| Kanika Ahuja | |||||
| Female: | true | ||||
| Fullname: | Kanika S Ahuja | ||||
| Birth Date: | 7 August 2002 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Patiala, Punjab, India | ||||
| Batting: | Left-handed | ||||
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break | ||||
| Role: | All-rounder | ||||
| International: | true | ||||
| Country: | India | ||||
| T20idebutdate: | 21 September | ||||
| T20idebutyear: | 2023 | ||||
| T20idebutagainst: | Malaysia | ||||
| T20icap: | 77 | ||||
| Lastt20idate: | 24 September | ||||
| Lastt20iyear: | 2023 | ||||
| Lastt20iagainst: | Bangladesh | ||||
| Club1: | Punjab | ||||
| Year2: | 2023–present | ||||
| Columns: | 3 | ||||
| Column1: | WT20I | ||||
| Matches1: | 2 | ||||
| Runs1: | 1 | ||||
| Bat Avg1: | – | ||||
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 | ||||
| Top Score1: | 1 | ||||
| Deliveries1: | – | ||||
| Wickets1: | – | ||||
| Bowl Avg1: | – | ||||
| Fivefor1: | – | ||||
| Tenfor1: | – | ||||
| Best Bowling1: | – | ||||
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– | ||||
| Column2: | WLA | ||||
| Matches2: | 19 | ||||
| Runs2: | 420 | ||||
| Bat Avg2: | 35.00 | ||||
| 100S/50S2: | 0/1 | ||||
| Top Score2: | 90 | ||||
| Deliveries2: | 802 | ||||
| Wickets2: | 38 | ||||
| Bowl Avg2: | 13.18 | ||||
| Fivefor2: | 2 | ||||
| Tenfor2: | 0 | ||||
| Best Bowling2: | 5/23 | ||||
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 3/– | ||||
| Column3: | WT20 | ||||
| Matches3: | 42 | ||||
| Runs3: | 28 | ||||
| Bat Avg3: | 18.69 | ||||
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 | ||||
| Top Score3: | 48 | ||||
| Deliveries3: | 393 | ||||
| Wickets3: | 18 | ||||
| Bowl Avg3: | 20.38 | ||||
| Fivefor3: | 0 | ||||
| Tenfor3: | 0 | ||||
| Best Bowling3: | 3/16 | ||||
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 11/– | ||||
| Date: | 2 November 2023 | ||||
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2121/2121221/2121221.html CricketArchive | ||||
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Kanika S Ahuja (born 07 August 2002) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore and India. She is a left-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler.[1] [2]
She made her international debut in September 2023, in a Twenty20 International for India against Malaysia.[3]
Ahuja was born on 7 August 2002 in Patiala, Punjab.[2] [4]
Ahuja made her debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Senior Women's T20 League against Odisha.[5] She was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2021–22 Women's Senior One Day Trophy, with 15 wickets at an average of 13.13.[6] She took her List A best bowling figures in that tournament, with 5/23 from 10 overs against Maharashtra.[7] She also made her List A high score in the same tournament, with 90 from 88 deliveries against Rajasthan.[8]
In February 2023, Ahuja was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore at the inaugural Women's Premier League auction, for the 2023 season.[9] She played seven matches for the side that season, scoring 98 runs and taking two wickets.[10] She was named as Player of the Match in her side's first win of the tournament, as she scored 48 from 30 deliveries and took 2 catches.[11] [12]
In February 2024, Ahuja was ruled out of WPL 2024 due to injuries.[13]
In June 2023, Ahuja played for India A at the 2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[14] She was named as Player of the Match in the final as India A won the tournament, scoring 30 and taking two wickets.[15]
In September 2023, Ahuja was named in her first India squad, for the Asian Games.[16] She made her Twenty20 International debut in the quarter-final of the tournament, which was curtailed by rain.[3] She played one further match at the tournament, the semi-final.[17]