Kranti Gaud

Kranti Gaud is an Indian international cricketer. She represents Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket and UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League. Gaud was a part of the Indian team that won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Domestic career

Gaud plays domestic cricket for Madhya Pradesh women's cricket team. She took 4 wickets in final of 2024–25 Senior Women's One Day Trophy against Bengal. She also played for Madhya Pradesh Under-23 team.
In the third WPL auction in December 2024, Gaud was purchased by the UP Warriorz franchise for ₹ 10 lakh. She became the second youngest cricketer to take four-wicket haul in the WPL after Issy Wong in 2023. Her first WPL wicket was Meg Lanning that of clean bowled.
In WPL 2026, the UP Warriorz pacer produced a moment of magic when her jaffa cleaned up Danni Wyatt, leaving the veteran batter absoloutely bamboozled.

International career

In April 2025, Gaud was selected in national team as a replacement player for Kashvee Gautam in the Sri Lanka Tri-Nation Series. She made her ODI debut in final of the Tri-Series, on 11 May against hosts Sri Lanka. She was later named in ODI and T20I squad for the away series against England. Gaud made her T20I debut in that series, on 12 July. In the third and final ODI, with the series level at 1–1, played in Chester-le-Street, she claimed her first five-wicket haul, helping India win by 13 runs. She returned figures figures of 6/52, and at 21 years and 345 days, became the youngest India player to take a five-for in a women's ODI, surpassing Jhulan Goswami's record.
After consistent performances, Gaud was named in the squad for the 2025 World Cup. On 5 October, in India's group stage fixture against Pakistan in Colombo, she claimed three wickets and helped her team win by 88 runs. She was awarded Player of the Match.