Richa Ghosh
Ghosh batting for India during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Richa Ghosh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 2003 Siliguri, West Bengal, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 94) | 21 December 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 28 June 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 133) | 21 September 2021 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 7 July 2022 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 65) | 12 February 2020 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 23 February 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Trailblazers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22 | Hobart Hurricanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 June 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richa Ghosh (Bengali: রিচা ঘোষ; born 28 September 2003) is an Indian cricketer. In January 2020, at the age of 16, she was named in India's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Later in the same month, she was also named in India's squad for the 2020 Australia women's Tri-Nation Series. On 12 February 2020, she made her WT20I debut for India, against Australia, in the final of the tri-series. In May 2021, she was awarded a central contract for the first time.
In August 2021, Ghosh was called up to the national team, for their series against Australia. She was named in India's squad for the one-off women's Test match and Women's One Day International (WODI) matches. She made her WODI debut on 21 September 2021, for India against Australia.
She played for the Hobart Hurricanes in the 2021–22 Women's Big Bash League season. In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
Ghosh was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹1.90 crore for the 2023 Women's Premier League. In December 2023, she was named in India's squad for their series against Australia. She made her Women's Test debut for India on 21 December 2023, scoring 52 runs in the first innings and 13 in the second.
She was named in the India squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
On 19 December 2024, Richa Ghosh scored the joint fastest-fifty in women's T20Is taking India to their highest-ever total in the format during 3rd T20I vs West Indies Women's.