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{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 2008)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Gunalan Kamalini
| female = true
| country = India
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2025–present
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|7|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Legbreak
| role = [[Wicket-keeper-batter]]
| oneT20I = true
| T20Idebutdate = 30 December
| T20Idebutyear = 2025
| T20Idebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Icap = 90
| lastT20Idate =
| lastT20Iyear =
| lastT20Iagainst =
| T20Ishirt = 16

| club1 = [[Tamil Nadu women's cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| year1 = 2024–present
| club2 = [[Mumbai Indians (WPL)|Mumbai Indians]]
| year2 = 2025–present

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 12
| bat avg1 = 12.00
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 12
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches2 = 2
| runs2 = 65
| bat avg2 = 21.66
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 27
| deliveries2 = 30
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–

| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 6
| runs3 = 184
| bat avg3 = 30.66
| 100s/50s3 = 0/2
| top score3 = 91
| deliveries3 = –
| wickets3 = –
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 3/–

| column4 = [[Women's Twenty20|T20]]
| matches4 = 25
| runs4 = 517
| bat avg4 = 32.31
| 100s/50s4 = 0/2
| top score4 = 95[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = –
| wickets4 = –
| bowl avg4 = –
| fivefor4 = –
| tenfor4 = –
| best bowling4 = –
| catches/stumpings4 = 12/5
| date = 31 December
| year = 2025
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/gunalan-kamalini-1427355 Cricinfo
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup|U19 T20 World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup|2025 Malaysia]]}}
}}
'''Gunalan Kamalini''' (born 20 July 2008) is an Indian international cricketer, who plays for the [[India women's national cricket team|Indian women's national team]].<ref>{{cite web | title= Gunalan Kamalini| website=ESPNcricinfo | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/gunalan-kamalini-1427355 | access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref> She made her [[Women's Twenty20 International]] debut against [[Sri Lanka women's national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in December 2025.<ref name="BT2025">{{cite news | last=Singh | first=Needhi | title=Who Is Gunalan Kamalini? Age, Early Life, Domestic Career And Journey Of G Kamalini, Who Makes India T20I Debut | website=Bombay Times | date=31 December 2025 | url=https://www.bombaytimes.com/entertainment/sports/who-is-gunalan-kamalini-age-early-life-domestic-career-and-journey-of-g-kamalini-who-makes-india-t20i-debut/1767151931212 | access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref> At the domestic cricket level, she captained the Tamil Nadu Under-19 women's team to the national title in 2024 and also was the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament, with 311 runs in eight matches.<ref>{{cite news | last=B | first=Venkata Krishna | title=Indian cricket: Kamalini, Tamil Nadu's promising young cricketer, who starred in her side's U19 title | website=[[The Indian Express]] | date=19 October 2024 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/tamil-nadu-u19-winning-captain-g-kamalini-16-9627458/ | access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Tamil Nadu U-19 women's team makes history with stunning triumph | website=[[The Hindu]] | date=18 October 2024 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tamil-nadu-u-19-womens-team-makes-history-with-stunning-triumph/article68769801.ece | access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref>

==Early life==
Gunalan Kamalini was born on 20 July 2008 in [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="BT2025" /> In the third [[2025 Women's Premier League (cricket)|WPL]] auction in December 2024, Kamalini was purchased by the Mumbai Indians franchise for ₹ 1.6 crore.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/a-sunday-to-savour-for-kamalini-and-family-1465314 |title=A Sunday to savour for Kamalini and family: runs, a trophy and a big payday |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref>

==International career==
In December 2025, she got her maiden senior call up during the [[Sri Lanka women's cricket team in India in 2025–26|T20I series]] against [[Sri Lanka women's national cricket team|Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/136843/g-kamalini-vaishnavi-sharma-earn-maiden-callup-for-sri-lanka-t20is |title=G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma earn maiden callup for Sri Lanka T20Is |work=[[Cricbuzz]] |access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-women-vs-sl-g-kamalini-and-vaishnavi-sharma-receive-maiden-india-call-ups-for-t20is-1515059 |title=Teenagers Kamalini and Vaishnavi receive maiden India call-ups for Sri Lanka T20Is |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=11 December 2025}}</ref> Kamalini made her T20I debut in the fifth match of the series.

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:India women Twenty20 International cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian women cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu women cricketers]]
[[Category:2008 births]]
[[Category:Wicket-keepers]]

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