Sushree Dibyadarshini

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Sushree Dibyadarshini
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Personal information
Full nameSushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan
Born (1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 23)
Dhenkanal, Orissa, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–presentOdisha
2019–presentVelocity
Career statistics
Competition WFC WLA WT20
Matches 8 61 54
Runs scored 189 703 257
Batting average 27.00 18.02 9.88
100s/50s 0/1 0/3 0/0
Top score 57 54* 43*
Balls bowled 804 2,602 939
Wickets 16 84 55
Bowling average 20.56 17.11 15.70
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 – –
Best bowling 4/45 5/43 4/19
Catches/stumpings 3/– 22/– 13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 March 2021

Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan (born 8 September 1997) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Odisha and Velocity. She is a right-arm off break bowler and lower-order batter.[1] She captained the India Green team in the Under-23 Women's Challenger Trophy in which the India Green team reached the final match of the tournament.[2]

In 2019, she was selected to play for Velocity in the Women's T20 Challenge. She also captains Odisha Women's U23 team in domestic Indian cricket competitions. She represented India in ACC Women' Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019, where she was the highest wicket taker for India.[3]

Early life[]

Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan was born on 8 October 1997 in Dhenkenal, Odisha. When she was seven years old, she started playing cricket for fun in her residential colony.[3]

When she turned 15, she began training under club coach Khirod Behera who continues to coach her as of 2021. Pradhan started representing her home state Odisha in group zonal tournaments. Apart from cricket, watching popular cinema and acting is her favorite hobby. She even acted in a cricket based Tamil film titled 'Kanaa'.[2]

Career[]

Sushree Dibyadarshini has been representing her home state Odisha since 2012. She now also captains Odisha women's U23 team in limited overs cricket tournaments.[1]

After playing for Odisha Under-19s in the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons, she made her full debut in 2012 against Assam, in which she scored 9 runs and took one wicket.[4] Dibyadarshini went on to become a regular member of Odisha's team, and began playing for India A in 2014.[5] Her best bowling of 5/43 came in March 2020, against Haryana.[6] She has also played for East Zone and India Green.[5]

She also played for India in the ACC Women's Emerging Teams Asia Cup in 2019.[3]

Dibyadarshini was selected as part of the Velocity squad ahead of the 2019 Women's T20 Challenge, and played one match, dismissing West Indian batter Stafanie Taylor.[7] She was retained in the Velocity squad for the 2020 competition, and again appeared in one game.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sushree Dibyadarshini Profile". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Interview with Sushree Dibyadarshini - All-round prodigy from Odisha excited about Womens T20 Challenge and eager for national call". Female Cricket. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "सुश्री दिब्यदर्शिनी प्रधान: पूर्व से निकलीं स्पिन जादूगर". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Assam Women v Orissa Women, 4 November 2012". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "SN Pradhan Profile". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Haryana Women v Orissa Women, 8 March 2020". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Trailblazers v Velocity, 8 May 2019". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Trailblazers v Velocity, 5 November 2020". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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