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She has become the first foreign female player to score three centuries in England. With this achievement, he surpassed former Indian captain Mithali Raj and Australia’s Meg Lenning, whose names have two centuries in England.
Delhi: Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur created history by scoring a brilliant century in the third ODI against England. He scored 102 runs off just 84 balls in a decisive match played at Chestter Lee Street.
Foreign women player scoring the most centuries in England
Harmanpreet Kaur scored this seventh century of her ODI career, which is her third century on the land of England. She has become the first foreign female player to score three centuries in England. With this achievement, he surpassed former Indian captain Mithali Raj and Australia’s Meg Lenning, whose names have two centuries in England.
Second fastest ODI century from India
Harmanpreet completed his century in only 82 balls, which is the second fastest century in Indian women’s cricket history. The record for the fastest century is Smriti Mandhana, who scored a century in 70 balls against Ireland in Rajkot this year.
Harmanpreet’s entry in 4000 runs club
In this match, Harmanpreet made another big achievement. She has become the third female batsman to score 4000 or more runs in ODI cricket from India. Before that, this achievement was achieved by Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana. With this, Harmanpreet has also become the second Indian woman player to score 1000 or more runs on the land of England. Mithali Raj was the first Indian to cross this figure.
India defeated England and captured the series
On the basis of Harmanpreet Kaur’s brilliant century innings, the Indian women’s team defeated England by 13 runs in the third and final ODI. Batting first, India scored 318 runs losing 5 wickets in 50 overs. In response, the England team was all out for 305 runs in 49.5 overs. With this victory, India won the three-match ODI series 2–1.
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