Harmanpreet Kaur came went all guns blazing on Wednesday as she played an innings to remember and thrashed an unbeaten century against England in the 2nd ODI at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. It was Harmanpreet’s 5th ODI ton. Harmanpreet Kaur was unstoppable as she smashed 143 runs off 111 deliveries, including 18 fours and 4 sixes. She brought up her century at a strike rate of exactly 100, before switching gears and smashing 43 runs in the next 11 deliveries she faced. As expected, fans took to Twitter to praise Harmanpreet for her fiery innings. Here are some of the reactions:
🙌🇮🇳 TAKE A BOW! That was a masterclass on display from our captain!
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) September 21, 2022
👏 Well done, @ImHarmanpreet!
📸 Getty • #HarmanpreetKaur #INDvENG #INDWvENGW #TeamIndia #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/eKQphW8qWx
Our captain harmanpreet in 2022 in ODIs -
— Sugu (@MegHPK07) September 21, 2022
Innings - 15
Runs - 750
Highest Score - 143*
Average - 62.5
Strike Rate - 90.25
Fifties - 5
Hundreds - 2
She is in beast form. #HarmanpreetKaur #HPK07 pic.twitter.com/L1KCZAnOGl
Queen 👑 @ImHarmanpreet produced a masterclass 143* (111) against 🏴 to set Canterbury on 🔥.
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) September 21, 2022
📸: @bcci#ENGvIND #SaddaPunjab #Punjab #HarmanpreetKaur pic.twitter.com/r8sxtvr44G
Impact Shorts
More ShortsHarmanpreet Kaur in the last 11 balls - 6,4,4,6,4,1,6,4,4,4,0. She scored 43 runs in those 11 balls. Madness from Harmanpreet!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 21, 2022
When you're in form make it count, and that's what Harmanpreet is doing this year. Once again stands up in an important game. Congratulations on a special hundred @ImHarmanpreet 👏🏽 #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/0hZBoNXBSI
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) September 21, 2022
Most Overseas 100s for India
— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) September 21, 2022
(While batting at 4 or below in ODI)
3 - Harmanpreet Kaur*
3 - Sachin Tendulkar
3 - Yuvraj Singh
2 - Virat Kohli
2 - Suresh Raina
2 - Rohit Sharma#INDWvENGW pic.twitter.com/e106PTWNY5
Interestingly, Harmanpreet is now tied with her teammate Smriti Mandhana at the second place in the list of India batters with ODI centuries in women’s cricket. Mithali Raj tops the charts with seven ODI hundreds. Meanwhile, riding on her brilliant innings, India registered their highest ODI score (333) against England for the loss of five wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Other than Harmanpreet, Smriti Mandhana (40), and HarleenDeol (58) also helped the Women in Blue to set a challenging total.