Saiteja Mukkamalla

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]

Mukkamalla Saiteja Reddy

Personal information
Full name	Saiteja Mukkamalla
Born	(2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 20) Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	United States
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

Career

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]

References

1. "Saiteja Mukkamalla Profile - Cricket Player U.S.A. | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
2. "Saiteja Mukkamalla Profile - Cricket Player, USA | News, Photos, Stats, Ranking, Records - NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
3. "Saiteja Mukkamalla Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
4. Barot, Dhruv (28 May 2022). "Saiteja Mukkamalla Replaces Jaskaran Malhotra in USA ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 Squad". USA Cricket. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
5. Barot, Dhruv (28 May 2022). "Saiteja Mukkamalla Replaces Jaskaran Malhotra in USA ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 Squad". USA Cricket. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
6. "USA vs SCOT, World Cup League 2 2019-2023, 79th Match at Pearland, May 28, 2022 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
7. "World Cup 2023 Qualifiers: Former Mumbai Indians' batter Corey Anderson left out from USA squad". India Today. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
8. "ICC CWC Qualifier Play-off 2023: Saiteja Mukkamalla's unbeaten ton propels USA to impressive win over UAE". Cricket Times. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
9. "Saiteja Mukkamalla Unbeaten Ton Ensure USA Beat UAE To Register Second Win | USA Cricketers". 31 March 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
10. "भारतीय मूल के खिलाड़ी का धमाका, सबसे कम उम्र में ठोका UAE के खिलाफ शतक, बचाई अमेरिका की लाज". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
11. "Live Cricket Scorecard - USA vs UAE Match 7, USA tour of ICCWC Qualifiers Playoff, 2023 | IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
12. "Saiteja Mukkamalla Unbeaten Ton Ensure USA Beat UAE To Register Second Win | USA Cricketers". 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
13. "Saiteja Mukkamalla stars as USA beat UAE by 5 wickets". FanCode. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
14. Witney, Katya (16 June 2023). "MLC 2023 Texas Super Kings Squad: Full List Of Players Signed Up With TSK In Major League Cricket 2023". Wisden. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
15. Connect, Sportz (11 July 2023). "MLC 2023: Texas Super Kings complete player list in Major League Cricket 2023". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
16. "Abu Dhabi T10 League 2023 Squads: Players list and captains of all eight teams". Cricket Times. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.