- July 22, 2025
Harmanpreet Kaur Creates History, Becomes 2nd Indian Cricketer To…
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Harmanpreet Kaur is on fire for India in the third ODI against the English team, which is taking place at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on Tuesday, July 22.
Harmanpreet Kaur becomes 2nd Indian batter after Mithali Raj to score 1000 ODI runs in England. (Picture Credit: AP)
Harmanpreet Kaur is the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, and on Tuesday (July 22), she entered her name in the history books by becoming the second Indian cricketer after Mithali Raj to score 1000 ODI runs in England. The 36-year-old right-handed batter from Punjab came out to bat at No. 4 for Women in Blue in the third ODI against the English team, which is currently underway at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, and achieved the objective by crossing the 20-run mark.
The ongoing match in Chester-le-Street is Harman’s 30th ODI in England, and she has three centuries and five half-centuries to her name.
During her 23-year-long ODI career, Mithali played 41 matches in England and, with the help of two centuries and 13 fifties, amassed a total of 1555 runs.
Harmanpreet is in fact the second non-English batter to score 1000 ODI runs in England.
Most ODI runs in England
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | 100/50 |
| Tammy Beaumont | England | 63 | 2547 | 10/9 |
| Sarah Taylor | England | 70 | 2154 | 4/9 |
| Charlotte Edwards | England | 81 | 2149 | 2/20 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | England | 59 | 2054 | 6/11 |
| Heather Knight | England | 71 | 1993 | 2/12 |
| Claire Taylor | England | 62 | 1880 | 3/10 |
| Mithali Raj | India | 41 | 1555 | 2/13 |
| Amy Jones | England | 49 | 1156 | 2/6 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | India | 30 | 1087* | 3/5 |
Only six batters—Belinda Clark, Karen Rolton, Mithali Raj, Debbie Hockley, Charlotte Edwards, and Harmanpreet—have scored more than 1000 ODI runs in one country away from home.
Most runs in visiting countries
| PLAYER | TEAM | VENUE | MATCHES | RUNS | AVERAGE | 100/50 |
| Belinda Clark | Australia | New Zealand | 41 | 1794 | 48.48 | 2/11 |
| Karen Rolton | Australia | New Zealand | 42 | 1727 | 69.08 | 5/11 |
| Mithali Raj | India | England | 41 | 1555 | 48.59 | 2/13 |
| Debbie Hockley | New Zealand | Australia | 27 | 1151 | 52.31 | 1/10 |
| Charlotte Edwards | England | India | 29 | 1118 | 46.58 | 3/7 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | India | England | 30 | 1087* | 45.29 | 3/5 |
| Charlotte Edwards | England | New Zealand | 31 | 1042 | 45.30 | 2/6 |
| Mithali Raj | India | New Zealand | 30 | 1027 | 42.79 | 0/16 |
In addition to becoming only the second Indian batter to score more than 1000 ODI runs in a foreign country, Harmanpreet also completed 4000 runs in ODI cricket. She is the third Indian batter after Mithali and Smriti Mandhana to achieve the feat.
Mithali finished her career with 7805 runs in 232 ODIs, whereas Mandhana has 4588 runs to her credit in 105 matches.
Most runs in WODIs for India
- Mithali Raj – 7805
- Smriti Mandhana – 4588
- Harmanpreet Kaur – 4069*
Harman needed 33 runs on Tuesday to complete 4000 runs in the 50-over format of the game, and she achieved the objective by taking a single on the third ball of the 28th over bowled by Lauren Filer.
She is the 17th batter overall to score 4000 ODI runs. Harmanpreet needed 129 innings to reach the milestone, and it makes her the second slowest batter in terms of innings taken, only ahead of Heather Knight’s 140 innings.
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