Shree Charani

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Fullname
Nallapureddy Shree Charani
Born (2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 (age 21)
Kamalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
BattingLeft-handed
Shree Charani
Shree Charani in 2025
Personal information
Full name
Nallapureddy Shree Charani
Born (2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 (age 21)
Kamalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 154)27 April 2025 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI21 February 2026 v Australia
ODI shirt no.40
T20I debut (cap 87)28 June 2025 v England
Last T20I1 March 2026 v Australia
T20I shirt no.40
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentAndhra
2025–presentDelhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I FC LA
Matches 21 13 3 22
Runs scored 22 62 135
Batting average 3.66 15.50 12.27
100s/50s -/- 0/0 0/0
Top score 11 29 38
Balls bowled 1088 281 572 1,074
Wickets 27 20 9 23
Bowling average 38.18 18.15 23.66 30.78
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/41 4/12 6/79 3/13
Catches/stumpings 4/– 5/– 0/– 4/–
Medal record
Women's cricket
Representing  India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner2025 India
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 May 2025

Nallapureddy Shree Charani (born 4 August 2004) is an Indian international cricketer. She represents Andhra in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Women's Premier League.[1] Charani was part of the Indian team that won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Charani was born into a Telugu speaking family from Yeramala Palli Village in Veerapunayunipalle mandal of Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India.[2][3][4] She became the first woman from the YSR Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh to be selected for the Indian cricket team at the age of 20.[5] Her father pushed her into badminton, when she was in class six. Her father, Chandrasekhar Reddy, works in a minor position at the Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project. She also played kho-kho before entering into cricket. Her uncle, Kishore Kumar Reddy, supported her in training and taking to sport.[6] Her biggest inspiration was Smriti Mandhana and Yuvraj Singh. She was handed debut WPL cap by Jess Jonassen and her first WPL wicket was Ellyse Perry.[7]

Domestic career

In the third WPL auction in December 2024, Charani was purchased by the Delhi Capitals franchise for ₹ 55 lakh.[8] In March 2025, she took a maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket against India B in Senior Women’s Multi-day Challenger Trophy at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Dehradun.[9] Charani plays domestic cricket for Andhra women's cricket team.[10]

International career

References

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