India superstar Harmanpreet Kaur is returning to play for Lancashire Thunder for the 2019 Kia Super League!
Kaur made an instant impact on her debut for the side, hitting an unbeaten 34, including the match winning six in the final over at the Oval, to defeat eventual champions Surrey Stars in her first spell with the club.
The 30-year-old went on to score 164 runs in the tournament at an average of 32, scored at a blistering strike rate of 151.85, the highest in the Lancashire side.
She captained India at the ICC Women's World T20 in 2018 and became the first woman to score a T20 century for her country, smashing 103 not out from just 51 deliveries against New Zealand in the tournament opener.
Kaur has a prolific IT20 record for India, in 96 matches she has scored 1,910 runs at an average of 28.08, including six fifties and that century - she also bowls right-arm off breaks and has claimed 25 wickets.
"I am delighted to sign with Lancashire Thunder once again for the Kia Super League," Kaur told the Lancashire website.
"I really enjoyed my first spell in Lancashire, everybody made me feel very welcome and I have some great friends in the dressing room, who I can't wait to play with again.
"It is a very talented squad and I know we will all be hungry to go one further this year, following the disappointment of narrowly missing out on Finals Day in 2018."
Thunder coach Alex Blackwell said: "Harmanpreet made a fantastic start last summer, holding her nerve in the final over to hit the winning runs at Surrey after joining up with the squad late.
"She also played a great knock in our Roses victory against Yorkshire in Blackpool and I am certain that she will be determined to showcase even more of her skills this summer.
"It is great to have one of the world's leading T20 batters in our ranks once again."
Kaur becomes Thunder's first overseas signing of the year, with two more additions set to be announced ahead of the start of the Kia Super League 2019.
