Sabbineni Meghana (born 7 June 1996) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Railways and India primarily as a right-handed batter.[1] She has previously played for Andhra and South Zone.[2]

Sabbineni Meghana
Meghana in August 2022
Personal information
Full name
Sabbineni Meghana
Born (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996 (age 28)
Krishna, Andhra Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 135)12 February 2022 v New Zealand
Last ODI18 February 2022 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.27
T20I debut (cap 53)20 November 2016 v West Indies
Last T20I10 October 2022 v Thailand
T20I shirt no.27
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2016/17Andhra
2014/15–2016/17South Zone
2017/18–presentRailways
2022Trailblazers
2023Gujarat Giants
2024-presentRoyal Challengers Bangalore
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 3 17 65 80
Runs scored 114 258 1,848 1,545
Batting average 38.00 18.42 31.32 24.14
100s/50s 0/1 0/1 2/13 0/8
Top score 61 69 142 84
Balls bowled 1,092 701
Wickets 18 30
Bowling average 29.72 18.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/23 2/2
Catches/stumpings 1/– 4/– 17/– 19/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 October 2022
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's Cricket
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team

She was part of India's victorious team in the 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.[3][4] She was the leading run-scorer in the 2021–22 Women's Senior One Day Trophy, with 388 runs including one century and two half-centuries.[5]

In January 2022, she was named as one of three reserve players in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[6] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut on 12 February 2022, for India against New Zealand.[7]

In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[8]

In December 2023, she was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Women's Premier League auction, for the 2024 season.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Sabbhineni Meghana". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Sabbhineni Meghana". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Asia Cup T20: India bowl out minnows Nepal for 21 runs; register resounding 99-run win - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Change of guard as new-look India seek winning start to T20I season". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Inter State Women's One Day Competition 2021/22 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ "1st ODI, Queenstown, Feb 12 2022, India Women tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Team India (Senior Women) squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Bid-by-bid updates - 2024 WPL auction". ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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