Sneh Rana (born 18 February 1994) is an Indian cricketer, who currently plays for Railways and the India women's national team as a right-arm off break bowler and right-handed batter.[1][2]
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| Full name | Sneh Rana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1994 Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Test debut (cap 85) | 16 June 2021 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 21 December 2023 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 110) | 19 January 2014 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 September 2022 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 45) | 26 January 2014 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 23 February 2023 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11–2017/18 | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–present | Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Velocity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Gujarat Giants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 February 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and background
editRana hails from Sinaula, on the outskirts of Dehradun.[3] Her father was a farmer.[4]
International career
editShe made her Women's One Day International and Women's Twenty20 International debuts against Sri Lanka in 2014.[5]
After a knee injury in 2016, she was side-lined from the national team, and would not play international cricket for another five years.[6] During this period, she played domestic cricket, and also played for India B.
In May 2021, she was named in India's Test squad for their one-off match against the England women's cricket team.[7] Rana made her Test debut against England on 16 June 2021.[8][9]
In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[10] In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[11]
During India Women vs South Africa Women one-off Test, Sneh Rana became first women spinner to take 10-wicket haul in Test cricket.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Sneh Rana". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Karuna Jain left out of India women's one-day squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Menon, Vishal (22 June 2021). "Sneh Rana overcomes personal tragedy, injury to script India's Bristol rearguard". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Banerjee, Kathakali; Anab, Mohammad (21 June 2021). "Farmer's daughter creates cricketing history in Bristol". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "India's potential Test debutantes: Where were they in November 2014?". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Ghosh, Annesha (17 June 2021). "The love, loss and comeback of Sneh Rana". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "India's Senior Women squad for the only Test match, ODI & T20I series against England announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Only Test, Bristol, Jun 16 - 19 2021, India Women tour of England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Turning it in: Sneh Rana shines on Test debut". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Team India (Senior Women) squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Sneh Rana first Indian female spinner to take a 10 -wicket". SportsTiger. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
External links
edit- Sneh Rana at ESPNcricinfo
- Sneh Rana at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Sneh Rana at The Cricket Fanatic