Harleen Deol is not any stranger to going viral in England – her catch on the boundary rope in July 2021 went to the corners of the web that cricket, particularly the ladies’s sport, had gone earlier than. On Wednesday evening, she discovered herself on the heart of a second that might doubtlessly journey far on the interweb, however as a blooper.
Harleen, throughout the run-chase of the primary ODI between England and India, tapped the ball to mid on and took off for a fast single within the twenty second over. It appeared like a dangerous single at first, but when something, Harmanpreet Kaur on the non-striker’s finish seemed to be in peril whereas working in the direction of the striker’s crease. Harleen had a head begin and will have comfortably accomplished the run. However a direct hit caught the India No 3 brief in an embarrassing dismissal at The Rose Bowl. Because the replays confirmed, she was torpid in grounding her bat the non-striker’s finish, and didn’t handle to get her ft over the crease as effectively.
Alice Davidson-Richards’ throw gave England a breakthrough out of nowhere as India misplaced fast wickets within the run-chase. Shortly after her dismissal, Harmanpreet fell too and former India males’s head coach Ravi Shastri on commentary identified how an elementary error can change the course of the match.
Former India captain Anjum Chopra posted on X: “Unbelievable! No means! Is it that tough to be snug and protected ? Dropping a possibility to attain runs in worldwide cricket and win a match … Simply Missed!”
Direct hit. GONE.
ADR, fast arms 🔥 pic.twitter.com/hYCaSlcbCv
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 16, 2025
For what it’s value, right here’s the catch of Harleen from the T20I in Northampton that dismissed Amy Jones.
A implausible piece of fielding 👏
We end our innings on 177/7
Scorecard & Movies: https://t.co/oG3JwmemFp#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/62hFjTsULJ
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 9, 2021
Within the collection opener on Wednesday, England posted 258 for six in opposition to India after opting to bat first. Sophia Dunkley amassed 83 in 92 balls to emerge because the top-scorer for England, whereas Alice Davidson-Richards (53), skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt (41) and Emma Lamb (39) additionally chipped in with helpful contributions. Kranti Goud (2/55) and Sneh Rana (2/31) picked up two wickets apiece, whereas Shree Charani (1/46) and Amanjot Kaur (1/58) took one every. Davidson-Richards contributed 53 in 73 balls throughout a 106-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Dunkley, which shaped the nucleus of the England innings after they misplaced 4 wickets for 97 runs.
Dunkley struck 9 fours throughout her keep within the center.