Harmanpreet Kaur becomes first Indian women to hit century in T20I cricket

Harmanpreet Kaur becomes first Indian women to hit century in T20I cricket

Question: Who among the following are the first Indian Women to hit a century in T20 International cricket?
(a) Mithali Raj
(b) Smriti Mandhana
(c) Harmanpreet Kaur
(d) Jhulan Goswami
Answer: (c)
Related facts:

  • Harmanpreet Kaur becomes first ever Indian women to hit century in T20I cricket, achieving the feat against New Zealand in the ongoing sixth Women T20 2018 in West Indies.
  • The 29-year-old scored 103 runs off 51 balls slamming eight sixes and seven fours. India posted the highest-ever total (194/5) in the history of the Women’s World T20.





  • It is worth to note that Harmanpreet is only the third cricketer to smash a century in Women’s World T20.

Links:

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/icc-womens-world-t20-india-captain-harmanpreet-kaur-hits-her-maiden-t20i-century-1945096

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_ICC_Women%27s_World_Twenty20