Shachi Pai

Shachi Pai (born 10 October 1998) is an Indian-born cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and North West Thunder. She plays as a right-handed batter. She previously played for Derbyshire, North Representative XI and Lightning.[1][2]

Shachi Pai
Personal information
Full name
Shachi Pai
Born (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998
Mumbai, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2019Lancashire
2019→ Cumbria (on loan)
2020Nottinghamshire
2020–2021Lightning
2021Derbyshire
2022–presentLancashire
2022North Representative XI
2022–presentNorth West Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 33 43
Runs scored 259 287
Batting average 11.26 10.62
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 41* 34
Balls bowled 89 198
Wickets 2 3
Bowling average 35.00 60.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/6 1/13
Catches/stumpings 6/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2023

Domestic career

Pai made her county debut in 2013, for Lancashire against Warwickshire.[3] She became a more of a regular for the side from 2016, and in 2017 she was part of the Lancashire side that won the double of the County Championship and Twenty20 Cup.[4][5] In 2018 she achieved her List A high score, hitting 36 against Somerset.[6] In 2019, Pai played mostly for Lancashire, but also appeared in one match for Cumbria.[4]

Pai joined Nottinghamshire in 2020, a side she played age group cricket for, but did not make an appearance for them due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] In April 2021, Pai was announced in the Derbyshire squad for the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[8] She made 86 runs for the side that season, including her Twenty20 high score of 34, made against Shropshire.[9][10] In 2022, she played for North Representative XI in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 45 runs.[11]

In 2020, Pai played for Lightning in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in 4 matches, scoring 23 runs.[12] She played seven matches for the side in 2021 across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a top score of 24 in a T20 against South East Stars.[13][14][15]

In 2022, Pai was named in North West Thunder's squad for their pre-season tour of Dubai.[16] She went on to appear nine times for North West Thunder in the 2022 season, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with a top score of 41* against Northern Diamonds.[17][18][19] She was again in North West Thunder's squad for the 2023 season, but did not play a match.[20][21][22]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Shachi Pai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Shachi Pai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. "Lancashire Women v Warwickshire Women, 23 July 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. "Women's List A Matches played by Shachi Pai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Shachi Pai". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. "Lancashire Women v Somerset Women, 27 May 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  7. "Notts Quartet in Lightning Squad". Trent Bridge. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. "DCF Women & Girls Pathway". Twitter. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. "Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  10. "Derbyshire Women v Shropshire Women, 25 April 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  11. "Batting and Fielding for North Representative Women's XI/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  12. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  13. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  14. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  15. "Group A, Guildford, Aug 25 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: South East Stars v Lightning". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  16. "Lancashire Cricket announce historic Thunder and Lightning pre-season tour of Dubai". Lancashire Cricket. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  17. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  18. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  19. "Lauren Winfield-Hill sparkles as Diamonds outshine Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  20. "Thunder Cricket". Lancashire Cricket. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  21. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  22. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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