Saika ishaque

One such star was the left-arm spinner, Saika Ishaque, who finished as the joint second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 15 scalps to her name. The 27-year-old was bought at her base price of INR 10 Lakh at the auction and has repaid the faith of the MI management with her stupendous performances throughout the tournament. “Not able to express it, it’s a dream come true, speechless. I didn’t change my plans much, just tried to bowl dot deliveries. I would like to thank all the fans, grateful for their support,” Ishaque said after the win. Another player who played a crucial role in MI’s win was Yastika Bhatia. The wicketkeeper-batter scored 214 runs with the bat and also inflicted 13 dismissals donning the gloves behind the stumps (the most in the tournament). For her marvellous performance, she was also awarded Emerging Player of the season. Following Mumbai’s win, she also shared her elation and said that the team was pretty relaxed one day ahead of the final. “I just can’t explain in words the amount of happiness I am getting right now. We were pretty relaxed yesterday, we just tried to focus on our plans on the field," Bhatia said. Amelia Kerr was another player who shone throughout the tournament for Mumbai as she became the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament (15 wickets) and also scored 149 runs with the bat at a strike rate of 133.03. She picked up 2/18 in the final and also played a vital cameo of 14* off eight balls to take MI home in t...

WPL 2023: The Saika Ishaque story - From nearly quitting cricket to becoming Mumbai Indians’ spinner of choice Saika Ishaque’s evolution from an underperforming underconfident domestic player to Mumbai Indians’ wrecker-in-chief in the ongoing WPL 2023 has contributions from Mithu Mukherjee, Shivsagar Singh and Jhulan Goswami. Published : Mar 06, 2023 21:40 IST Saika Ishaque could not have asked for a better start to her Women’s Premier League career. Representing Mumbai Indians in the country’s premier women’s franchise tournament, she took a wicket in every over she bowled in MI’s campaign opener against Gujarat Giants. She followed it up with two wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore. 1⃣ brings 2⃣, they say! 💬 Saika Ishaque agrees & how! 👏 👏 Watch how she dismissed Sophie Devine & Disha Kasat 🔽 Follow the match ▶️ Saika has come a long way, given she contemplated walking away from the game a few years ago. After enjoying success early on with the Bengal women’s U-19 team, the spinner, who hails from Park Circus in Kolkata, found it difficult to keep up the momentum. She found a source of encouragement then in erstwhile national selector Mithu Mukherjee who, as a last ditch effort, sent her to former Bengal spinner Shivsagar Singh to work on her bowling action in October 2021. Shivsagar Singh with Saika Ishaque | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “She was one of the most promising left-arm spinners for Bengal and was also the captain of the U-19 team. She grew up in...

Bio/Wiki Profession Cricketer (All-rounder) Physical Stats & More Height (approx.) in centimeters - 165 cm in meters - 1.65 m in feet & inches - 5’ 5” Weight (approx.) in kilograms - 50 kg in pounds - 110 lbs Eye Colour Black Hair Colour Black Cricket Domestic/State Team • Kalighat Cricket Club • Under-19 Bengal • Under-23 Bengal • Trailblazers • India Green • India A • India D • Bengal • Mumbai Indians Coach/Mentor Shiv Sagar Singh Batting Style Left handed batter Bowling Style Left-arm orthodox spin Personal Life Date of Birth 8 October 1995 (Sunday) Age (as of 2022) 27 Years Birthplace Kolkata, West Bengal, India Zodiac sign Libra Nationality Indian Hometown Kolkata, West Bengal, India Tattoo Tattoo on right wrist Relationships & More Marital Status Unmarried Family Parents Names not known Siblings Names not known Some Lesser Known Facts About Saika Ishaque • Saika Ishaque is an Indian cricketer who has played for Bengal, Trailblazers, and various other teams in domestic competitions. In the Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction, she was auctioned off to Mumbai Indians. • She started playing cricket during her childhood and went on to play in under-16 and under-23 Bengal teams. She won the Under-23 One-Day tournament. Saika Ishaque with the trophy of a tournament • Mumbai Indians acquired her at her base price of Rs10 lakhs during the auction for the 2023 Women’s Premier League. • She has also played as a wicketkeeper for the under-23 Bengal team during a tournament in 2...

Saika Ishaque, the left-arm spinner from Bengal, has emerged as one of the stars of the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) by scalping 15 wickets in nine matches for Mumbai Indians Women. She is the second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament after another left-arm spinner — UP Warriorz’s Sophie Ecclestone. On Sunday, when Mumbai face Delhi Capitals Women in the final at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Saika will be one of the players to watch out for. It has been a turnaround for the cricketer who wanted to quit the game following a shoulder injury and was not able to find a place in the Bengal team for nearly three years. The break in women’s cricket because of the pandemic only made matters worse for her. Saika Ishaque and Amelia Kerr have been unplayable tonight 🫡 Yeh raha proof 👇😉 — Just as thoughts of giving up cricket were swirling in her head, Saika called up Mithu Mukherjee, a former India cricketer. Mithu knew that Saika’s cricket is what helped put food on the table for her family. Saika lost her father in 2018, her mother used to work as a maid. The phone call just before Durga Puja in 2020 lasted an hour and started with Saika saying, “Ma’am mai cricket chor dungi. Kuch ho nahi raha idhar (I am planning to quit cricket as there’s nothing happening for me).” The two years, from 2018 to 2020, were the worst for Saika. Her career almost ended because of a shoulder injury. She was dropped from the senior Bengal team. Once hailed as a prodigy in Bengal crick...

Saika Ishaque has quickly become one of the biggest finds of the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL). The uncapped Indian spinner has taken the tournament by storm as she took a four-wicket haul in the tournament opener between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants and continued her form in the clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore. She began her cricketing journey at the Kalighat Club Women, where her training played a key role in making her a part of the Bengals' U-19 and U-23 teams. After years of impressive performances for Bengal in domestic circuit, she came close to the national set-up after being picked for India D and India A in the Women's T20 Challenge in 2021 and 2022, respectively.

WPL 2023: Sophie Ecclestone says Mumbai Indians' Saika Ishaque knows her game very well Ishaque led Mumbai Indians to a big win on Sunday night against UP Warriorz, after the opposition threatened to run away with the game, taking 3/33 to take her wickets tally far ahead of any of her peers in the league Mumbai: UP Warriorz and England left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone has heaped praise on uncapped India and Mumbai Indians tweaker Saika Ishaque, who has lit up the Women’s Premier League with 12 wickets in only four matches, saying she knows her game very well. Ishaque led Mumbai Indians to a big win on Sunday night against UP Warriorz, after the opposition threatened to run away with the game, taking 3/33 to take her wickets tally far ahead of any of her peers in the league. World No. 1 ODI bowler, Ecclestone, who is behind the Indian left-arm spinner Ishaque with eight wickets in four matches of WPL, is all praise for her opponent. “She is doing great, she has been around for a lot of years and played a lot of cricket. She knows her game so well and she got along with us during the game and it has been very exciting for her,” Ecclestone told PTI during an exclusive interview on Monday. The England spinner, who has so far played 70 T20Is, 55 ODIs and five Tests for her country, says her side UP Warriorz have plenty of room for improvement after a mixed start — two wins and two losses from four matches — to the WPL. “I think the feeling about it is that it has been scratch...

Recently, in 2021 and 2022, she had the opportunity to represent India Women -D and India Women-A teams, respectively, where she had a few notable performances. Apart from her impressive bowling, Ishaque showcased her batting prowess in a match against India C on December 24, 2021. She scored an unbeaten 24 off just a few balls, hitting five fours. Throughout the tournament, she was only dismissed once, and unfortunately, it was in the final when she was out for a golden duck. In 2022, she represented India A and had the opportunity to play for the Trailblazers in the Women's T20 Challenge series. This gave her the chance to rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in international women's cricket. Apart from Ishaque, Nat Sciver-Brunt of England and New Zealand's Amelia Kerr also performed well with the ball, picking up two wickets each to their names. Issy Wong also contributed with one wicket in the match. Mumbai Indians are currently on top of the points table thanks to the huge win in their opening match of the tournament. It will be important for Mumbai Indians to maintain their form in order to make it to the latter stages of Image: Twitter/WPL

Saika Ishaque Born ( 1995-10-08) 8 October 1995 (age27) Batting Left-handed Bowling Role Domestic team information Years Team 2011/12–present 2023–present Career statistics Competition Matches 15 53 60 Runs scored 126 220 124 9.69 8.14 6.52 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 26 35 22 1,691 2,593 1,193 23 60 52 29.51 20.38 19.53 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/49 5/30 4/6 Catches/ 5/– 11/– 12/– Source: 4 May 2023 Saika Ishaque (born 8 October 1995) is an Indian Ishaque made her debut for Bengal Women in 2013 and has been a regular member of the team since then. In October 2022, she represented In the inaugural In her debut season for Mumbai Indians, Ishaque emerged as one of the top performers in the tournament, taking 9 wickets in 8 matches at an economy rate of 5.80. She played a key role in Mumbai Indians' journey to the final, where they lost to the Trailblazers. She was the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament. Personal life [ ] Ishaque grew up in a slum in Kolkata and started playing cricket at a young age. Her father, who passed away when she was just 12 years old, was a big inspiration for her and she dedicated her performance in the Women's T20 Challenge to him. References [ ]