Harmanpreet Kaur: biography, stats & profile

Harmanpreet Kaur is an India batting allrounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm offbreaks. She was born on 8 March 1989 in Punjab.

She has played for India across Tests, ODIs and T20Is, and for Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League. She is best known for leading India to their first ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title in November 2025, and for her unbeaten 171 in the 2017 World Cup semi-final.

Early life and domestic career

Harmanpreet played for Punjab from 2006/07 to 2014/15. She then turned out for Railways from 2014/15 to 2016/17.

International career

She made her ODI debut against Pakistan on 7 March 2009 and her T20I debut against England on 11 June 2009. Her Test debut came on 13 August 2014, also against England, at Sir Paul Getty’s Ground in Wormsley.

In the 2017 World Cup semi-final against Australia, she made 171 not out off 115 balls, the highest individual score in a knockout match at a Women’s World Cup. In the 2025 World Cup semi-final against Australia, her 89 and a 167-run partnership with Jemimah Rodrigues helped India complete the highest successful run chase in WODI history. India went on to win the final against South Africa by 52 runs at the DY Patil Stadium.

As captain, she led India to their first Test win against Australia in 2023 and their first WT20I series win against England in 2025. In September 2025, in an Asia Cup league match against Pakistan, she became the first cricketer to captain a national side in 150 T20Is. She was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2023, the first Indian woman on that list.

Women’s Premier League and franchise cricket

In 2016 she became the first Indian woman to sign with an overseas T20 franchise, joining Sydney Thunder in the Women’s Big Bash League. She also led the Supernovas to Indian Women’s T20 Challenge titles in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

Mumbai Indians bought her for ₹18 million at the inaugural Women’s Premier League auction in 2023, and she captained them to the 2023 title. In March 2025, Mumbai Indians won their second title, which made her the first captain to lead a side to multiple WPL trophies.

Career stats at a glance

In ODIs, Harmanpreet has scored 4290 runs in 157 matches at an average of 36.98, with five hundreds and 17 fifties. Her highest score is 171.

In T20Is, she has 3058 runs in 151 matches at an average of 28.06, including one hundred and 10 fifties, along with 32 wickets with best figures of 4/23. In Tests, she has 200 runs in six matches and 12 wickets, including a five-wicket haul with best figures of 5/44.

Recent form and news

On 6 October 2026, Harmanpreet announced that she was stepping down as India’s captain across all formats, with immediate effect. She said she would continue to play for India as a player. She was 37 at the time.

By MaidanBeat Desk · updated 27 Oct 2026