Harmanpreet Kaur

Harmanpreet Kaur
Personal information
Full name Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar
Born (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989
Moga, Punjab, India
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium fast
Role Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut 13 August 2014 v England women
Last Test 16 November 2014 v South Africa women
ODI debut (cap 6) 7 March 2009 v Pakistan women
Last ODI 17 February 2016 v Sri Lanka women
ODI shirt no. 84
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008 Leicestershire Women
2006/07-2013/14 Punjab Women
2013/14-present Railways Women
2016- Sydney Thunder
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20
Matches 2 55 61
Runs scored 26 1494 992
Batting average 8.66 35.57 22.04
100s/50s -/- 2/8 0/2
Top score 17 107* 77
Balls bowled 266 582 326
Wickets 9 11 13
Bowling average 10.77 45.53 25.76
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/44 2/30 4/23
Catches/stumpings 21/ 22/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, June 24, 2016

Harmanpreet Kaur (Punjabi: ਹਰਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਕੌਰ; born 8 March 1989, Moga, Punjab) is an Indian cricketer who has played in 2 Tests, 49 women's one-day internationals and 53 Twenty20 internationals for India.[1][2] Indian women's cricket team.[3][4]

Cricket career

She made her ODI debut at age of 20 against arch-rivals Pakistan women's in March 2009 in 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup played at Bradman Oval, Bowral. In match, she bowled 4 overs and gave 10 runs and also took a catch of Armaan Khan off Amita Shrama. [5]

In June 2009, she made her Twenty20 International debut in 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 against Englandn women's at County Ground, Taunton where she scored 8 runs off 7 balls. [6][7]

Her ability to hit the ball a long way was seen when she played quick-fire innings of 33 against Englandn women's in a T20I game played in Mumbai in 2010.[8]

She named as a Indian women's captain for 2012 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup final as captain Mithali Raj and vice-captain Jhulan Goswami were out because of injuries. She made her debut as captain against Pakistan women's as India defended 81 runs thus won Asia Cup.[9]

In March 2013, she was named ODI captain of India women's when Bangladesh women's toured in India.[10] In the series, Kaur scored her second ODI century in 2nd ODI. Kaur finished the series 195 runs at average of 97.50 with a century and a fifty along with 2 wickets.

In August 2014, she one of the eight debut that played against England women cricket team in a Test match at Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley in which she scored 9 and a duck in a match.[11]

In November 2015, she took 9 wickets in a Test match South Africa women cricket team played at Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore and helped India to win a match by an innings and 34 runs.[12]

In January 2016, she helped India to win series in Australia as well as scored a 31-ball 46 runs in India's highest ever chase in T20 internationals. She continued her form in 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 where she scored 89 runs and took seven wickets in four matches.[13][14]

In June 2016, she became the first Indian cricketer to be signed by an overseas Twenty20 franchise. Sydney Thunder, the Women's Big Bash League champions, signed her for the 2016–17 season.[15][16][17][18]

Major teams

References

Template:Sydney Thunder (WBBL) current squad

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