Shreyanka Patil

Shreyanka Rajesh Patil (born 31 July 2002) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Karnataka and Royal Challengers Bangalore. She plays as a right-arm off break bowler. She has also played for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Women's Caribbean Premier League. She made her international debut for India in 2023.

Early life
Patil was born on 31 July 2002 in Bangalore.. She picked up cricket when she was ten. Her father, Rajesh, runs a cricket academy. Patil experimented from bowling medium-pace to leg spin, before finding comfort as an off spinner. She then moved to a rented accommodation to hone her skills at Dev's academy in Huttanahalli in Karnataka. Patil's career as a professional cricketer began when she made the Karnataka under-16 squad.

Domestic career
Patil made her debut for Karnataka senior team in October 2019, in a match against Pondicherry, in which she took 1/21 from two overs. In November 2022, she took 4/7 from four overs for South Zone against North East Zone in the Senior Inter Zonal T20 competition. She scored her maiden List A half-century in January 2023, making 73 against Arunachal Pradesh.

In February 2023, Patil was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the inaugural Women's Premier League. She took six wickets at an average of 32.00 in her seven matches at the tournament.

In August 2023, she was signed by Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2023 Women's Caribbean Premier League. She was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 9 wickets at an average of 11.66.

In the 2024 Women's Premier League, Patil won the Purple Cap as the highest wicket-taker in the tournament by picking 13 wickets in eight matches. With the figures of 4/12 in the final match against Delhi Capitals, she made an important contribution in the title win for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

International career
In June 2023, Patil played for India A at the 2023 ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup. She was the leading wicket-taker at the tournament, with 9 wickets, including taking 5/2 against Hong Kong and 4/13 in the final against Bangladesh A.

In December 2023, Patil earned her first call-up to the India squad for the side's series against England. She made her international debut in the first match of the Twenty20 International series, taking 2/44 from her four overs. Later that month, Patil got her maiden ODI call-up in the series against Australia. She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for India on 30 December 2023, against Australia.