India registered their first win in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Sunday, beating Pakistan by eight wickets. The win propelled Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur (42) over former Indian men's skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (41) for the most wins in T20 Internationals leading the nation.
Kaur's 42nd win came in her 71st appearance as India captain, while Dhoni's 41 wins took 72 games.
Most Wins for India as T20I captain (men's and women's)
Former India women's skipper Mithali Raj had 17 T20I wins. Overall, Harmanpreet is the third most successful T20I women's skipper, behind England's Charlotte Edwards (68) and Australia's Meg Lanning (65).
Lanning can take her tally to 68 if Australia manage to win the CWG 2022 Final, and Harmanpreet can move to 45 if Indian side wins gold medal.
Harmanpreet-led India tasted a bitter loss in their first CWG 22 game against Australia by 3 wickets. But, in their second game against Pakistan, India won comfortably by 8 wickets, chasing 100 to win.
Smriti Mandhana finishing off with a boundary
Talking about the side's first-win Kaur said,
“It feels good to win, 1st wins are important. There were a lot of positives today & we would try to continue this ahead. It’s important to perform as a unit, we had a good start today & won quickly."
India in their final group match face Barbados on August 3, a win here would secure them a semi-finals spot.
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