Harmanpreet Kaur

Harmanpreet Kaur is an Indian cricketer. She plays as an all-rounder for the Indian women’s cricket team. She was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award for Cricket in the year 2017. In November 2018, she became the first woman for India to score a century in a Women’s Twenty20 International match.

About Harmanpreet Kaur in brief

Summary Harmanpreet KaurHarmanpreet Kaur is an Indian cricketer. She plays as an all-rounder for the Indian women’s cricket team. She was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award for Cricket in the year 2017 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. In November 2018, she became the first woman for India to score a century in a Women’s Twenty20 International match. She made her ODI debut at age of 20 against arch-rivals Pakistan women’s in March 2009 in the 2009 Women’s Cricket World Cup played at Bradman Oval, Bowral. In August 2014, she one of the eight debut that played against England women cricket team in a Test match at Sir Paul Getty’s Ground, Wormsley in which she scored 9 and a duck in a match.

In January 2016, she helped India to win series in Australia as well as scored a 31-ball 46 runs in India’s highest ever chase in T20 internationals. She continued her form in the 2016 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 where she scored 89 runs and took seven wickets in four matches. Kaur now holds the record for registering the highest ever individual score for India Women’s cricket history. In October 2018 she was named as the captain of India’s Women’s T20 Team of the Year.