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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ekta Bisht
| female = true
| image = Ekta-bisht.jpg
| caption = Ekta Bisht
| fullname = Ekta Bisht
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|02|08|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Almora]], [[Uttarakhand]], India
| batting = Left-hand
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| country = India
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2011-present

| onetest = yes
| testdebutdate = 13 August
| testdebutyear = 2014
| testdebutagainst = England
| testcap = 73
| lasttestdate =
| lasttestyear =
| lasttestagainst =

| odidebutdate = 2 July
| odidebutyear = 2011
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 97
| lastodidate = 18 February
| lastodiyear = 2022
| lastodiagainst = New Zealand

| T20Idebutdate = 23 June
| T20Idebutyear = 2011
| T20Idebutagainst = Australia
| T20Icap = 24
| lastT20Idate = 9 March
| lastT20Iyear = 2019
| lastT20Iagainst = England

| club1 = [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways Women]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2012–present}}
| club2 = [[IPL Trailblazers|Trailblazers]]
| year2 = 2018
| club3 = [[IPL Velocity|Velocity]]
| year3 = 2019–2020

| columns = 3
| column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 0
| bat avg1 = –
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 0[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 228
| wickets1 = 3
| bowl avg1 = 14.66
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/33
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = [[Women's One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 62
| runs2 = 169
| bat avg2 = 8.45
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 18[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 3,339
| wickets2 = 97
| bowl avg2 = 21.42
| fivefor2 = 2
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/8
| catches/stumpings2 = 16/-
| column3 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 42
| runs3 = 40
| bat avg3 = 5.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 15
| deliveries3 = 883
| wickets3 = 53
| bowl avg3 = 14.71
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/21
| catches/stumpings3 = 6/–

| date = 18 February 2022
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/442048.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Ekta Bisht''' is an Indian [[cricket]]er.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/442048.html|title= Ekta Bisht Profile|publisher=ESPNcricinfo Portal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricket.divyabhaskar.co.in/cricket/4393/india-women/ekta-bisht/96/PlayerDetails.html|title=Ekta Bisht Player Profile and Career [sic] Details|publisher=Divya Bhaskar Portal|access-date=18 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122140705/http://cricket.divyabhaskar.co.in/cricket/4393/india-women/ekta-bisht/96/PlayerDetails.html|archive-date=22 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> She plays as a [[Left-arm orthodox spin|slow left-arm orthodox]] bowler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/icc-womens-world-cup/teams-players?mtype=cwcwm2013&playerid=57461&teamid=1126&client=NG15a2V5|title=Women's World Cup 2013 Teams and Players|publisher=NDTV Sports Portal|access-date=16 November 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131116184349/http://sports.ndtv.com/icc-womens-world-cup/teams-players?mtype=cwcwm2013&playerid=57461&teamid=1126&client=NG15a2V5|archive-date=16 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/ekta-harmanpreet-guide-india-to-victory-over-bangla-eves_759424.html|title= Ekta, Harmanpreet guide India to victory over Bangla eves|publisher=Zee News Portal|date=8 April 2013}}</ref> She was the first International woman cricketer from [[Uttarakhand]] state of India. She was also the first cricketer for India to take a [[hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] in a [[Women's Twenty20 International]] match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/hat-trick-heroes-first-to-take-a-t20i-hat-trick-from-each-team/ |title=Hat-trick heroes: First to take a T20I hat-trick from each team |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref>

==Early life==
Ekta Bisht was born on 8 February 1986 in [[Almora]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] (now in [[Uttarakhand]]) to Kundan Singh Bisht and Tara Bisht in a [[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] [[Rajput]] family. Her father, Kundan Singh Bisht, retired from the [[Indian Army]] in 1988 at the rank of [[Havaldar]]. Ekta Bisht has three elder siblings, Kaushal Bisht, Vineet Bisht and Shweta Bisht. Bisht began playing cricket at the age of six. She would play the sport with boys, which often drew an audience as she was the only girl on a male team. Receiving only a pension of {{INRConvert|1500|year=1986}}, Kundan Singh Bisht opened a tea stall in [[Almora]] to supplement the family's income and support his daughter's cricketing career. She was the captain of Kumaon University in North zone. The family's finances improved after Ekta was selected for the national team in 2011, and began receiving funding from sponsors. Following an increase in her father's Army pension, the family was able to close the tea stall.<ref name="TOI1">{{cite web|title=Dad's tea stall brewed Ekta Bisht's success on pitch – Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-womens-world-cup-2017/dads-tea-stall-brewed-ekta-bishts-success-on-pitch/articleshow/59433469.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=4 July 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Bisht became captain of the [[Uttarakhand]] cricket team in 2006. She played for the [[Uttar Pradesh]] cricket team from 2007 to 2010.<ref name="TOI1"/> She was the captain of Kumaon University in North zone. She had been mentored by Liyakat Ali in her early years, who coached Uttaranchal Women's Cricket Association team from 2003 to 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/dehradun/story-profile-of-women-cricketer-ekta-bisht-1631516.html|title=एकता को खेल रत्‍न : जानिए, हैट्रिक लेने वाली पहली भारतीय महिला क्रिकेटर के बारे में|website=Hindustan Dainik|language=hi|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref>

Bisht was selected for the [[India women's national cricket team]] in 2011, and made her WODI debut on 2 July 2011 against [[Australia]].

On 3 October 2012, Bisht took a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] as [[India]] outplayed during the match of the [[ICC World Twenty20|ICC World Women Twenty20]] played in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. India has restricted [[Sri Lanka]] to a modest 100 for eight after Bisht claimed a hat-trick in the last over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/t20-world-cup-2012/women/icc-womens-t20-wc-bisht-shines-with-hat-trick-in-india-s-play-off-win_749640.html|title= ICC Women's T20 WC: Bisht shines with hat-trick in India's play-off win|publisher=Zee News Portal|date= 3 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Ekta-Bisht-hat-trick-helps-India-trounce-Sri-Lanka-women-by-9-wickets/18520|title= Ekta Bisht hat-trick helps India trounce Sri Lanka women by 9 wickets|publisher=CricketCountry|date= 3 October 2012}}</ref> Bisht was part of the Indian team to reach the [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final|final]] of the [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup]] where the team lost to [[England national women's cricket team|England]] by nine runs.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8584/commentary/1085975/England-Women-vs-India-Women-Final-ICC-Women's-World-Cup-2017 Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23], ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/cricket/40035680 World Cup Final], BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.</ref><ref name=sum3>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2017/jul/23/england-v-india-womens-world-cup-final-live England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!], ''The Guardian'', 23 July 2017.</ref>

In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in both the ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year and the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year. She was the only woman named in both squads.<ref name="ICCW">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21834245/ellyse-perry-declared-icc-women-cricketer-year |title=Ellyse Perry declared ICC's Women's Cricketer of the Year |access-date=21 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/three-indian-women-in-icc-teams/article22171183.ece|title=3 Indian Women in ICC Teams|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

In October 2018, she was named in India's squad for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20]] tournament in the West Indies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2018/press-releases/17669/indian-womens-team-for-icc-womens-world-twenty20-announced |title=Indian Women's Team for ICC Women's World Twenty20 announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/863769 |title=India Women bank on youth for WT20 campaign |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>

[[File:2017 Women's Cricket World Cup IMG 2642 (35334431633).jpg|thumb|2017 Women's Cricket World Cup IMG 2642 (35334431633)]]

During the [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup]], Bisht claimed 5 wickets in 18 runs against [[Pakistan]], leading [[India]] to win by 95 runs. With this, she broke her own record of 5 wickets in 8 runs against [[Colombo]] in February, the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/125413/ekta-bisht-first-indian-women-cricketer-to-make-it-to-both-icc-odi-and-t20-teams/|title=Ekta Bisht: First Indian Women Cricketer to Make It to Both ICC ODI & T20 Teams|date=2017-12-22|website=The Better India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/842472/what-a-performance-twitter-applauds-ekta-bishts-magical-figures-of-5-18|title='What a performance': Twitter applauds Ekta Bisht's magical figures of 5/18|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref> It is said that 12 years back (2005)m in the same setup, she was injured and had to leave the match midway. But in 2017 she redeemed herself with her historical win.<ref name="Buzz">{{Cite web|url=http://www.himalayanbuzz.com/struggle-sensational-rising-cricketer-uttarakhand-ekta-bisht/|title=The struggle of sensational rising cricketer from Uttarakhand Ekta Bisht|last=Buzz|first=Himalayan|date=2017-07-07|website=Himalayan Buzz|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref>

As of November 2018, she has had 79 ODI wickets and 50 T20I wickets averaging 21.98 and 14.50 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/womens-world-t20-2018-experience-and-calmness-make-indias-go-to-bowler-ekta-bisht-key-to-their-performance-at-event-5501021.html|title=Women's World T20 2018: Experience and calmness make India's go-to bowler Ekta Bisht key to their performance at event- Firstcricket News, Firstpost|website=FirstCricket|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref>

Bisht was also Joint second highest wicket taker in ODI's in 2017 at an average of 17.27 with 29 wickets in 16 matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/womens-world-t20-2018-experience-and-calmness-make-indias-go-to-bowler-ekta-bisht-key-to-their-performance-at-event-5501021.html|title=Women's World T20 2018: Experience and calmness make India's go-to bowler Ekta Bisht key to their performance at event- Firstcricket News, Firstpost|website=FirstCricket|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref>

She is the fifth Indian woman to cross the 100 wicket mark with 129 international wickets and India's fifth highest wicket taker in ODI's & third highest in T20I's.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/womens-world-t20-2018-experience-and-calmness-make-indias-go-to-bowler-ekta-bisht-key-to-their-performance-at-event-5501021.html|title=Women's World T20 2018: Experience and calmness make India's go-to bowler Ekta Bisht key to their performance at event- Firstcricket News, Firstpost|website=FirstCricket|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref> She is also praised by Sachin Tendulkar for her fielding skills, who also happens to be her favorite cricketer.<ref name="Buzz"/>

In May 2021, she was named in India's [[Women's Test cricket|Test squad]] for their one-off match against the [[India women's cricket team in England in 2021|England women's cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/154389/india-s-senior-women-squad-for-the-only-test-match-odi-t20i-series-against-england-announced |title=India's Senior Women squad for the only Test match, ODI & T20I series against England announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> In January 2022, she was named as one of three reserve players in India's team for the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/womens-odi-world-cup-2022-renuka-singh-meghna-singh-yastika-bhatia-break-into-indias-world-cup-squad-1295643 |title=Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>

== Awards ==
In November 2017, the [[Uttarakhand]] government decided to confer the year's [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna|Khel Ratna]] award to bowler Ekta Bisht and [[Dronacharya Award]] to her coach Liyakat Ali Khan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/bowler-ekta-bisht-coach-liyakat-ali-khan-overjoyed-with-khel-ratna-dronacharya-announcement/articleshow/61548906.cms|title=Bowler Ekta Bisht, coach Liyakat Ali Khan overjoyed with Khel Ratna, Dronacharya announcement - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-11-10}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://femalecricket.com/female-cricket-blogs/1000-interview-with-ekta-bisht.html Female Cricket interviews Ekta Bisht]
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