Harmanpreet Kaur hits fastest fifty by an Indian batter in Women’s T20 World Cup

Harmanpreet Kaur was at her very best when India and Sri Lanka faced off in the group match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Wednesday (October 9) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

The right-handed batter scored an unbeaten 52 off 27 balls with the help of eight fours and a six.

Harmanpreet also smacked her fastest fifty in T20Is off 27 balls, showing the brute force she is, especially in the shorter format. She also became the third batter after New Zealand’s Suzie Bates and India’s Smriti Mandhana to reach the landmark of 3500 runs in Women’s T20Is.

Harmanpreet also hit the fastest fifty by an Indian woman in the history of the tournament, breaking Smriti Mandhana’s record off 31 balls against Australia in 2018. In 176 T20Is thus far, the 35-year-old Harmanpreet has notched 3522 runs at an average of 28.63 and a strike-rate of 108.13 with a hundred and 13 fifties to show for her efforts.

Fastest fifties for IND-W in Women’s T20 World Cup (by balls faced)

27 – Harmanpreet Kaur against Sri Lanka, Dubai, 2024

31 – Smriti Mandhana vs Australia, Guyana, 2018

32 – Harmanpreet Kaur vs Australia, Cape Town, 2023

33 – Harmanpeet Kaur vs New Zealand, Guyana, 2018

36 – Mithali Raj vs Sri Lanka, Basseterre, 2010

On the back of her knock, India racked up a massive score of 172 for three on the board. It also happened to be their second-highest score in the Women’s T20 World Cup after the 194 for five against New Zealand back in 2018 at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.

May be an image of 1 person and text

See insights and ads

পোস্ট প্রচার করুন · Promote post

Like

Comment

Send

Share

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *