Shree Charani


Nallapureddy Shree Charani is an Indian international cricketer. She represents Andhra in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Women's Premier League. Charani was part of the Indian team that won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup.

Early and personal life

Charani hails from Yeramala Palli Village in
Veerapunayunipalle mandal of Kadapa district. She became the first woman from the YSR-Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh to be selected for the Indian cricket team at the age of 20. Her father pushed her into badminton, when she was in class six. Her father, Chandrasekhar Reddy, works in a minor position at the Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project. She also played kho-kho before entering into cricket. Her uncle, Kishore Kumar Reddy, supported her in training and taking to sport. Her biggest inspiration was Smriti Mandhana and Yuvraj Singh. She was handed debut WPL cap by Jess Jonassen and her first WPL wicket was Ellyse Perry.

Domestic career

In the third WPL auction in December 2024, Charani was purchased by the Delhi Capitals franchise for ₹ 55 lakh. In March 2025, she took a maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket against India B in Senior Women’s Multi-day Challenger Trophy at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Dehradun. Charani plays domestic cricket for Andhra women's cricket team.

International career

In April 2025, she earned maiden call-up for national team for the ODI Tri-Series against Sri Lanka and South Africa. She made her ODI debut in following tournament against Sri Lanka, on 27 April 2025. In May 2025, she was named in ODI and T20I squad for the series against England. She made her T20I debut in same series and took four wickets on 28 June 2025. She became the second Indian women cricketers to take four wickets on T20I debut after Sravanthi Naidu..She played a key role in Women’s odi world cup winning squad of 2025