Renuka Singh Thakur (born 2 January 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh and the India women's national cricket team.[1][2][3]
Career
Singh was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 Senior Women's One Day League, with 23 dismissals.[4] In August 2021, Singh earned her maiden call-up to the India women's cricket team, for their series against Australia.[5][6] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 7 October 2021, for India against Australia.[7]
In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[8] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut on 18 February 2022, for India against New Zealand.[9]
In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[10] She was the leading wicket-taker at the tournament, with 11 wickets, as well as winning a silver medal with her team.[11][12] She took her first T20I five-wicket haul against England in the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup on 18 February 2023.[13]
Thakur made her Test debut against England in December 2023.[14] She was named in the India squad for the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup[15] and their home ODI series against New Zealand in October 2024.[16]
In December 2024, she took her first fifer in ODI against West Indies.[17]
References
- ^ "Renuka Singh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Meet Renuka Singh; Fast Bowler From Himanchal Picked For Indian Women Cricket Team's Australia Tour". She the People. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Her father's dream: Himachal pacer gets maiden call-up for women's T-20 cricket team". New Indian Express. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Who are the Uncapped Indian Players on the Australian Tour for ODI, T20I and D/N Test?". Female Cricket. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "India Women's squad for one-off Test, ODI and T20I series against Australia announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "India Women call up Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Renuka Singh for Australia tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "1st T20I (N), Carrara, Oct 7 2021, India Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "3rd ODI, Queenstown, Feb 18 2022, India Women tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Team India (Senior Women) squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Records/Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition, 2022/Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Mooney, Gardner and Schutt lead Australia to gold in pulsating final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Nat Sciver-Brunt leads England past India despite Renuka Singh five-for". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "INDIA HANDS DEBUT AGAINST 3 PLAYERS IN TEST MATCH AGAINST ENGLAND". Pro IQRA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "India's squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "India's Squad for IDFC First Bank ODI Series against New Zealand announced". BCCI. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Renuka Singh Thakur produces maiden fifer to rattle Windies in India's 211-run opening ODI win". Female Cricket. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
External links
- Renuka Singh Thakur at ESPNcricinfo
- Renuka Singh Thakur at CricketArchive (subscription required) (archive)
- Renuka Singh Thakur at The Cricket Fanatic
- Renuka Singh Thakur at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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