India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has gone down in history as the top run-scorer in the knockout matches of the ICC Women’s World Cup. In only 4 innings she has amassed a total of 331 runs, thus the Indian skipper is now on top of the list of the greatest cricketers of all time.
Harmanpreet Kaur scripts a new milestone despite short stay in final
India set the tone for the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 final at Navi Mumbai with a blazing opening partnership of 104 runs between Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma against South Africa. But the loss of two wickets in quick succession, one of the in-form Jemimah Rodrigues, saw Harmanpreet walked to the pavilion.
The captain scored 20 runs off 29 balls before she was bowled by Nonkululeko Mlaba in the 39th over. By a brief visit, those runs were sufficient for Harmanpreet to achieve an incredible personal record — the highest run scorer in Women's ODI World Cup knockout matches.
Most Runs in Women’s ODI World Cup Knockouts:
331 – Harmanpreet Kaur (India, 4 innings)
330 – Belinda Clark (Australia, 6 innings)
309 – Alyssa Healy (Australia, 4 innings)
281 – Nat Sciver-Brunt (England, 5 innings)
240 – Debbie Hockley (New Zealand, 5 innings)
The achievement was formerly that of Belinda Clark, who was number one for a long time before Harmanpreet took the lead. Alyssa Healy is third with 309 runs, which demonstrates how the Australian pair has been overwhelmingly strong in the previous World Cups.
Among Harmanpreet's runs is her famous 171 against Australia in the 2017 World Cup semifinal, which is probably the most referenced part of the women's cricket history. Recently, she also contributed 89 runs in the semifinal against Australia, which was a major factor in India's thrilling five-wicket win.
