Bhavisha Devchand (born 24 December 1992) is an Australian cricketer, coach and podcaster.[2][3][4] An all-rounder, she bats right-handed and bowls right-arm leg spin.[5] In 2020–21, she played for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and was a member of the Melbourne Stars squad for the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL),[6][7] but did not play any matches for the Stars.[2] Previously, she played for Western Australia, Gloucestershire, and Perth Scorchers.[8][9][10] She also played for Irish team Scorchers in 2019, and returned to play for them in 2022.[11]

Bhavi Devchand
Devchand batting for Western Fury in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Bhavisha Devchand
Born (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31)
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–2018/19Western Australia
2016Gloucestershire
2018/19Perth Scorchers
2019Scorchers
2020/21Melbourne Stars
2020/21Victoria
2022Scorchers
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 31 8
Runs scored 374 64
Batting average 15.44 9.18
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 57 18
Balls bowled 309 80
Wickets 5 4
Bowling average 59.20 30.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/56 3/21
Catches/stumpings 5/– 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 April 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Bhavisha Devchand". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Bhavi Devchand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Bhavisha Devchand". Cricket Mentoring. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "The Inside Edge". Listen Notes. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Bhavi Devchand". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ Smith, Martin (26 June 2020). "State squads: All the ins and outs for the 2020-21 season". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ ESPNcricinfo staff (22 September 2020). "Meg Lanning named Melbourne Stars captain for WBBL, club signs Bhavi Devchand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  8. ^ Staff writer (13 August 2020). "Premier Cricket Program a springboard for players next stage of career". Australian Cricketers' Association website. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  9. ^ Jolly, Laura (6 November 2020). "Battler to boss: The winding road of Bhavi Devchand". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Bhavisha Devchand". Cricket Mentoring website. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Bhavi Devchand returns to the Arachas Super Series for 2022". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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