Watch: Harmanpreet Kaur Gets Birthday Gift From Former India Captain Anjum Chopra

Indian women's cricket team's vice-captain in the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup in New Zealand, Harmanpreet Kaur, is celebrating her 33rd birthday today. The Indian middle-order batter is currently preparing for India's second match in the campaign, which will be played against hosts New Zealand on Thursday. India opened its campaign with a thumping win over arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday.

Ahead of the match, former India captain and commentator Anjum Chopra caught up with Harmanpreet after a training session. In a video posted by the ICC, Anjum was seen asking Harmanpreet for a birthday cake.

Harmanpreet continued the banter as she asked Anjum for a gift. To the India batter's surprise, Anjum was actually carrying a chocolate as "gift" for her. While Harmanpreet was excited on getting the chocolate, Anjum wished her loads of "runs and victories.

ICC posted the video on Instagram with the caption, "Runs, #CWC22 victories and an extra little treat for Harmanpreet Kaur's birthday."

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India beat arch-rivals Pakistan by 107 runs in their opening game of the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup in Mount Maunganui on Sunday to start their campaign in the best way possible. Batting first, India looked stable at 96/1, with opener Smriti Mandhana scoring 52, before wickets in quick succession reduced them to 114/6. However, Sneh Rana's unbeaten 53 and Pooja Vastrakar's 67 helped India post a total of 244/7 from their 50 overs. In response, Rajeshwari Gayakwad had figures of 4/31 as India bowled Pakistan out for 137 to seal a comfortable win.

It wasn't a good outing for skipper Mithali Raj with the willow but, by turning out in the India jersey on Sunday, the veteran 39-year-old became only the third cricketer