Tanuja Kanwar

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Tanuja Kanwar
Personal information
Full name
Tanuja Kanwar
Born (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26)
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox
Role Bowler
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  84)21 July 2024 v  United Arab Emirates
Last T20I28 July 2024 v  Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.32
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's Cricket
Women's Asia Cup
Runner-up 2024 Sri Lanka

Tanuja Kanwar (born 28 January 1998) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Railways and Gujarat Giants. [1] [2] [3] She plays as a left-arm orthodox bowler. She made her international debut for India in 2024. [4]

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Domestic career

In February 2024, she was signed by Gujarat Giants at a price of ₹50 lakh to play for them in the Women's Premier League auction. [5] She played her first WPL match against Mumbai Indians on 4 March 2023. [6] [7] She played eight matches in the WPL 2023, where she picked up five wickets at an economy rate of 8.85. [8] She took 10 wickets from eight games at an economy rate of 7.13 in WPL 2024. [5]

International career

On 21 July 2024, she was added to the India’s squad as a replacement of Shreyanka Patil, for the 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. [9] [8] Kanwar made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against UAE, in the same tournament on 21 July 2024. [10] [11]

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