Minnu Mani

In thisIndian name,the nameManiis apatronymic,and the person should be referred to by thegiven name,Minnu.

Minnu Mani

Personal information
Born	(1999-03-24)24 March 1999 Wayanad,Kerala,India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-armoff break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	India(2023)
T20I debut (cap74)	9 July 2023 vBangladesh
Last T20I	21 September 2023 vMalaysia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014/15–present	Kerala
2023	Delhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition T20I Matches 3 Runs scored 6 Batting average 6.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 5* Ballsbowled 66 Wickets 5 Bowling average 11.60 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 2/9 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source:ESPNcricinfo,10 October 2023
Medal record RepresentingIndia Women'sCricket Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team

Minnu Mani(born 24 March 1999) is an Indian internationalcricketerwho represents theIndian women's national team.She plays forDelhi CapitalsinWomen's Premier League.In domestic cricket, she representsKeralacricket team. She became the firstKerala womancricketer to play forIndia.

Early life

Minnu hails from Choyimoola inWayanad districtofKerala.Her father, Mani CK, is a daily wage labourer and her mother, Vasantha, is a homemaker.She has a younger sister, Mimitha.She studied at Mananthavady Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Edappady till Grade 8 and St. Sebastian High School,Thodupuzhatill Grade 10. She completed her higher secondary education at Sarvajana Higher Secondary School,Sulthan Batheryand graduated fromGovernment College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram.As of 2023, she is pursuing herBAinSociologythrough distance learning.

She started playing cricket at 10 with boys at paddy fields. Initially, her family didn't support the idea of her playing cricket. Her physical education teacher, Elsamma noticed her skill and took her to selection trials of theWayanadDistrict Under-13 team. The next year, she played in the Kerala U-16 team and represented Kerala at the senior level aged 16. Minnu had to travel one and a half hours daily, switching four buses to reach the nearest stadium from her home for cricket practice.

Domestic career

Minnu made her debut for Kerala at the age of 16. She was the key performer when the Kerala U-23 women's team won the national T20 championship in 2018 with of 188 runs and 11 wickets. In 2019, she represented India Blue in the Under-23 One Day Challenger Trophy. She got her maiden call for the India A team touring Bangladesh and was called for ACC Emerging Women's Asia Cup in the same year.

Indian Premier league

In February 2023, she was bought by theDelhi Capitalsin the WPL auction ahead of the2023 Women's Premier League.

International career

In July 2023, she was called up to the Indian teamtouring Bangladesh,making her the first female cricketer from Kerala to earn an India call-up.She made herWomen's Twenty20 International cricket(WT20I) debut for India Women againstBangladesh Womenon 9 July 2023.She finished the series as India's highest wicket-taker, with 5 wickets from three matches.In July 2023, she was selected in India's2023 Asian Gamessquad.

In December 2023, Mani was selected in India's T20I seriesagainst Australia.

External links

• Minnu ManiatESPNcricinfo