Puja Mahato (; born 17 February 2006) is a Nepalese

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who plays for the

Nepal women's national cricket team The Nepal women's national cricket team () represents Nepal in international women's cricket. They made their international debut in the ACC Women's Tournament in Malaysia in July 2007. Nepal has been participating in various international tou ...

. She trained under coach, Sharvan Kumar in Rohtak Road Gymkhana Cricket Academy.

International career

She made her

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(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 The 2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification was a series of regional qualification tournaments to determine the final five teams for the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. Qualification tournaments were held in Africa, Asia, East- ...

. On 12 November, she scored a unbeaten

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(130) and took a

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(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 The 2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup was the second edition of the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup that was hosted by Malaysia in 2025. The schedule of the tournament was announced by International Cricket Council on 18 August 2024. India ...

. Under her captaincy Nepal won the first ever match in Under-19 Women's World Cup in 2025 against the host Malaysia.

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* * 2006 births Living people Nepalese women cricketers Nepal women Twenty20 International cricketers {{Nepal-cricket-bio-stub