Harmanpreet Kaur overtakes Mithali Raj as leading T20I run-scorer
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Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur overtook former captain Mithali Raj as the country's leading T20I run-scorer in women's T20Is.
Kaur achieved the major feat during the second T20I match against Sri Lanka in which she remained unbeaten on 31, reported ANI. Her score also helped India to achieve a five-wicket victory in the second T20I of the three-match series at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla on Saturday. India is leading with two wins in the series.
The current captain has scored 2,372 runs in 123 matches at an average of 27. She has scored one century and six half-centuries. Raj had scored 2,364 runs in 89 T20Is at an average of 38 with 17 half-centuries. Mithali Raj retired 16 days ago.
In Saturday's match, opener Smriti Mandhana scored 39 runs and set the tone for the T20I match. The team was chasing 126. Sri Lanka's Inoka Ranaweera and Oshadi Ranasinghe bagged two wickets.
After winning the toss and opting to bat first, openers laid a solid foundation for Sri Lanka. Vishmi Gunaratne and Chamari Athapaththu set the tone with their powerplay. Indian bowlers did not pick up a wicket in the first six overs.