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- ↑ "1st T20I, Ranchi, Feb 22 2016, Sri Lanka Women tour of India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ↑ "Anuja Patil deserves an ODI break now after 31 T20I experience". Female Cricket. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
