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Harmanpreet Kaur Becomes 1st Cricketer To Reach This Massive Milestone, Even Before Rohit Sharma | Cricket News
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Harmanpreet Kaur Becomes 1st Cricketer To Reach This Massive Milestone, Even Before Rohit Sharma | Cricket News

[ad_1] Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday became the first cricketer-ever to play 150 T20Is as she took the field for India against Ireland in a Women's T20 World Cup match. In men's cricket, Rohit Sharma has played the most number of matches (148) in the shortest format. "It (playing 150 T20I games) means a lot, I got an emotional message from my team-mates. Thanks to BCCI and ICC, we are able to play so many games," Harmanpreet said at the toss.In women's cricket, New Zealand's Suzie Bates has played the second-most number of matches (143) while India's Smriti Mandhana is third with 115 appearances.Milestone AlertFirst woman cricketer to play T20IsCongratulations to #TeamIndia captain @ImHarmanpreet on a special landmark #INDvIRE | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/X1DyIqhlZI— BCCI Women (@BCCIWome...
New Zealand’s Suzie Bates Becomes 1st Woman To Achieve This Big T20 World Cup Milestone | Cricket News
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New Zealand’s Suzie Bates Becomes 1st Woman To Achieve This Big T20 World Cup Milestone | Cricket News

[ad_1] Bates became the first woman from any country to reach 1000 runs in T20 World Cups.© AFPSuzie Bates led a return to form by New Zealand's batters as they scored 189 for three in their Women's T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. Bates hit 81 not out and became the first woman from any country to reach 1000 runs in T20 World Cups. It was a dramatic turnaround for the White Ferns who notched the highest total of the tournament after being bowled out for the two lowest in their first two matches - 76 against Australia and 67 against South Africa.They lost their first two matches by big margins, effectively ending their chances of reaching the semi-finals.Bates and Bernardine Bezuidenhout (44) laid the foundation with a first-wicket stand of 77 in...