Women T20 WC: Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday scripted history when she walked out at the toss in her team’s final group match in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Kaur, who recently went past Rohit Sharma to feature in most T20I games across Men and Women’s cricket, has scaled another giant step. Follow Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Updates with InsideSport.IN.
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Kaur has now become the first and only player on the planet- across Men and Women’s cricket to feature in 150 T20I games for India. Kaur played her 149th T20I against England on Sunday and shattered Rohit Sharma’s record for most appearances (148) in the shortest format. She has now featured in her 150th game against Ireland. Among women, New Zealand’s Suzie Bates is second in the list of most T20Is played at 143. In men’s category, Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik is second in the list with 124 matches.
Superb start with the ball for #TeamIndia! 👌 👌
Ireland have lost 2️⃣ early wickets in the chase.
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Women T20 WC: Harmanpreet Kaur makes World record in T20Is, Surpasses Rohit Sharma to play most T20Is for India: Check Out
Meanwhile team India completed a tricky victory over Ireland in their group stage encounter of the Women’s T20 World Cup. Batting first, team India posted 155 runs on the board. Smriti Mandhana smashed 87 off 56 balls to help India post a competitive total on a tricky pitch. In reply Ireland were 54/2 in 8.2 overs before the rain halted the game. In the end, India were judged as winners by five runs as per the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Women T20 WC: Harmanpreet Kaur makes World record in T20Is, Surpasses Rohit Sharma to play most T20Is for India: Check Out
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