Shreyanka Rajesh Patil is an Indian cricketer who plays for the national team and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women’s Premier League. The 23-year-old right-arm off-spinner from Bangalore won the Purple Cap in WPL 2024 by taking 13 wickets in eight matches, making him the tournament’s top wicket-taker. She was born on July 31, 2002, and she wears shirt number 31 for India. She bowls off-break and bats right-handed. She made her T20 international debut against England on December 6, 2023, at Wankhede Stadium, taking two wickets for 44 runs in four overs.
Her ODI debut came later that month against Australia on December 30, 2023. By the time India picked her, she had already made a name in domestic cricket and the WPL. Her performances drove RCB to their first WPL title in 2024. She took four wickets for 12 runs in the final against Delhi Capitals, a spell that wrapped up the championship.
Family Background and Parents
Shreyanka’s father, Rajesh Patil, runs a cricket academy and a sports store in Bangalore. She grew up watching cricket every day because of her father’s work. The academy was her first place to train, where she could learn the basics and get coaching and facilities.
She has two siblings, a brother named Adarsh Patil and a sister named Bhoomika Patil. Cricket was part of daily life at home because of her father’s business. Her family belongs to the Lingayat community in Karnataka. The Patil surname appears commonly in both Lingayat and Maratha communities across the state. She follows Hinduism, and her zodiac sign is Leo. She keeps these personal details private and rarely discusses family life in public interviews.
When she needed better training, the family moved to Huttanahalli, Karnataka, taking rented accommodation so she could train at Dev’s Academy. They packed up and shifted towns just to get her better coaching.
Early Life and Introduction to Cricket
Shreyanka started playing cricket at 10 years old through her father’s academy. She started trying to bowl medium pace, going for speed instead of spin. She tried leg spin for a while before switching to off-spin, which turned out to work best for her.
She went to Delhi Public School in Bangalore, finishing her education while juggling cricket practice. By her mid-teens, she was already in Karnataka’s under-16 squad, getting picked for age-group teams. At 17, she suffered a serious back injury that kept her out for two years. She made her debut at 17, just before the back injury stopped her career for two years.
She came back and won the 2022 Cric-heroes Award for the best spell of the year after taking nine wickets for 24 runs in a match. The performance showed the injury had not ruined her bowling. It also taught her how to come back from tough situations, which helped when she faced pressure later.
Personal Life and Interests
Shreyanka has not married. Media reports have linked her name to cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal, but she has not said anything about these rumours and keeps her personal life private. Her social media posts focus mainly on cricket rather than personal matters.
Shreyanka credits Virat Kohli as the reason she started watching cricket, having grown up dreaming of being like him. Outside of cricket, she enjoys dancing, travelling, working out, and indulging in chocolate fudge. She also sings and plays other sports when time allows, using these hobbies as breaks from the game.
She is 5 feet 9 inches tall and has an athletic build. Her height helps her off-spin get bounce and flight. She weighs 58 kg and works out a lot because she knows that bowlers need to be fit to bowl accurately for long periods of time.
She has sponsorships, one of which is with Fast Up, a brand that sells vitamins and supplements.
On Instagram, she goes by @shreyaka_patil31 and on Twitter, she goes by @shreyanka_patil. She posts updates about her matches and training videos. Her profile in women’s cricket has grown, and brands have started to notice, but she is more concerned with how well she plays than how she looks.
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Domestic Cricket Career
Shreyanka made her domestic debut for Karnataka in October 2019 against Pondicherry, taking one wicket for 21 runs in two overs. After recovering from injury, she returned to Karnataka cricket and began putting together the record that got her noticed by national selectors.
In November 2022, she took four wickets for seven runs in four overs playing for South Zone against North East Zone in the Senior Inter Zonal T20 tournament. The spell showed that she could bowl tightly and get wickets quickly, which is important in T20 cricket. In January 2023, she scored her first List A half-century, making 73 runs against Arunachal Pradesh. The knock proved she could do more than just bowl; she could also score runs.
Her List A record shows 170 runs in 18 matches at an average of 18.88, with 29 wickets at an average of 20.27. In a 2020 KSCA Women’s League match playing for Rajajinagar Cricketers, she took six wickets for just four runs, one of the best bowling figures in the tournament’s history. Her domestic T20 record includes 42 matches with 52 wickets at an average of 16.19.
WPL Career with Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore signed Shreyanka for the inaugural WPL season in 2023, paying her ₹10 lakh. She played seven matches in her first season, taking six wickets at an average of 32.00 and scoring 62 runs at a strike rate of 151. Her best bowling figures of two wickets for 17 runs came against Gujarat Giants, proving she could hold batters down while taking wickets.
The 2023 season gave her a chance to play alongside Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, and Sophie Devine. Playing alongside these experienced internationals and facing the best teams taught her what franchise cricket at the top level requires. She played well, which showed that she was a good fit for the team.
WPL 2024 was the year she really broke through. She won the Purple Cap as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 13 wickets in eight matches. Her bowling in the final against Delhi Capitals produced figures of four wickets for 12 runs, a spell that helped RCB win their first WPL title. Winning the Purple Cap confirmed she was among the tournament’s best spinners and explained why RCB kept faith in her.Teams pick players to retain based on performances like hers, which explains why RCB has stuck with Shreyanka.
Her success in WPL 2024 also earned her a nomination for ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2024. She won the Indian Sports Honours award for Breakthrough Performance of the Year in the female category. These awards showed how fast she had come back from injury.
International Career
Shreyanka represented India A at the ACC Women’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup in 2023, where she finished as the leading wicket-taker with nine wickets. She had some great games, like taking five wickets for two runs against Hong Kong and four wickets for 13 runs in the final against Bangladesh A. These numbers showed that she could rule cricket at a level just below the international level.
On December 6, 2023, India played England in a T20 international at Wankhede Stadium, and that was her first game with the senior team. She bowled four overs and got two wickets for 44 runs. The first game showed her how intense international cricket can be, with batters punishing any mistakes in line or length. On July 7, 2024, she played one more T20I against South Africa. This brought her total to two matches and two wickets.
Wankhede Stadium was also where she made her ODI debut against Australia on December 30, 2023.
She played one more ODI against Australia on January 2, 2024. With only four international appearances across formats, she is still trying to cement her spot at this level.
Her international statistics show two T20I matches with four runs scored and two wickets taken at an average of 25.00. Her best bowling figures remain the two for 44 from her debut. Two matches are too small a sample to judge what she can do at the international level.
Playing Style and Strengths
Shreyanka bowls with her right arm off-break, using flight, changes in speed, and the ability to turn the ball on surfaces that help. She is 5 feet 9 inches tall, which gives her more bounce than shorter spinners and makes it harder to hit her deliveries. She throws both slower and faster balls to keep batters from getting too comfortable.
Her batting is a secondary skill, with a domestic T20 average of 10.09 from 42 matches. She has scored 222 runs with a highest score of 48. Her strike rate and shot selection show she knows she is a bowler who can bat, not someone trying to become a proper all-rounder.
Spinners who field well in the circle or on the boundary make team selection easier because they do more than just bowl. Her athletic build and good health help her cover ground quickly and take run-out chances.
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Summary of Career Statistics
Shreyanka has played in two T20I matches, scoring four runs and taking two wickets, for an average of 25.00. Her best bowling figures of two for 44 came on debut against England.
Her List A statistics cover 18 matches with 170 runs at an average of 18.88 and a highest score of 73. She has taken 29 wickets at an average of 20.27, with best figures of three for 30.
In domestic and franchise T20 cricket, she has played 42 matches, scoring 222 runs at an average of 10.09. She has taken 52 wickets at an average of 16.19, with best figures of four for seven. The T20 numbers show that she is a specialist bowler who can score quickly but shouldn’t be expected to score a lot.
Her WPL stats from two seasons show that she played in 13 matches, scored 160 runs, and took eight wickets. Her best moment in franchise cricket was winning the Purple Cap in 2024 with 13 wickets in eight matches. These performances raised her profile and got her picked for India.For more cricket news and player profiles, visit JeetWin Sports.
