Mannat Sanjeev Kashyap (born 15 December 2003) is an Indian

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er who currently plays for

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. She plays as a left-arm

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bowler. She was part of the

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team that won the inaugural

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International career

In November 2022, she was selected to the India women's under-19 team for a five-match T20 series against the New Zealand women's under-19 team. In December 2022, she was selected to the under-19 team for the

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. She took 9 wickets, with her best bowling figure being 4/12 and was named Player of the Match against

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. In December 2023, she was named in India's T20I squad for the series against England. In the same month she was named in the ODI squad for the series against Australia. She made her

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(ODI) debut against

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on 2 January 2024.

Domestic career

In December 2023, she was signed by

at the Women's Premier League auction, for the 2024 season.

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