After India women beat England women by 13 runs in the third and final ODI at Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on Tuesday to win the three-match ODI series 2-1, the star of the match, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, was named the Player of the Match and the Player of the Series. But it was her sweet gesture of sharing her POTM trophy with young Kranti Gaud that is being praised.
“I have got the player of the match. I want to share it with Kranti because she bowled one of the best spells of her career. I think it’s a great achievement as a bowler. For an Indian team, for such fast bowlers, we have been dying for that. She has brought the experience from WPL and domestic and is executing herself here. I think she deserves to share this. I am really happy for this ball,” Harmanpreet said in a video shared by BCCI on X.
Kranti Gaud, the 21-year-old pacer, was clinical with the ball for India and picked six wickets, helping India win the match and seal the series.
Earlier, it was all Harmanpreet’s show in the first innings, who recorded her 7th ODI ton in just 82 balls, taking India to a total of 318 which eventually proved enough. She also crossed 4000 ODI runs in the process.
From Captain with lots of heart and love ❤️
A special gesture for a special spell 👌👌
Captain @ImHarmanpreet shares her Player of the Match award with Kranti Gaud and presents her with a signed ball & a special message ✍️#TeamIndia | #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/vRVNlTOBkF
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) July 23, 2025
“Great moment for all of us. Happy with the way we played throughout the series,” said Harmanpreet after the match.
“We are giving our best on the field and gelling well as a team. They have been great on and off the field, whenever they get an opportunity, they want to grab it with both hands and I am happy that we are getting to see the results now,” she added.
Apart from Kranti Gaud, another youngster, left-arm spinner Shree Charani has been grabbing eyeballs with her consistent performance.
“Both (Shree Charani and Kranti Goud) of them got good experience in WPL and that is where we thought that if we give them an opportunity, they will do well for the country as well. This series win means a lot to us. Credit goes to our fielding coach (Munish Bali), he has been working really hard,” added India captain.
