Teja Nidamanuru

Anil Teja Nidamanuru (born 22 August 1994) is an Indian-born Dutch cricketer who plays for the Netherlands cricket team. He has also played for Auckland in New Zealand domestic cricket.^[1][2]

Teja Nidamanuru.

Personal information
Full name	Anil Teja Nidamanuru
Born	(1994-08-22) 22 August 1994 (age 30) Vijayawada, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Middle order batter
International information
National side	Netherlands (2022–present)
ODI debut (cap 80)	31 May 2022 v West Indies
Last ODI	25 February 2024 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 53)	11 July 2022 v PNG
Last T20I	8 June 2024 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017/18–2018/19	Auckland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20 Matches 30 15 31 20 Runs scored 679 105 693 111 Batting average 28.29 10.50 27.72 11.10 100s/50s 2/3 0/0 2/3 0/0 Top score 111 31 111 31 Balls bowled 6 – 18 84 Wickets 0 – 0 3 Bowling average – – – 43.00 5 wickets in innings – – – 0 10 wickets in match – – – 0 Best bowling – – – 1/22 Catches/stumpings 8/– 3/– 9/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2024

Personal life

Nidamanuru was born in Vijayawada, India.^[1] As of 2021 he was a business development manager for a workflow management company, working alongside fellow Netherlands international Stephan Myburgh.^[3]

Cricket career

Nidamanuru made his Twenty20 debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Super Smash on 13 December 2017.^[4] He made his List A debut for Auckland in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 14 November 2018.^[5]

In 2019, Nidamanuru moved to the Netherlands.^[6] He took up a position as player-coach at Utrecht-based Kampong Cricket Club.^[7] He later switched to Punjab Rotterdam and scored 104 runs from 42 balls in one game against VOC Rotterdam in the 2021 Dutch T20 Cup.^[8]

In May 2022, he was named in the Dutch One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies.^[9] He made his ODI debut on 31 May 2022, for the Netherlands against the West Indies.^[10] In July 2022, he was named in the Netherlands' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B tournament in Zimbabwe.^[11] He made his T20I debut on 11 July 2022, for the Netherlands against Papua New Guinea.^[12]

In March 2023, he was named in Dutch ODI squad for their series against Zimbabwe.^[13] In the first ODI, he scored his maiden century in ODI cricket.^[14] His score of 110 runs off 96 balls helped Netherlands to recover from 110/6 in their chase of the host's 249 and win the match by three wickets.^[15]

In May 2024, he was named in the Netherlands squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[16]

References

1. "Teja Nidamanuru". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
2. "'Bizarre' but memorable day". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
3. "Stratex: from the call centre to the board room". 50 Global Leaders. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "1st Match (D/N), Super Smash at Auckland, Dec 13 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
5. "The Ford Trophy at Lincoln, Nov 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
6. "Versterking vanuit Nieuw-Zeeland". SV Kampong Cricket. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
7. "Hollis signs pro contract". Gisborne Herald. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
8. "Last eight seek places in Dutch T20 finals day". Emerging Cricket. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
9. "Dutch mens cricket squad announced for ICC Super League Series against West Indies". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
10. "1st ODI, Amstelveen, May 31, 2022, West Indies tour of Netherlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
11. "Squad announcement for T20 World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
12. "3rd Match, Group B, Bulawayo, July 11, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
13. "Selection announced for Men's World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe and South Africa". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
14. "Maiden ODI hundred Nidamanuru helps the Dutch past Zimbabwe in insane match". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
15. "Nidamanuru hits 110 not out from No. 7 to give Netherlands unlikely win over Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
16. "Netherlands' Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

External links

• Teja Nidamanuru at ESPNcricinfo