2020MilestoneGrassroots
Picked up a bat at 13
Started playing cricket at 13 in New Jersey, where girls' cricket was only just getting going.
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Disha Dhingra’s story
From picking up a bat at 13 to USA's highest run scorer in ODIs.
2020 — 2026 · in 4 chapters- 012020–2021Starting outPicked up a bat at 13, and was soon captaining the only girls team in New Jersey.
- 022022–2023Breaking throughInternational debut at 15 with a half century, Best Batter at the 2023 Americas Qualifier, and USA's leading run scorer at the first U19 Women's T20 World Cup.
- 032024Senior internationalA fifty on ODI debut, third-highest USA scorer at the T20 World Cup Qualifier, and an opening stand in USA's first-ever ODI win.
- 042025–2026Leading the linePlayer of the Match in USA's first World Cup win, USA's leading ODI run scorer, second on USA's all-time T20I list, and runners-up with Bellevue Blazers in Seattle.
01Chapter 1 · 2020–2021
Starting out
Picked up a bat at 13, and was soon captaining the only girls team in New Jersey.
2 moments ▾- 2020
- 20212021MilestoneYouth
Captained the only girls team in New Jersey
Played for, and captained, the only girls' cricket team in New Jersey at the time: an early leadership role, two years after picking up a bat.
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02Chapter 2 · 2022–2023
Breaking through
International debut at 15 with a half century, Best Batter at the 2023 Americas Qualifier, and USA's leading run scorer at the first U19 Women's T20 World Cup.
3 moments ▾- 20222022DebutInternationalBig moment
International debut at 15
Made her debut for the USA Women's senior team at 15 at the 2022 Global Qualifiers, and hit 55 not out off 51 balls against Thailand: her first international half century.
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- 20232023RecordYouthBig moment
USA's leading run scorer at the first U19 Women's T20 World Cup
At the first-ever ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup in 2023, she was USA's leading run scorer.
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- 4 Sep 2023AwardInternationalBig moment
Best Batter at the 2023 Americas Qualifier
Hit 63 not out off 57 balls against Argentina on the opening day of the ICC Americas Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier in Van Nuys, California, in a 79-run win, and finished the qualifier with the Best Batter award.
DreamCricket
03Chapter 3 · 2024
Senior international
A fifty on ODI debut, third-highest USA scorer at the T20 World Cup Qualifier, and an opening stand in USA's first-ever ODI win.
3 moments ▾- 202411 Apr 2024DebutInternationalBig moment
Fifty on my ODI debut
On ODI debut against Papua New Guinea at the ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai on April 11, 2024, she made 58 off 77 balls, the highest score of her ODI career.
ACS cricket records
- 2024AppearanceInternational
Third-highest USA scorer at the 2024 T20 World Cup Qualifier
Made 53 runs in 4 innings at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024, third-most for USA. Her best was 28 off 29 against Sri Lanka, in USA's biggest partnership of the event: 52 with Sindhu Sriharsha.
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- 24 Oct 2024WinInternationalBig moment
Opened in USA's first-ever ODI win
41 off 46 balls and an 87-run opening stand with Gargi Bhogle as USA chased 179 to beat Zimbabwe by four wickets at Harare Sports Club: USA Women's first-ever ODI win.
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04Chapter 4 · 2025–2026
Leading the line
Player of the Match in USA's first World Cup win, USA's leading ODI run scorer, second on USA's all-time T20I list, and runners-up with Bellevue Blazers in Seattle.
6 moments ▾- 20252025RecordInternationalBig moment
USA's leading run scorer in ODIs
Across 9 ODIs in 2024–25 she scored 289 runs (best 58, average 32.11), the most by any USA Women player, before USA's ODI status ended in May 2025. That includes 51 in a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe at Grand Prairie.
Wikipedia
- 2025AwardYouthBig moment
Player of the Match in USA's first-ever World Cup win
At the 2025 U19 Women's T20 World Cup in Malaysia, her 46 off 33 against Ireland won Player of the Match and gave USA its first-ever World Cup win. She made 82 runs in 3 innings, after 103 not out against South Africa U19 in a warm-up series.
Disha Dhingra
- Apr 2025MilestoneInternational
57 off 45 against Zimbabwe at home
Hit 57 off 45 balls in a T20I against Zimbabwe at Grand Prairie, Texas, in a match USA lost by just one run.
Wikipedia - 1 May 2025WinInternational
Fifty in a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe
Opened the chase of 163 with 51 off 73 balls in the 1st ODI at Grand Prairie, setting up a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe.
DreamCricket
- 20262026RecordInternational
USA's second-highest T20I run scorer
595 T20I runs for USA Women from 2022 to 2026, second only to Chetna Pagydyala (610).
Wikipedia - Aug 2026AppearanceProfessional
Runners-up with Bellevue Blazers at the first Seattle Orcas Women's T20
Played for Bellevue Blazers at the first Seattle Orcas Women's T20 Exhibition, held August 20–23, 2026 in Washington. In a three-team field with the Redmond Raptors and Washington Waves, the Blazers, coached by former USA captain Sindhu Sriharsha, reached the final and finished runners-up.
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