Shachi Pai (born 10 October 1998) is an Indian-born cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire. She plays as a right-handed batter. She previously played for Derbyshire, North Representative XI, Lightning and North West Thunder.[1][2]
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| Full name | Shachi Pai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1998 Mumbai, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Cumbria (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | North Representative XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | North West Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic career
editPai made her county debut in 2013, for Lancashire against Warwickshire.[3] She became a more of a regular for the side from 2016, and in 2017 she was part of the Lancashire side that won the double of the County Championship and Twenty20 Cup.[4][5] In 2018 she achieved her List A high score, hitting 36 against Somerset.[6] In 2019, Pai played mostly for Lancashire, but also appeared in one match for Cumbria.[4]
Pai joined Nottinghamshire in 2020, a side she played age group cricket for, but did not make an appearance for them due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] In April 2021, Pai was announced in the Derbyshire squad for the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[8] She made 86 runs for the side that season, including her Twenty20 high score of 34, made against Shropshire.[9][10] In 2022, she played for North Representative XI in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 45 runs.[11]
In 2020, Pai played for Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 4 matches, scoring 23 runs.[12] She played seven matches for the side in 2021 across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a top score of 24 in a T20 against South East Stars.[13][14][15]
In 2022, Pai was named in North West Thunder's squad for their pre-season tour of Dubai.[16] She went on to appear nine times for North West Thunder in the 2022 season, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with a top score of 41* against Northern Diamonds.[17][18][19] She was again in North West Thunder's squad for the 2023 season, but did not play a match.[20][21][22] In 2024, she played one match for North West Thunder, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[23]
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile: Shachi Pai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Shachi Pai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire Women v Warwickshire Women, 23 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Women's List A Matches played by Shachi Pai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Shachi Pai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire Women v Somerset Women, 27 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Notts Quartet in Lightning Squad". Trent Bridge. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "DCF Women & Girls Pathway". Twitter. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Derbyshire Women v Shropshire Women, 25 April 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for North Representative Women's XI/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Group A, Guildford, Aug 25 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: South East Stars v Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire Cricket announce historic Thunder and Lightning pre-season tour of Dubai". Lancashire Cricket. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Lauren Winfield-Hill sparkles as Diamonds outshine Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Thunder Cricket". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
External links
edit- Shachi Pai at ESPNcricinfo
- Shachi Pai at CricketArchive (subscription required)