Harmanpreet Kaur (Born on 8 March 1989 in Moga, Punjab) is an Indian Women Cricketer. She plays as an allrounder for the Indian women's cricket team. Harmanpreet was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award for Cricket in the year 2017 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Harmanpreet was inspired by Virender Sehwag.
In the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup, Harmanpreet Kaur made her ODI debut at age of 20 against arch-rivals Pakistan women's cricket team at Bradman Oval, Bowral. In June 2009, Harmanpreet made her Twenty20 International debut in the 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 against England women's at County Ground, Taunton.
Harmanpreet was named as Indian women's captain for the 2012 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup final, as captain Mithali Raj and vice-captain Jhulan Goswami were out because of injuries. She made her debut as captain against Pakistan women's as India defended 81 runs thus won Asia Cup.
In March 2013, she was named ODI captain of India women's when Bangladesh women's toured in India. In the series, Kaur scored her second ODI century in 2nd ODI. Kaur finished the series 195 runs at average of 97.50 with a century and a fifty along with 2 wickets.
In August 2014, she one of the eight debut that played against England women cricket team in a Test match at Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley in which she scored 9 and a duck in a match. In November 2014, she took 9 wickets in a Test match South Africa women cricket team played at Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground, Mysore and helped India to win the match by an innings and 34 runs.
In January 2016, she helped India to win series in Australia as well as scored a 31-ball 46 runs in India's highest ever chase in T20 internationals. She continued her form in the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 where she scored 89 runs and took seven wickets in four matches. In June 2016, Harmanpreet became the first Indian cricketer to be signed by an overseas Twenty20 franchise. Sydney Thunder, the Women's Big Bash League champions, signed her for the 2016–17 season.
On 20 July 2017, Harmanpreet scored 171*(115) against Australia in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup semi-final in Derby. Harmanpreet's 171* is currently the second-highest score by an Indian batter in women's one-day internationals, behind Deepti Sharma's 188 runs. Harmanpreet also holds the record for the highest individual score for India in Women's cricket World Cup history.
Harmanpreet was part of the Indian team to reach the final of the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup where the team lost to England by nine runs. In July 2017, Harman became second India batter to feature in the top-10 of ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings after Mithali Raj. In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year.
