Harmanpreet Kaur: The Indian team is going to start its campaign against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup 2026. This match will be played in Birmingham on 14 June. The first run scored by Harmanpreet Kaur in the match between India and Pakistan can be very valuable. Precious because through that one run, Harmanpreet will take the Indian record of scoring most runs in the Women's T20 World Cup.

Why is Harmanpreet's first run valuable?

Women's T20 World Cup Till now, the Indian record for most runs is in the name of Mithali Raj. However, Harmanpreet Kaur has equaled him in this matter. Harmanpreet and Mithali both have 726-726 runs. But, in this time's T20 World Cup, Harmanpreet Kaur has a chance to leave Mithali Raj behind. She can do this as soon as she scores her first run in the first match of the tournament, which is to be against Pakistan.

Opportunity to complete 200 runs against Pakistan

Harmanpreet Kaur definitely has a chance to dominate as soon as she scores the first run in the India-Pakistan match. Apart from that, she can also complete her 200 runs in Women's T20 against Pakistan. Harmanpreet Kaur has so far scored 194 runs in 12 innings of 15 matches against Pakistan in the Women's T20 International. That is, if she scores 6 more runs in India's first match in the Women's T20 World Cup 2026, then she will complete 200 runs in the T20 International against Pakistan.

Indian who scored most runs in Women's T20I

Harmanpreet is the third Indian to score the most runs against Pakistan in Women's T20 International. Mithali Raj has scored the highest score of 315 runs against Pakistan in Women's T20I. Mithali has scored these runs in 10 innings of 10 matches. The second name in the list is that of Smriti Mandhana, who has so far scored 239 runs in 10 innings in the 10 matches played against Pakistan in the Women's T20.

Harman will become the first female cricketer to do so

Harmanpreet Kaur is close to another achievement in the ongoing T20 World Cup, which she will be the first female cricketer in the world to achieve. Harmanpreet has a chance to become the first female cricketer to play 200 T20 International matches, from which she is just 3 matches away. In her career of 197 T20 International matches played so far, Harmanpreet Kaur has scored 4075 runs with 1 century and 17 half-centuries.