Anika Reddy Kolan (born 18 August 2006) is an American

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er who plays for the

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. In October 2021, Kolan was named in the American

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(WT20I) team for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Mexico. She made her WT20I debut on 18 October 2021, in the opening match of the tournament against

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. The following month, she was also named in the USA squad for the

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tournament in Harare, Zimbabwe. On 25 November 2021, she played in the USA's second match of the tournament, against

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* 2006 births Living people Sportspeople from Tracy, California American women cricketers United States women Twenty20 International cricketers United States women One Day International cricketers Cricketers from California American people of Telugu descent American sportspeople of Indian descent {{US-cricket-bio-stub