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{{short description|Indian cricketer (born 2005)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Vaishnavi Sharma
| female = true
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Vaishnavi Narendra Sharma
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|12|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Gwalior]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox spin]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]

| country = India
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2025–present
| oneodi = true
| odidebutdate = 27 February
| odidebutyear = 2026
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 158
| lastodidate =
| lastodiyear =
| lastodiagainst =
| odishirt = 2

| T20Idebutdate = 21 December
| T20Idebutyear = 2025
| T20Idebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Icap = 89
| lastT20Idate = 30 December
| lastT20Iyear = 2025
| lastT20Iagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Ishirt = 2

| club1 = [[Madhya Pradesh women's cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]
| year1 = 2022–present
| club2 = [[Mumbai Indians (WPL)|Mumbai Indians]]
| year2 = 2026–present

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches1 = 4
| runs1 = –
| bat avg1 = –
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = –
| deliveries1 = 90
| wickets1 = 4
| bowl avg1 = 21.50
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/24
| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches2 = 3
| runs2 = 52
| bat avg2 = 13.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 25
| deliveries2 = 715
| wickets2 = 22
| bowl avg2 = 15.59
| fivefor2 = 3
| tenfor2 = 1
| best bowling2 = 8/50
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–

| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 15
| runs3 = 36
| bat avg3 = 12.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 15
| deliveries3 = 772
| wickets3 = 33
| bowl avg3 = 10.75
| fivefor3 = 1
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/34
| catches/stumpings3 = 4/–

| column4 = [[Women's Twenty20|T20]]
| matches4 = 17
| runs4 = 11
| bat avg4 = 11.00
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 6
| deliveries4 = 354
| wickets4 = 36
| bowl avg4 = 8.86
| fivefor4 = 2
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/3
| catches/stumpings4 = 3/–

| date = 28 December 2025
| source = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/vaishnavi-sharma-1426780 ESPNcricinfo]
| 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]]}}
}}

'''Vaishnavi Narendra Sharma''' (born 18 December 2005) is an Indian international [[cricket]]er. She plays for the [[India women's national cricket team|India women's national team]] as a [[left-arm orthodox spin]] bowler.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=3 February 2025 |title=Know your India U19 WC All Stars Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla, Vaishnavi Sharma and superstar Trisha |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-u19-world-cup-all-stars-xi-kamalini-aayushivaishnavi-trisha-9814943/ |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-21 |title=Vaishnavi Sharma first Indian to take hat-trick in U19 Women's T20 WC, defending champions pull off second-fastest chase |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/vaishnavi-sharma-first-indian-to-take-hat-trick-in-u19-womens-t20-wc-defending-champions-pull-off-second-fastest-chase-101737453686160.html |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref> Sharma was a part of the [[India women's national under-19 cricket team|squad]] that won the [[2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup|2025 U19 T20 World Cup]] and was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=21 January 2025 |title=How visualisation helped hat-trick hero Vaishnavi Sharma at ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/how-visualisation-helped-hat-trick-hero-vaishnavi-sharma-at-icc-u19-women-s-t20-world-cup |access-date= |work=[[International Cricket Council]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sharma was born on 18 December 2005 in [[Gwalior]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India. Her father Narendra Sharma works as a government employee.<ref>{{Cite news |title=From Hometurf Damage To World Cup Glory & Top Honours In Women’s Cricket |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/from-hometurf-damage-to-world-cup-glory-top-honours-in-womens-cricket/articleshow/117866607.cms |access-date=2025-12-10 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She has an elder brother who is an engineer. Sharma showed an interest in cricket at an early age and started training when she was five years old.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Meet Vaishnavi Sharma, India's Young Spin-Wiz Who Took A Fifer Including A Hat-Trick On Debut - News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/icc-under-19-womens-t20-world-cup-2025-meet-vaishnavi-sharma-indias-young-spin-wiz-who-took-a-fifer-including-a-hat-trick-on-debut-9196404.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250211213029/https://www.news18.com/cricket/icc-under-19-womens-t20-world-cup-2025-meet-vaishnavi-sharma-indias-young-spin-wiz-who-took-a-fifer-including-a-hat-trick-on-debut-9196404.html |archive-date=2025-02-11 |access-date=2025-12-10 |work=[[News18]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==International career==
Sharma was the leading wicket-taker at the [[2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup|2025 U19 T20 World Cup]] where India retained its world champion title.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chowdhury |first=Sabyasachi |date=2025-01-21 |title=U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: Vaishnavi Sharma shines with hat-trick, 5 wickets on debut |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/cricket-u19-womens-t20-world-cup-2025-vaishnavi-sharma-hat-trick-2667919-2025-01-21 |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref> She also became the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick at the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Watch: Vaishnavi Sharma becomes first Indian to take a hat-trick in U19 Women World Cup as India crush Malaysia |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/watch-vaishnavi-sharma-becomes-first-indian-to-take-a-hat-trick-in-u19-women-world-cup-as-india-crush-malaysia/articleshow/117422054.cms |access-date=2025-12-10 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> 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> Sharma made her T20I debut in the first match of the series.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=21 December 2025 |title=Who is Vaishnavi Sharma? U19 sensation rewarded with T20I debut in Visakhapatnam |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/indw-vs-slw-1st-t20i-harmanpreet-kaur-gifts-vaishnavi-sharma-maiden-india-cap-international-debut-2839517-2025-12-21 |access-date= |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref> She received her debut cap from captain [[Harmanpreet Kaur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who Is Vaishnavi Sharma? 20-Year-Old With No WPL Experience Makes India Debut |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/who-is-vaishnavi-sharma-20-year-old-with-no-wpl-experience-makes-india-debut-ws-l-9784422.html |website=News18}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1426780}}

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[[Category:2005 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian women cricketers]]
[[Category:Madhya Pradesh women cricketers]]
[[Category:India women Twenty20 International cricketers]]
[[Category:India women One Day International cricketers]]

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