Harmanpreet Kaur surpassed MS Dhoni to script a spectacular India captaincy document in T20I cricket after India girls’s cricket group thrashed Pakistan by 8 wickets in Commonwealth Games 2022.
Harmanpreet Kaur goes previous MS Dhoni to turn out to be India’s most profitable T20I captain (AP Photo)
HIGHLIGHTSHarmanpreet went previous Dhoni to turn out to be India’s most profitable T20I captainThe win helped Harmanpreet prolong her tally of T20I wins to 42MS Dhoni had 41 T20I wins underneath his title as India captain
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur leapfrogged MS Dhoni to turn out to be the captain with probably the most T20I wins for India after her group registered a complete win over Pakistan within the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Sunday.
The win helped Harmanpreet prolong her tally of T20I wins to 42 as India captain. Her tally stands third-most amongst captains in girls’s T20I, behind Charlotte Edwards (68) and Meg Lanning (64). Dhoni had 41 wins underneath his title. He is adopted by former captain Virat Kohli (31) and present skipper Rohit Sharma (27).
Matches – 71
Matches gained – 42
Matches misplaced – 26
NR – 3
Harmanpreet Kaur overtakes MS Dhoni to turn out to be India captain with probably the most wins in T20I cricket
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Pakistan’s determination to bat first backfired as Indian bowlers put the choke on the batters to bowl them out for a meager 99 all out within the 18 overs-a-side contest after rain delayed the beginning of play. Spinners Sneh Rana and Radha Yadav stood out with two wickets every.
The chase was medical too, with Smriti Mandhana (63 not out off 42 balls), arguably probably the most enticing batter in girls’s cricket, flaunting her vary of strokes on the way in which to a high quality unbeaten half-century. The end result had India gunning down the goal in simply 11.4 overs.
India confirmed an strategy that they’ve been making an attempt to play with for the final couple of months and it will have most undoubtedly happy captain Harmanpreet Kaur.
Mandhana’s particular effort comprised three sixes, together with a step-out hit-off-spinner Tuba Hassan for her half-century. A seemingly easy loft over the duvet of pacer Diana Baig within the third over was additionally of the very best high quality.
It was the second time this 12 months that an Indo-Pak contest failed to provide an in depth sport with India profitable comfortably in opposition to their opponents even within the 50-over World Cup in New Zealand.
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