Iris Widiawatie Jharap (born 1 May 1970) is a former Dutch

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er who played twelve One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Dutch national side, including at the 2000 World Cup. Born in

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, Jharap played

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for De Kieviten, Groen-Greel, KZKC (Klein Zwitserland de Krekels Combinatie) and HV & CV Quick before making her ODI debut for the Netherlands in March 1999. Her debut came during the Dutch side's tour of

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, in the third ODI played against the Sri Lankan national side.Women's ODI matches played by Iris Jharap (12)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2014. A right-arm

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, her first

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came in her second match, the fifth and final ODI, when she had Sri Lanka's

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, Rasanjali Silva, caught by Carolien Salomons. Jharap was subsequently chosen for the Dutch squad at the 2000 World Cup, hosted by

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. She played in four of the Netherlands' seven matches at the tournament, with the Dutch team going winless. Against

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, she bowled only 1.2 overs, but took 1/2, her best figures at international level, having Hanri Strydom stumped by Rowan Milburn. Jharap's remaining matches for the Netherlands came in a seven-ODI series against

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during the 2000–01 season. She played in all but the fourth game of the series, and took four wickets at an

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of 26.00. Her economy rate of 3.35 runs per over ranked behind only Carolien Salomons and Helmien Rambaldo for the Dutch.Women's ODI bowling for Netherlands women
Netherlands women in Pakistan 2000/01 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

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