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| Full name | Harleen Kaur Deol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1998-06-21)21 June 1998 (age 27) Chandigarh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armleg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 126) | 22 February 2019 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 26 October 2025 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 33 (formerly 98) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 62) | 4 March 2019 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 11 July 2023 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 33 (formerly 98) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14–present | Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Trailblazers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Supernovas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Gujarat Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | UP Warriorz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harleen Kaur Deol (born 21 June 1998) is an Indian internationalcricketer.[1] She plays for theIndian women's national team as a right-handedbatter who occasionally bowls right-armleg spin. Deol representsHimachal Pradesh in domestic cricket andUP Warriorz in theWomen's Premier League.[2] She was part of the Indian team that won the2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.
Harleen made herWODI debut for Indiaagainst England on 22 February 2019, atWankhede inMumbai,[3] becoming the second woman cricketer fromChandigarh to play for India afterTaniya Bhatia.[4] She completed her schooling from Yadavindra Public School, Mohali[5]and subsequently made herWT20I debut againstEngland on 4 March 2019.[6] Harleen made herWomen's T20 Challenge debut forTrailblazers on 6 May 2019 againstSupernovas, sharing a 100-run partnership withSmriti Mandhana.[7]
In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[8]
Deol went viral in July 2021 after performing an acrobatic catch while avoiding the boundary rope during the Twenty20 series against England. Fielding at long-off, Deol leapt to catch a loftedAmy Jones drive two-handed high above her head but, realising her momentum was taking her across the boundary rope to potentially concede six runs, she lobbed the ball into the air to give herself enough time to dive back onto the field of play to recapture the falling ball mid-air. She earned praise fromSachin Tendulkar and Prime MinisterNarendra Modi for the catch.[9]
In July 2022, she was named in India's team for thecricket tournament at the2022 Commonwealth Games inBirmingham, England.[10]
In the inaugural season of the IndianWomen's Premier League in 2023, Harleen Deol was acquired byGujarat Giants (GG) for INR 40 Lakhs.[11] At the four-week tournament's conclusion, she was one of thirteen batters to have amassed over 200 runs. Her 202 aggregate, which she achieved at aStrike rate of 125.46, brought her within two runs of top scoring for her team.
On 24 December 2024, Harleen scored her maidenWODI and International century (115 off 103) forIndia during the 2nd WODI againstWest Indies.[12]
Harleen Deol was in the spotlight in WPL 2026 when she was controversially retired out on 47 during match against Delhi Capitals. 24 hours later, she smashed a match-winning 64* against Mumbai Indians to silence her critics in style.[13]
Known for her terrific fielding, she also produced one of the moments of the season in WPL 2026 with a breathtaking catch against Mumbai Indians.[14]
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