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Harmanpreet Kaur went past former Australia skipper Belinda Clark in ODI World Cup knockouts, setting a new record with 331 runs during the final against South Africa.
Harmanpreet Kaur is now the highest run-scorer in women’s ODI World Cup knockouts (Picture credit: AP)
Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Sunday, November 2, went past former Australia skipper Belinda Clark to become the player with the most runs in women’s ODI World Cup knockouts, with 331 runs in four innings. The latter had 330 runs in six innings during her illustrious career.
Harmanpreet scored an unbeaten 171 in the semifinals against Australia in the 2017 ODI World Cup and followed it up with a 51-run knock in the final against England.
In the ongoing edition, Harmanpreet scored 89 against Australia in the semifinal but could manage just 20 runs in the final against South Africa, but that was enough to take her past Clark’s longstanding record.
The former Australia captain’s last big innings was a 62-run knock in the semifinal of the 2005 World Cup against England and she also scored 19 more runs in the final against India. Clark-led Australia went on to win the World Cup that year.
Most runs in Women’s ODI World Cup knockouts
331 –Harmanpreet Kaur
330 – Belinda Clark
309 – Alyssa Healy
281 – Nat Sciver-Brunt
240 – Debbie Hockley
Meanwhile, South Africa fought their way back into the Women’s World Cup final with a brilliant middle-overs spell from Ayabonga Khaka and Nonkululeko Mlaba, after Shafali Verma’s explosive start had put India in command early on in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, November 2.
India were down to 229/4 after 40 overs, after the dismissal of captain Harmanpreet (20) by left-arm spinner Mlaba to further tighten the screws.
Just when her stand with Deepti Sharma was starting to take shape before the final 10 overs, Mlaba gave her team the breakthrough.
Drafted in for the semifinal against Australia after Pratika Rawal’s injury, Shafali continued her dream run with a sparkling 87 off 78 deliveries, her first fifty in more than three years after South Africa opted to bowl.
With vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (45), Shafali added 104 for the opening wicket to give India a rousing start, scoring at almost seven runs per over after a two-hour delay because of a wet outfield.
November 02, 2025, 19:57 IST
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