Natthakan Chantham

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Natthakan Chantham

| female = true

| image = 2020 ICC W T20 WC WI v T 02-22 Chantam (01).jpg

| caption = Chantham batting for Thailand during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

| country = Thailand

| international = true

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Chiang Mai,{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/players/natthakan-chantham/wQpxBgOoPUqRd7HpYNMqvw |title=Natthakan Chantam |access-date=13 October 2022 |work=cricket.com.au }} Thailand

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| nickname = Jeans{{cite web |last1=Ananya |first1=Upendran |title=Lessons, laughs, leadership and a love of the game – Thailand's memorable T20 World Cup campaign |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/lessons-laughs-leadership-and-a-love-of-the-game-thailands-memorable-t20-world-cup-campaign/ |website=Women's Criczone |access-date=6 July 2020 |date=6 March 2020}}

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast

| role = Batter

| oneodi =

| odidebutdate = 20 November

| odidebutyear = 2022

| odidebutagainst = Netherlands

| odicap = 3

| lastodidate = 7 July

| lastodiyear = 2023

| lastodiagainst = Netherlands

| T20Idebutdate = 3 June

| T20Idebutyear = 2018

| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan

| T20Icap = 3

| lastT20Idate = 1 May

| lastT20Iyear = 2022

| lastT20Iagainst = USA

| club1 = Trailblazers

| year1 = 2020

| club2 = Velocity

| year2 = 2022

| columns = 2

| hidedeliveries = true

| column1 = WODI

| matches1 = 9

| runs1 = 473

| bat avg1 = 52.55

| 100s/50s1 = 1/5

| top score1 = 102

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| wickets1 = –

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| best bowling1 = –/–

| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–

| column2 = WT20I

| matches2 = 82

| runs2 = 1,690

| bat avg2 = 27.25

| 100s/50s2 = 0/9

| top score2 = 88*

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

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| catches/stumpings2 = 23/–

| date = 8 October 2024

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/486942.html ESPNcricinfo

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Natthakan Chantham ({{langx|th|ณัฏฐกานต์ จันทร์ธรรม}} {{IPA|th|nát.tʰa.kāːn tɕān.tʰām}}; {{respell|na|ta|KAHN|_|chan|TAHM}},Listen to Chantham pronouncing her own name: {{cite web |title=ICC Women's T20 World Cup - Interview with Thailand's Natthakan Chantham |work=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1aTnPA9480&t=19s |access-date=26 September 2021 |date=15 February 2000}}{{cite news |last1=Pandey |first1=Devendra |title=No access to cricket on TV, now ready to play 'live': Thailand's Nattakan (sic) Chantam makes progress |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/thailands-nattakan-chantam-bcci-womens-t20-challenger-6915476/ |access-date=11 November 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=3 November 2020}} born 1 January 1996) is a Thai cricketer, who plays for the women's national cricket team as a right-handed opening batter.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/486942.html |title=Natthakan Chantam |access-date=12 February 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

International career

She played for the Thailand women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1073406.html |title=ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 6th Match, Group A: India Women v Thailand Women at Colombo (CCC), Feb 8, 2017 |access-date=12 February 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

In June 2018, she was named in Thailand's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/761671 |title=ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 June 2018}} She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Thailand on 3 June 2018, in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1148050.html |title=3rd Match, Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 3 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 July 2018}} In November 2018, she was named in the Women's Global Development Squad, to play fixtures against Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) clubs.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/911975 |title=Second Women's Global Development Squad heads to Rebel Women's Big Bash League |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=14 November 2018}}

In August 2019, she was named in Thailand's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1319297 |title=Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=21 August 2019}} In January 2020, she was named in Thailand's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1591883 |title=Thailand name squad for their first Women's T20 World Cup |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=29 January 2020}} She was the leading run-scorer for Thailand in the tournament, with 103 runs in four matches.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12877;team=4242;type=tournament |title=ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2019/20 - Thailand Women: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 March 2020}} In Thailand's last match of the tournament, against Pakistan, she scored 56 to register her country’s first Women’s T20 World Cup half-century, and shared in an opening partnership of 93 with Nattaya Boochatham.{{cite web |author1=Admin |title=Thailand batters shine in washed-out finale |url=https://www.gosports.com.my/news/thailand-batters-shine-in-washed-out-finale/ |website=GoSports |access-date=3 July 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}{{cite journal |last1=Voigt-Hill |first1=Xavier |title=Natthakan Chantam's sparkling half-century shows what Thailand can do with exposure and experience |journal=The Cricketer |date=3 March 2020 |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/womenscricket/women's_t20_world_cup_2020_performance_of_the_day_natthakan_chantam_thailand_pakistan_sydney.html |access-date=3 July 2020}}

In November 2020, Chantham was nominated for the ICC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Decade award.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1908769 |title=ICC Awards of the Decade announced |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 November 2020}}

Chantham scored consecutive centuries (113 and 120) against the South Africa Emerging side in September 2021, during her team's tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa.{{cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/chantham-twin-centuries-put-thailand-ahead-against-south-africa-emerging-xi|title=Chantham twin centuries put Thailand ahead against South Africa Emerging XI|work=Emerging Cricket|date=11 September 2021|access-date=12 September 2021}} In November 2021, she was named in Thailand's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/thailand-announce-the-15-memeber-side-for-the-odi-world-cup-qualifiers-nattakan-chantham-sornnarin-tippoch |title=Thailand announce 15-member side for World Cup Qualifiers |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=8 November 2021}} She played in Thailand's first match of the tournament, on 21 November 2021 against Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1286902.html |title=2nd Match, Group B, Harare, Nov 21 2021, ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 November 2021}}

In October 2022, she played for Thailand in Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

On 20 November 2022, she scored her maiden Women's One Day International century, making 102 against the Netherlands.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/thailand-women-make-dream-odi-debut-with-100-run-win-against-netherlands-1503132818.html|title=Thailand women make dream ODI debut with 100-run win against Netherlands|publisher=The Statesman|accessdate=8 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketthailand.org/natthakan-chantham-hits-hundred-in-thailand-womens-first-odi/|title=NATTHAKAN CHANTHAM HITS HUNDRED IN THAILAND WOMEN’S FIRST ODI|publisher=Thailand Cricket|accessdate=8 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/netherlands-women-in-thailand-2022-23-1344490/thailand-women-vs-netherlands-women-1st-odi-1344503/full-scorecard|title=Thailand Women vs Netherlands Women|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=8 October 2024}}

Chantham was part of the Thailand squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan in April 2025.{{cite web|url=https://femalecricket.com/women-cricket-news/64854-thailand-name-strong-15-player-squad-for-womens-world-cup-qualifier-naruemol-chaiwai-to-lead.html|title=Thailand name strong 15-player squad for Women’s World Cup Qualifier, Naruemol Chaiwai to lead|publisher=femalecricket.com|accessdate=10 April 2025}}

Franchise career

In October 2020, she was selected to play for the IPL Trailblazers in the 2020 Women's T20 Challenge league,{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/215560/bcci-announces-squads-for-women-s-t20-challenge |title=BCCI Announces Squads for Women's T20 Challenge |work=IPL T20 |access-date=11 October 2020}} becoming the first Thai cricketer to play in a professional Twenty20 franchise league.{{cite web|url=https://emergingcricket.com/news/thailands-natthakan-chantham-picked-for-womens-ipl/ |title=Thailand's Natthakan Chantham picked for Women's IPL |work=Emerging Cricket |date=11 October 2020 |access-date=11 October 2020}} In the tournament final, she played a prominent role in the Trailblazers' victory, by diving spectacularly to save a boundary by Jemimah Rodrigues, and then by taking a breakthrough catch in the covers to dismiss Rodrigues off the bowling of Deepti Sharma.{{cite news |author1=Team Latestly |title=Nattakan (sic) Chantam Praised for Her Spectacular Fielding Effort and Catch in Trailblazers vs Supernovas Women's T20 Challenge Final (Watch Video) |url=https://www.latestly.com/sports/cricket/nattakan-chantam-praised-for-her-spectacular-fielding-effort-and-catch-in-trailblazers-vs-supernovas-womens-t20-challenge-final-watch-video-2136432.html |access-date=11 November 2020 |work=Latestly |date=9 November 2020}}