{"id":57134,"date":"2026-10-25T13:13:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=57134"},"modified":"2026-10-25T13:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:13:31","slug":"harmanpreet-kaur-surpasses-mithali-raj-becomes-indias-second-highest-odi-centurion-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=57134","title":{"rendered":"Harmanpreet Kaur surpasses Mithali Raj, becomes India&#8217;s second-highest ODI centurion | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-135190988,imgsize-82206,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/harmanpreet-kaur-century.jpg\" alt=\"Harmanpreet Kaur surpasses Mithali Raj, becomes India's second-highest ODI centurion\" title=\"Harmanpreet Kaur Century\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/harmanpreet-kaur\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Harmanpreet Kaur<\/a> continued to underline her stature in Indian women&#8217;s cricket with a magnificent 126 off 121 balls against Zimbabwe in the second ODI on Sunday, surpassing former captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mithali-raj\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mithali Raj<\/a> to become India&#8217;s second-highest century-maker in women&#8217;s ODIs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The former India captain&#8217;s landmark innings, complemented by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/deepti-sharma\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Deepti Sharma<\/a>&#8216;s unbeaten 106 off 86 balls, powered India to a formidable 328\/6 after they opted to bat first. Harmanpreet and Deepti shared a 153-run partnership to put the hosts in control after an early wobble.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Harmanpreet moves past Mithali in India\u2019s century list<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Harmanpreet&#8217;s eighth ODI century puts her outright second on India&#8217;s all-time list of women&#8217;s ODI centurions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>Most <keyword id=\"29855725\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"ODI-centuries\" source=\"keywords\">ODI centuries<\/keyword> for India Women:<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"18\">\n<ul>\n<li>14 \u2013 Smriti Mandhana<\/li>\n<li>8 \u2013 Harmanpreet Kaur<\/li>\n<li>7 \u2013 Mithali Raj<\/li>\n<li>3 \u2013 Punam Raut<\/li>\n<li>3 \u2013 Jemimah Rodrigues<\/li>\n<li>3 \u2013 Pratika Rawal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Her knock ended at 126 when Michelle Mavunga induced a mistimed shot down the ground, with substitute fielder Kudzai Chigora completing the catch at long-off.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Early setbacks before Harmanpreet, Pratika partnership<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>India did not enjoy the best of starts after electing to bat. Smriti Mandhana fell in the opening over after mistiming a pull shot, while Shafali Verma was caught at mid-wicket off Nomvelo Sibanda, leaving the hosts needing a partnership to steady the innings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Pratika Rawal joined Harmanpreet and helped rebuild India&#8217;s innings with a 124-run stand. Rawal scored a fluent 61 off 67 balls before being caught at deep mid-wicket in the 23rd over. Tejal Hasabnis also departed after failing to execute a slog sweep.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Harmanpreet then took charge, pacing her innings expertly and ensuring India recovered from the early losses.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>After Rawal&#8217;s dismissal, Deepti Sharma joined Harmanpreet to produce another substantial partnership. The duo added 153 runs, taking India firmly towards the 300-run mark.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Deepti remained unbeaten on 106 off 86 deliveries, striking 15 boundaries and reaching her second ODI century with a four towards square leg in the final over. Her innings ensured India finished strongly despite the loss of Harmanpreet and designated finisher Richa Ghosh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>India and Zimbabwe are meeting in a bilateral women&#8217;s ODI series for the first time. The hosts&#8217; imposing total of 328\/6 has left Zimbabwe with a target of 329.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/harmanpreet-kaur-surpasses-mithali-raj-becomes-indias-second-highest-odi-centurion\/articleshow\/135190839.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harmanpreet Kaur continued to underline her stature in Indian women&#8217;s cricket with a magnificent 126 off 121 balls against Zimbabwe in the second ODI on Sunday, surpassing former captain Mithali Raj to become India&#8217;s second-highest century-maker in women&#8217;s ODIs.The former India captain&#8217;s landmark innings, complemented by Deepti Sharma&#8216;s unbeaten 106 off 86 balls, powered India&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/57135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}