Follow UsHow can you stop Harmanpreet Kaur? Even Delhi Capitals are struggling to find out, as the Indian skipper smashed her way to a crucial half-century in the WPL 2025 final on March 15 (Saturday).
Having walked in at 14/2, skipper was under immense pressure to guide MI to a respectable total. With the ball hooping around, the Indian batter took it slowly, knocking the first few balls around before finding a boundary in the point region.
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But it was really in the tenth over of the innings when the Indian skipper took charge, smashing Annabel Sutherland for a six and a four, getting to 23 off 20. She continued the onslaught against Jess Jonassen with a hat-trick of boundaries, turning the screws on DC.
Within the next few overs, Kaur carried on the momentum, getting to her half-century in just 33 balls, smashing nine boundaries and two sixes. At the time of writing this, Kaur continued her run, batting on 62 off 39.