Jaya Sharma

Jaya Sharma (born 17 September 1980) is an Indian former cricketer who played as a left-handed batter.^[1] She appeared in one Test match, 77 One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 International for India between 2002 and 2008, including playing at the 2005 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Delhi, Railways and Rajasthan.

Jaya Sharma

Personal information
Full name	Jaya Sharma
Born	(1980-09-17) 17 September 1980 (age 44) Ghaziabad, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batter
International information
National side	India (2002–2008)
Only Test (cap 58)	19 March 2002 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 62)	6 January 2002 v England
Last ODI	8 November 2008 v Australia
Only T20I (cap 14)	28 October 2008 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999/00–2001/02	Delhi
2002/03–2008/09	Railways
2010/11–2012/13	Delhi
2013/14–2014/15	Rajasthan
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA Matches 1 77 1 176 Runs scored 24 2,091 5 5,336 Batting average 24.00 30.75 5.00 36.05 100s/50s 0/0 2/14 0/0 5/36 Top score 24 138* 5 138* Catches/stumpings 0/– 11/– 0/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 June 2022

She was the first female recipient of the BCCI Player of the Year award, in 2007.^[2] Her 138* against Pakistan at the 2005–06 Women's Asia Cup is the third highest score for India in Women's ODIs.^[3] She scored another century against the visiting Australians in 2007.^[4]

One Day International centuries

Jaya Sharma's One-Day International centuries[5]
#	Runs	Match	Opponents	City/Country	Venue	Year
1	138*	47	Pakistan	Karachi, Pakistan	National Stadium	2005[6]
2	104*	59	Australia	Chennai, India	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium	2007[4]

References

1. "The changing landscape of women's cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
2. "Jaya backs Indian eves to win cup". ESPN. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
3. "Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Batting records / Most runs in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
4. "Full Scorecard of AUS Women vs IND Women 3rd Match 2006/07 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
5. "All-round records. Women's One-Day Internationals. ESPNcricinfo – J Sharma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
6. "Full Scorecard of IND Women vs PAK Women 3rd Match 2005/06 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

External links

• Jaya Sharma at ESPNcricinfo
• Jaya Sharma at CricketArchive (subscription required)