Pratika Rawal Biography: Birthday, Career, Stats and Records

Pratika Rawal is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a top‑order batter for the women's national team.

Pratika Rawal was born on 1 September 2000 in Delhi, India. A right‑handed top‑order batter, she has become a regular member of the Indian women's national cricket team. Domestically she began with Delhi before moving to Railways, where she continues to feature in the Senior Women’s One Day and T20 trophies.

Rawal made her ODI debut in December 2024 against West Indies, scoring a half‑century in her second match and a maiden century of 154 against Ireland in January 2025. She was part of the Indian squad that won the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup and has set several early‑career records, including the fastest to 500 ODI runs.

Pratika Rawal: quick facts

Born: 1 September 2000
Team: India women

Pratika Rawal’s early life

Rawal was born in Delhi on 1 September 2000. She attended Modern School at Barakhamba Road, achieving 92.5 per cent in the CBSE grade‑12 examinations, and later earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi. She also represented Bal Bharati School in basketball, winning a gold medal at the 64th School National Games in Delhi in January 2019. Her father, Pradeep Rawal, is a BCCI‑certified Level‑II umpire for the Delhi & District Cricket Association. She began playing cricket at age ten, training under Sharvan Kumar at Rohtak Road Gymkhana Cricket Academy before moving to coaches Dipti Dhyani and Dishant Yagnik.

Pratika Rawal’s domestic career

Rawal represented Delhi in senior women's cricket from 2021 until early 2024 before joining Railways for the 2024 Senior Women's One Day Trophy and T20 Trophy. She made her List A debut for Delhi against Jharkhand on 31 October 2021, and later recorded an unbeaten 161 off 155 balls against Assam, finishing the season with 247 runs from seven matches at an average of 49.40 and a strike‑rate of 78.41.

Her Twenty20 debut came on 21 April 2022 versus Railways. In the 2023–24 One Day Trophy she amassed 411 runs in eight matches, averaging 68.50 with a strike‑rate of 91.94, including two centuries and a top score of 141. She also featured for the East Delhi Riders in the 2024 Women's Delhi Premier League and captained Delhi to the final of the 2024 Under‑23 T20 Trophy, scoring 182 runs from nine matches at an average of 26 and a strike‑rate of 85.94. Rawal made her first‑class debut for North Zone against East Zone on 3 April 2024 in the Senior Women’s Inter Zonal Multi‑Day Trophy.

Pratika Rawal’s international career

Rawal earned her first national call‑up in December 2024 for the ODI series against West Indies and debuted on 22 December 2024, becoming the 150th woman to play an ODI for India. She scored 40 runs and shared a 110‑run partnership with Smriti Mandhana. In the second ODI she made 76, claimed two wickets and again partnered Mandhana for 110 runs, dismissing captain Hayley Matthews. She recorded her maiden ODI century, 154, against Ireland on 15 January 2025 at Rajkot, winning both Player of the Match and Player of the Series. In the period October 2026 to October 2026 she featured in three ODIs, scoring 220 runs in three innings with a highest score of 100.

Pratika Rawal’s franchise and league career

In addition to her state commitments, Rawal played for the East Delhi Riders in the inaugural 2024 Women's Delhi Premier League, contributing as a top‑order batter. The league, modelled on the men's IPL, provided a platform for emerging talent and allowed Rawal to showcase her skills in a franchise environment alongside other national players.

Pratika Rawal’s records and achievements

Rawal became the first woman to amass the most runs (444) in her first six ODI innings, surpassing Charlotte Edwards’ previous record of 434. She also set the fastest pace to 500 ODI runs, achieving the milestone in eight innings, and matched the joint‑fastest to 1,000 runs in 23 innings. Her 154 against Ireland made her the third quickest Indian to score a maiden ODI century and placed her third among Indian women to exceed 150 ODI runs, after Deepti Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur. She recorded the first century in the 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup, hitting a hundred against New Zealand.

Pratika Rawal’s personal life

Rawal’s father, Pradeep Rawal, serves as a BCCI‑certified Level‑II umpire for the Delhi & District Cricket Association. She completed her schooling at Modern School, Barakhamba Road, and earned a psychology degree from Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi. Apart from cricket, she excelled in basketball, winning a gold medal for Bal Bharati School at the 64th School National Games in Delhi in January 2019.