Kiran Prabhu Navgire (born 18 September 1994) is an Indian cricketer. She currently plays for India women and Nagaland women. She set the record for the highest individual score in

Women's Senior T20 Trophy The Women's Senior T20 Trophy, previously known as the Senior Women's T20 League, is a women's Twenty20 cricket competition held in India. It began in the 2008–09 season, with 28 teams representing state cricket associations, whilst the most r ...

, while scoring an unbeaten 162 for Nagaland against

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

in 2022. She is the only Indian (male or female) to score over 150 in a T20 match. Kiran Navgire's father is a farmer while her mother is a homemaker. She has two brothers. She had initially been into athletics, before pursuing a career as a cricketer. She first played cricket during her graduation days at the

Savitribai Phule Pune University Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly the University of Poona, is a collegiate public state university located in the city of Pune, India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a campus in the neighbourhood of Ganeshk ...

. She represented the university cricket team from 2013–14 to 2015–16 seasons without any formal training. She had also represented Pune University in the athletic events of

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and

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. She received her first formal training at the Azam Campus in Pune, where she took up a two-year course in physical education. She began her domestic career with

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in the

2018–19 Senior Women's One Day League The 2018–19 Senior Women's One Day League was the 13th edition of the women's List A cricket competition in India. It was played from 1 December 2018 to 31 December 2018 in a round-robin format, with 36 teams were divided in 4 groups. Bengal ...

. She later decided to play for Nagaland as a guest player in the 2021-22 Women's Senior T20 Trophy as she could not get enough chances in Maharashtra team. While playing for Nagaland, she smashed 162 off 76 balls against Arunachal Pradesh at

Barsapara Stadium Assam Cricket Association Stadium, also known as ACA Stadium or Barsapara Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Barsapara, Guwahati, Assam, India. The entire stadium project's cost over Rs 2300 crore. It was inaugurated by Assam CM Sarbanand ...

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on 15 April 2022, becoming the first Indian man or woman to score 150+ runs in a

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innings. She was picked in the

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squad ahead of the

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. On her debut against Trailblazers on 26 May 2022, she scored a 24-ball fifty, which is the fastest fifty in the Women's T20 Challenge. Two days later, she scored a 13-ball duck in the final. Later, she was also picked for Indian women's team for T20 international series against England in September 2022. She completed her education in Baramati Sharda vidyalaya.she is inspired by movie Bhag Milkha Bhag and run around college completed 40rounds.

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* * 1995 births Living people India women Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Maharashtra Maharashtra women cricketers Nagaland women cricketers UP Warriorz cricketers {{India-cricket-bio-1995-stub