Harleen Kaur Deol (born 21 June 1998) is an Indian

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er. She plays for

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as an attacking right-hand batter who occasionally bowls right arm leg spin. Harleen made her

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(WODI) debut for India against England on 22 February 2019, at Wankhede in

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, becoming the second woman cricketer from

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to play for India after

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. She completed her schooling from Yadavindra Public School, Mohali and subsequently made her

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(WT20I) debut against

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on 4 March 2019. Harleen made her Women's T20 Challenge debut for Trailblazers on 6 May 2019 against Supernovas, sharing a 100-run partnership with Smriti Mandhana. In January 2020, she was named in India's squad for the

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in Australia. Deol went viral in July 2021 after performing an acrobatic catch while avoiding the boundary rope during the Twenty20 series against England. Fielding at long-off, Deol leapt to catch a lofted Amy Jones drive two-handed high above her head but, realising her momentum was taking her across the boundary rope to potentially concede six runs, she lobbed the ball into the air to give herself enough time to dive back onto the field of play to recapture the falling ball mid-air. She earned praise from

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and Prime Minister

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for the catch. In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England. In the inaugural season of the Indian Women's Premier League in 2023, Harleen Deol was acquired by Gujarat Giants (GG) for INR 40 Lakhs. At the four-week tournament's conclusion, she was one of thirteen batters to have amassed over 200 runs. Her 202 aggregate, which she achieved at a

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of 125.46, brought her within two runs of top scoring for her team. On 24th December 2024, Harleen scored her maiden WODI and International century (115 off 103) for

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during the 2nd WODI against

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