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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Kiran Navgire
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| fullname = Kiran Prabhu Navgire
| birth_date = {{Birth month and age|1995|05}}
| birth_place = [[Solapur]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| batting = Right-handed
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| role = [[All-rounder]]
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| club1 = [[Maharashtra women's cricket team|Maharashtra]]
| year1 = 2018/19–2019/20
| club2 = [[Nagaland women's cricket team|Nagaland]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|2021/22–present}}

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2287/2287725/2287725.html CricketArchive
| date = 23 May
| year = 2022
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'''Kiran Prabhu Navgire''' (born May 1995<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-02 |title=Meet Kiran Navgire, the Nagaland run machine |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/meet-kiran-navgire-the-nagaland-run-machine-101651478399084.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-22 |title=Six players to watch out for in the Women's T20 Challenge |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/33961855/six-players-watch-the-2022-womens-t20-challenge |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> at [[Solapur]], [[Maharashtra]]) is an Indian cricketer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kiran Prabhu Navgire profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kiran-prabhu-navgire-1289983 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> She currently plays for [[Nagaland women's cricket team|Nagaland women]]. She set the record for the highest individual score in [[Women's Senior T20 Trophy]], while scoring an unbeaten 162 for Nagaland against [[Arunachal Pradesh women's cricket team|Arunachal Pradesh]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Penbugs |date=2022-04-15 |title=Kiran Navgire smashed unbeaten 162 in Senior T20 Trophy |url=https://penbugs.com/kiran-navgire-smashed-unbeaten-162-in-senior-t20-trophy/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Penbugs |language=en-US}}</ref>

Kiran Navgire's father is a farmer while her mother is a homemaker. She has two brothers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-21 |title=From Winning Medals in Athletics to Winning Hearts in Cricket - Story of Kiran Navgire |url=https://femalecricket.com/interviews/23696-from-winning-medals-in-athletics-to-winning-hearts-in-cricket-story-of-kiran-navgire.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Female Cricket |language=en-US}}</ref> She had initially been into athletics, before pursuing a career as a cricketer. She first played cricket during her graduation days at the [[Savitribai Phule Pune University]]. She represented the university cricket team from 2013–14 to 2015–16 seasons without any formal training.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-23 |title=Dhoni fan Kiran Navgire hopes to be a big hit in the Women's T20 Challenge |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/33969017/women-t20-challenge-2022-dhoni-fan-kiran-navgire-hopes-big-hit-women-t20-challenge |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> She had also represented Pune University in the athletic events of [[javelin throw]], [[shot put]] and [[100 metres|100 meters]].<ref name=":0" /> She received her first formal training at the Azam Campus in Pune, where she took up a two-year course in physical education.

She began her domestic career with [[Maharashtra women's cricket team|Maharashtra]] in the [[2018–19 Senior Women's One Day League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Home of CricketArchive |url=https://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2287/2287725/Womens_List_A_Matches.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=www.cricketarchive.com}}</ref> She later decided to play for Nagaland as a guest player in the [[2021–22 Women's Senior T20 Trophy|2021-22 Women's Senior T20 Trophy]] as she could not get enough chances in Maharashtra team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Penbugs |date=2022-04-25 |title=I want to lift the World Cup for the country: Kiran Navgire |url=https://penbugs.com/i-want-to-lift-the-world-cup-for-the-country-kiran-navgire/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Penbugs |language=en-US}}</ref> While playing for Nagaland, she smashed 162 off 76 balls against Arunachal Pradesh at [[Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, Barsapara|Barsapara Stadium]], [[Guwahati]] on 15 April 2022, becoming the first Indian man or woman to score 150+ runs in a [[Twenty20]] innings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA |url=https://www.bcci.tv/domestic/senior-womens-t20-trophy-2021-22/match/1 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=www.bcci.tv |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sohinee |date=2022-04-15 |title=Nagaland's Kiran Prabhu becomes first Indian to cross 150 runs in a T20 match |url=https://thebridge.in/cricket/nagaland-kiran-prabhu-first-indian-cross-150-t20-match-30697 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref>

She was picked in the [[IPL Velocity|Velocity]] squad ahead of the [[2022 Women's T20 Challenge]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-22 |title=Women's T20 Challenge 2022: Fixtures, squads, venues, all you need to know - Firstcricket News, Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/womens-t20-challenge-2022-fixtures-squads-venues-all-you-need-to-know-10704161.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1289983}}
* {{cricketarchive|id=2287725}}

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[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Maharashtra women cricketers]]
[[Category:Nagaland women cricketers]]

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ImportMaster at 20:43, 23 May 2022