(Photo: Jhulan Goswami/Twitter)
With an astonishing century in the first match of Women’s World T-20 world Cup 2018, Indian cricket skipper Harmanpreet Kaur created a buzz among cricket community and fans. Kaur smashed a ton off just 49 deliveries hitting seven fours and eight sixes, helping India post a daunting total of 194 for 5 in 20 overs against New Zealand. This was India’s highest-ever total in the history of the Women’s World T20.
Kaur became the first Indian player to smash a century in T-20 international. Her master-stoke invited a series of applauds from cricket community and fans, who took to social media to praise the 29-year-old right-handed cricketer. People posted a series of tweets on Twitter complement Kaur. Have a look at some of such tweets.
What a start to women’s t20 cricket World Cup.Brilliant batting by @JemiRodrigues to keep things calm in the middle & supporting @ImHarmanpreet who played an unbelievable knock to become 1st Indian women to score t20 hundred 👏👏.I’m sure bowlers can pull things off from here👊
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) November 9, 2018
Harmanpreet Kaur started with 5 runs off the first 13 balls she faced. She has hit 69 off the next 37 at a S/R of 186(!). And she is still batting. Incredible, electric stuff. #WWT20
— Tareque Laskar (@tarequelaskar) November 9, 2018
Take a bow Harmanpreet Kaur!👌👍👏 103 in 51 balls!
India women’s 194-5 (20 of) is now the highest ever total in women’s #WT20
Prev: 191-4 (20 overs) by Australia v Ireland at Sylhet 2014— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) November 9, 2018
A captain’s knock from @ImHarmanpreet. First 💯 for India in T20Is & that too at the biggest stage. Well played! 👌 @BCCIWomen @WorldT20 #WT20 pic.twitter.com/XvB0uve32U
— Jhulan Goswami (@JhulanG10) November 9, 2018
Well played Kaur 👏🏽 Amazing innings and great start to the #WT20 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
— Hayley Matthews (@MyNameIs_Hayley) November 9, 2018
Think Harmanpreet Kaur could solve India’s middle order issues ahead of the 2019 World Cup.
— Nikhil Naz (@NikhilNaz) November 9, 2018
Harmanpreet Kaur becomes the eight woman to score a century in a T20I, the first Indian, and the first to score one against New Zealand. #WT20 #NZvIND
— Ben Jones (@benjonescricket) November 9, 2018
Harmanpreet Kaur now holds the record of scoring most runs in an individual innings for India in a Women’s World T20 match, going past her 77 runs v Bangladesh Women at Sylhet in 2014.#WWT20
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) November 9, 2018
Harmanpreet Kaur becomes the first Indian skipper to hit a six in a Women’s World T20 match.#WWT20
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) November 9, 2018
Just so y’all know, The Harmanator is currently in full beast mode at Providence. There’s a mini-beast at the other end in Roduigues, too. #NZvIND #WWT20
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) November 9, 2018
Perhaps Harmanpreet Kaur can step into the No 5 position in the Indian men’s team too..what a sensational 💯..I didn’t tweet earlier because I didn’t want to jinx her 🤭 #NZvIND #WWT20
— Hemant (@hemantbuch) November 9, 2018
That last six was 85 Mtrs long! Reminiscent of her brutal hitting against Australia in the semifinals of the World Cup!
— niraj khemani (@nirajkhemani) November 9, 2018
1st 50 of the WC 2018
Har man Boley Kaur Kaur 😍 #IndvNz #Wt20— Monica (@monicas004) November 9, 2018
Cometh the hour, cometh the woman !! #Harman #WWT20 #INDvNZ
— Kapil Choudhary (@kapil857) November 9, 2018
One day I want to send a microscopic electrical probe into #harmanpreetkaur‘s brain and see how it lights up when a big tournament or match comes around. Freaky big match temperament.
Don’t take your eyes off her!#WatchThis #WT20— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) November 9, 2018
Hitting right out of the top drawer. Can Harmanpreet Kaur get a century? Shots similar to the ones she played during ‘that’ knock in Derby last year. Joy to watch. #wwt20
— Shashank Kishore (@captainshanky) November 9, 2018
With 103 off 51 balls in the end, Kaur also stitched a sensational 134-run partnership with Jemimah Rodrigues, who scored her fourth T20 half-century hitting 59 off 45 deliveries. Jemimah also became the youngest Indian to score a half-century in the T20s.
With inputs from Agencies