Why Harmanpreet Kaur Shared Her Player-Of-The-Match Award With Fast Bowler Kranti Goud
In India's series-clinching performance in the third ODI, Harmanpreet Kaur and Kranti Goud were the star performers.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won player-of-the-match award for an excellent century against England in the third and final ODI of the bilateral series which concluded on Tuesday in Chester-le-Street. Kaur scored 102 off 84 to help India post a match-winning total of 318 in reply to which England managed 305.
Kaur struck 14 fours during her innings to lead the charge with the bat for the visitors as they became the second team after Australia to beat England in England in back-to-back ODI series.
A major role in the historic achievement was played by rising fast bowler Kranti Goud who produced a sensational effort with the ball to finish with career-best bowling figures of 6/52 from 9.5 overs to help India win by 13 runs.
After the end of presentation ceremony, in a heartwarming gesture, Kaur announced she's going to share the player-of-the-match award with her young teammate whom she lavished with high praise.
'I want to share my player-of-the-match award with Kranti because she bowled one of the best spells of her career. It's a great achievement for a bowler. We've been dying for a fast bowler like you. Well done, Kranti you deserve it," Kaur said in a video shared by the BCCI.
India secured a 2-1 series win and thus brought an end to what has been a successful tour that saw them also clinch a historic T20I series triumph over England.
Who is Kranti Goud?
The 21-year-old Goud is a right-arm fast bowler hailing from Madhya Pradesh. She made her ODI debut in May against Sri Lanka in Colombo. She played her maiden T20I against England in Birmingham earlier this month. Earlier this year, she represented UP Warriorz in the WPL 2025 where she took six wickets in what was her maiden campaign of career.
Growing up, Kranti took interest in fast bowling after watching bhaiyas play tennis ball cricket. For a long time, she didn't know that there's something called spin bowling in cricket and that is the reason she developed an interest in fast bowling.
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