Jintimani Kalita is an Indian cricketer who represents Assam in domestic competitions. She came into the limelight on February 14, 2023, when she was bought by franchise team Mumbai Indians for the inaugural season of the Women’s Super League.
Wiki/Biography
Jintimani Nakul Kalita was born on Thursday, December 25, 2003 (age 19 years 2022) from Mangaldui, Assam. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn. She studied at Mangaldai Nagar Girls High School. Her interest in cricket can be traced back to 2016, when she was 12 years old and often accompanied her brother in training. Soon, she caught the ball herself and turned into a fast bowler. Known for her bowling prowess, Kalita first started training at the Mangaldui Cricket Ground.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′2″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
His father’s name was Nakuul Kalita.
Kindimani Kalita’s parents
Profession
At the domestic level, she has represented Assam women in the U-19 and senior women’s categories.
Jintimani Kalita (standing row, fourth from right) with her Assam women’s team
She represented Assam in the Senior Women’s T20 League (2019). She was named in the India B team in the U-19 Women’s One-Day Challenger Trophy (2021). She has been named in the Assam Women’s Senior One-Day Cup 2021-22 team. Her career highlights include the match against Meghalaya in the Senior Women’s One-Day Cup when Assam was four runs behind at 56 when Kalita came on and played a mature innings, A total of 78 off 114 balls helped Assam reach 214 runs. In 2022, she was among the 25 U-19 cricketers called up for high-level training camps by the National Cricket Academy (NCA). She is part of the Dhansiri Dashers Women participating in the Byju Women’s T20 Challenger Cup 2022. During the tournament, she earned the title of Player of the Match.
Jintimani Kalita wins the best player award in Byju Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy 2022
She represented India A in the Quad Women’s U19 T20 series (2022) against Sri Lanka and West Indies; India A won by 7 wickets. In the inaugural season of the Women’s Super League in 2023, she was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 10 lakh.
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Facts/Trivia
- Her jersey number for Dhansiri Dashers is #5.
- Her batting style is left-arm and her bowling style is right-arm medium pace.
- She is the only player from Assam in WPL 2023.
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