Sneh Rana (cricketer)

Sneh Rana

Rana in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 31) Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowling All-rounder
International information
National side	India (2014–present)
Test debut(cap  85)	16 June 2021 v  England
Last Test	21 December 2023 v  Australia
ODI debut(cap  110)	19 January 2014 v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI	2 November 2025 v  South Africa
ODI shirt no.	2
T20I debut(cap  45)	26 January 2014 v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I	9 July 2025 v  England
T20I shirt no.	2
Domestic team information
Years	Team

Women's cricket
Representing   India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner	2025 India
Commonwealth Games
	2022 Birmingham
ACC Asia Cup
Winner	2022 Bangladesh

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 October 2025

Sneh Rana (born 18 February 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the national team. ^[1] She is a right-arm off break bowler and right-handed batter. Rana represents Railways in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Women's Premier League. ^[2] She was part of the team that won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup and 2022 Women's Asia Cup.

Early life and background

Rana hails from Sinaula, on the outskirts of Dehradun. ^[3] Her father was a farmer. ^[4]

International career

She made her Women's One Day International and Women's Twenty20 International debuts against Sri Lanka in 2014. ^[5]

After a knee injury in 2016, she was side-lined from the national team, and would not play international cricket for another five years. ^[6] During this period, she played domestic cricket, and also played for India B.

In May 2021, she was named in India's Test squad for their one-off match against the England women's cricket team. ^[7] Rana made her Test debut against England on 16 June 2021. ^{[8] [9]}

In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in 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]

During the one-off Test against South Africa Women at Chepauk in 2024, Rana took maiden five-wicket haul and became the second woman spinner and first from India to take a ten-wicket haul in Test cricket. ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

Rana took her first five-wicket haul in ODIs against South Africa during the Tri-Series on 29 April 2025. ^[16]

References

1. "Sneh Rana". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
2. "Karuna Jain left out of India women's one-day squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
3. Menon, Vishal (22 June 2021). "Sneh Rana overcomes personal tragedy, injury to script India's Bristol rearguard". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
4. Banerjee, Kathakali; Anab, Mohammad (21 June 2021). "Farmer's daughter creates cricketing history in Bristol". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
5. "India's potential Test debutantes: Where were they in November 2014?". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
6. Ghosh, Annesha (17 June 2021). "The love, loss and comeback of Sneh Rana". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
7. "India's Senior Women squad for the only Test match, ODI & T20I series against England announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
8. "Only Test, Bristol, Jun 16 - 19 2021, India Women tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
9. "Turning it in: Sneh Rana shines on Test debut". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
10. "Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. 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. "Sneh Rana picks 8 wicket in a Test Inning, becomes only 3rd player to take a 8-fer". Female Cricket. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
13. "Sneh Rana becomes second Indian to register a ten-wicket match haul in Women's Tests". Sportstar . Retrieved 1 July 2024.
14. "Sneh Rana becomes First Indian Spinner to take 10-fer in a Women's Test match". Female Cricket. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
15. "Best bowling figures in a Test in women's cricket | ESPNcricinfo".
16. "Sneha Rana's maiden five-for, Rawal's excellent fifty power India to 15 run-win over South Africa". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 29 April 2025.

External links

• Sneh Rana  at ESPNcricinfo
• Sneh Rana  at CricketArchive (subscription required)