Akshatha Rao
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| Full name | Akshatha Gadahath Rao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1983 Shimoga, Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 14) | 31 August 2019 v Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 24 October 2021 v Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akshatha Rao (born 22 December 1983) is an American cricketer.[1] In August 2019, she was named in United States' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[2][3] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the United States women's cricket team on 31 August 2019, against Scotland, in the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier.[4] She was the leading wicket-taker for the United States in the tournament, with four dismissals in five matches.[5]
In February 2021, she was named in the Women's National Training Group by the USA Cricket Women's National Selectors ahead of the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournaments.[6][7] In September 2021, she was named in the American team for the World Cup Qualifier tournament.[8] In October 2021, she was named in the American team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[9]