Meghna Singh

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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Meghna Singh
| female = true
| image =Meghna Singh.jpg
| country = India
| international = true
| fullname = Meghna Singh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bijnor]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]

| onetest = true
| testdebutdate = 30 September
| testdebutyear = 2021
| testdebutagainst = Australia
| testcap = 90
| lasttestdate =
| lasttestyear =
| lasttestagainst =

| odidebutdate = 21 September
| odidebutyear = 2021
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 134
| lastodidate = 7 July
| lastodiyear = 2022
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka

| T20Idebutdate = 29 July
| T20Idebutyear = 2022
| T20Idebutagainst = Australia
| T20Icap = 70
| lastT20Idate = 7 August
| lastT20Iyear = 2022
| lastT20Iagainst = Australia

| club1 = [[Uttar Pradesh women's cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2012/13–2019/20}}
| club2 = [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]]
| year2 = 2017/18–present
| club3 = [[IPL Velocity|Velocity]]
| year3 = 2020
| club4 = [[IPL Supernovas|Supernovas]]
| year4 = 2022

| columns = 3

| column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|WTest]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 2
| bat avg1 = –
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 2[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 126
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 33.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/54
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| column2 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]]
| matches2 = 14
| runs2 = 27
| bat avg2 = 13.50
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 12[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 596
| wickets2 = 14
| bowl avg2 = 35.35
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/26
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–

| column3 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]]
| matches3 = 5
| runs3 = 1
| bat avg3 = 0.50
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 1
| deliveries3 = 78
| wickets3 = 3
| bowl avg3 = 34.66
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 1/12
| catches/stumpings3 = 2/–

| date = 8 August 2022
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/709839.html Cricinfo
| module = {{Infobox medal templates | titlestyle = background-color: lightsteelblue; | expand=yes
| medals = {{MedalCountry| {{IND}}}}
{{MedalSport|Women's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Cricket at the Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]]|[[Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|Team]]}}
}}
|caption=Singh in August 2022}}
'''Meghna Singh''' (born 16 August 1994) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/709839.html |title=Meghna Singh |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/meet-meghna-singh-indian-cricketer-secures-her-ticket-to-australia-tour/ |title=Meet Meghna Singh, Indian Cricketer Secures Her ticket to Australia Tour |work=She the People |access-date=16 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/whos-meghna-singh-10-facts-about-the-uncapped-player-selected-for-indias-tour-of-australia/ |title=Who's Meghna Singh? – 10 facts about the uncapped player selected for India's tour of Australia |work=Cric Tracker |access-date=16 September 2021}}</ref> In August 2021, Singh earned her maiden call-up to the [[India women's national cricket team|India women's cricket team]], for their series [[India women's cricket team in Australia in 2021–22|against Australia]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154934/india-women-s-squad-for-one-off-test-odi-and-t20i-series-against-australia-announced |title=India Women's squad for one-off Test, ODI and T20I series against Australia announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref> including being named in India's squad for the one-off [[Women's Test cricket|women's Test match]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-women-tour-of-australia-india-call-up-uncapped-meghna-singh-yastika-bhatia-renuka-singh-1274527 |title=India Women call up Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Renuka Singh for Australia tour |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/india-women-tour-of-australia-2021/19376-who-are-the-uncapped-indian-players-on-the-australian-tour-for-odi-t20i-and-d-n-test.html |title=Who are the Uncapped Indian Players on the Australian Tour for ODI, T20I and D/N Test? |work=Female Cricket |access-date=16 September 2021}}</ref> She made her [[Women's One Day International]] (WODI) debut on 21 September 2021, for India against [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1263617.html |title=1st ODI, Mackay, Sep 21 2021, India Women tour of Australia |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref> She made her Test debut on 30 September 2021, also for India against Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1263620.html |title=Only Test (D/N), Carrara, Sep 30 - Oct 3 2021, India Women tour of Australia |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>

In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/womens-odi-world-cup-2022-renuka-singh-meghna-singh-yastika-bhatia-break-into-indias-world-cup-squad-1295643 |title=Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref> She was also named in India's [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) squad for their one-off match [[India women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2021–22|against New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2022/news/5555849/india-women-s-squad-for-icc-women-s-world-cup-2022-and-new-zealand-series-announced |title=India Women's squad for ICC Women's World Cup 2022 and New Zealand series announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>

In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the [[Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|cricket tournament]] at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Birmingham]], England.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2022/news/55555899/team-india-senior-women-squad-for-birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games-announced?type=Latest |title=Team India (Senior Women) squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=11 July 2022}}</ref> She made her WT20I debut on 29 July 2022, for India against [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] in the opening match of the Commonwealth Games cricket tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1289259.html |title=1st Match, Group A, Birmingham, July 29, 2022, Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=29 July 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=709839}}
* {{cricketarchive|id=1034380}}

{{India Squad 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Meghna}}
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Bijnor]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian women cricketers]]
[[Category:India women Test cricketers]]
[[Category:India women One Day International cricketers]]
[[Category:India women Twenty20 International cricketers]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh women cricketers]]
[[Category:Railways women cricketers]]
[[Category:Central Zone women cricketers]]
[[Category:IPL Velocity cricketers]]
[[Category:IPL Supernovas cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in cricket]]

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