Harmanpreet Kaur is an attacking all-rounder from Punjab. Harmanpreet’s game revolves around her favourite Virender Sehwag's mantra ‘see the ball and hit ball’. Having made her international debut in an ODI match against Pakistan at Bowral in March 2009, Harmanpreet hogged all the limelight when she became the first India cricketer to sign a Big Bash League contract. She has represented India in 180 international matches.
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The team is currently taking part in a five-match T20 series against South Africa here. India won the first rubber while the second was washed out.
The WBBL is likely to clash with India's tour of the West Indies, leaving the players with a very limited window towards the end of what will be the fifth season of the WBBL.
The bowlers, led by player of the match Deepti Sharma (3/8), produced an impressive show to dismiss South Africa for 119 in their chase of 131.
The 21-year-old Deepti Sharma holds the second position in the ICC WODI all-rounder rankings.
Jemimah Rodrigues, who made her international debut in February last year, will join Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur who are also set to feature in the tournament once again.
Harmanpreet said the negative talk around the team after the World T20 which involved dropping Mithali Raj affected her mindset adversely.
Supernovas skipper Harmanpreet has called for more participation from teams after the success of the tournament.
Harmanpreet Kaur praised Radha Yadav, who hit a four off the last delivery, for maintaining her calm under pressure.
Harmanpreet Kaur scored a crucial half-century as Supernovas defeated Mithali Raj's Velocity in a dramatic final.
Sent into bat in their must-win match, the Supernovas scored 142 for 3, thanks to 18-year-old Rodrigues' 48-ball 77 not out and then restricted Velocity to 130 for 3 to win the final round-robin league match of the tournament.
The second edition of the Women's T20 Challenge kick-started in stunning fashion with some fierce hitting by two teams captains Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday.
Trailblazers defeated Supernovas in the first game of Women's T20 Challenge in Jaipur.
In response to Trailblazers' 140 for five, Supernovas ended agonisingly short at 138 for six as Harmanpreet and Sophie Devine (32 off 22) took the game deep with a 48-run stand for the fifth wicket.
Hailing from Kashmir's Shopian district, Jasia currently represents Punjab in national tournaments and has already played for India Red in the Challenger Trophy.
India's best cricketers and future stars will be joined by international players from England, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in a four-match tri-series.
Kaur confirmed the news on her Twitter page by posting a promotional video of the same.
The player won the cricketer of the year award for Women at ICC awards and she has said that it had a huge impact on her.
Smriti Mandhana, as a captain, couldn't guide the bowlers and under pressure kept changing the field after every other ball, which helped the visitors to comfortably post 160 for four.
Smriti Mandhana, who has been vice-captain for two years, will don the captain's hat in the absence of Harmanpreet Kaur in the T20I series against England.
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