Minnu Mani

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Minnu Mani
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Personal information
Born (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25)
Wayanad, Kerala, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  74)9 July 2023 v  Bangladesh
Last T20I21 September 2023 v  Malaysia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team

Minnu Mani (born 24 March 1999) is an Indian international cricketer who represents the Indian women's national team. She plays for Delhi Capitals in Women's Premier League. In domestic cricket, she represents Kerala cricket team. She became the first Kerala woman cricketer to play for India.

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Early life

Minnu hails from Choyimoola in Wayanad district of Kerala. Her father, Mani CK, is a daily wage labourer and her mother, Vasantha, is a homemaker. [1] She has a younger sister, Mimitha. [2] She studied at Mananthavady Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Edappady till Grade 8 and St. Sebastian High School, Thodupuzha till Grade 10. She completed her higher secondary education at Sarvajana Higher Secondary School, Sulthan Bathery and graduated from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. [3] As of 2023, she is pursuing her BA in Sociology through distance learning. [4]

She started playing cricket at 10 with boys at paddy fields. Initially, her family didn't support the idea of her playing cricket. Her physical education teacher, Elsamma noticed her skill and took her to selection trials of the Wayanad District Under-13 team. The next year, she played in the Kerala U-16 team and represented Kerala at the senior level aged 16. Minnu had to travel one and a half hours daily, switching four buses to reach the nearest stadium from her home for cricket practice. [4] [5]

Domestic career

Minnu made her debut for Kerala at the age of 16. She was the key performer when the Kerala U-23 women's team won the national T20 championship in 2018 with of 188 runs and 11 wickets. In 2019, she represented India Blue in the Under-23 One Day Challenger Trophy. She got her maiden call for the India A team touring Bangladesh and was called for ACC Emerging Women's Asia Cup in the same year. [6]

Indian Premier league

In February 2023, she was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the WPL auction ahead of the 2023 Women's Premier League. [7]

International career

In July 2023, she was called up to the Indian team touring Bangladesh, making her the first female cricketer from Kerala to earn an India call-up. [8] She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for India Women against Bangladesh Women on 9 July 2023. [9] She finished the series as India's highest wicket-taker, with 5 wickets from three matches. [10] In July 2023, she was selected in India's 2023 Asian Games squad. [11]

In December 2023, Mani was selected in India's T20I series against Australia. [12]

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