‘Credit goes to them’: Harmanpreet Kaur on win against Sri Lanka in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
Harmanpreet Kaur said after the match, “We just wanted to play in the same rhythm, Shefali and Smriti gave us a good start. The credit for the victory goes to them.” Harmanpreet Kaur (Pic Source X) The 12th match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 was played between India and Sri Lanka. This match between the two teams took place at the Dubai International Stadium. In this match, India’s Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored strong half-centuries. Also, on the basis of Shefali Verma’s play, India scored 172 runs in 20 overs. After this, India easily defeated Sri Lanka on the basis of excellent bowling and fielding and won the match by 82 runs. by Harmanpreet Kaur Credit to Shefali Verma and Gave it to Smriti Mandhana. The opening pair of Shefali and Smriti gave India a solid start in the do-or-die match by adding 98 runs in 12.4 overs. Smriti was the more aggressive of the two openers and scored a quick half-century in 38 balls with the help of four fours and a six. Shefali also showed glimpses of her excellent batting. This right-handed female batsman scored 43 runs in 40 balls with the help of four fours and batted at a strike rate of 107.50. India’s opening batsmen took their time in the beginning and then attacked the Sri Lankan bowlers fiercely. During the powerplay, Smriti was having trouble timing the ball, but when her partner at the other end started taking advantage of the opportunities to score runs, she got into the rhythm. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur gave statement on the team’s victory Harmanpreet said after the match, “We just wanted to play in the same rhythm, Shefali and Smriti gave us a good start. The credit for victory goes to him. She was present on the pitch, acted intelligently and did not lose the wicket.” It is noteworthy that Harmanpreet played a stormy inning of 52* runs in just 27 balls and created a new record for the all-time fastest half-century made by an Indian in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and she was awarded Player of the Match for her brilliant innings. Also received an award. The record for the fastest half-century by an Indian in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup was previously held by Smriti. Smriti scored a half-century in 31 balls against Australia in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2018. But, Harmanpreet broke Smriti’s record by scoring a half-century in 27 balls in Dubai and registered her name in the pages of history. Describing his innings, the Indian captain said “Jamie and I, we just wanted to score seven-eight runs per over. It was one of those days where I was in my zone, whenever the ball was in my zone, I played hard. I was just thinking about positive things. This wicket was not good for batting, you have to keep rotating the strike. Once the ball is in your area you can advance on it. It is not that you can keep swinging the…
Will Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar play against Sri Lanka today? Smriti Mandhana gave update
Harmanpreet had to retire hurt due to neck pain while batting on 29 runs in the last match against Pakistan. Harmanpreet Kaur AND Pooja Vastrakar (Source X) India will face Sri Lanka in the Group A match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday, October 9 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Meanwhile, a good news has come due to which fans in India can heave a sigh of relief. Actually, captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been considered fit and she is fit for the match to be played on Wednesday. “Harmanpreet is fit and ready to play”: Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana While talking to the media, Smriti told “She (Harmanpreet Kaur) is fine and will be fine for the match also.” How did Harmanpreet Kaur get hurt? Harmanpreet had to retire hurt due to neck pain while batting on 29 runs against Pakistan. Due to this injury, his playing in the match against Sri Lanka was a question mark. However, India are also worried about the fitness of their star all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar, who could not play in the match against Pakistan due to injury. Mandhana told reports on this matter that Pooja is being monitored by the medical team and there is still no clarity about her availability for the match against Sri Lanka. Mandhana said, “Pooja, I think the medical team is still working on her. Therefore, the update will come during the match only. But yes, I don’t think I can say anything at this time.” The match between India and Sri Lanka is very important Indian women’s team had won against Pakistan by 6 wickets in the last match. Batting first, Pakistan scored 105 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. India chased the target in 18.5 overs. Team India is at fourth position in Group-A points table with 2 points and Sri Lanka is at fifth position. The upcoming match is important for both the teams.
“It has always been her dream to win the World Cup, hopefully…”, Shefali Verma said about Harmanpreet Kaur.
She (Harmanpreet Kaur) is a great player, a great teammate and a great captain – Shefali Verma Shefali Verma and Harmanpreet Kaur (Photo Source: X/Getty Images) The Indian team is going to play its first match in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 against New Zealand today on 4th October in Dubai. The team has never won the T20 World Cup in the last eight editions. The team reached the final of the 2022 edition, but they had to face defeat against Australia. This time, Harmanpreet Kaur and company will be seen showing their full strength to lift the first title. Meanwhile, before the first match of the tournament, Indian opener Shafali Verma talked about many things in the pre-match press conference. Shefali told how her bond is with Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Shefali also told that winning the World Cup has always been Harmanpreet’s dream and the opener hopes that it will definitely be fulfilled this time. Have been preparing for the World Cup for the last 6-7 months- Shefali Verma While talking about the first match against New Zealand and Sophie Devine, Shefali Verma said, “Yes, our first match is against New Zealand, and it is exciting to face them after a long time. We have been preparing for the World Cup for the last 6-7 months, and we are all looking forward to it. Sophie Devine is a fearless batsman, so we will try to get her out early.” Talking about her on-field relationship with Smriti Mandhana, Shefali said, “I have been opening with Smriti for the last 2-3 years, and now we can understand each other’s emotions just by our facial expressions while batting. We know each other’s strengths and weaknesses, and we give each other positive energy. We understand how important both of us are to the team, especially during the powerplay, so we try to perform well for ourselves, our teammates and the country. Smriti Di handles the ball brilliantly, and knows how to take the innings forward. These are the two things I admire most about his batting – his timing and his ability to score a big innings.” Shefali Verma then talked about their bond with Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur and said, “Harmanpreet didi is very passionate about sports. It has always been his dream to win the World Cup and I hope we can make that dream come true. She is a great player, a great teammate and a great captain who inspires and encourages us all the time.”
WBBL Draft 2024: Indian team captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Shreyanka Patil went unsold, many people gave their reactions on social media
In 62 matches of this tournament, Harmanpreet Kaur has scored 1440 runs at a strike rate of above 117. Harmanpreet Kaur. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images) Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur went unsold in the 2024 Women’s Big Bash League draft. No franchise bid on her. Let us tell you, Harmanpreet Kaur has participated in five seasons of this important tournament. She has participated in this tournament on behalf of Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades. She has performed very well for both these franchises. Let us tell you, in 62 matches of this tournament, Harmanpreet Kaur has scored 1440 runs at a strike rate of above 117. Not only this, Mumbai Indians won the Women’s Premier League 2023 season under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur. Harmanpreet Kaur’s performance was also excellent in the 2024 season. However, no franchise has shown confidence in her in the draft for the upcoming season of the Women’s Big Bash League. Many people are quite surprised to see that an experienced player like Harmanpreet Kaur will not be seen playing in the upcoming season of the Women’s Big Bash League. Not only Harmanpreet Kaur but Shreyanka Patil will also not be seen playing in the upcoming season. Shreyanka Patil also went unsold in the draft. This young player has performed very well for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women’s Premier League and has won the hearts of many people with her bowling at the international level as well. Let us tell you, Shreyanka Patil has taken 19 wickets in 15 matches of the Women’s Premier League and she has taken 15 wickets in T20 cricket for India. She has also participated in the Women’s Caribbean Premier League 2023 season for Guyana Amazon Warriors. Radha Yadav and Veda Krishnamurthy also went unsold Not only these two Indian players but Asha Shobhana, Sneha Rana, Radha Yadav, Veda Krishnamurthy and Meghana Sabbineni also went unsold in the Women’s Big Bash League 2024 draft. Shikha Pandey and Jemimah Rodrigues have been picked by Brisbane Heat while Deepti Sharma and Yastika Bhatia will be seen playing for Melbourne Stars in the upcoming season. Star Indian batsman Smriti Mandhana has been pre-signed by Adelaide Strikers. At the same time, the best Indian team player Dayalan Hemalatha will be seen playing for Perth Scorchers in the upcoming season. Harmanpreet Kaur did not get picked by any teams in WBBL 2024. 💔 pic.twitter.com/Rg96Gnj54p — Cricfobia (@Cricfobia22) September 1, 2024 Harmanpreet Kaur was not selected by any team for WBBL 2024. Seems quite disappointing Indian stars in WBBL this time! 🎉👏Smriti Mandhana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Shikha Pandey, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Yastika Bhatia are set to shine in 2024! (Harmanpreet Kaur)… pic.twitter.com/LqTSDw1Jmm — Ek Baat! Thari (@EkBatThari) September 1, 2024 Could be Australia mindgames to affect her before the world cup 🤔🙄 — Harmanpreet Kaur FC (@HPKaur_fc) September 1, 2024 No bid for Harmanpreet Kaur for upcoming WBBL.#HarmanpreetKaur #WBBL10 pic.twitter.com/SAlH3fnIbf — 🏏CricketFeed (@CricketFeedIN) September 1, 2024 Harmanpreet Kaur unsold in WBBL 2024.💔💔💔 pic.twitter.com/KY4XuOdbp1 — Mohan jaat (@mundel_225) September 1, 2024 Shocking…
It is great to see Harmanpreet Kaur and other Indian players participating in WBBL: GM Alistair Dobson
Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, experienced opener Smriti Mandhana, brilliant player Jemimah Rodrigues and many more are the players who have made their mark in the Women’s Big Bash League. Harmanpreet Kaur (Photo Source: Twitter) There are many Indian players who have participated in the Women’s Big Bash League so far and their performance has been very good in this tournament. Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, experienced opener Smriti Mandhana, brilliant player Jemimah Rodrigues and many other players have left their mark in the Women’s Big Bash League. Not only in the Women’s Big Bash League, but these players have also performed well in The Hundred Women’s Tournament and WCPL. Recently, General Manager of Women’s Big Bash League Alistair Dobson said that the arrival of Indian players makes this tournament even better and also helps a lot in terms of revenue of the league. He said that by Indian players playing in this tournament, viewership also increases a lot and the quality of the tournament also increases. Alistair Dobson said, ‘We are very lucky that Indian players participate in WBBL. Whether Harmanpreet Kaur plays for Melbourne Renegades or any other Indian player is seen participating in this tournament. This benefits the tournament a lot. We want to talk to other boards and bring this tournament to the forefront at a faster pace.’ It’s great to see Harsh Bhogle and Ravi Shastri doing commentary in BBL: Alistair Dobson Let us tell you, in the last season, veteran commentators Ravi Shastri and Harsha Bhogle were part of the broadcasting team. According to Dobson, due to the presence of these two, this game got a lot of growth in the subcontinent as well. According to the General Manager of WBBL, their plan is that more and more commentators from all over the world should join this tournament in the upcoming season so that all the viewers can also enjoy it. Alistair Dobson said, ‘It is great to see that Harsha Bhogle and Ravi Shastri are commentating in the Big Bash League. Both of them have a lot of experience and it helps the game a lot. We want to see more and more global commentators commentating in the Big Bash League tournament this summer. This will help the game a lot and many viewers can be seen enjoying this tournament.’ This is the real status of Pakistan..! Match tickets are being sold for peanuts This player has won the most “Player of the Series” awards The coach had caught hold of Sehwag’s collar, Veeru got furious and then… Anjali’s mother considered Sachin Tendulkar a ‘PLAYBOY’ and then… Top 5 batsmen who scored the most runs for India since 2020 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024?
‘Consistency is very important for us’ Captain Harmanpreet Kaur after reaching the final of Women’s Asia Cup
India had won by 10 wickets against Bangladesh in the semi-finals. Harmanpreet Kaur (Pic Source X) The Indian team has made it to the finals of the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup T20 by defeating Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the first semi-final match. In this match played at the Ranggiri Stadium in Dabulla, once again the Indian bowlers performed brilliantly. In front of India’s superb bowling, 8 Bangladeshi batsmen were out on single digit scores. Only captain Nigar Sultana could play the best innings of 32 runs in 51 balls for Bangladesh. Bangladesh set a target of 81 runs for India to win, which India achieved without losing any wicket. Fast bowler Renuka Thakur destroyed Bangladesh’s top order in the powerplay itself. Renuka took three wickets for India in her three consecutive overs, which included a wicket on the fourth ball of the first over. However, after this, it was expected that Bangladesh would make a comeback, but this did not happen, because Radha Yadav broke the back of the opposing team by taking 3 wickets in the middle order. On the other hand, after this amazing bowling performance of the Indian cricket team in the match, a big statement from captain Harmanpreet Kaur has come out. Harman says that consistency is very important for us. A big statement of Harmanpreet Kaur came out Let us tell you that after winning by 10 wickets against Bangladesh, Harman said during the post-match – Our bowlers did a great job. They did what we said in the team meeting. We are really proud of the way they are bowling. There is a lot of pressure on us because we have dominated Asian cricket. Things are simple for us. We want to go out there and express ourselves. We prepare ourselves hard in the nets. Harman further said- He (bowler) is coming with a positive attitude in every match. His way of thinking is giving me confidence. He is always there for the team and consistency is something that is very important for us. So now the final match of the ongoing tournament will be played between the women’s cricket teams of India and Sri Lanka on July 28. It will be worth watching which team wins this match.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Shefali Verma made a big jump in the ICC Women’s T20 Rankings
Harmanpreet Kaur (Pic Source X) India’s batsmen Harmanpreet Kaur and Shafali Verma have gained in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after the latest ranking update released on Tuesday. Sri Lankan spinner Inoshi Priyadarshini also managed to improve her ranking. Harmanpreet Kaur and Shefali Verma reached this number in ICC Women’s T20 Rankings Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and opener Shafali Verma are now jointly placed 11th in the T20 rankings after their performance in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup being played in Sri Lanka. Harmanpreet Kaur scored an unbeaten five against Pakistan and 66 against the UAE to gain one spot, while Shafali Verma scored 40 against Pakistan and 37 against the UAE to gain four spots. She was earlier at 15th position and has now reached 11th position. Talking about Sri Lankan off-spinner Priyadarshini, she has gained three places. She took 2 wickets against Bangladesh and one against Malaysia. She has moved from seventh to fourth position. Among other batsmen, Richa Ghosh is named, who scored the first T20I half-century of her career against UAE. Due to this innings, she has gained four places. She has moved from 28th to 24th position. Bangladesh’s Murshida Khatun, who was outside the top 50, has reached 47th position. Currently, Australia’s Beth Mooney is at the top in the batting rankings. England’s Sophie Ecclestone is at the top in bowling. Meanwhile, West Indies’ Hayley Matthews is at number one in the all-rounders rankings. Deepti Sharma is at the third position among all-rounders. No other Indian is in the top 10.
171* innings against Australia…: Harmanpreet Kaur made a big revelation about her most memorable day on the cricket field
Harmanpreet Kaur played a match-winning innings of 171 runs in 115 balls with the help of 20 fours and 7 sixes. She scored these runs at a strike rate of 148.69. Harmanpreet Kaur of India. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images) Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur played a match-winning innings of 171* runs in the match played against Australia in the 2017 Women’s World Cup. She did not spare any player of the Australian women’s team in this match and attacked everyone fiercely. Her innings was highly praised by all the fans. Let us tell you, this match was played at County Ground, Derby. This match was reduced to 42 overs due to rain in which India batted first and scored 281 runs for the loss of four wickets. Harmanpreet Kaur played a match winning innings of 171 runs in 115 balls with the help of 20 fours and 7 sixes. She scored these runs at a strike rate of 148.69. Regarding this innings, Harmanpreet Kaur told Star Sports, ‘When I scored 171 runs on the field in 2017, it was really something different. I remember before that match, one of my friends told me that we can win the match tomorrow only if you score 150 runs. I said 150 runs? I have heard that you score 100 runs but 150 runs are required to win the match. I mean what is the demand. This was going on in my mind the whole night. I was just thinking that this is the Australian team and if we have to win the match then we will have to do something different because they are a very strong team and that is why this innings is very special for me. India won the match against Australia by 36 runs India won that match by 36 runs. Australia women’s team was all out for 245 runs. Harmanpreet Kaur was awarded the Player of the Match award for her aggressive innings. Currently, the Indian women’s team is participating in the Women’s Asia Cup being played in Sri Lanka. Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian women’s team has so far defeated Pakistan and UAE. The team will look to perform even better and would like to secure its place in the semi-finals. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Harmanpreet Kaur left Smriti Mandhana behind in this big record, big fight between captain and vice-captain
Harmanpreet Kaur has surpassed Smriti Mandhana to become the leading run-scorer for India in women’s T20 cricket. Harmanpreet Kaur (Pic Source X) Harmanpreet Kaur has surpassed Smriti Mandhana to become India’s leading run-scorer in women’s T20 cricket. She achieved this feat during India’s Women’s Asia Cup T20 match against UAE in Dambulla on Sunday, 21 July. Harmanpreet Kaur broke Smriti Mandhana’s record UAE won the toss and decided to bowl first and Smriti Mandhana was the first batsman to depart, getting out for 13 runs. Shafali Verma scored 37 runs in 18 balls before getting out. Harmanpreet came to the crease next, needing just 30 runs to surpass Smriti’s tally of 3,378 runs. The Indian captain played some brilliant strokes and smashed 66 runs off 47 balls with the help of seven fours and a six to break that record comfortably. Harmanpreet took her tally to 3,415 in T20Is from 171 matches at an average of 28.22 and a strike rate of 107.35. She currently leads her vice-captain Smriti Mandhana by 37 runs. India gave a target of 200+ Under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh, India scored 200+ for the first time in women’s T20. Apart from Shafali Verma and Harmanpreet, Richa entertained the Indian fans by displaying brilliant batting. The wicketkeeper-batsman scored 64 runs in just 29 balls with the help of 12 fours and a six. She remained not out and on the basis of this, Team India scored a challenging score of 201/5 in 20 overs. This is the first time India have scored over 200 in Women’s T20Is. Their previous highest team score in the shortest format of the game was 198/4 against England at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Interestingly, the target of 199 runs was chased down by England. India beat UAE Chasing a target of 202 was a tough task for the inexperienced UAE batting lineup. The UAE were bowled out for 123 for 7 in 20 overs and India won their second match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 by 78 runs.