Anjali Chand

{{Short description|Nepalese cricketer (born 1995)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Anjali Chand

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| country = Nepal

| fullname = Anjali Chand

| female = true

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|09|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nepal

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right handed

| bowling = Left-arm medium

| role = Bowler

| international = true

| T20Idebutdate = 2 December

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Maldives

| T20Icap = 16

| lastT20Idate = 7 December

| lastT20Iyear = 2019

| lastT20Iagainst = Maldives

| columns = 1

| column1 = WT20I

| matches1 = 3

| runs1 = 0

| bat avg1 = 0.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 0

| deliveries1 = 43

| wickets1 = 10

| bowl avg1 = 0.40

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = -

| best bowling1 = 6/0

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 27 August 2021

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/779619.html Cricinfo

| module = {{Infobox medal templates | titlestyle = background-color: lightsteelblue; | expand=yes

| medals = {{MedalCountry| {{NEP}}}}

{{MedalSport|Women's Cricket}}

{{MedalCompetition|South Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara|Team}}

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Anjali Chand ({{langx|ne|अञ्जली चन्द}}, born 16 September 1995) is a Nepali cricketer who plays for the Nepali national women's team.{{cite web | url=https://cricnepal.com/players/anjali-chand | title=Anjali Chand | work=cricnepal.com | accessdate=30 March 2018 | archive-date=19 November 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119093820/https://cricnepal.com/players/anjali-chand/ | url-status=dead }} She has scored a century in a domestic national tournament, becoming the third Nepali woman to score a century. She played in the 2014 Asian Games as a batswoman for Nepal.

In November 2019, she was named in Nepal's squad for the women's tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.13sagnepal.com/sport/cricket/ |title=Cricket |work=South Asian Games 2019 |accessdate=30 November 2019}} She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Nepal, against the Maldives, on 2 December 2019 in the opening match of the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1208804.html |title=1st Match, South Asian Games Women's Cricket Competition at Pokhara, Dec 2 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=2 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/0/report/1208804/nepal-women-vs-maldives-women-1st-match |title=Nepal's Anjali Chand makes history with figures of 6 for 0 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=2 December 2019}} In the match, she took six wickets for no runs from thirteen deliveries, recording the best bowling figures in a WT20I match.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/anjali-chand-nepal-6-wickets-0-runs-maldives-t20i-bowling-figures-south-asian-games-1624386-2019-12-02 |title=6 wickets, 0 runs: Nepal's Anjali Chand creates T20I history at South Asian Games |work=India Today |date=2 December 2019 |accessdate=2 December 2019}} The record stood in place until Frederique Overdijk broke it in August 2021. She also took a hat-trick from her last three deliveries.{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/anjali-chand-best-t20i-bowling-figures-6-wickets-0-runs-nepal-vs-malaysia-women-6146495/ |title=6 wickets for 0 runs: Nepal's Anjali Chand registers best bowling figures in T20I cricket |work=Indian Express |date=2 December 2019 |accessdate=2 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/on-the-ball-bowlers-who-picked-up-fifer-on-odi-and-t20i-debut/ |title=On the ball – Bowlers who picked up fifer on ODI and T20I debut |work=Women's CricZone |accessdate=22 May 2020}}