Shikha Pandey played 16 T20s in BCCI’s domestic tournaments during the year. She was also a part of the Queensland Premier Cricket League in Australia.
Shikha Pandey returned to India’s women’s platoon when she was named in the 15- member team for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa in February 2023.
The leader last appeared for India in October 2021 when she played a T20I against Australia in Carrara. She was barred from India’s Women’s ODI World Cup team in 2022 and overlooked for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as well.
Despite the rebuff from the public platoon, Pandey continued impressing with her performances in domestic events. The 33- time-old indeed played a event in Australia.
Pandey, Goa’s captain, picked 11 lattices at an normal of10.90 in seven matches in theInter-State Women’s T20 Competition. She impressed with the club as well, scoring 105 runs with a loftiest score of 47.
In the Inter Zonal T20 Competition, playing for South Zone, Pandey picked seven lattices in five games at an normal of9.85. Indeed then, Pandey handed handy benefactions with the club. She scored 94 runs in five innings at an normal of23.50.
Pandey made captions in September when she scored a hundred on debut in Australia’s Katherine Raymont Shield competition, playing for the for Wynnum Manly Cricket Club. She also returned emotional numbers with the ball- 6-1-7-2.
The lately concluded elderly T20 Challenger jewel saw Pandey pick two lattices in four matches.
The All- India Women’s Selection Committee on Wednesday blazoned India’s team for the forthcoming 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup which begins in South Africa on February 10.
Fast bowling each- rounder Shikha Pandey has made a sensational return to the 15- member side led by Harmanpreet Kaur. The 33- time-old Shikha last featured in a T20I in October 2021 in Australia before being unexpectedly barred from the platoon before the 2022 Women’s ODI World Cup.
Shikha is India’s alternate- leading gate- taking attachment in WT20Is( 40) behind Jhulan Goswami. Shikha will take the place of attachment Meghna Singh who has been disrated to the reserves after a lacklustre run against Australia.
While there were no other highlights in the team which largely picked itself, the BCCI stated that all- rounder Pooja Vastrakar’s addition would be subject to fitness. Vastrakar had lately missed India’s home series against Australia. Left- arm attachment Anjali Sarvani, who made an emotional debut in the lately- concluded series, is also set to point in her first T20 World Cup.
Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Devika Vaidya round- over India’s spin- bowling options while out- incentive Sneh Rana was listed among the reserves.
India, the runner- up of the former edition, opens its crusade Pakistan in Cape Town on February 12. Placed in Group B, India will also take on England, Ireland and West Indies.
India will have a final stage of medication when it plays South Africa and West Indies in atri-series event from January 19 in East London. Wicketkeeper- batter Sushma Verma and uncapped each- rounder Amanjot Kaur have been added to the team for the seven- match series which concludes on February 2. Know More Women’s Cricket News….
Shikha Pandey’s Batting Stats:
| Tournament | Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest | Average |
| Inter-State T20 | 7 | 7 | 105 | 47 | 17.50 |
| Inter-Zonal T20 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 34* | 23.50 |
| T20 Challenger | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6* | 9.00 |
Shikha Pandey’s Bowling Stats:
| Tournament | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Best | Average |
| Inter-State T20 | 7 | 120 | 11 | 3-10 | 10.90 |
| Inter-Zonal T20 | 5 | 69 | 7 | 3-12 | 9.85 |
| T20 Challenger | 4 | 80 | 2 | 1-14 | 40.00 |
