Harmanpreet Kaur created history by winning the match against Pakistan, broke MS Dhoni’s record
Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian women’s cricket team got a landslide victory by 8 wickets against Pakistan. India had earlier lost to Australia by 3 wickets and this win was a big need for the team to move ahead in this tournament. The Indian team bundled out Pakistan for 99 runs in the first innings and then won the match by 8 wickets after achieving the target to win for two wickets. Smriti Mandhana’s unbeaten 63 was a major contributor to India’s victory.
Harmanpreet Kaur breaks MS Dhoni’s record
Against Pakistan, the Indian team came to play in the Commonwealth Games for the first time and it won. This was a unique story in itself, as well as with the help of this victory, Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, also created history in Indian T20 International cricket. Harmanpreet Kaur registered 42nd win in T20 International cricket as captain and broke MS Dhoni’s record.
The record of winning the most matches for India as a captain in T20 International cricket was recorded in the name of former Indian men’s cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni had won 41 T20 matches for India in his cricket career, but now Harmanpreet Kaur has overtaken Dhoni by winning 42 matches. Now Harmanpreet Kaur has become the captain who won the most matches in T20 International cricket from India. Harmanpreet has captained India in 71 T20Is so far in which she has won 42 and lost 26 matches. At the same time, three matches have ended without any result.
Top 4 captains who won most matches for India in T20Is
42 – Harmanpreet Kaur
41 – Mahendra Singh Dhoni
30 – Virat Kohli
27 – Rohit Sharma
