Delhi: Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur achieved another major achievement in her international career in the second T20 match played against England on Friday. The experienced batsman registered a special record in her name by completing 4000 runs in women’s T20I cricket. With this, she has become the third female cricketer in the world to reach this milestone.

Harmanpreet joins special club in women’s T20 cricket

Harmanpreet Kaur achieved this feat during her 196th T20 International match. Before her, only New Zealand’s legendary batsman Suzie Bates and Indian opener Smriti Mandhana had been successful in scoring 4000 or more runs in women’s T20 international cricket. After this achievement, Harmanpreet’s name has become stronger among the most successful batsmen of women’s cricket.

Indian captain reached third place in terms of runs

Harmanpreet Kaur is currently at third place in the list of players who have scored the most runs in women’s T20I cricket.

At the top of this list is the name of Suzie Bates, who has scored more than 4700 runs. At the same time, Smriti Mandhana is at second place, who has more than 4300 runs in her account. Harmanpreet has added another memorable chapter to her illustrious career by crossing the 4000 run mark.

Individual achievement recorded in return match

Harmanpreet Kaur was rested in the first T20 match played on the England tour. In her absence, Smriti Mandhana took command of the team and India registered a spectacular victory.

The captain returned in the second match and played a useful inning of 28 runs. Although his innings could not lead the team to victory, due to his personal achievement this match became one of the memorable matches of his career.

England made a strong comeback, the series was equal

Talking about the match, England won the toss and batted first and scored 168 runs at the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. Chasing the target, the Indian team could score only 142 runs after losing nine wickets in the stipulated overs. As a result, the visiting team had to face defeat by 26 runs.

With this victory, England has leveled the three-match T20 series 1-1. Now the decisive match of the series between the two teams will be played on June 2 at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton, where the winning team will capture the trophy.

It is noteworthy that Harmanpreet Kaur’s achievement of 4000 T20I runs is a proud moment for Indian women’s cricket. This shows his consistency, experience and leadership abilities. Harmanpreet, who guided the team in difficult situations, has proved that she is one of the great players of women’s cricket.