History with the Lord! Harmanpreet Kaur enters India’s elite list with a special milestone

Harmanpreet Kaur of India (PTI Photo) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur achieved another major career milestone on the opening day of the one-off women’s Test against England at Lord’s, becoming only the third Indian batsman to reach 9,000 runs in international women’s cricket. The milestone came during her composed innings of 58 off 121 deliveries on Friday. Batting at No. 5, Harmanpreet hit seven boundaries and played a key role in stabilizing India’s innings with an 89-run fourth-wicket partnership along with vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, who made 83 off 108 balls. The Punjab batter needed just 13 runs before the start of the match to reach the milestone. She got there on the fifth ball of the 24th over of India’s innings, adding another major achievement to an already decorated international career. Harmanpreet is now only the third Indian to cross the 9000-run mark across formats, after former captain Mithali Raj and current vice-captain Mandhana. Mithali ended her illustrious international career in 2022 with 10,868 runs from 333 matches. Mandhana, who is making her 300th international appearance during the Lord’s Test, has already amassed 10,667 runs across formats. Meanwhile, Harmanpreet has scored 9,045 runs in 374 international matches. Her record includes 4,541 runs in 164 ODIs, 4,216 runs in 202 T20Is and 288 runs from 12 innings in eight Test matches. The 37-year-old has enjoyed one of the longest and most successful careers in women’s cricket since making her international debut against Pakistan in the ODI at Bowral on March 7, 2009. She is also the most capped player in women’s cricket and remains the only cricketer in both men’s and women’s international cricket to have played more than 200 T20Is. As captain, Harmanpreet led India to the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup title in November 2025, adding a major global trophy to her leadership record. She previously led India to the final of the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, where the team finished runners-up after losing to Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. More recently, Harmanpreet captained India in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. However, defeats to South Africa and Australia in the Group A stage prevented India from reaching the semi-finals, while Australia lifted the title on 5 July.