India, Sept. 5 -- India captain Harmanpreet Kaur added another unprecedented record to her career on Saturday, becoming the first cricketer in the history of the game, across men's and women's cricket, to captain a team in 150 T20 Internationals. Harmanpreet reached the landmark during India's Women's Asia Cup clash against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Pakistan captain Fatima Sana won the toss and elected to bat first as Harmanpreet walked out for her 150th match in charge of the Indian T20I side.

The scale of the record becomes clearer when compared with the other longest-serving captains in the format. Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu is second among women with 121 matches as captain, while Rwanda's Marie Bimenyi...