Reshma Gandhi (born 16 December 1974 in

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) is a former

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cricketer who represented

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. She is a right-handed batsman and

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International career

She has played two ODIs as a wicket keeper and also scored an unbeaten

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. Gandhi is one among the five woman cricketers who have scored hundred on debut match. It was in

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against

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in 1999. She, along with

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had an partnership of unbroken 258 runs, where Gandhi scored 104 runs while Raj scored an unbeaten 114 runs.

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