Mehak Kesar

Mehak Kesar (born 15 December 1992) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Punjab Women's Cricket Team.[1] She is a right-arm off break bowler and a right-handed lower order batter. In 2019, she was the Vice Captain of Punjab Women's Cricket Team when they won their maiden T20 title of 2018–19 Senior Women's T20 League.[2] In 2021, she was selected to represent India-A ahead of 2021–22 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India.[3]

Mehak Kesar
Personal information
Full name
Mehak Kesar
Born15 December 1992
Sonipat, Haryana
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off-break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010 - presentPunjab
Career statistics
Competition WFC WLA WT20
Matches 9 58 54
Runs scored 63 146 65
Batting average 4.84 6.34 4.06
100s/50s 0 0 0
Top score 21 24 8*
Balls bowled 783 2759 1026
Wickets 8 82 45
Bowling average 39.12 19.40 17.53
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/30 4/6 3/8
Catches/stumpings 2/- 13/- 6/-
Source: CricketArchive, 19 January 2022






Early life

Kesar was born on 15 December 1992 in Sonipat, Haryana. She represented Haryana at junior and sub-junior levels in table tennis, baseball and softball.

At the age of 17, she moved to Jalandhar, Punjab and started her initial coaching in cricket and slowly became passionate about the sport.[4]

Career

Kesar started playing for Punjab Women's in 2010. She was also part of the North Zone Team from 2015-2018 and member of GND University Team from 2011-2015. She led the Under 23 Punjab's Women Cricket Team in the year 2015-2016.

She was named best bowler of the tournament in BCCI Senior Women Elite Group 2016-2017 and Rama Atray Memorial Tournament in 2016-2017.[5]

She played for India A in 2021–22 Senior Women's Challenger Trophy in which India A emerged as the champions.

References
  1. "Mehak Kesar profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. Service, Tribune News. "Punjab eves conquer T20 League". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. "Squads for Senior Women's Challenger Trophy One Day Match 2021-22 announced". www.bcci.tv. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. "Interview with Mehak Kesar - Journey from Haryana to Punjab via Cricket". Female Cricket. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. "Punjab Eves Win Rama Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament". www.babushahi.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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