Couple of records for Harmanpreet Kaur in the Semifinals of Womens’ World Cup
Harmanpreet Kaur of India scored 171 not out with 20 boundary fours and seven boundary sixes in the World Cup Semifinal against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 17. Her score, boundary fours and boundary sixes are all records in their respective parameters for a batswoman in a Women’s World Cup Semi final
Harmanpreet Kaur of India became the first batswoman to score a hundred in a World Cup Semi final when he scored 171 not out against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 2017. The previous best was 91 not out scored by two women batsmen – LM Keighty of Australia and M Raj of India. The details are furnished below.
| Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| H Kaur | 171* | 20 | 7 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
| LM Keightley | 91* | 13 | 0 | 2 | Aus | RSA | Lincoln | 18 Dec 2000 |
| M Raj | 91* | 9 | 0 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Potchefstroom | 07 Apr 2005 |
Harmanpreet Kaur scored 20 boundary fours in her knock of 171 not out which is a record for most boundary fours by a batswoman in semi finals of Women’s World Cup. The previous best was 13 boundary fours scored by LM Keightly of Australia against South Africa at Lincoln on 18 Dec 2000. EJ Vilani also scored 13 boundary fours in her knock of 75 in today’s game. AJ Blackwell who scored 10 boundary fours in this game is the fourth batswoman to score ten or more boundary fours in the Women’s World Cup Semi finals
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | H Kaur | 171* | 20 | 7 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | LM Keightley | 91* | 13 | 0 | 2 | Aus | RSA | Lincoln | 18 Dec 2000 |
| 3 | EJ Villani | 75 | 13 | 0 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
| 4 | AJ Blackwell | 90 | 10 | 3 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
Harmanpreet Kaur scored seven boundary sixes in her knock of 171 not out which is a record for most boundary sixes by a batswoman in semi finals of Women’s World Cup. The next best is three boundary sixes scored by AJ Blackwell in this game.
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | 6s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | H Kaur | 171* | 20 | 7 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | AJ Blackwell | 90 | 10 | 3 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
Harmanpreet Kaur scored 20 boundary fours in her knock of 171 not out against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 17 to become the fifth batswoman to score 20 plus boundary fours in a World Cup game. The following table furnishes the list of five batswoman who have accomplished the feat
| No | Player | Runs | 4s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SJ Taylor | 147 | 24 | 1 | Eng | RSA | Bristol | 05 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | BJ Clark | 229* | 22 | 1 | Aus | Den | Mumbai | 16 Dec 1997 |
| 3 | AC Jayangani | 178* | 22 | 1 | Srl | Aus | Bristol | 29 Jun 2017 |
| 4 | TT Beaumont | 148 | 22 | 1 | Eng | RSA | Bristol | 05 Jul 2017 |
| 5 | H Kaur | 171* | 20 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
Harmanpreet Kaur scored seven boundary sixes in her knock of 171 not out against Australia at Derby on 20 Jul 17 to become the third batswoman to score seven or more boundary sixes in a World Cup game. The following table furnishes the list of three batswoman who have accomplished the feat. It is interesting to note that all the three batswomen have accomplished the feat of scoring seven or more boundary sixes in the ongoing World Cup 2017
| No | Player | Runs | 6s | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SFM Devine | 93 | 9 | 2 | NZl | Pak | Taunton | 08 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | L Lee | 92 | 7 | 1 | RSA | Ind | Leicester | 08 Jul 2017 |
| 3 | H Kaur | 171* | 7 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Derby | 20 Jul 2017 |
