Puja Mahato got nominated for ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 Team of the Tournament

ICC HAS NOMINATED our Captain PUJA MAHATO including 12 Players from the ICC U19 T20 World Cup nation for the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 Team of the Tournament.

Puja Mahato,

born 17 February 2006 is a Nepalese cricketer who plays for the Nepal women's national cricket team.
She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Hong Kong women's in the Women's T20 Quadrangular Series 2023.
In June 2024, she was named in national squad for the 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. In November 2024, she was appointed as captain of under-19 team for the 2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification. On 12 November, she scored a unbeaten century (130) and took a five-wicket haul (5/8) to defeat Kuwait under-19 women's cricket team by 165 runs. Under her captaincy Nepal qualified to 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.

Personal information

Full name                   Puja Mahato

Born                              17 February 2006 (age 18)

Mahottari,Nepal                       

Batting                         Right handed

Bowling                        Right-arm medium

Role                              All-rounder

International information

National side              Nepal

T20I debut                 22 August 2023 v Hong Kong 

(Cap 28)

Last T20I                    23 July 2024 v India

Domestic team information

Years                              Team

2022-present         Madhesh Province

Career statistics

Competition                WT20I

      

Matches                         20

Runs scored                  185

Batting average           15.41

100s/50s                        0/1

Top score                       59*

Balls bowled                 282

Wickets                          16

Bowling average         11.37

Best bowling                3/2

Catches/stumpings    2/0

ICC HAS NOMINATED 12 Playera for the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 Team of the Tournament including our very own Captain PUJA MAHATO:

1. G Trisha (India)

2. ⁠Jemma Botha (South Africa)

3. Davina Perrin (England)

4. ⁠G Kamalini (India)

5. ⁠Caoimhe Bray (Australia)

6. ⁠Puja Mahato(C) (Nepal)

7. ⁠Kayla Reyneke (c) (South Africa)

8. ⁠Katie Jones (wk) (England)

9. ⁠Aayushi Shukla (India)

10. ⁠Chamodi Praboda (Sri Lanka)

11. ⁠Vaishnavi Sharma (India)

12. ⁠Nthabiseng Nini (South Africa)

⁠Puja Mahato(C) (Nepal)

The Nepal captain led by example, has been named player of the match in their resounding win against hosts Malaysia for her unbeaten 23 and bowling figures of 4/9.

Runs: 70, Average: 23.33, Strike-rate: 51.85, Top score: 70

Wickets: 9, Average: 7.00, Economy: 4.34, Best: 4/9 (ICC U19 WORLDCUP 2025)