Sabbineni Meghana (born 7 June 1996) is an Indian

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who currently plays for

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and

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. She plays primarily as a right-handed

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. She has previously played for

Andhra Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

and South Zone. She was part of India's victorious team in the

2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup The 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the sixth edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup, organized by the Asian Cricket Council. It took place from 26 November to 4 December 2016, in Thailand, and was the second edition played as a 20-over tourna ...

. She was the leading run-scorer in the

2021–22 Women's Senior One Day Trophy The 2021–22 Women's Senior One Day Trophy was the 16th edition of the women's List A cricket competition in India. It took place from 28 October to 20 November 2021, with 37 teams competing in six round-robin divisions. Railways, who were t ...

, with 388 runs including one century and two half-centuries. In January 2022, she was named as one of three reserve players in India's team for the

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in New Zealand. She made her

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(WODI) debut on 12 February 2022, for India against New Zealand. In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England. In December 2023, she was signed by

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

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