Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Harmanpreet Kaur Reaches 150 T20I Matches As Captain
Harmanpreet Kaur is a cricket captain from India.
She has now led teams in 150 international T20 matches.
No other player in men’s or women’s cricket had reached this mark before.
She achieved it while India played Pakistan in the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup.
Her first match as captain was also against Pakistan.
That match was the 2012 Women’s Asia Cup final.
She became captain because India’s usual captain and vice-captain were injured.
India won that final by 18 runs.
Harmanpreet became India’s regular T20 captain in 2016.
Harmanpreet Kaur became the first player to captain in 150 T20Is.
She reached the milestone during India’s 2026 Women’s Asia Cup match against Pakistan.
Her first captaincy appearance also came against Pakistan in the 2012 Women’s Asia Cup final.
She stood in after Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami were ruled out injured.
Harmanpreet became India’s regular T20I captain in October 2016 and later won the 2016 Women’s Asia Cup.
- Who
- Harmanpreet Kaur, India’s women’s cricket captain.
- What
- She became the first player to captain a team in 150 T20 internationals.
- When
- She reached the milestone on Saturday during the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup.
- Where
- During India’s match against Pakistan in the Women’s Asia Cup.
- Why
- She reached the record after leading teams in 150 men’s and women’s international T20 matches.
- Milestone
- First player to captain in 150 T20 internationals across men’s and women’s international cricket
- Team
- India women’s cricket team
- Milestone match
- India’s 2026 Women’s Asia Cup match against Pakistan
- First captaincy appearance
- 2012 Women’s Asia Cup final against Pakistan
- First captaincy role
- Stand-in captain after Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami were injured
- Regular T20I captain
- Since October 2016
- 2016 achievement
- Led India to victory in the 2016 Women’s Asia Cup