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Harmanpreet Kaur hit 89 in World Cup semi-final to help beat mighty Australia

Her decision to hand ball to Shafali Verma in final proved game-changing

36-year-old named in Time magazine's 2023 list of top 100 emerging leaders shaping world

It took 16 long years, but the crowning glory in Navi Mumbai was well worth the wait for Harmanpreet Kaur. The India captain finally laid her hands on the elusive ICC Women's World Cup trophy in her fifth appearance in the marquee tournament.

Harmanpreet made her international debut at the 2009 edition of the 50-over event in Australia in a 10-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan. Years of heartbreak followed for her and India — including a narrow defeat to England in the 2017 final at Lord's — but the taste of redemption

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