Anjali Chand (Nepali: अञ्जली चन्द, born 16 September 1995) is a Nepali cricketer who plays for the Nepali national women's team.[1] She has scored a century in a domestic national tournament, becoming the third Nepali woman to score a century. She played in the 2014 Asian Games as a batswoman for Nepal.
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| Full name | Anjali Chand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1995 Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 16) | 2 December 2019 v Maldives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 7 December 2019 v Maldives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 August 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In November 2019, she was named in Nepal's squad for the women's tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[2] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Nepal, against the Maldives, on 2 December 2019 in the opening match of the tournament.[3][4] In the match, she took six wickets for no runs from thirteen deliveries, recording the best bowling figures in a WT20I match.[5] The record stood in place until Frederique Overdijk broke it in August 2021. She also took a hat-trick from her last three deliveries.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Anjali Chand". cricnepal.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Cricket". South Asian Games 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, South Asian Games Women's Cricket Competition at Pokhara, Dec 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Nepal's Anjali Chand makes history with figures of 6 for 0". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "6 wickets, 0 runs: Nepal's Anjali Chand creates T20I history at South Asian Games". India Today. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "6 wickets for 0 runs: Nepal's Anjali Chand registers best bowling figures in T20I cricket". Indian Express. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "On the ball – Bowlers who picked up fifer on ODI and T20I debut". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
External links
edit- Anjali Chand at ESPNcricinfo
- Anjali Chand at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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