Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur reached another major career milestone on the opening day of the women’s one-off test against England at Lord’s, becoming only the third Indian batsman to score 9000 international runs in women’s cricket. The landmark came during his innings composed of 58 off 121 deliveries on Friday. Batting at number 5, Harmanpreet hit seven boundaries and played a key role in stabilizing India’s innings with a fourth-wicket partnership of 89 with the vice-captain. Smriti Mandhanawho made 83 from 108 balls. The Punjab batsman needed just 13 runs before the start of the match to reach the milestone. It came in the fifth ball of India’s 24th innings, adding another significant achievement to an already decorated international career. Harmanpreet is now only the third Indian woman to cross the 9000-run mark in all formats, after former captain Mithali Raj and current vice-captain Mandhana. Mithali ended her illustrious international career in 2022 with 10,868 runs from 333 matches. Mandhana, who is making his 300th international appearance during the Lord’s Test, has already amassed 10,667 runs across all formats. Harmanpreet, meanwhile, took his tally to 9,045 runs in 374 international matches. His record includes 4,541 runs in 164 ODIs, 4,216 runs in 202 T20Is and 288 runs from 12 innings in eight Test matches. The 37-year-old has had one of the longest and most successful careers in women’s cricket since her international debut against Pakistan in an ODI at Bowral on March 7, 2009. She also has the distinction of being the most capped player in women’s cricket and remains the only cricketer, in both men’s and women’s international cricket, to have played more than 200 T20Is. As captain, Harmanpreet led India to the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup title in November 2025, adding a major global trophy to her leadership record. She had previously led India to the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020, where the team finished runners-up after losing to Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Most recently, Harmanpreet captained India at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. However, defeats to South Africa and Australia in the Group A stage prevented India from reaching the semi-finals, while Australia clinched the title on 5 July.