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Nilima Jogalekar (born 1 July 1961) is an Indian cricketer.[1][2] She was the team wicket-keeper and a middle order batsman. She represented Maharashtra in women's domestic cricket, making her international debut in the 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup as Nilima Barve (her maiden name)[3]

Nilima Joglekar

Personal information
Full name	Nilima Joglekar
Born	(1961-07-01) 1 July 1961 (age 61) India
Batting	Right-hand bat
Role	Wicket keeper
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 19)	21 January 1984 v Australia
Last Test	23 February 1985 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 2)	1 January 1978 v England
Last ODI	21 February 1985 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI Matches 5 20 Runs scored 166 193 Batting average 44.44 11.35 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 41 38 Catches/stumpings 4/9 11/4
Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2020

Career

Nilima Jogalekar played 6 Test matches and 20 ODI matches spread over seven years and four international series. She played in the following series:[4]

• 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup (1 ODI)
• 1982 Women's Cricket World Cup (12 ODIs)
• 1983/84 Australia Women in India (4 ODIs and 4 Test matches)
• 1984/85 New Zealand Women in India (3 ODIs and 2 Test matches)

Nilima Jogalekar captained India in one Test match (against New Zealand) when she stood in for Diana Edulji.

In 2016, Jogalekar was felicitated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on the occasion of India playing its 500th Test against New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium. Among other women captions to be honoured were Diana Edulji, Promila Rao and Shantha Rangaswamy.[5]

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