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{{Short description|Indian basketball player (born 2001)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}

'''Sreekala Rani''' (born 19 January 2001)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-23 |title=Sreekala Rani (India) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age {{!}} FIBA Basketball |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/241208-sreekala-rani#career-stats |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.fiba.basketball |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian [[basketball]] player from [[Kerala]]. She plays for the [[India women's national basketball team]] as a forward. She plays for Kerala state team in the domestic tournaments and is registered with the [[Kerala State Electricity Board]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sreekala to lead Team India in SABA qualifiers, two other Keralites in squad |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2025/02/20/saba-qualifiers-three-kerala-basketball-players-india-squad-sreekala-captain.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Sreekala to lead Team India in SABA qualifiers, two other Keralites in squad |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, she was with Railways team.

== Early life and career ==
Rani is from [[Thiruvananthapuram]], Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sreekala Rani |url=https://play.fiba3x3.com/players/fc15d156-fbe4-4b59-a0e2-229fa372d3e8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927091730/https://play.fiba3x3.com/players/fc15d156-fbe4-4b59-a0e2-229fa372d3e8 |archive-date=2022-09-27 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=play.fiba3x3.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

She is selected to captain the Indian team in the 3rd South Asian Basketball Association Women's Championship 2025 qualifiers at New Delhi from 23 to 26 February 2025.<ref name=":0" /> The Indian team played [[Maldives women's national football team results|Maldives]] and [[Nepal women's national football team results|Nepal]] for a berth in the [[FIBA Women's Asia Cup|FIBA women's Asia Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monteiro |first=Leandra |title=3rd South Asian Women's C'ship: Indian Basketball Squad Announced |url=https://www.ekalavyas.com/p/3rd-south-asian-womens-cship-indian-basketball |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.ekalavyas.com |language=en}}</ref> In the first match, India beat Nepal 113–32 on 23 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pitts |first=Andre |date=23 February 2025 |title=Indian basketball team opens campaign with 113-32 win over Nepal |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/saba-women-championship-2025-basketball-india-vs-nepal-match-report |access-date=23 February 2025 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref> She played both the matches, and the final against Maldives on 26 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats India vs. Nepal |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FASIA/2624275/bs.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=geniussports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats India vs. Maldives |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FASIA/2624277/bs.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=geniussports.com}}</ref>

With 16 points, 5 rebounds and six assists, Rani played a crucial role in Kerala bagging a silver medal at the [[National Games of India|National Games]] 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-30 |title=NATIONAL GAMES {{!}} Punjab men, Kerala women enter basketball semifinals |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/national-games-punjab-men-kerala-women-enter-basketball-semifinals/article69159784.ece |access-date=2025-02-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Earlier, she represented India in the [[India at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Asian Games]] and the [[2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup|2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup]]. She also played the 74th Senior National Basketball Championship at Bhavnagar, where she was awarded a cash prize for best three-pointer shooter.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-12 |title=Tamil Nadu men, Railway women retain National basketball titles |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/basketball/article69092554.ece |access-date=2025-02-23 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Know Your Squad: Indian women's basketball team for SABA Women's Championship 2025 |url=https://khelnow.com/basketball/saba-womens-championship-2025-india-squad-facts-202502 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Railways crush Kerala in final, but two Malayalis bag individual honours |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2025/01/12/senior-national-basketball-kerala-sreekala-pranav-prince-individual-awards.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=OnManorama.com |language=en}}</ref> She represented India in the 2018 [[FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship]] Division B and in the 2017 [[FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship]] Division B.<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2001 births]]
[[Category:Indian women's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Kerala]]
[[Category:Basketball players at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games basketball players for India]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Kerala]]
[[Category:People from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Forwards (basketball)]]
[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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