Mansi Joshi (born 18 August 1993) is an Indian international cricketer who made her debut for the Indian national team in November 2016. Known mainly for her right-arm medium-fast bowling, she is a lower-order right-handed batsman. She is currently being coached by Virendra Singh Rautela.
Joshi was born in Tehri in UttarakhandPlayers / India / Mansi Joshi, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2016. She plays domestic cricket for Haryana.Mansi Joshi, CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2016. She has always been inspired by Sachin Tendulkar. She attended trials at Haryana Cricket Association and got selected in Under-19 in Senior Women's state team. She was named in India's squad for the Twenty20 International (T20I) component of a November 2016 series against the West Indies."Harmanpreet to captain India in Asia Cup, West Indies T20Is", ESPNcricinfo, 29 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016. She was not selected in any of her team's matches in that series, but made her T20I debut later in the month, playing against Bangladesh in the 2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in Thailand.Statistics / M Joshi / Women's Twenty20 Internationals, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2016. She took 1/8 on debut, and in the next game took 2/8 against Thailand and was named player of the match (although that game did not have T20I status).Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, 3rd Match: India Women v Thailand Women at Bangkok, Nov 27, 2016, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against Ireland in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier on 10 February 2017. She was felicitated by Hindustan Times on May 26, 2017, in the HT Youth Forum for their flagship event featuring Top 30 under 30. Joshi was part of the Indian team to reach the final of the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup where the team lost to England by nine runs.Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23, ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.World Cup Final, BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!, The Guardian, 23 July 2017.
In October 2018, she was named in India's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.
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