English cricketer
Mahika Gaur (born 9 March 2006) is an English cricketer who plays for Cumbria , North West Thunder , Manchester Originals and the England cricket team . She plays as a left-arm medium bowler . She played for the United Arab Emirates between 2019 and 2022, making her Twenty20 International debut against Indonesia at the age of 12.[2] [3] In August 2023, she was selected in her first squad for England ,[4] whilst still a student at Sedbergh School .
Domestic career
In July 2022, Gaur was signed by Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred .[5] [6] Prior to playing in the Hundred, she appeared for the North West Thunder Academy side, and took 3/25 in a match against the Northern Diamonds Academy on 23 July 2022.[7] She joined Thunder's full squad during the 2023 season.[8] She also played for Cumbria in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup .[9] In June 2023, it was announced that Gaur had signed a part-time professional contract with Thunder, until the end of the 2024 season.[10] She took 11 wickets in 14 matches for the side that season.[11] [12] She also took four wickets in six matches for Manchester Originals in The Hundred .[13] At the end of the season, she was named PCA Women's Young Player of the Year , for both her domestic and international performances.[14]
International career
United Arab Emirates
Gaur first played for the United Arab Emirates aged 12, appearing in the 2019 Thailand Women's T20 Smash . After playing a match against Thailand A on 12 January, she made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 19 January 2019, against Indonesia .[15] [2] She went on to play for the UAE at the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Asia , the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier , the 2022 GCC Women's Gulf Cup and the side's series against Hong Kong .[16] At the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier , Gaur took 5/2 from four overs to help bowl out Nepal for 8.[17] Gaur ended the tournament, which was won by the UAE, as the second-highest wicket-taker, with 11 wickets at an average of 2.36.[18] In October 2022, she played in the Women's Asia Cup , and was the UAE's leading wicket-taker, with six wickets at an average of 19.83.[19]
In December 2022, Gaur was named in the United Arab Emirates squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup .[20] She scored 79 runs and took two wickets in the tournament.[21] [22]
England
In June 2023, Gaur was named in the England Women A squad for the T20 fixtures against Australia Women A .[23] In August 2023, she was named in England's squad for their series against Sri Lanka .[4] She made her One Day International debut for England in September 2023 at Chester-Le-Street , taking 3 wickets as England beat Sri Lanka.[24] In December 2023, she was awarded a development contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board .[25]
References
^ Babar, Um-E-Aymen (23 August 2023). "England Next Gen: Mahika Gaur on balancing an international cricket career with A-levels" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 31 August 2023 .
^ a b "Player Profile: Mahika Gaur" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "Player Profile: Mahika Gaur" . CricketArchive . Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ a b "England Women name squads for Sri Lanka ODI and IT20 series" . England and Wales Cricket Board. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023 .
^ "Teenager prepares to make history in The Hundred" . My News Desk . 7 July 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "The Hundred: Davina Perrin and Mahika Gaur among new signings announced by teams" . BBC Sport . 7 July 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "Regional Academy Festivals, 23 July 2022, Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury: Northern Diamonds Academy v Thunder Academy" . NVPlay . Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "Match Preview: Western Storm vs Thunder, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy" . Lancashire Cricket . 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023 .
^ "Cumbria Women v North East Warriors: 14 May 2023 @ 10:30" . Play-Cricket . Retrieved 18 May 2023 .
^ "Collins and Gaur sign professional contracts with Thunder" . Lancashire Cricket . 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023 .
^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023 .
^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023 .
^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages" . ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023 .
^ "Beaumont and Brook win cinch PCA Awards" . England and Wales Cricket Board. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023 .
^ "Group A, Bangkok, January 12, 2019, Thailand Women's T20 Smash: United Arab Emirates Women v Thailand A Women" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "Women's International Twenty20 Matches Played by Mahika Gaur" . CricketArchive . Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "Mahika Gaur takes five as UAE U19s bowl Nepal out for just eight" . The National News . 4 June 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "Bowling in ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier 2022 (Ordered by Wickets)" . CricketArchive . Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "Bowling for United Arab Emirates Women/Women's Asia Cup 2022/23" . CricketArchive . Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "Expectations high for UAE at U19 Women's T20 World Cup" . International Cricket Council. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "Batting for United Arab Emirates Under-19s Women/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup 2022/23" . CricketArchive . Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "Bowling for United Arab Emirates Under-19s Women/ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup 2022/23" . CricketArchive . Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ "Thunder's Mahika Gaur named in England A squad for Australia A T20" . Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 23 July 2023 .
^ "England v Sri Lanka: Mahika Gaur and Lauren Filer star as hosts win first ODI" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 10 September 2023 .
^ "England Women 2023/24 Central Contracts announced" . ECB . 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023 .
Further reading
External links
Men's Young Player of the Year
Women's Player of the Year
Women's Young Player of the Year