Not Mithali Raj or Ellyse Perry: Harmanpreet Kaur becomes only women cricketer to achieve this historic feat | Cricket News

Harmanpreet Kaur became the most capped player in women’s international cricket on Thursday when she led the India women’s national cricket team in the second T20I of the three-match series against the Australia women’s national cricket team in Australia.The appearance was her 356th international match on February 19, taking her past Suzie Bates, who previously held the record for the most matches in women’s international cricket.

Following Kaur and Bates, Ellyse Perry is third on the list with 349 matches. Mithali Raj has played 333 matches, while Charlotte Edwards represented England in 309 games. Sophie Devine (305), Heather Knight (303) and Danni Wyatt-Hodge (302) are also among the most-capped players in women’s international cricket.Kaur has played six Tests, 161 ODIs and 189* T20Is in her career. She has scored 200 runs in Tests, 4,409 runs in ODIs and 3,784 runs in T20Is.She has also played 35 matches in the Women’s Premier League, 62 in the Women’s Big Bash League and 10 in The Hundred women’s competition.Kaur led India to their first women’s World Cup title in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2025, where they beat South Africa by 52 runs in the final.At the toss before the second T20I against Australia, Kaur said: “It’s a great achievement for me. Hopefully I’ll keep doing the hard work for the team and keep playing as much as I can.”