Mandy Mangru Explained

Mandy Mangru (born 22 September 1999) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for the Guyana women's national cricket team in the Women's Super50 Cup and the Twenty20 Blaze tournaments.^{[1] [2] [3]} In April 2021, Mangru was named in Cricket West Indies' high-performance training camp in Antigua.^{[4] [5]}

Career

In June 2021, Mangru was named in the West Indies A Team for their series against Pakistan.^{[6] [7]}

In January 2022, Mangru was named in the West Indies' Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against South Africa.^[8] She made her WODI debut on 6 February 2022, for the West Indies against South Africa.^[9] Later the same month, she was named as one of three reserve players in the West Indies team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.^[10] Ahead of the World Cup semi-final match against Australia, Mangru was named as a replacement for Afy Fletcher, after Fletcher tested positive for COVID-19.^[11]

She was named in the West Indies squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.^[12] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for West Indies against Bangladesh on 10 October 2024 in the Women's T20 World Cup.^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mandy Mangru . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 June 2021.
2. Web site: Mandy Mangru! A little player with big dreams . Kaieteur News Online . 25 June 2021.
3. Web site: Mangru says WI camp call up her biggest achievement yet . Stabroek News . 25 June 2021.
4. Web site: 30 West Indies players to undergo month-long training camp starting from May 2 . Women's CricZone . 20 June 2021.
5. Web site: Rashada Williams among 4 Jamaicans in Windies women's training squad . Loop Jamaica . 20 June 2021.
6. Web site: Twin sisters Kycia Knight and Kyshona Knight return to West Indies side for Pakistan T20Is . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 June 2021.
7. Web site: Stafanie Taylor, Reniece Boyce to lead strong WI, WI-A units against PAK, PAK-A . Women's CricZone . 25 June 2021.
8. Web site: Afy Fletcher returns for South Africa ODIs, Qiana Joseph out injured . ESPN Cricinfo . 15 January 2022.
9. Web site: 4th ODI, Johannesburg, Feb 6 2022, West Indies Women tour of South Africa . ESPN Cricinfo . 6 February 2022.
10. Web site: West Indies name Women's World Cup squad, Stafanie Taylor to lead . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 February 2022.
11. Web site: Mangru approved as replacement for Fletcher in West Indies squad . International Cricket Council . 29 March 2022.
12. Web site: Cricket West Indies announces women's T20 squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 . Cricket West Indies . 3 October 2024.
13. Web site: Ban Women vs WI Women at Sharjah- October 10, 2024, ICC Women's T20 World Cup . ESPNcricinfo . 10 October 2024.