Key Points

Kashvee Gautam's debut international series ends early due to injury after three wicketless matches. Uncapped Kranti Goud steps in as her replacement, bringing strong WPL experience. India currently leads the tri-series with two wins under Harmanpreet Kaur's captaincy. Goud previously impressed with a four-wicket haul in the WPL, including key dismissals.

Key Points: Kashvee Gautam Ruled Out of Women's Tri-Series Due to Injury

  • Kashvee Gautam injured after three wicketless matches
  • Kranti Goud replaces her with strong WPL record
  • India leads tri-series with two wins
  • Goud previously took 4-25 including key wickets
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Kashvee Gautam ruled out from women's tri-series in Sri Lanka

Indian all-rounder Kashvee Gautam exits tri-series with injury, replaced by uncapped Kranti Goud as India leads the tournament.

"Gautam earned an international call-up after impressing in WPL 2025 with 11 wickets for Gujarat Giants. – ICC"

New Delhi May 6

Indian all-rounder Kashvee Gautam has been excluded from the current women's tri-series between India, Sri Lanka, and South Africa because of injury, limiting her first international campaign to merely three matches. Uncapped Kranti Goud has been chosen as the substitute, according to the ICC website.

Gautam, who made her debut in the series opener against Sri Lanka, remained wicketless in the games she played and scored 22 runs.

The right-arm pacer had returned figures of 0 for 28 in her eight overs in the opening game, where India secured a dominant nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka. She followed it up with 0-47 against South Africa and 0-23 in the second fixture against Sri Lanka.

Gautam earned an international call-up after impressing Women Premier League (WPL) 2025, where she played for Gujarat Giants. In nine games, she picked up 11 wickets at an average of 18.18 with an economy rate of 6.45 and a strike rate of 16.9.

Kranti Goud, a right-arm seamer who is yet to feature at the international level, has played eight matches for UP Warriorz in the WPL, picking up six wickets across as many innings.

Her first-ever wicket in the league was that of Meg Lanning, whom she clean bowled in her team's first win of the season. She also picked the wickets of Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Jess Jonassen in the game to end with 4-25.

Goud was picked in the WPL on the back of a successful Senior Women's ODI Trophy, where her 15 wickets, including a four-for in the final against Bengal, helped Madhya Pradesh win their maiden title.

India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, currently top the table with two wins from three games and four points to their name in the tri-series.

Indian Women's squad: Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Kranti Goud, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Nallapureddy Charani, Tejal Hasabnis, Yastika Bhatia, Amanjot Kaur, Shuchi Upadhyay.

- ANI

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Rahul K.
Tough break for Kashvee! She showed great promise in WPL. Hope she recovers soon 💪 Meanwhile, exciting to see Kranti Goud get her chance. That 4-wicket haul against Lanning & Co. was 🔥
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Priya M.
Our women's team is doing so well in Sri Lanka! But I'm concerned about our pace attack depth. With Kashvee out, we only have Kranti as specialist seamer. Hope management has backup plans for bigger tournaments.
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Arjun S.
Kranti Goud's domestic record is impressive - 15 wickets in ODI Trophy! Perfect replacement. Our women's cricket talent pool is growing deeper thanks to WPL. More opportunities = more stars 🌟
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Neha T.
Sad for Kashvee but injuries happen in sports. At least we're playing in Sri Lanka - conditions similar to India. Should help our girls adapt better than playing in England or Australia!
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Sanjay R.
Why isn't BCCI investing more in sports medicine for women cricketers? Second injury this year. These girls train as hard as men but don't get same facilities. Need to change this! #EqualOpportunity
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Meena P.
Harmanpreet's captaincy has been brilliant so far. Even with changes in squad, team looks balanced. Hope we continue this form till T20 World Cup! Jai Hind 🇮🇳

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