Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur became the highest run-scorer as a captain in women's T20 International cricket during the third T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg on April 23, 2026. She reached this milestone by scoring 66 runs off 38 balls, including seven fours and three sixes, at a strike rate of 173.68.
Harmanpreet now has 3,017 runs in 138 matches and 125 innings as captain, with an average of 32.79, featuring one century and 14 fifties. She surpassed Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu, who has 3,016 runs in 108 matches and 107 innings as captain, with an average of 30.16, including three centuries and 14 fifties.
Overall, Harmanpreet is the third-highest run scorer in women’s T20Is, accumulating 3,947 runs in 193 matches and 172 innings at an average of 29.90 and a strike rate of nearly 110, with one century and 16 fifties.
In the series against South Africa, which India are currently losing 3-0 with two games remaining, Harmanpreet has scored 125 runs at an average of 62.50 and a strike rate exceeding 156, including one fifty.
In the match, South Africa won the toss and elected to field first. Half-centuries from Harmanpreet (66 off 38 balls with seven fours and three sixes) and Shafali Verma (64 off 46 balls with eight fours and two sixes) helped India post 192 for four in 20 overs. The best bowling performance for South Africa was by Nonkululeko Mlaba, who took two wickets for 31 runs.
South African captain Laura Woolvardt scored a century (115 off 53 balls, including 14 fours and five sixes), supported by an unbeaten 64 from Sune Luus (42 balls with six fours and two sixes), leading South Africa to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory with 21 balls remaining.