Mrunal Ketan Patel (born October 28, 1986) is an Indian-born American cricketer who made his debut for the U. S. national side in July 2015. A left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox bowler, he earlier played for the U.S. under-19 side at the 2006 Under-19 World Cup.[1]
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Mrunal Ketan Patel |
| Born | October 28, 1986 Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm orthodox |
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| National side |
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Source: CricketArchive, July 11, 2015 | |
Born in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Patel played underage cricket for Gujarat representative sides before emigrating to the United States, including at under-19 level during the 2002–03 season (when he was only 16).[2] In early 2006, he was selected in the U.S. squad for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka, and participated in the team's warm-up tour of India, hosted by the Hyderabad Cricket Association.[3] At the World Cup, Patel played in all five possible matches for his team, all of which had under-19 One Day International (ODI) status.[4] He took four wickets, with of a best of 2/23 against the West Indies,[5] and only three American players scored more runs at the tournament.[6] Playing his club cricket in the Southern California Cricket Association,[2] Patel did not again make a national squad until 2015, when he was a replacement for Japen Patel at the 2015 Americas Twenty20 Championship.[7] He retained his place in the U.S. squad for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland, and went on to make his Twenty20 debut in the opening match of the tournament, against Nepal.[8]
In January 2018, he was named in the United States squad for the 2017–18 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[9] He made his List A debut for the United States in the 2017–18 Regional Super50 on 31 January 2018.[10] In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[11]
References edit
- ^ Players / United States of America / Mrunal Patel – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ a b Miscellaneous matches played by Mrunal Patel – CricketArchive. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ Deb K. Das (January 31, 2006). "USA ready after Hyderabad experience" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ Under-19 ODI matches played by Mrunal Patel – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ United States of America Under-19s v West Indies Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2005/06 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ Batting and fielding for United States of America Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2005/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ Peter Della Penna (April 19, 2015). "Ghous named USA captain for ICC Americas T20" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 5th Match, Group A: Nepal v United States of America at Belfast, Jul 10, 2015 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "Two former India U-19s, ex-WI batsman Marshall named in USA squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Group B (D/N), Regional Super50 at Coolidge, Jan 31 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft". USA Cricket. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.