India’s women’s cricket captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, has reached an impressive milestone by becoming the 10th Indian captain overall and only the second Indian woman, after Mithali Raj, to score 1,000 or more runs in One-Day Internationals (ODIs). She now joins an elite group that includes legendary Indian captains such as MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
Harmanpreet achieved this milestone during the first ODI India vs West Indies at the newly built Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. She has accumulated a total of 1,012 runs in 26 matches, boasting an impressive average of 53.26. Her record includes three centuries and five half-centuries.
MS Dhoni – 6641 runs (200 matches), Virat Kohli – 5449 runs (95 matches) Mithali Raj – 5319 runs (155 matches), Mohammad Azharuddin – 5239 runs (174 matches), Sourav Ganguly – 5082 runs (146 matches), Rahul Dravid – 2658 runs (79 matches), Sachin Tendulkar – 2454 runs (73 matches), Rohit Sharma – 2204 runs (48 matches), Kapil Dev – 1564 runs (74 matches), Harmanpreet Kaur – 1012 runs (26 matches)
Smriti Mandhana’s 91 helped India reach a total of 314 runs
After recovering from a knee injury that sidelined her during the T20I series, Harmanpreet made a successful return, scoring 34 runs off 23 balls in her comeback match.
Mandhana, who led the team in Harmanpreet’s absence, continued her impressive form by scoring a remarkable 91 runs, narrowly missing out on a century.
Debutant Pratika Rawal also made a significant contribution with a vital 40 runs. Richa Ghosh and Jemimah Rodrigues added important contributions of 26 and 31 runs, respectively. As a result, India managed to post a total score of 314 for 9.
