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| Full name | Theertha Satish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (2004-04-16)16 April 2004 (age 21) Chennai, India | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | ||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 24) | 22 November 2021 v Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 13 September 2024 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,7 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Theertha Satish (born 16 April 2004) is an Indian-borncricketer who plays for theUnited Arab Emirates national cricket team as a left-handedtop order batter andwicket-keeper.
Satish was born inChennai, India, and has lived inDubai since she was a young child.[1] Her mother, Rathna, is an architect, and her father, Satish Selanambi, is a finance professional.[2]
In about 2019, Satish started playing cricket after watchingKanaa (transl. 'To dream'), aTamil-languagesports drama movie, in which the leading character tries out cricket to please her father, a farmer, and ends up taking the field forIndia in aWorld Cup. Previously, Satish had long enjoyed watching the game.[2]
Both of Satish's parents have been fully supportive of her involvement in cricket. She and her father watch the game on television together.[2] She, in turn, is a supporter ofChennai Super Kings, and especiallyRuturaj Gaikwad, one of CSK'stop order batters.[1][2]
In November 2021, Satish was named in UAE's WT20I squad for the2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier which was held in Dubai.[3] On 22 November 2021, she made herWomen's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the UAE againstMalaysia in the first match of that tournament. She top scored with 46 runs in 48 balls, and was awardedplayer of the match, which the UAE won by 30 runs.[4]
Later in the tournament, from which the UAE emerged as the overall victor,[5] Satish twice again top scored, with 64* in 53 balls againstBhutan,[6] and 47 in 46 balls againstNepal.[7] In the match against Bhutan, she also shared withChamani Seneviratna in a second wicket partnership of 131.[1][6] She finished the tournament with the highest aggregate and average of any player, at 165 and 41.25, respectively.[5][8]
In March 2022, Satish was selected in the UAE team for the2022 GCC Women's Gulf Cup inMuscat, Oman.[9] In that tournament, her highest score was 41 in 23 balls against Oman.[10][11] The following month, she again turned out for the UAE, in a 4-match bilateral series againstHong Kong at theMalek Cricket Ground inAjman. In the first match of that series, she shared withKavisha Kumari in a partnership of 83 for the second wicket.[12][13] Her top score in the series was 47 in 34 balls in the second match.[14][15] In November 2022, she scored 107* in 57 balls in an Under-19 Women's T20I match against United States of America, after scoring 70 in 56 balls in the previous match of the bilateral series.[16][17]
In May 2022, Satish was recruited to play in the privately-run2022 FairBreak Invitational T20 in Dubai. She was allocated to the Falcons team.[18][19]
In October 2022, she played for UAE inWomen's Twenty20 Asia Cup.
Satish has been described as "... an audacious batter, who judges length very quickly, is dangerous on the leg side, and is unafraid to hit against the spin or clear the infield."[18]
