Vaishnavi Sharma

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Vaishnavi Sharma
Personal information
Full name
Vaishnavi Narendra Sharma
Born (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 20)
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
BattingLeft-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox spin
Role Bowler
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  89)21 December 2025 v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I30 December 2025 v  Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.2
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Women's cricket
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
U19 T20 World Cup
Winner 2025 Malaysia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2025

Vaishnavi Narendra Sharma (born 18 December 2005) is an Indian international cricketer. She plays for the India women's national team as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. [1] [2] Sharma was a part of the squad that won the 2025 U19 T20 World Cup and was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament. [3]

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Early life

Sharma was born on 18 December 2005 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. Her father Narendra Sharma works as a government employee. [4] She has an elder brother who is an engineer. Sharma showed an interest in cricket at an early age and started training when she was five years old. [5]

International career

Sharma was the leading wicket-taker at the 2025 U19 T20 World Cup where India retained its world champion title. [6] She also became the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick at the tournament. [7] In December 2025, she got her maiden senior call up during the T20I series against Sri Lanka. [8] Sharma made her T20I debut in the first match of the series. [9] She received her debut cap from captain Harmanpreet Kaur. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Know your India U19 WC All Stars Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla, Vaishnavi Sharma and superstar Trisha". The Indian Express . 3 February 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Vaishnavi Sharma first Indian to take hat-trick in U19 Women's T20 WC, defending champions pull off second-fastest chase". Hindustan Times . 21 January 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "How visualisation helped hat-trick hero Vaishnavi Sharma at ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council . 21 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "From Hometurf Damage To World Cup Glory & Top Honours In Women's Cricket". The Times of India . ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Meet Vaishnavi Sharma, India's Young Spin-Wiz Who Took A Fifer Including A Hat-Trick On Debut - News18". News18 . Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  6. ↑ Chowdhury, Sabyasachi (21 January 2025). "U19 Women's T20 World Cup: Vaishnavi Sharma shines with hat-trick, 5 wickets on debut". India Today . Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Watch: Vaishnavi Sharma becomes first Indian to take a hat-trick in U19 Women World Cup as India crush Malaysia". The Times of India . ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma earn maiden callup for Sri Lanka T20Is". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Who is Vaishnavi Sharma? U19 sensation rewarded with T20I debut in Visakhapatnam". India Today. 21 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Who Is Vaishnavi Sharma? 20-Year-Old With No WPL Experience Makes India Debut". News18.
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