MS Dhoni fan-girl Mahika Gaur rewrites history after representing two national teams

MS Dhoni fan-girl Mahika Gaur (Source- Twitter)

Veteran Indian skipper MS Dhoni fan-girl Mahika Gaur has made her debut for England against Sri Lanka in a T20I match. Gaur is one of the most exciting fast bowlers in women’s cricket, who has previously played for UAE and made an impressive performance in a rain-affected win over Sri Lanka on her England debut.

The tall pacer made her debut at the age of 12 but made his second debut for the new international team England at the age of 18. As England took on Sri Lanka in a T20I, Mahika was named in the playing XI. In the game, she also took her maiden international wicket. She dismissed Chamari Athapaththu on 15 (10) runs. 

“I was practising bowling in the garden. I think my dad was just surprised that I could roll my arm fully without chucking the ball," Gaur had said back in April this year. "He was a left-arm bowler in college but never got to do his cricket thing. But when he saw that I have potential, he's always been on board," 

Here is the viral video:

First wicket in international cricket 👆

Quite an evening for Mahika Gaur 🙌#EnglandCricket #ENGvSL pic.twitter.com/RxBDPMisPH

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 31, 2023

England won the game by 12 runs via the DLS method

It is pertinent to mention that Gaur was born in England, and at a young age she decided to become a professional cricket player after watching an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Jaipur in the 2011 edition. When tall pacer finally move to Dubai, she got enrolled in Apex Cricket Council's Academy and played with future UAE skipper Chaya Mughal. 

“The first time I went in, she was training indoors and the coach over there, Adnan sir said that I can bowl to her, I was bowling loopy full tosses and she was defending them. She was the first person I bowled to there and I was star-struck. My dad told me she's from the UAE national team - that was pretty cool,” she further added. 

Speaking of the game, England won the game by 12 runs using the DLS method, The Sri Lankan side won the toss and opted to field first. The Heather Knight-led side batted first and scored 186/4 in 20 overs with the help of Danni Wyatt and Alice Caps with their 48 (30) and 51 (27) respectively.

In this case, the Lankan side started well. But the game got halted in the third over started due to a rain shower. As a result, the target was reduced to 68 runs in six overs. In the end, the English side won with a margin of 12 runs by the DLS method.