india captain Harmanpreet Kaur On the opening day of the one-off Women’s Test against England at Lord’s, she reached another major career milestone, becoming the third Indian batsman to score 9,000 runs in women’s international cricket. On Friday, she completed the milestone by pitching 58 of 121 innings. Harmanpreet, batting at No. 5, hit 7 boundaries and played a key role in stabilizing India’s innings by taking a fourth wicket of 89 runs with the vice-captain. Mandanamade 83 of 108 field goals. The Punjab batsman needed just 13 runs to reach the milestone before the start of the match. She came on for the fifth ball of India’s 24th over, adding yet another major achievement to an already decorated international career. Harmanpreet is now the third Indian woman to cross the 9,000-run mark across races after former captain Mithali Raj and current vice-captain Mandana. In 2022, Mithali concluded her illustrious international career with 10,868 runs in 333 games. Mandhana, who is making her 300th international appearance during the Main Trials, has amassed 10,667 games across various formats. Meanwhile, Harmanpreet has scored 9,045 runs in 374 international matches. Her record includes 4,541 runs in 164 ODIs, 4,216 runs in 202 T20Is and 288 runs in 12 innings in eight Test matches. The 37-year-old has had one of the longest and most successful careers in women’s cricket since her international debut in an ODI against Pakistan at Bowral on March 7, 2009. She also became the most capped player in women’s cricket and remains the only cricketer to have played more than 200 T20Is in both men’s and women’s international cricket. As captain, Harmanpreet led India to win the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup in November 2025, adding a major global trophy to her leadership record. She had previously led India to the finals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, but finished runners-up after losing to Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Recently, Harmanpreet captained Team India in the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. However, India failed to reach the semi-finals after losing to South Africa and Australia in the Group A stage, with Australia claiming the title on July 5.
