Harmanpreet Kaur Goes Past Mithali Raj In Elite India Record With Century vs Zimbabwe

Kaushik Kashyap

Harmanpreet Kaur vs Zimbabwe. [Source - BCCI Women/X]

Harmanpreet Kaur smashed a brilliant century against Zimbabwe in Vadodara on Sunday. She surpassed Mithali Raj’s tally to become India Women’s second-highest ODI century-maker with eight hundreds.

The Indian batter brought up her century off 101 balls, rescuing India after two early wickets. Her knock prevented a collapse as India looked to seal the series in the second ODI of the three-match series.

Harmanpreet Kaur’s 8th ODI Century Lifts India, Surpasses Indian Legend

Harmanpreet Kaur came in at No. 4 with India struggling at 19/2 after losing skipper Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma. She responded with a counterattack to bring India back into the game.

The right-hander stitched together a crucial 124-run partnership with Pratika Rawal, helping India recover from early trouble. She went on to complete her century in 101 balls, striking 12 boundaries in a calm and composed knock.

With this hundred, Harmanpreet moved past Mithali Raj’s tally of seven ODI centuries for India Women. She now has eight, placing her second on the list behind Smriti Mandhana, who leads with 14 centuries.

Most ODI centuries for India Women

Smriti Mandhana - 14 centuries
Harmanpreet Kaur - 8 centuries
Mithali Raj - 7 centuries

Harmanpreet reached the milestone in the 144th innings of her ODI career. Her latest century adds to her growing momentum after stepping down from captaincy and scoring an unbeaten 91 in the third T20I against Zimbabwe.

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