Puja Mahato
Nepali cricketer (born 2006)
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Puja Mahato (Nepali: पुजा महतो; born 17 February 2006) is a Nepalese cricketer who plays for the Nepal women's national cricket team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Puja Mahato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 2006 Mahottari, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 28) | 22 August 2023 v Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 28 May 2026 v Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-present | Madhesh Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
She trained under coach, Sharvan Kumar in Rohtak Road Gymkhana Cricket Academy.[3]
International career
She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Hong Kong women's in the Women's T20 Quadrangular Series 2023.[4]
In June 2024, she was named in national squad for the 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.[5] In November 2024, she was appointed as captain of under-19 team for the 2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification.[6] On 12 November, she scored a unbeaten century (130) and took a five-wicket haul (5/8) to defeat Kuwait under-19 women's cricket team by 165 runs.[7][8][9][10] Under her captaincy Nepal qualified to 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[11][12] Under her captaincy Nepal won the first ever match in Under-19 Women's World Cup in 2025 against the host Malaysia.[13]
