Shreyanka Patil
Indian cricketer (born 2002)
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Shreyanka Patil (born 31 July 2002) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for the national team.[1] In domestic cricket, she represents Karnataka while she plays for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Women's Premier League.[2] She plays as a right-arm off break bowler.[3] She made her international debut for India in 2023.
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| Full name | Shreyanka Patil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 2002 Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 141) | 30 December 2023 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 2 January 2024 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 80) | 6 December 2023 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 7 July 2024 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Karnataka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Patil was born on 31 July 2002 in Bangalore.[2] She picked up cricket when she was ten. Her father, Rajesh, runs a cricket academy. Patil experimented from bowling medium-pace to leg spin, before finding comfort as an off spinner. She then moved to a rented accommodation to hone her skills at Dev's academy in Huttanahalli in Karnataka.[4] Patil's career as a professional cricketer began when she made the Karnataka under-16 squad.[5]
Domestic career
Patil made her debut for Karnataka senior team in October 2019, in a match against Pondicherry, in which she took 1/21 from two overs.[6] In November 2022, she took 4/7 from four overs for South Zone against North East Zone in the Senior Inter Zonal T20 competition.[7] She scored her maiden List A half-century in January 2023, making 73 against Arunachal Pradesh.[8]
In February 2023, Patil was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the inaugural Women's Premier League at a fee of ₹10 lakh (approx US$12,100 at the time).[9] She took six wickets at an average of 32.00 in her seven matches at the tournament.[10]
In August 2023, she was signed by Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2023 Women's Caribbean Premier League.[3][11] She was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 9 wickets at an average of 11.66.[12][13]
In the 2024 Women's Premier League, Patil won the Purple Cap as the highest wicket-taker in the tournament by picking 13 wickets in eight matches.[14] With the figures of 4/12 in the final match against Delhi Capitals, she made an important contribution in the title win for Royal Challengers Bangalore.[15]
Patil was ruled out of the 2025 WPL edition with injuries. She was replaced in the RCB squad by fellow Indian off-spinner Sneh Rana. [16]
Patil was one of four players retained by RCB ahead of the 2026 WPL Mega Auction. She was retained at a fee of ₹60 lakh (approx US$67,000 at the time) [17] Returning from injury during the 2026 Women's Premier League, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru off-spinner took 11 wickets across 9 games at an economy of 9.02 as RCB sealed their second WPL title. Patil finished as the 9th highest wicket-taker in the season (3rd highest amongst RCB bowlers)[18]. This included a maiden five-wicket haul in a match against the Gujarat Giants. Her figures of 5/23 in this game ended up being the best for any bowler in the season.[19][20]
International career
In June 2023, Patil played for India A at the 2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[21] She was the leading wicket-taker at the tournament, with 9 wickets, including taking 5/2 against Hong Kong and 4/13 in the final against Bangladesh A.[22][23][24]
In December 2023, Patil earned her first call-up to the India squad for the side's series against England.[25] She made her international debut in the first match of the Twenty20 International series, taking 2/44 from her four overs.[26] Later that month, Patil got her maiden ODI call-up in the series against Australia.[27] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for India on 30 December 2023, against Australia.[28] She was named in the India squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup[29] and their home ODI series against New Zealand in October 2024.[30]
Patil was among the four player shortlist for the ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2024.[31][32]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2024 | Indian Sports Honours | Breakthrough Performance of the Year Female | Won | [33] |
