Team India star hilariously touches Harleen Deol's feet ahead of IND vs SA 2025 2nd T20I in Mullanpur [Watch]

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Harleen Deol with the Women's World Cup 2025 trophy - Source: Getty

Team India star Jitesh Sharma hilariously touched Women's cricketer Harleen Deol's feet ahead of the second T20I against South Africa. The game was played on Thursday, December 11, in Mullanpur.

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Before the game began, Jitesh Sharma was seen walking to Harleen Deol on the ground. He bent down and touched her feet, while she patted him on the back with a smile on her face.

The Team India star had his bat and batting gloves in one hand with his wicketkeeping gloves in the other. He was seen in his training kit while Harleen was all suited up with shades as well. The two were then seen having a conversation before Jitesh walked off. She pat him on the shoulder once again as he left.

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Watch the video of the moment below -

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Harleen was part of the Indian team that recently won the Women's World Cup 2025. She batted in five innings and scored 169 runs at an average of 33.80.


Team India suffer 51-run defeat in second T20I as South Africa level series

Meanwhile, India lost the second T20I by 51 runs. South Africa batted first and posted a huge total of 213/4 on the board. Quinton de Kock top-scored with a 46-ball 90. For the Men in Blue, Varun Chakaravarthy returned figures of 2/29 from four overs.

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With the bat, they had a shaky start. They lost three wickets in the powerplay and could never get close to the target. The Proteas bowled the hosts out for 162 runs in 19.1 overs. Jitesh Sharma scored a quickfire 17-ball 27 with two fours and as many sixes at a strike-rate of 158.82. Tilak Varma struck a 34-ball 62 with two boundaries and five maximums at a strike-rate of 182.35.

However, their efforts were in vain as the team was nowhere close in the end. With this win, South Africa levelled the five-match series 1-1. The hosts won the first game by 101 runs.

Dharamsala will host the third T20I on Sunday, December 14. The Men In Blue will aim to bounce back from this defeat. South Africa will look to carry the momentum from their win.

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