Harleen Deol, India Women vs West Indies Women, 2nd ODI: India batsman Harleen Deol, who scored her maiden ODI century in the 115-run win over West Indies, said she was thinking how happy her mother would be to see her score her first century in international cricket. At the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara, Harleen scored 115 off 103 balls, which included 16 fours, as India posted 358/5, their joint-highest score in WODIs. He scored his half-century in 62 balls, and then proceeded rapidly to complete his century in 98 balls.
“My mother always says that God gives happiness to those who share it. Those who do not share it, God says that they are not sharing it because they will not be happy with such a small happiness. It is God’s You just have to keep believing in it,” Harleen said in the video posted on BCCI’s social media account. in 10 matches Could have scored 100 runs. But it seems, this may also be possible. When I was there, I was thinking how happy my mother would be. I remember when I was injured, everyone was around me. But then my mother was such a person, who was never irritated by the fact that I could not walk.
Harleen said, “If you want to pick up a water bottle, you can’t do that.” The importance of Harleen’s innings is huge, because she suffered a knee injury while playing for Gujarat Giants in WPL 2024 and had to undergo surgery in Mumbai. Jemimah Rodrigues, who scored a half-century in 34 balls and shared a 116-run partnership with Harleen for the fourth wicket in just 71 balls, recalled how happy she was to see the batsman score a century. Jemima said, “When I went to meet him, all he had to do was straighten his leg as part of rehab. I remember sitting there and Harry had tears streaming down his face. As a friend But, I couldn’t see it and from that day till now, I was so happy that when I was at the non-striker’s end, when this moment happened, I was very happy that you scored 100. “
Talking about how the rehab phase made her mentally stronger, Harleen said, “When you are in rehab, you keep moving forward with small challenges. So, you become mentally stronger. We plan ahead without thinking, but it doesn’t happen. So, I just take time, just live one day at a time. Enjoy the next day, next. The beginning, the next everything, the next day.”
This victory helped India win the ODI series after winning the T20 series 2-1. The team led by Harmanpreet Kaur will play its last match of the 50-over series against West Indies in Vadodara on Friday morning.
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