Harleen Deol

Indian cricketer

Harleen Deol

Deol in August 2022

Personal information
Full name|

Harleen Kaur Deol

Born|  (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 26)
Chandigarh, Chandigarh Union Territory, India
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm leg break
Role| Batter
International information
National side|

* India

ODI debut (cap 126)| 22 February 2019 v England
Last ODI| 15 January 2025 v Ireland
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)
Domestic team information
Years| Team
2013/14–present| Himachal Pradesh
2019–2020| Trailblazers
2022| Supernovas
2023–present| Gujarat Giants
Career statistics
| Competition | WODI | WT20I | WPL

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Matches | 19 | 24 | 13
Runs scored | 561 | 251 | 293
Batting average | 33.00 | 16.73 | 29.30
100s/50s | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/1
Top score | 115 | 52 | 67
Balls bowled | 84 | 108 | 30
Wickets | 2 | 6 | 1
Bowling average | 34.50 | 23.33 | 54
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0
10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0
Best bowling | 1/7 | 2/13 | 1/27
Catches/stumpings | 7/– | 6/– | 3/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 February 2025

Medal record

Women's Cricket
Representing  India
T20 World Cup
| 2020 Australia | Team
Commonwealth Games
| 2022 Birmingham | Team

Harleen Kaur Deol (born 21 June 1998) is an Indian cricketer.[1] She plays for Himachal Pradesh[2] as an attacking right-hand batter who occasionally bowls right arm leg spin.

Harleen made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for India against England on 22 February 2019, at Wankhede in Mumbai,[3] becoming the second woman cricketer from Chandigarh to play for India after Taniya Bhatia.[4] She completed her schooling from Yadavindra Public School, Mohali[5] and subsequently made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut against England on 4 March 2019.[6] Harleen made her Women's T20 Challenge debut for Trailblazers on 6 May 2019 against Supernovas, sharing a 100-run partnership with Smriti Mandhana.[7]

In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the 2020 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 lofted Amy 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 from Sachin Tendulkar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the catch.[9]

In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[10]

In the inaugural season of the Indian Women's Premier League in 2023, Harleen Deol was acquired by Gujarat 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 a Strike rate of 125.46, brought her within two runs of top scoring for her team.

On 24th December 2024, Harleen scored her maiden WODI and International century (115 off 103) for India during the 2nd WODI against West Indies.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "Harleen Deol". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
2. ^ "In the zone – North - News - BCCI.tv". www.bcci.tv. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
3. ^ "1st ODI, England Women tour of India at Mumbai, Feb 22 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
4. ^ "Chandigarh cricketer Taniya Bhatia keen to make her mark after India selection". Hindustan Times. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
5. ^ "'Opportunity a reward for all that hard work away from home'". Indian Express. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
6. ^ "1st T20I, England Women tour of India at Guwahati, Mar 4 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
7. ^ "Match Report: M1 - TRAILBLAZERS vs SUPERNOVAS". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
8. ^ "Kaur, Mandhana, Verma part of full strength India squad for T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
9. ^ Rao, Santosh (11 July 2021). "Prime Minister Narendra Modi Reacts To Harleen Deol's "Phenomenal" Catch". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
10. ^ "Team India (Senior Women) squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
11. ^ "Harleen Deol urges fans to watch WPL after bagging contract with Gujarat Giants: Great opportunity for us". India Today. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
12. ^ "Harleen Deol hits maiden ODI century in India's fiery batting-show vs West Indies". India Today. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.

## External links

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* Harleen Deol at ESPNcricinfo
* Harleen Deol at CricketArchive (subscription required) (archive)
* Harleen Deol at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
* Harleen Deol on Instagram

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Gujarat Giants (WPL) - current squad

* Mooney (c/†)
* Bryce
* Cheatle
* Deol
* Gardner
* Gautam
* Hemalatha
* Kanwar
* Kashyap
* Krishnamurthy
* Litchfield
* Mishra
* Pathan
* Poojitha
* Rana
* Shakil
* Singh
* Wolvaardt

* Coach: Haynes

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India squad – 2020 Women's T20 World Cup runners-up

* 1 Kaur (c)
* 2 Mandhana (vc)
* 3 Verma
* 4 Rodrigues
* 5 Deol
* 6 Sharma
* 7 Vastrakar
* 8 Veda
* 9 Gayakwad
* 10 Bhatia (wk)
* 11 Poonam
* 12 Reddy
* 13 Ghosh
* 14 Pandey
* 15 Radha
* Coach: Raman

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India squad – 2022 Commonwealth Games – Silver Medal

* Harmanpreet  (c)
* Mandhana (vc)
* Taniya (wk)
* Yastika (wk)
* Deol
* Gayakwad
* Meghana
* Rana
* Jemimah
* Deepti
* Meghna
* Renuka
* Vastrakar
* Shafali
* Yadav

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India squad – 2023 Women's T20 World Cup semi-finalists

* Kaur (c)
* Mandhana
* Bhatia (wk)
* Deol
* Gayakwad
* Ghosh (wk)
* Pandey
* Rana
* Rodrigues
* Sarvani
* Sharma
* Renuka
* Vaidya
* Vastrakar
* Verma
* Yadav
* Coach: Kanitkar

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