Karunya Keshav celebrates a special hundred that marked another milestone in the progress of the women’s T20 game.
Harmanpreet Kaur: 103 (51 balls, 7x4s 8x6s), India v New Zealand, Women’s World T20 Match 1, Guyana, November 9
Harmanpreet Kaur, it would appear from her feats in the last couple of years, doesn’t just make hundreds: She smashes centuries that define moments.
Her latest was a remarkable 103 off 51 balls that was the curtain raiser to the first standalone Women’s World T20.
Only two Indian women had made T20 centuries before – Mithali Raj, who had two, and Smriti Mandhana – but never in a T20 international. And never had anyone, from any country, done it coming in at No.5.
India’s 195-4 was the highest total in the Women’s WT20. The standalone women’s game had nothing to worry about.
