Donning the gloves and standing behind the stumps in a manner reminiscent of her idol M.S. Dhoni, Dhwani Prakas was just 15 when she debuted for Singapore in the 2022 Saudari Cup, a T20I cricket series with Malaysia.

She had been talent-spotted just three months earlier by national women’s team coach Chamal De Silva while accompanying her 11-year-old brother Dhruv for his U-12 cricket training.