Amita Sharma

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Amita Sharma
Amita Sharma (10 March 2009, Sydney).jpg
Amita Sharma in 2009
Personal information
Full name
Amita Sharma
Born (1982-09-12) 12 September 1982 (age 42)
Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  63)27 November 2003 v  New Zealand
Last Test29 August 2006 v  England
ODI debut(cap  68)24 July 2002 v  Ireland
Last ODI23 January 2014 v  Sri Lanka
T20I debut(cap  10)5 August 2006 v  England
Last T20I28 January 2014 v  Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's cricket
World Cup
Runner-up 2005 South Africa
Source: CricketArchive, 24 August 2022

Amita Sharma (born 12 September 1982) is an Indian former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm medium-fast bowler. She appeared in five Test matches, 116 One Day Internationals and 41 Twenty20 Internationals for India from 2002 till 2014. She played domestic cricket for Railways, Assam and Delhi. [1] [2]

Sharma first played for India in 2002, and soon established herself as an integral member of the side. She took 14 wickets in the 2005 World Cup in South Africa and helped her side into the final. [3]

In 2012, in a WODI against England, Sharma and Gouher Sultana scored 58 for the 10th wicket, which at the time was the highest 10th-wicket partnership in WODI history. [4] [5]

References

  1. "Player Profile: Amita Sharma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. "Player Profile: Amita Sharma". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. "Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  4. "2nd ODI: England Women v India Women at Taunton, Jul 4, 2012. Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. "Records. Women's One-Day Internationals. Partnership records. Highest partnership for the tenth wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2017.