Hurricane harmanpreet
She powers India into the World Cup final On Thursday, Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain of the Indian women's cricket team, blew everyone else out of the water with her 171 off 115 balls performance in the World Cup semi-final. Sportspersons often talk of being `in the zone' ¬ where you perform at your peak, when everything else recedes. At one point, when she got mad at Deepti Sharma for almost running herself out, she directed that intensity at the opposing side. She played like a woman possessed, and yet with perfect control ¬ leaving the Australian bowlers with no choice as she hit 20 fours and 7 sixes. Despite an injury that made her limp, she scored arguably the greatest World Cup innings since Kapil Dev's 175 not out in 138 balls against Zimbabwe during the 1983 World Cup. How did Harmanpreet set the field ablaze? For one, she knew her opponents, having played the Women's Big Bash League. India's T20 captain, she was picked by Australian scouts precisely because of her aggression. She has also signed up with England's domestic T20 tournament, the Kia Super League. Although she is one of the most sought-after female cricketers on the international scene, Kaur like her team is underappreciated and often condescended to in India. But nothing succeeds like success, and while Thursday's avenging juggernaut performance should be enough to convince anyone of the sporting excellence of the Women in Blue, there is one way they can clinch their case ¬ by bringing home the Cup from Lord's.
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