Naruemol Chaiwai (Thai: นฤมล ใจไว, born 2 July 1990) is a Thai cricketer.[2] In April 2021, the Cricket Association of Thailand appointed her as the captain of the Thailand women's team, replacing Sornnarin Tippoch.[3][4]

Naruemol Chaiwai
Chaiwai batting for Thailand during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Born (1990-07-02) 2 July 1990 (age 33)
Chiang Mai,[1] Thailand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 2)20 November 2022 v Netherlands
Last ODI26 November 2022 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 2)3 June 2018 v Pakistan
Last T20I13 October 2022 v India
Source: Cricinfo, 24 November 2022
Medal record
Representing  Thailand
Women's Cricket
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Twenty20
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Twenty10
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia Twenty20
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia 50 overs

Biography edit

Chaiwai played for the national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.[5] She was the leading run-scorer for Thailand in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, with 90 runs in five matches.[6]

In June 2018, she was named in Thailand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[7] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Thailand on 3 June 2018, in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.[8] In February 2019, she was the leading run-scorer in the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Asia tournament, with 181 runs in six matches.[9]

In August 2019, she was named in Thailand's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[10] She was the leading run-scorer for Thailand in the tournament, with 87 runs in five matches.[11] In October 2019, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, ahead of a five-match series in Australia.[12] In January 2020, she was named in Thailand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[13]

In November 2021, she was named as the captain of Thailand's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[14] She played in Thailand's first match of the tournament, on 21 November 2021 against Zimbabwe.[15]

In October 2022, she played for Thailand in Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.

References edit

  1. ^ "Naruemol Chaiwai". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Naruemol Chaiwai". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ Rego, Nishadh. "Naruemol Chaiwai replaces Sornnarin Tippoch as captain of the Thailand women's cricket team". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Naruemol Chaiwai and the future of Thailand women's cricket". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ "ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 12th Match, Group A: Thailand Women v Zimbabwe Women at Colombo (MCA), Feb 10, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 2018, Thailand Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  7. ^ "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. ^ "3rd Match, Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  9. ^ "2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Asia: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  11. ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 - Thailand Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Bismah to lead Women's Global Development Squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Thailand name squad for their first Women's T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Thailand announce 15-member side for World Cup Qualifiers". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  15. ^ "2nd Match, Group B, Harare, Nov 21 2021, ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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External links edit

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