“A Monster named Harmanpreet ate Australia”

Indian women cricket team player Harman-preet Kaur showed extraordinary brilliance in hitting an astonishing unbeaten 171, the highest score by an Indian player, male or female, in a World Cup knockout match.

Women World Cup 2017 (SemiFinal) HarmanPreet Kaur Source: ICC

This helped India to set the platform for a stunning 36-run semi-final victory over defending champions Australia at Derby on Thursday.

Senior Journalist Vidhanshu Kumar explains how this transformation happened and why despite being an underdog, India was a natural winner.