Lisa Ramjit (born 1 October 2004) is an American cricketer.[1][2] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the United States women's cricket team on 17 May 2019, against Canada, in the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Americas tournament.[3]

Lisa Ramjit
Personal information
Full name
Lisa Ramjit
Born (2004-10-01) 1 October 2004 (age 19)
Washington, D.C.
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 8)17 May 2019 v Canada
Last T20I18 September 2022 v Scotland
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 14
Runs scored 137
Batting average 27.40
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 48*
Balls bowled 150
Wickets 7
Bowling average 13.28
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/11
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2022

In August 2019, she was named in United States' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[4][5] She played in the United States' opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Scotland.[6]

In February 2021, she was named in the Women's National Training Group by the USA Cricket Women's National Selectors ahead of the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournaments.[7][8] In October 2021, she was named in the American team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[9]

Personal life edit

Her parents moved to the United States from Guyana, where they both played cricket. They are also of Indian descent.[10] She grew up in Bowie, Maryland.

References edit

  1. ^ "Lisa Ramjit". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Women Part 1". Emerging Cricket. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "1st T20I, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier at Lauderhill, May 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. ^ "USA Women Name Squad for ICC Global T20 Qualifier in Scotland". USA Cricket. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. ^ "3rd Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Dundee, Aug 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. ^ "USA Announce Women's National Training Groups". USA Cricket. February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  8. ^ "USA name Women's and U19 squads". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Team USA Women's Squad named for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe". USA Cricket. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  10. ^ Lee, Edward (6 June 2019). "Baltimore-area eighth-grader Lisa Ramjit taking wickets, making a name for herself playing for U.S. cricket team". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

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