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RENUKA THAKUR

2022
  • Role

    Bowler

  • Batting Style

    Right-hand Bat

  • Bowling Style

    Right-arm Medium Fast

  • DOB

    Feb 01, 1996

About RENUKA

When Renuka Thakur steams in holding a new ball in her palm, rest assured an early wicket is on the cards. Her beautiful swing coupled with tight lines has often flummoxed the batters, who have found her bowling too difficult to handle first up. Born on February 1, 1996, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Renuka a naturally fit athlete joined Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association's residential academy for girls in 2009 and honed her skills there. Once she gained control over her bowling and developed pace, she emerged as the leading wicket-taker in the domestic one-day tournament in 2019 with 23 wickets.

She first made her T20I debut in 2021 against Australia in Canberra and it was only a matter of time before she made her ODI debut in February against New Zealand. She has made rapid strides in international cricket and a lot of her success is due to her tremendous discipline and work ethic and her immense self-belief. When India secured a silver medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Renuka stood out with her performances. She was the highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 11 scalps in five games at an economy of 5.47. She claimed two four-wicket hauls, 4/18 against Australia in the opener and 4/10 against Barbados, and had an average of 9.45. After showcasing her skills in Birmingham and achieving success in 2022, securing the No. 3 position in the ICC T20I bowlers' rankings in November, Renuka Singh clinched the prestigious ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year award. Soon after, Renuka became the first Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in the T20 World Cup when she claimed 5/15 against England at Gqeberha, South Africa

Batting & Fielding

Test

3

Matches

2

Inn

0

NO

9

Runs

8

HS

4.50

Avg

56.25

SR

0

100’s

0

50’s

2

4s

0

6s

-

CT

-

ST
ODI

19

Matches

11

Inn

4

NO

16

Runs

8*

HS

2.29

Avg

40.00

SR

0

100’s

0

50’s

2

4s

0

6s

2

CT

0

ST
T20I

54

Matches

8

Inn

5

NO

12

Runs

4*

HS

4.00

Avg

85.71

SR

0

100’s

0

50’s

1

4s

0

6s

6

CT

0

ST

Bowling

Test

3

Matches

6

Inn

300

Balls

181

Runs

2

WKTs

2/62

BBM

90.50

Avg

3.62

Econ

150.00

SR

0

4W

0

5W
ODI

19

Matches

19

Inn

953

Balls

771

Runs

35

WKTs

5/29

BBM

22.03

Avg

4.85

Econ

27.23

SR

4

4W

1

5W
T20I

54

Matches

58

Inn

1302

Balls

1353

Runs

65

WKTs

5/15

BBM

20.82

Avg

6.24

Econ

20.03

SR

2

4W

1

5W

Batting & Fielding

  • 1 11st
    Most runs in career (13987)

Awards

  • ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year

    2022