Sneh made a record in the first match of Women’s World Cup 2022: Left home for cricket at the age of 12, used to play with boys

ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 is going on in New Zealand. The opening match of the World Cup was played between India and Pakistan team on Sunday. In this match, the Indian women’s team defeated Pakistan by 107. The heroes of this victory against Pakistan were Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana. After the early collapse of the top order, the century partnership of both of them took the field for the seventh wicket, not only put the team in a strong position but also made a world record in the history of women’s cricket.

Vastrakar and Sneh Rana shared a 122-run partnership. In this, Pooja Vastrakar scored 67 runs and Sneh scored 53 runs and remained not out. Sneh is playing the first World Cup of her career. Let’s know about this strong female player who came out of a small town like Dehradun and reached the international pitch.

Sneh, who came out to bat at number seven against Pakistan in the Women’s World Cup match played at Mount Maunganui, scored 53 runs off 48 balls while batting aggressively. During this he hit 4 fours.

Had to leave home at the age of 12 for cricket

Sneh is a right handed batter and all-rounder bowler of the Indian women’s team. He has many records to his name. But the story of the hard work he has put in before reaching this success is inspiring. Sneh was born on 18 February 1994 in a farmer family in Sinaula village of Uttarakhand. The passion for cricket was so much that he left home at the age of 12. She also remained hungry during professional training. In one of her interviews, Sneh had told that since she was a child, her interest in this game arose. Then she started playing cricket in the street with the boys of her area. He liked cricket. But the rest of the girls did not play cricket. Because of this, he had to play with boys in school.

Sneh’s father Bhagwan Singh Rana had even sold his land for the daughter’s sports.

The story of getting out of the street to reach the international pitch

At the age of nine, Sneh joined the Dehradun Cricket Club. He played his first tournament at the age of ten against Allahabad. In the year 2013, Sneh started playing U-19 for Punjab, Haryana team. She also plays for the railway team. In the year 2014, she made her debut with the Indian women’s cricket team for the Women’s One Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) formats against Sri Lanka. He scored 50 runs in his debut match. She was 20 years old at that time. His records made in the world of cricket shows his passion for the game. His innings played with Pooja Vastrakar for the seventh wicket in the Women’s World Cup has now become a world record. At the same time, he also holds the record for the second longest partnership for the ninth wicket and the longest innings of 131 runs. Sneh has been associated with Indian Railways since 2015 and now she is the ambassador.