Mamatha Maben (born 15 November 1970) is an Indian former

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er who has played as an

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right-handed and

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. She appeared in four Test matches and 40

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between 1993 and 2004, including playing at the 1993 World Cup and captaining the side in 2003 and 2004. She played domestic cricket for

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and Air India. Since retiring, she has served as the head coach of both the Bangladeshi and Chinese women's national sides. She became the oldest ever woman cricketer to take a maiden five wicket haul in an ODI, at the age of 33 years and 162 days, at the 2004 Women's Asia Cup against Sri Lanka. Her figures in that match, 6/10, are also the best bowling figures in an innings for India in a WODI.

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