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American cricketer (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saiteja Reddy Mukkamalla (/saɪˈteɪdʒə mʊˈkːɑːmələ/, sai-TAY-jə mook-KAH-mə-lə; born April 9, 2004) is an American professional cricketer who plays for the Texas Super Kings of MLC, and the United States national cricket team. Primarily an opening batsman, he also bowls right-arm off-break occasionally. [1][2][3]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Saiteja Mukkamalla |
Born | Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States | 9 April 2004
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm offbreak |
Role | Batsman |
International information | |
National side | |
ODI debut (cap 38) | 28 May 2022 v Scotland |
Last ODI | 2 November 2024 v Nepal |
T20I debut (cap 40) | 27 August 2024 v Canada |
Last T20I | 20 October 2024 v Nepal |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
2021-present | New Jersey Stallions |
2023-present | Texas Super Kings |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 November 2024 |
In May 2022, he was selected to play in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 Series.[4] He made his ODI debut against Scotland at Pearland on May 28, 2022.[5] He scored 14 runs off 12 balls in his first match.[6] In May 2023, he was selected in USA's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier played in Zimbabwe.[7] During the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, his unbeaten ton propelled USA to an impressive win over UAE in the play-off. He smashed 12 fours to play a match-winning unbeaten knock of 120 runs off just 114 balls.[8][9][10] He was declared Man of the Match for this effort.[11][12][13] In 2023, he was signed up by Texas Super Kings for the Major League Cricket.[14][15] In the same year, he was also picked by Bangla Tigers in the 2023 Abu Dhabi T10 league.[16]
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