{"id":20687,"date":"2026-09-05T16:07:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T16:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20687"},"modified":"2026-09-05T16:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T16:07:57","slug":"harmanpreet-kaur-creates-history-becomes-first-cricketer-ever-to-captain-in-150-t20is-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20687","title":{"rendered":"Harmanpreet Kaur creates history, becomes first cricketer ever to captain in 150 T20Is | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133804726,imgsize-68236,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/asia-cup-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Harmanpreet Kaur creates history, becomes first cricketer ever to captain in 150 T20Is\" title=\"Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur (Image: IANS)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur (Image: IANS)\">Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur (Image: IANS)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/harmanpreet-kaur\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harmanpreet Kaur<\/a> created history on Saturday as she became the first cricketer, male or female, to captain in 150 T20I matches.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The India captain reached the landmark during the Women\u2019s Asia Cup 2026 Group A clash against Pakistan in Dubai. <!-- -->India have already secured their place in the semifinals and will be aiming to complete the group stage with a perfect three wins from three.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Harmanpreet, who has been one of the defining figures in India\u2019s T20I history, now sits comfortably at the top of the list for most matches as captain in the format. Sri Lanka\u2019s Chamari Athapaththu is second with 121 matches, followed by Australia\u2019s Meg Lanning on 100 and England\u2019s Heather Knight and Rwanda\u2019s Diane Bimenyimana on 96 each.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4><b>Most matches as captain in Women\u2019s T20Is<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"15\">\n<ul>\n<li>150* &#8211; Harmanpreet Kaur (IND-W)<\/li>\n<li>121 &#8211; Chamari Athapaththu (SL-W)<\/li>\n<li>100 &#8211; Meg Lanning (AUS-W)<\/li>\n<li>96 &#8211; Heather Knight (ENG-W)<\/li>\n<li>96 &#8211; Diane Bimenyimana (RWA-W)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Reflecting on the milestone, Harmanpreet played down the significance of the number and stressed the importance of continuing to enjoy her cricket.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>\u201cGreat achievement. But the key is to keep enjoying yourself on the field, and that is a key. I try to keep up with that,\u201d Harmanpreet said when asked about leading India for the 150th time in T20Is.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Harmanpreet leaves Dhoni and men\u2019s captains far behind<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Harmanpreet\u2019s landmark also puts her well ahead of the leading men\u2019s captains in T20I cricket. Namibia\u2019s Gerhard Erasmus currently holds the men\u2019s record with 91 matches as captain, For India, former captain MS Dhoni has led the team in the most men\u2019s T20Is, with 72 matches as captain, placing him ninth overall on the list.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Pakistan opt to bat first against India<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Meanwhile, Pakistan captain Fatima Sana won the toss and elected to bat first against India. Pakistan are looking for their second group-stage victory after beating Thailand in their opening match. India, meanwhile, enter the contest on the back of comprehensive wins over Thailand and Hong Kong.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">India XI: <\/span>Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Nandani Sharma, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Pakistan XI: <\/span>Muneeba Ali (wk), Shawaal Zulfiqar, Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana (c), Umm-e-Hani, Eyman Fatima, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/womens-asia-cup\/news\/harmanpreet-kaur-creates-history-becomes-first-cricketer-ever-to-captain-in-150-t20is\/articleshow\/133804547.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur (Image: IANS) Harmanpreet Kaur created history on Saturday as she became the first cricketer, male or female, to captain in 150 T20I matches.The India captain reached the landmark during the Women\u2019s Asia Cup 2026 Group A clash against Pakistan in Dubai. India have already secured their place in the semifinals and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/asia-cup-2026.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur (Image: IANS) Harmanpreet Kaur created history on Saturday as she became the first cricketer, male or female, to captain in 150 T20I matches.The India captain reached the landmark during the Women\u2019s Asia Cup 2026 Group A clash against Pakistan in Dubai. 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