Uma Chetry

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Uma Chetry
Personal information
Full name
Uma Chetry
Born (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 22)
Bokakhat, Assam, India
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  83)7 July 2024 v  South Africa
Last T20I9 July 2024 v  South Africa
T20I shirt no.55
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's Cricket
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Women's Asia Cup
Runner-up 2024 Sri Lanka

Uma Chetry (born 27 July 2002) is an Indian cricketer. She currently plays for Assam as a wicket-keeper. She was part of the India squad that won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. [1] [2] [3]

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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 Chetri and other boys. She is the only girl among the five siblings. She attended Bokakhat Hindi High School. She became the first woman to be called up to an India squad from Assam. [4] [5]

Career

In June 2023, Chetry played for India A at the 2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup. [6] [7]

In July 2023, Chetry was named in her first India squad, for the T20I side's series against Bangladesh. [8] [9] In September 2023, she was in India's squad for the Asian Games. [10]

In May 2024, she was named in ODI, T20I and Test squads for the series against South Africa, making her international debut in a T20I on 7 July 2024. [11] [12]

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