Meghna Singh

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Meghna Singh
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Singh in August 2022
Personal information
Full name
Meghna Singh
Born (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 30)
Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Only Test(cap  90)30 September 2021 v  Australia
ODI debut(cap  134)21 September 2021 v  Australia
Last ODI18 September 2022 v  England
ODI shirt no.16
T20I debut(cap  70)29 July 2022 v  Australia
Last T20I11 December 2022 v  Australia
T20I shirt no.16
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's Cricket
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team

Meghna Singh (born 18 June 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Railways. [1] [2] [3] In August 2021, Singh earned her maiden call-up to the India women's cricket team, for their series against Australia, [4] including being named in India's squad for the one-off women's Test match. [5] [6] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut on 21 September 2021 against Australia. [7] She made her Test debut on 30 September 2021, also against Australia. [8]

In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. [9] She was also named in India's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their one-off match against New Zealand. [10]

In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [11] In the opening match of that tournament she made her WT20I debut on 29 July 2022, against Australia. [12]

In December 2023, she was signed by Gujarat Giants at the Women's Premier League auction, for the 2024 season. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Meghna Singh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Meet Meghna Singh, Indian Cricketer Secures Her ticket to Australia Tour". She the People. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Who's Meghna Singh? – 10 facts about the uncapped player selected for India's tour of Australia". Cric Tracker. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "India Women's squad for one-off Test, ODI and T20I series against Australia announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "India Women call up Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Renuka Singh for Australia tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Who are the Uncapped Indian Players on the Australian Tour for ODI, T20I and D/N Test?". Female Cricket. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "1st ODI, Mackay, Sep 21 2021, India Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Only Test (D/N), Carrara, Sep 30 - Oct 3 2021, India Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "India Women's squad for ICC Women's World Cup 2022 and New Zealand series announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Team India (Senior Women) squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "1st Match, Group A, Birmingham, July 29, 2022, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Bid-by-bid updates - 2024 WPL auction". ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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