Vaishnavi Sharma

Vaishnavi Sharma
Personal information
Full name
Vaishnavi Narendra Sharma
Born (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox spin
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 158)27 February 2026 v Australia
ODI shirt no.2
T20I debut (cap 89)21 December 2025 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I30 December 2025 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.2
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentMadhya Pradesh
2026–presentMumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 4 3 15 17
Runs scored – 52 36 11
Batting average – 13.00 12.00 11.00
100s/50s –/– 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score – 25 15 6
Balls bowled 90 715 772 354
Wickets 4 22 33 36
Bowling average 21.50 15.59 10.75 8.86
5 wickets in innings 0 3 1 2
10 wickets in match 0 1 0 0
Best bowling 2/24 8/50 5/34 5/3
Catches/stumpings –/– 2/– 4/– 3/–
Medal record
Women's cricket
Representing  India
U19 T20 World Cup
Winner 2025 Malaysia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2025

Vaishnavi Narendra Sharma (born 18 December 2005) is an Indian international cricketer. She plays for the India women's national team as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler.[1][2] Sharma was a part of the squad that won the 2025 U19 T20 World Cup and was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament.[3]

Early life

Sharma was born on 18 December 2005 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. Her father Narendra Sharma works as a government employee.[4] She has an elder brother who is an engineer. Sharma showed an interest in cricket at an early age and started training when she was five years old.[5]

International career

Sharma was the leading wicket-taker at the 2025 U19 T20 World Cup where India retained its world champion title.[6] She also became the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick at the tournament.[7] In December 2025, she got her maiden senior call up during the T20I series against Sri Lanka.[8] Sharma made her T20I debut in the first match of the series.[9] She received her debut cap from captain Harmanpreet Kaur.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Know your India U19 WC All Stars Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla, Vaishnavi Sharma and superstar Trisha". The Indian Express. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Vaishnavi Sharma first Indian to take hat-trick in U19 Women's T20 WC, defending champions pull off second-fastest chase". Hindustan Times. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  3. ^ "How visualisation helped hat-trick hero Vaishnavi Sharma at ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. 21 January 2025.
  4. ^ "From Hometurf Damage To World Cup Glory & Top Honours In Women's Cricket". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Meet Vaishnavi Sharma, India's Young Spin-Wiz Who Took A Fifer Including A Hat-Trick On Debut - News18". News18. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  6. ^ Chowdhury, Sabyasachi (21 January 2025). "U19 Women's T20 World Cup: Vaishnavi Sharma shines with hat-trick, 5 wickets on debut". India Today. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Watch: Vaishnavi Sharma becomes first Indian to take a hat-trick in U19 Women World Cup as India crush Malaysia". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  8. ^ "G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma earn maiden callup for Sri Lanka T20Is". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Who is Vaishnavi Sharma? U19 sensation rewarded with T20I debut in Visakhapatnam". India Today. 21 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Who Is Vaishnavi Sharma? 20-Year-Old With No WPL Experience Makes India Debut". News18.
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