India women continued their Womenโs T20 World Cup 2026 campaign by taking on South Africa. The two sides met at Old Trafford in Manchester on June 21st, and with the clash kicking off, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has achieved a huge feat.ย
With the game against South Africa, Harmanpreet Kaur is playing her 200th T20I game. It is worth noting that she has become the first player in cricket history to play 200 T20I matches. Nobody in history, including both menโs and womenโs cricket, has managed to achieve the feat, with the India womenโs skipper being the first.ย
She also became only the second womenโs cricketer, after Charlotte Edwards, to lead her side across 200 international matches. With the Indian team coming in to bat first, the side would have hoped for a good showing against South Africa. However, with early wickets, it could be interesting to see how the Women in Blue bounce back after the early collapse against South Africa.
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What did skipper Harmanpreet Kaur say at the toss?
The clash began with the Indian team winning the toss and opting to bat first. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur took centre stage and talked about the nature of the pitch and thanked God for her time with the Indian side, expressing how grateful she is to everybody involved who has helped her achieve the huge milestone.ย
โWe want to bat. I think itโs a good pitch and if we bat first, we could get a result that will help us to win the game. [On the pitch at Old Trafford] I think itโs a very good pitch. The only thing is we have to give some time in the middle and then we can take the game ahead. [On becoming the first player to play 200 T20 Internationals] 200 games, I think, honestly, itโs been an amazing journey. I never thought Iโll come that far, but I think God has been kind and Iโm really thankful to him and to my family, friends, BCCI, all my teammates. Theyโve been really supportive,โ Harmanpreet Kaur said at the toss.ย
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