Vaishnavi Sharma

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Vaishnavi Narendra Sharma (born 18 December 2005) is an Indian international cricketer. She plays for the India women's national team as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler.[1][2] Sharma was a part of the squad that won the 2025 U19 T20 World Cup and was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament.[3]

Fullname
Vaishnavi Narendra Sharma
Born (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 20)
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
BattingLeft-handed
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Vaishnavi Sharma
Personal information
Full name
Vaishnavi Narendra Sharma
Born (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 20)
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox spin
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 158)27 February 2026 v Australia
ODI shirt no.2
T20I debut (cap 89)21 December 2025 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I30 December 2025 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.2
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentMadhya Pradesh
2026–presentMumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 4 3 15 17
Runs scored 52 36 11
Batting average 13.00 12.00 11.00
100s/50s –/– 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 25 15 6
Balls bowled 90 715 772 354
Wickets 4 22 33 36
Bowling average 21.50 15.59 10.75 8.86
5 wickets in innings 0 3 1 2
10 wickets in match 0 1 0 0
Best bowling 2/24 8/50 5/34 5/3
Catches/stumpings –/– 2/– 4/– 3/–
Medal record
Women's cricket
Representing  India
U19 T20 World Cup
Winner2025 Malaysia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2025
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Early life

Sharma was born on 18 December 2005 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. Her father Narendra Sharma works as a government employee.[4] She has an elder brother who is an engineer. Sharma showed an interest in cricket at an early age and started training when she was five years old.[5]

International career

Sharma was the leading wicket-taker at the 2025 U19 T20 World Cup where India retained its world champion title.[6] She also became the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick at the tournament.[7] In December 2025, she got her maiden senior call up during the T20I series against Sri Lanka.[8] Sharma made her T20I debut in the first match of the series.[9] She received her debut cap from captain Harmanpreet Kaur.[10]

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