Uma Chetry

Uma Chetry

Personal information
Born	(2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 23) Bokakhat, Assam, India
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side	India (2024–present)
Only ODI(cap  157)	26 October 2025 v  Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.	55
T20I debut(cap  83)	7 July 2024 v  South Africa
Last T20I	28 July 2024 v  Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	55
Domestic team information
Years	Team

Women's cricket
Representing   India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner	2025 India
Asian Games
	2022 Hangzhou
ACC Asia Cup
Runner-up	2024 Sri Lanka

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 October 2025

Uma Chetry (born 27 July 2002) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the women's national cricket team as a wicket-keeper- batsman. ^[1] She represents Assam in domestic cricket and plays for UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League. Chetry was part of the Indian team that won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup and gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life

Chetry hails from Kandulimari village in Bokakhat division of Golaghat district, Assam. Her mother encouraged her to play cricket when she saw Chetry playing on the roads along with her brother Bijoy and other boys. She is the only girl among her five siblings. She attended Bokakhat Hindi High School.

Career

In June 2023, Chetry played for India A at the 2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup. ^{[4] [5]}

In July 2023, Chetry was named in her first India squad, for the WT20I side's series against Bangladesh. ^{[6] [7]} In September 2023, she was in India's squad for the Asian Games. ^[8]

In May 2024, she was named in WODI, WT20I and Test squads for the series against South Africa, making her international debut in a T20I on 7 July 2024. ^{[9] [10]}

Chetry was named in the India squad for their home WODI series against New Zealand in October 2024. ^[11]

Uma Chetry was named in the Indian squad for the WODI series against Australia and the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup after Yastika Bhatia sustained an injury. ^[12] Chetry made her WODI debut against Bangladesh in the World Cup. ^[13]

References

1. "Who is Uma Chetry? Meet the Assam cricketer who replaced Richa Ghosh in the Women's World Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
2. "Shafali, Deepti dazzle in India's epochal triumph". The Hindu. 2 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
3. "Asian Games: Indian women's cricket team wins gold in their maiden appearance". The Times of India. 26 September 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
4. "BCCI announces India 'A' (Emerging) squad for ACC Emerging Women's Asia Cup 2023". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
5. "Uma Chetry: Farm hand to keeping wickets for India". Hindustan Times. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
6. "Senior players missing as India name limited-overs squad for Bangladesh series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
7. Acharya, Shayan (3 July 2023). "Uma Chetry: Assam's rising star ready to spread wings". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
8. "Team India (Senior Women) squad for 19th Asian Games". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
9. "How Uma Made It Big With Her Indomitable Spirit". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
10. "Assam's Uma Chetry makes it to senior women's cricket squad for series against SA". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
11. "India's Squad for IDFC First Bank ODI Series against New Zealand announced". BCCI. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
12. "Yastika Bhatia ruled out of Australia ODIs and World Cup". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
13. "Uma Chetry Makes Her ODI Debut In Last Group Game; Kranti, Rana Rested". Cricket.com. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

Further reading

• Puthran, Aayush (15 February 2025). "The mornings and evenings that shaped Uma Chetry's journey". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 5 April 2025.

External links

• Uma Chetry  at ESPNcricinfo