Gunalan Kamalini (born 20 July 2008) is an Indian international cricketer, who plays for the Indian women's national team.[1] She made her Women's Twenty20 International debut against Sri Lanka in December 2025.[2] At the domestic cricket level, she captained the Tamil Nadu Under-19 women's team to the national title in 2024 and also was the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament, with 311 runs in eight matches.[3][4]
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| Born | 20 July 2008 Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only T20I (cap 90) | 30 December 2025 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early life
editGunalan Kamalini was born on 20 July 2008 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.[2] In the third WPL auction in December 2024, Kamalini was purchased by the Mumbai Indians franchise for ₹ 1.6 crore.[5]
International career
editIn December 2025, she got her maiden senior call up during the T20I series against Sri Lanka.[6][7] Kamalini made her T20I debut in the fifth match of the series.
References
edit- ↑ "Gunalan Kamalini". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- 1 2 Singh, Needhi (31 December 2025). "Who Is Gunalan Kamalini? Age, Early Life, Domestic Career And Journey Of G Kamalini, Who Makes India T20I Debut". Bombay Times. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ B, Venkata Krishna (19 October 2024). "Indian cricket: Kamalini, Tamil Nadu's promising young cricketer, who starred in her side's U19 title". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu U-19 women's team makes history with stunning triumph". The Hindu. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "A Sunday to savour for Kamalini and family: runs, a trophy and a big payday". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ↑ "G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma earn maiden callup for Sri Lanka T20Is". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ↑ "Teenagers Kamalini and Vaishnavi receive maiden India call-ups for Sri Lanka T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2025.