Women’s World Cup 2025: Fans brutally troll India’s Harleen Deol as her batting woes persist against England

IndiaThe first order of was faced with immense pressure in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025and a player who has been scrutinized several times is Harleen Déol. Known for her elegant stroke play and ability to negotiate the new ball, Deol often provided strong starts at number three. However, his tendency to throw away wickets at crucial times cost India their momentum in key matches. In the high-stakes clash against England, his dismissal came at a critical time, highlighting ongoing concerns over his conversion rate. Throughout the tournament, the recurring pattern of promising starts ending in premature dismissals became a significant problem for India. For the team to mount a serious challenge, Deol needs to turn these debuts into big, impactful scores.

Women’s World Cup 2025: Harleen Deol bowls wicket at crucial juncture against England

In the match against England at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, Harleen had settled in well at number three and was looking to stabilize India’s innings after the early loss of a wicket. She had compiled 24 off 31 balls, hitting five boundaries, before being trapped by Charlie Dean. The dismissal came at a critical time when India needed her to build a meaningful partnership and anchor the 289-run run. The nature of his departure, involving a lack of concentration, was widely described as avoidable, and the team was unable to effectively challenge England’s total. This incident reinforced the pattern that Deol failed to capitalize on his starts during the high-pressure moments of the tournament.

Also WATCH: IND-W vs ENG-W: Deepti Sharma celebrates 150th ODI wicket with dismissal of Tammy Beaumont in Women’s World Cup 2025

Women’s World Cup 2025: Harleen shows steady start but fails to convert at CWC 2025 so far

Throughout the World Cup, Deol repeatedly showed the technical skills and temperament to negotiate the opening overs, often providing a solid foundation for India’s middle order. For example, against Pakistanshe compiled a composed 46, the highest score for India at that stage, before giving up her wicket. Similar trends emerged against Englandwhere she was absent for 24 years, cutting into a potential match-defining inning. His inability to convert starts into big scores created a persistent gap in the middle order, imposing additional pressure on the lower middle order. For India to maintain their momentum and reach or chase tough totals, Deol must solve this recurring problem, combining his early composure with greater concentration and shot selection in the crucial phases of the innings.

Here’s how fans reacted:

If you need the best two to deliver, the time is now. Smriti and Harmanpreet have a real deal going on. Harleen had started to look decent. But that’s always been his problem. Start then finish. @RevSportzGlobal

– Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) October 19, 2025

This is what irks me about Harleen Deol

Throwing away a start yet again after chewing up a lot of dot balls

India well behind the rate already#CWC25 #INDvENG

— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) October 19, 2025

I can’t bowl
I can’t beat
I can’t even stand on the crease
I can’t defend
I can’t attack

Harleen Deol plays on the ‘I want to be beautiful’ quota pic.twitter.com/gul8qFFio1

-Abhishek Kumar (@Abhishek060722) October 19, 2025

Harleen because of Jammy?
And Pratika, an opening match in a day?@BCCIWomen what’s wrong with you?

— Kumar M (@jkumar_99) October 19, 2025

Harleen Deol is such a cup against Spin, no wonder her SR drops in the middle overs.

I missed one straight from Dean.
Absolute mug. https://t.co/0CKq5IeHDz

— Basra!!!! (@basrasahab) October 19, 2025

Harleen agr tm strike rotation krna seekh lo.. toh tm itni buri odi batter nhi ​​​​h.. take some lessons from jemi..

-Asheesh (@Aashu_Aaru) October 19, 2025

https://twitter.com/tweet2api/status/1979910724034908500

Harleen – 5 limits. Great.

23 dot balls. Almost 4 overs. Kept Smriti away from the strike. Powerplay screwed and left.

Now will create rolls to collect for the next game.#invseng #WomensWorldCup2025 #harleen

-Amit Sharma (@twaanuki) October 19, 2025

There is absolutely no reason to have Pratika Rawal and Harleen in this team. Absolutely no reason.#CWC25

– Meowwtivator🇮🇳 (@TessaractGaming) October 19, 2025

Next match Harleen deol ko dugout me bita do bhai

— 🌼 (@khogayimaiyaha) October 19, 2025

ALSO READ: IND vs ENG, Women’s World Cup 2025: here’s why Jemimah Rodrigues is not playing today’s match

This article was first published on WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.