Puja Chakraborty

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Puja Chakraborty
Personal information
Full name
Puja Chakraborty
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Only T20I(cap  31)5 December 2019 v  Maldives
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Women's Cricket
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

Puja Chakraborty is a Bangladeshi cricketer who plays as a right-arm off break bowler. [1] In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games. [2]

She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Bangladesh, against Maldives, on 5 December 2019. She took one wicket for one run in that match. [3]

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References

  1. "Profile - Cricinfo". Cricinfo . Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  3. "Full Scorecard of Bdesh Wmn vs Maldives Women 5th Match 2019/20 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2021.