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]
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
References
edit- ^ "Akshatha Rao". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "USA Women Name Squad for ICC Global T20 Qualifier in Scotland". USA Cricket. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "3rd Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Dundee, Aug 31 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 - United States Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "USA Announce Women's National Training Groups". USA Cricket. February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "USA name Women's and U19 squads". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Team USA Women's Squad Named for ICC Americas T20 World Cup Qualifier in Mexico". USA Cricket. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Team USA Women's Squad named for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe". USA Cricket. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.