Anjali Chand

Anjali Chand (Nepali: अञ्जली चन्द, born 16 September 1995) is a Nepali cricketer who plays for the Nepali national women's team.^[1] She has scored a century in a domestic national tournament, becoming the third Nepali woman to score a century. She played in the 2014 Asian Games as a batswoman for Nepal.

Anjali Chand

Personal information
Full name	Anjali Chand
Born	(1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 29) Nepal
Batting	Right handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Nepal
T20I debut (cap 16)	2 December 2019 v Maldives
Last T20I	7 December 2019 v Maldives
Career statistics
Competition WT20I Matches 3 Runs scored 0 Batting average 0.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 0 Balls bowled 43 Wickets 10 Bowling average 0.40 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match - Best bowling 6/0 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 August 2021
Medal record Representing  Nepal Women's Cricket South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

In November 2019, she was named in Nepal's squad for the women's tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.^[2] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Nepal, against the Maldives, on 2 December 2019 in the opening match of the tournament.^[3][4] In the match, she took six wickets for no runs from thirteen deliveries, recording the best bowling figures in a WT20I match.^[5] The record stood in place until Frederique Overdijk broke it in August 2021. She also took a hat-trick from her last three deliveries.^[6][7]

References

1. "Anjali Chand". cricnepal.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
2. "Cricket". South Asian Games 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
3. "1st Match, South Asian Games Women's Cricket Competition at Pokhara, Dec 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
4. "Nepal's Anjali Chand makes history with figures of 6 for 0". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
5. "6 wickets, 0 runs: Nepal's Anjali Chand creates T20I history at South Asian Games". India Today. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
6. "6 wickets for 0 runs: Nepal's Anjali Chand registers best bowling figures in T20I cricket". Indian Express. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
7. "On the ball – Bowlers who picked up fifer on ODI and T20I debut". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

External links

• Anjali Chand at ESPNcricinfo
• Anjali Chand at CricketArchive (subscription required)