On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Harmanpreet Kaur resigned as the captain of India in all formats, and Smriti Mandhana was appointed in her place. India’s inaugural Women’s Cricket World Cup victory in 2025 and two Asian Games gold medals, including the most recent in Nagoya, were overseen by the 37-year-old leader since 2016.

Harmanpreet Kaur maintained her place in India’s T20I and ODI squads for the ongoing Zimbabwe series, despite her decision to relinquish the captaincy.

In the eighth over of India’s innings during the third T20I in Raipur, Harmanpreet Kaur entered the crease at number four. Before this match, she had failed to score a half-century in eight innings. However, her aggressive nature was immediately apparent when she encountered Kudzai Chigora’s bowling.

How did Harmanpreet Kaur locate the form following his departure from the captaincy?

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She was able to miss the mark by hitting a boundary off Loryn Phiri’s bowling early in her stay. Nevertheless, her momentum was genuinely bolstered when she faced Chigora’s over, from which she extracted 20 runs, including two boundaries and two sixes. The aggressive approach persisted throughout her innings, as she reached 91 off 41 deliveries.

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