Having made her worldwide debut on the age of 12, cricketer Mahika Gaur made historical past on Friday as she made her worldwide debut for the second time, however on this event for England. As England took on Sri Lanka in a T20I, Mahika discovered her identify within the enjoying XI. The artful left-arm seamer. On her large day, Mahika additionally bagged her maiden worldwide wicket, getting the higher of Chamari Athapaththu. However, if it wasn’t for rain enjoying spoilsport, Mahika may’ve gotten extra wickets.

Batting first, England went on to put up 186 runs on the board, with Danielle Wyatt and Alice Capsey being the main run-scorers. Chasing the goal, Sri Lanka had been 55/3 in 6 overs when rain put a halt to the match. England had been declared winners by 12 runs, by way of DLS methodology.

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England captain Heather Knight was filled with reward for the 6ft 3 inches tall Mahika after the match. “Mahika was brilliant on her debut,” stated Knight. “She had to move to death bowling after the rain and she executed her plan perfectly. At that height she gets real late swing which is quite a weapon.”

Who is Mahika Gaur?

Born in Reading within the south of England Mahika determined to change into an expert cricket participant after an IPL match in Jaipur in 2011. It was the late Australian spinner Shane Warne, who starred within the Royals’ match in opposition to the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals).

“I was practising bowling in the garden. I think my dad was just surprised that I could roll my arm fully without chucking the ball,” Gaur had stated again in April this yr. “He was a left-arm bowler in college but never got to do his cricket thing. But when he saw that I have potential, he’s always been on board.”

When Mahika’s household moved to Dubai, she enrolled within the ICC Academy and met the longer term UAE skipper Chaya Mughal. “The first time I went into ICC [Academy], she was training indoors and the coach over there, Adnan [Sabri] sir said that I can bowl to her.

“I used to be bowling crazy full tosses and she or he was defending them. She was the primary individual I bowled to there and I used to be star-struck. My dad informed me she’s from the UAE nationwide staff – that was fairly cool,” Mahika revealed.

After making her debut for England, Mahika has played a total of 20 T20Is, claiming a total of 10 wickets. with a best of 3 for 21.