Geetika Kodali

Geetika Kodali

Personal information
Full name	Geetika Kodali
Born	(2004-06-07) 7 June 2004 (age 20) Fremont, California, United States
Nickname	Geetu, Geets
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	United States
ODI debut (cap 5)	11 April 2024 v Papua New Guinea
Last ODI	28 October 2024 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 13)	19 May 2019 v Canada
Last T20I	3 May 2024 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2022	Trinbago Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition WT20I WODI Matches 22 7 Runs scored 78 46 Batting average 6.50 15.33 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 20 20 Balls bowled 320 285 Wickets 11 7 Bowling average 27.00 38.42 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2/3 5/43 Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 November 2024

Geetika Kodali (born 7 June 2004) is an American cricketer.^[1][2] She made her senior international debut in May 2019 at the age of fourteen.

Biography

She started playing cricket at the age of eleven with her friends and relatives. She began to take interest in cricket as her career when she received her formal training at the age of fifteen at the Cricket Zeal Academy in California.^[3] She also went onto represent San Ramon Cricket Association and Triangle Cricket League.

Domestic career

In January 2022, she was signed up by South Coast Sapphires for the 2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 which was also the inaugural edition of the tournament.^[4][5]

In 2022, she was bought by the Trinbago Knight Riders as an overseas player for the inaugural edition of The 6ixty which was held in the West Indies.^[6] On 25 August 2022, during a group stage match between Trinbago Knight Riders and Barbados Royals, she claimed a hat-trick against Barbados Royals to become the first woman to take a hat-trick in The 6ixty competition.^[7][8] She dismissed Hayley Matthews, Britney Cooper and Chloe Tyron to complete the hat-trick and her efforts ensured her side Trinbago Knight Riders secure a 29 run win over Barbados Royals after successfully defending the total of 92.^[9][10]

In August 2022, she was signed as an overseas player for Trinbago Knight Riders for the inaugural edition of the Women's Caribbean Premier League.^[11][12]

International career

She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the United States women's cricket team at the age of 14 on 19 May 2019, against Canada, in the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Americas tournament.^[13]

In August 2019, she was named in United States' squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.^[14][15][16] She played in the United States' final match of the tournament, on 7 September 2019, against Namibia.^[17]

In February 2020, she joined the FairBreak XI with the intention of promoting gender equality in sports and featured in some of Fairbreak XI's invitational matches in Australia.^[18]

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.^[19][20]

In September 2021, she was named in the United States' squad for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier and was a member of the national side which emerged triumphant during the four team tournament and as a result America qualified to the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.^[21] In October 2021, she was named in the American team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.^[22]

In August 2022, she captained USA women's U-19 side in its historic thumping series win over the West Indies women's U-19 side in a five match T20 series 4-1. In September 2022, she was named in the United States' squad for the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier which was held in the United Arab Emirates.^[23]

In December 2022, she was appointed as the captain of the USA Under-19 women's national team for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, which is also set to be the inaugural edition of the ICC Women's Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^{[24][25][26][27]}

References

1. "Geetika Kodali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
2. "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Women Part 1". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
3. Solomon S. Kumar (16 December 2022). "Six Telugu girls in US team for Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
4. FBadmin (4 January 2022). "South Coast Sapphires - Australia's entry to FairBreak's Invitational Women's T20 Cricket Tournament -". FairBreak Global. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
5. "First-of-its-kind women's T20 event to bring together players from 35 countries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
6. "Athapaththu, Khaka and Luus brought in for Women's CPL and 6ixty". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
7. usacricket (7 September 2022). "Women's CPL Player Diaries: Geetika Kodali". USA Cricket. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
8. Chaudhary, Harsh (26 August 2022). "18 Year Old bowler Geetika Kodali from USA creates history in The 6ixty". Female Cricket. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
9. "Full Scorecard of Trinbago WMN vs Royals WMN 4th Match 2022 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
10. Hays, Nate (4 September 2022). "Q&A with USA's 6ixty history-maker Geetika Kodali". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
11. "Athapaththu, Khaka and Luus brought in for Women's CPL and 6ixty". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
12. usacricket (16 August 2022). "Three Young USA Women's Players to Star in Maiden Women's Caribbean Premier League and 6ixty Tournament". USA Cricket. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
13. "3rd T20I, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier at Lauderhill, May 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
14. "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
15. "USA Women Name Squad for ICC Global T20 Qualifier in Scotland". USA Cricket. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
16. Cricket, Team Female (7 September 2019). "15-year-old Geetika Kodali heads to Scotland for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier". Female Cricket. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
17. "7th Place Play-off, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Sep 7 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
18. Hays, Nate (4 September 2022). "Q&A with USA's 6ixty history-maker Geetika Kodali". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
19. "USA Announce Women's National Training Groups". USA Cricket. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
20. "USA name Women's and U19 squads". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
21. "Team USA Women's Squad Named for ICC Americas T20 World Cup Qualifier in Mexico". USA Cricket. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
22. "Team USA Women's Squad named for ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe". USA Cricket. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
23. Hays, Nate (31 August 2022). "USA Cricket name 15 for Women's World Cup Global Qualifier". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
24. Sharma, Pratham (15 December 2022). "Geetika Kodali to lead USA U19 Squad in the inaugural Women's U19 T20 World Cup 2023". Female Cricket. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
25. "Chanderpaul to continue as coach for USA at U19 Women's T20 World Cup". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
26. "All squads for ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
27. usacricket (14 December 2022). "USA Cricket Women's Under 19s Squad for Historic First World Cup Appearance Named". USA Cricket. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

External links

• Geetika Kodali at ESPNcricinfo