kaur was born in 1989 in Moga, Punjab. Harman considers former India explosive batsman Virender Sehwag as her idol, which is also clearly visible in her batting. Apart from being an aggressive right-handed batsman, he is also a useful bowler. Harman made his ODI debut (against Pakistan) a day before his 20th birthday. He made his T20 debut against England in the 2009 T20 World Cup. If reports are to be believed, in 2016 she became the captain of the Indian Women's T20 team.
However, he also got the opportunity to captain in the absence of Mithali Raj in 2012 itself. Harman is the first Indian woman cricketer to play in a foreign T20 league. In June 2016, Harman was signed by Sydney Thunder for the Big Bash. Harmanpreet has scored 2412 runs in 100 ODIs at an average of 34.95, in which 3 centuries and 11 half-centuries are also recorded in this list. Along with this, he has also taken 23 wickets in ODIs. Let us tell that in T20 International, Harman has scored 2186 runs in 114 matches at an average of 26.98, which included 1 century and 6 half-centuries. He has also taken 29 wickets in T20 International. Harman has also represented India in 2 Test matches, in which he has taken 9 wickets.
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