Renuka Singh Thakur

Renuka Singh Thakur (born 2 January 1996) is an Indian International Cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh and the India women's national cricket team.^[1][2][3]

Renuka Singh

Singh in August 2022
Personal information
Full name	Renuka Singh Thakur
Born	(1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 29) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 93)	14 December 2023 v England
Last Test	21 December 2023 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 137)	18 February 2022 v New Zealand
Last ODI	24 September 2022 v England
ODI shirt no.	10
T20I debut (cap 69)	7 October 2021 v Australia
Last T20I	23 February 2023 v Australia
T20I shirt no.	10
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12–2020/21	Himachal Pradesh
2021/22–present	Railways
2022	Trailblazers
2023–present	Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 17 32 Runs scored 2 5 Batting average 0.50 2.50 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 8 2* Balls bowled 351 678 Wickets 30 31 Bowling average 14.88 23.45 5 wickets in innings 1 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/29 5/15 Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/–
Medal record Women's cricket Representing  India Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team Asia Cup Winner 2022 Bangladesh Team Runner-up 2024 Sri Lanka Team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 February 2023

Career

Singh was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 Senior Women's One Day League, with 23 dismissals.^[4] In August 2021, Singh earned her maiden call-up to the India women's cricket team, for their series against Australia.^[5][6] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 7 October 2021, for India against Australia.^[7]

In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.^[8] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut on 18 February 2022, for India against New Zealand.^[9]

In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.^[10] She was the leading wicket-taker at the tournament, with 11 wickets, as well as winning a silver medal with her team.^[11][12] She took her first T20I five-wicket haul against England in the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup on 18 February 2023.^[13]

Thakur made her Test debut against England in December 2023.^[14] She was named in the India squad for the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup^[15] and their home ODI series against New Zealand in October 2024.^[16]

In December 2024, she took her first fifer in ODI against West Indies.^[17]