Who is India Women's young all-rounder Pratika Rawal? - All You Need to Know

In Wednesday's third and final ODI against Ireland, Pratika Rawal, the opener for the Indian women's cricket team, enthralled Rajkot with a brilliant century. Pratika struck 154 off 129 balls, including 20 boundaries and one maximum, to start the innings in her sixth ODI and smash her first international century. In addition, she became the first player in history—male or female—to reach 400 runs or more in their first six innings of play. 

Rawal has amassed 444 runs at an outstanding average of 74 in the six ODIs in which she has played. Shafali Verma's dropping had been an issue, therefore the Indian ladies were searching for a new opener. Pratika seized the chance and produced some game-winning knocks in just six games. With Smriti Mandhana (135), the stand-in skipper, scoring her 10th ODI century off just 70 deliveries, Pratika added 233 runs for the opening stand. India achieved their highest-ever 50-over total of 435 for five because of the two players' performances. 

Pratika Rawal's Journey to Success:

𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙠𝙖 𝙍𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙡: 𝙋𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩 🤝

The passion for cricket ❤️
The curiosity of studying the human mind 🧠
...And everything in between 👌👌

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Pratika was born on September 1, 2000, in Delhi. She represents Railways in her domestic cricket matches. Her father, Pradeep Rawal, is a Level-II umpire for the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) who holds a BCCI certification. She achieved 92.5% in the CBSE board exams, demonstrating her exceptional academic performance.

She graduated from the esteemed Jesus & Mary College in New Delhi with a bachelor's degree in psychology. In addition to playing cricket, Pratika represented Rajender Nagar's Bal Bharati School in basketball, where she took home a gold medal from the 64th School National Games in Delhi in January 2019. During the home series against the West Indies last month, she made her cricket debut for India Women. She hit 40 runs and shared a crucial 110-run partnership with Mandhana in her first match.

She began her training at Rohtak Road Gymkhana Cricket Academy, where coach Sharvan Kumar served as her instructor. During the home series against the West Indies last month, she made her debut for her country.

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