Sindhu Sriharsha

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Sindhu Sriharsha
Batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 8)11 April 2024 v Papua New Guinea
Last ODI14 April 2023 v Scotland
T20I debut (cap 10)17 May 2019 v Canada
Last T20I11 September 2023 v Canada
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–2023Warriors Women
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 22
Runs scored 364
Batting average 24.26
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 74*
Catches/stumpings 11/2
Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2022

Sindhu Sriharsha (born 17 August 1988) is an Indian-born American cricketer and the current captain of the United States women's cricket team.[1][2][3]

Born in

Pakistan's tour of the West Indies. It was the first time the two teams had played each other in the format.[10]

In May 2019, she was named as the captain of the United States' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Americas tournament in Florida, saying that the team would be "ecstatic" if they won the qualifier.[11] She made her WT20I debut for the United States against Canada in the Americas Qualifier on 17 May 2019.[12] The United States won the Americas qualifier after taking an unassailable 2–0 lead, with wins in their first two matches.[13] Sriharsha finished as the leading run-scorer in the three-match series, with 80 runs.[14] After winning the Americas qualification tournament, Sriharsha said "it's amazing! Going to a global qualifier after eight years is a huge win for USA cricket".[15]

In August 2019, she was named as the captain of the American squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[16][17] In February 2021, she was named in the Women's National Training Group by the USA Cricket Women's National Selectors ahead of the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournaments.[18][19] In September 2021, she was named as the captain of the American team for the World Cup Qualifier tournament.[20] In October 2021, she was named as the captain of the American team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Sindhu Sriharsha". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ "USA-Canada to compete in pursuit of World Cup spots". ANI News. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Sindhu Sriharsha". USA Cricket. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Interview: USA Captain Sindhu Sriharsha – "We are eager to show what we can do!"". Cricket Her. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Sindhu Sriharsha – Captain of USA Women's Cricket Team". Female Cricket. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Sindhu Sriharsha". USA Cricket. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. ^ Upendran, Ananya (8 October 2019). "Of second comings and bravery— Sindhu Sriharsha's unconventional path to the top". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Gruny, Bhaskar return to USA squad after five-year absence". ESPN. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  9. ^ "USA Women's Squad Announced". United States of America Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  10. ^ "USACA Hosts Pakistan Women's Team for Historic Games". United States of America Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  11. ^ "United States and Canada go head to head in Women's Qualifier Americas in pursuit of World Cup spots". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  12. ^ "1st T20I, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier at Lauderhill, May 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Brilliant USA Women seal place at Global Qualifiers". USA Cricket. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  14. ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier, 2019: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  15. ^ "United States sweep Canada to reach Women's T20 and Cricket World Cup Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Captains ready for Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  18. ^ "USA Announce Women's National Training Groups". USA Cricket. February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  19. ^ "USA name Women's and U19 squads". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Team USA Women's Squad Named for ICC Americas T20 World Cup Qualifier in Mexico". USA Cricket. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Team USA Women's Squad named for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe". USA Cricket. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

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