WPL 2026: Harmanpreet Kaur makes history! She became the first athlete in the world to achieve this feat

Harmanpreet Kaur created history in the WPL : Yesterday in Women’s Premier League 2026 in Navi Mumbai Dr. Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants match played at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai won by 7 wickets. Captain in this match Harmanpreet KaurWith a storming century from Gujarat Giants easily achieved the target of 193 runs and secured their second win of the tournament. Kaur scored an unbeaten 71 runs in this match. Harmanpreet Kaur also did a great job with this innings.

Indian women’s cricket team captain and legendary batsman Harmanpreet Kaur has completed 1,000 runs in the history of Women’s Premier League. She became the first Indian player to achieve such a feat. She also became the second player in the world to score 1,000 runs in the tournament. Also, she has become the first woman player in the world to score the most fifties in the tournament.

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Harmanpreet Kaur55 runs were required to achieve this feat. In the sixth match of the Women’s Premier League 2026, Harmanpreet scored a half-century when Mumbai Indians came out to chase down the target set by Gujarat Giants. In the 18th over of the match, batting on 54 runs, she hit a brilliant four off the bowling of Rajeshwari Gaikwad on the fifth ball of the over. With these four runs, her total tally reached 1003 and she went on to etch her name in golden letters in the history of the Women’s Premier League.

Previously, this feat of scoring 1000 runs in the Women’s Premier League was done by Nat Cyver Brunt, while playing for Mumbai Indians, Nat Cyver Brunt scored 1101 runs in 31 matches. Her highest score during this period has been 80 not out. Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur has now reached the second position in this list.

30th in Premier League matches played so far Harmanhas scored 10 half-centuries. Her Mumbai Indians teammate Nat Syver-Brunt and UP Warriors captain Meg Lanning are second with nine fifties each. Harmanpreet has recorded two records in this single match. One is that after hitting her 10th half-century in the WPL, Harman became the first Indian to score 1000 runs in the WPL and the second batsman overall.

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Harmanpreet Kaur’s 71 against Gujarat

Mumbai Indians, who came out to chase 193 runs, skippered Harmanpreet Kaurreached the target of 193 runs with an unbeaten 71 runs and won the match by 7 wickets. Harmanpreet scored an unbeaten 71 off 43 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes.