Kira Meghan Chathli (born 29 July 1999) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey, South East Stars and Oval Invincibles. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.[1][2]
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Full name | Kira Meghan Chathli | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 23) Southwark, Greater London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2013–present | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | South East Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Oval Invincibles | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 5 October 2022 |
Chathli was born on 29 July 1999 in Southwark, Greater London.[2]
Chathli made her county debut in 2013, for Surrey against Essex.[3] She played irregularly for the side over the following seasons, most notably taking 3 catches and making 2 stumpings in 4 matches in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup before becoming a regular in the team in 2019.[4][5] In the 2019 Women's County Championship, she scored 107 runs at an average of 17.83, including her List A high score of 35, made against Kent.[6][7] In 2020, Chathli top scored with 28* to guide her side to their first London Cup victory over Middlesex.[8] Chathli helped Surrey win by four wickets with one ball to spare with a "calculated" innings, including two scoop shots for four in the penultimate over.[9] In 2021, Chathli scored 104 runs at an average of 17.33, including her Twenty20 high score of 36, in the Twenty20 Cup.[10] She played four matches for Surrey in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[11]
In 2021, Chathli was selected as part of the South East Stars squad for their upcoming season.[12] She made her debut for the side on 12 June 2021, against Northern Diamonds.[13] She went to play four matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as being ever-present as the side won the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking four catches and making three stumpings across the season.[14][15] She played every match for South East Stars in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and scored her maiden List A half-century, scoring 61 against Sunrisers.[16][17][18] She was also ever-present throughout the victorious The Hundred campaign of Oval Invincibles.[19] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Chathli had signed her first professional contract with South East Stars.[20]
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