Sports Desk. Saika Ishaque, who has shown consistent good performance in domestic cricket and her spin bowling in the initial season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2023), made her ODI debut for the Indian Women’s Cricket Team on 28 December. Made ODI debut.
During the toss before the match between India and Australia (IND-W vs AUS-W) at Wankhede Stadium (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai), the team’s star all-rounder Deepti Sharma handed the debut cap to Ishaq. Recently, Ishaq also made her T20 debut during the T20 International against England (T20I debut against England women’s team). She has become the 140th player to play for the Indian women’s team in ODIs.
Let us tell you that 28-year-old Ishaq started his T20 international career a few days ago on December 6 against England. In his first T20 International match played at Wankhede Stadium, this orthodox bowler took one wicket for 38 runs in four overs at an economy rate of 9.50. He has taken five wickets in the three T20 International matches played so far. During this period, his average was 16.20 and economy was 8.10. His highest score is three wickets for 22 runs.
It is noteworthy that in the initial season of WPL, Mumbai Indians (MI Women) added Ishaq to their team. He did not disappoint the MI management and took 15 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 16.26 and an economy rate of seven. She was also the joint second highest wicket taker in the first season of WPL. Due to his economical bowling and wickets, Mumbai Indians also became the inaugural champions of WPL. This player from Bengal has consistently performed well for his home team as well.