Pratika Rawal: Pratika Rawal made her debut for the Indian team in the first ODI played between India and West Indies at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on 22 December. 24 year old Pratika started the innings with Smriti Mandhana.
Started cricket at the age of 10
Pratika Rawal started playing cricket at the age of 10 and is also studying psychology. Pratika made headlines with her brilliant performance in the Senior Women's ODI Trophy in 2021. He scored 247 runs in seven matches, in which his average was 49.40 and strike rate was 78.41. Playing for Delhi, he played an unbeaten inning of 161 runs against Assam, which included 19 fours and 5 sixes.
Captaincy of Delhi in Under-23 T20 Trophy
This year, Pratika captained Delhi in the Under-23 T20 Trophy and took the team to the final. In the final, Delhi had to face defeat from Madhya Pradesh by three runs. Pratika scored 182 runs in nine matches, her average was 26 and strike rate was 85.94.
Great performance in Senior Women's ODI Trophy
In the last edition, Pratika was the second highest run scorer in the Senior Women's ODI Trophy. He scored 411 runs in eight matches, in which his average was 68.50 and strike rate was 91.94. During this period he also scored two centuries.
Talent shown in Delhi Premier League also
Pratika also participated in the Women's Delhi Premier League for the East Delhi Riders team and impressed with her performance.
Got a chance to make ODI debut after the Women's T20 World Cup
After the Women's T20 World Cup held in UAE, India gave an opportunity to six players to make their ODI debut. Apart from Pratika Rawal, Minnu Mani, Tejal Hassabnis, Titas Sadhu, Saima Thakor and Priya Mishra also got the debut cap. At the same time, Saima Thakor and Raghavi Bisht of Uttarakhand made their T20 debut against West Indies this month.
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