Harmanpreet Kaur became the first woman cricketer to score
150 T20Is on Monday as India faced Ireland in the Women's T20 World Cup.
Harmanpreet Kaur became the first woman cricketer to score
150 T20Is on Monday as India faced Ireland in the Women's T20 World Cup. In
men's cricket, Rohit Sharma has played the most runs (148) in the closest
format. "It (playing 150 T20I matches) means a lot, I got an inspiring
message from my teammates. Thanks to BCCI and ICC we can play more matches,"
Harmanpreet said during the toss.
In women's cricket, Suzie Bates of New Zealand has made the
second most appearances (143) while Smriti Mandhana of India is third with 115
appearances.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the coin toss and chose
to play Ireland in their final ICC Women's T20 World Cup match on Monday. India made one forced change with an unwell Radha
Yadav making way for Devika Vaidya. Georgina Dempsey came
in for Jane Maguire in Ireland's playing eleven.
The playing XIs: India Women:
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah
Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Devika Vaidya, Deepti Sharma, Pooja
Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur Singh.
Ireland Women: Laura Delany (c), Amy Hunter, Gaby Lewis, Orla Prendergast, Eimear Richardson, Louise Little, Arlene Kelly, Mary Waldron (wk), Leah Paul, Cara Murray, Georgina Dempsey.