Excited To Play In First-Ever Game Of The Hundred: Harmanpreet Kaur

Mumbai: India Women T20I skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that she is excited to play in the first-ever game of The Hundred.

Five Indian women cricketers — Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Deepti Sharma will be seen in action in the inaugural edition of ‘The Hundred’.

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Harmanpreet Kaur will star in the opening match, at the Kia Oval on July 21, as she joins Manchester Originals. Jemimah Rodrigues will feature for Northern Superchargers.

“It is very exciting that I am getting to play the first game of The Hundred,” Harmanpreet Kaur said in an official release issued by The Hundred.

“It will be special to make history, especially with a women’s match at such a big ground. We’ve played in front of some large crowds in India and it’s always a great experience for the players,” she added.

Smriti Mandhana is set to form a disastrous opening partnership with Danny Wyatt in the Southern Brave, while Deepti Sharma will join England captain Heather Knight in the London Spirit.

The Hundred, which is an ECB brainchild, will feature eight teams taking on each other. The first match in the competition will be played between the women’s teams of Oval Invincibles and Manchester Originals on July 21.

The Hundred is a 100-ball cricket competition that will see prominent players (both men and women) featuring in the tournament later this year in the English summer.

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