Who is Pratika Rawal? - The latest batting sensation in Indian women's cricket

Pratika Rawal, the 24-year-old opener, has had a great start to her international career for India. She made her WODI debut against the West Indies in December last year. She played a knock of 40 runs off 69 deliveries in her debut innings. 

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She finished the series as the third-highest run-scorer with 134 runs to her name in three outings at an average of 44.66. Her great outing helped her retain her place in the squad against Ireland.

In the first game, she scored 89 runs off 96 deliveries and missed on a well-deserved century. She won her first Player of the Match award in international cricket. She followed that with another half-century in the second game and made 67 runs at a strike rate of 109.83 this time.

The best of her innings came during the third ODI, where she made a splendid 154 runs off 129 deliveries. She added 233 runs for the first wicket with Smriti Mandhana. She finished the three-match series against Ireland as the highest run-scorer and went on to clinch the Player of the Series award.

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Who is Pratika Rawal?

Pratika was born on September 1, 2000, in Delhi and did her schooling from Modern School at Baramkhamba Road. Former Indian cricketer and current head coach of the men’s cricket team, Gautam Gambhir is also an alumnus of Modern School.

She did her bachelor's in Psychology from Jesus and Mary College in Delhi. Pratika started her cricketing journey while playing at the Rohtak Road Gymkhana Cricket Academy. Her father, Pradeep Rawal, is a BCCI-certified Level-II umpire of the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA).

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Went unsold in the WPL 2025 Auction

Pratika made her domestic cricket debut with Delhi in 2021 and has been in sensational form in domestic cricket as well in recent times. However, she didn’t find any buyer in the WPL 2025 Auction that took place on December 15 last year. She came with a base price of INR 10 lakh, but none of the six teams raised the paddle for her, and she went unsold. However, the franchises might regret letting her go unsold after such a sensational debut in international cricket.

In the first season of the Women’s Delhi Premier League, Pratika played for the East Delhi Riders Women side. She finished as the leading run-scorer for the team and made 93 runs in two games at a strike rate of 127.40.

She switched to Railways last season from Delhi. In the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, Pratika made 170 runs in seven outings at a strike rate of 109.67. In the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy, she scored 158 runs in five innings at an average of 39.50. In the Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy, Pratika made 142 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 111.81.

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