League | Ranji Trophy (FC) Vijay Hazare Trophy (LA) Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) | |||
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Association | Cricket Association of Uttarakhand | |||
Personnel | ||||
Captain | Jiwanjot Singh (FC) Akash Madhwal (LA, T20) | |||
Coach | Manish Jha | |||
Team information | ||||
Founded | 2018 | |||
Home ground | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | |||
Capacity | 25,000 | |||
History | ||||
First-class debut | vs. Bihar, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun; 1–4 November 2018 | |||
List A debut | vs. Bihar, Shastri Maidan, Anand; 20 September 2018 | |||
Twenty20 debut | vs. Services, Palam B Ground, New Delhi; 21 February 2019 | |||
Ranji Trophy wins | 0 | |||
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins | 0 | |||
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins | 0 | |||
Official website | CAU | |||
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The Uttarakhand cricket team is a cricket team that represents the state of Uttarakhand in Indian domestic competitions.[1]
Background
[edit]In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that would compete in domestic tournaments for the 2018–19 season, including the Ranji Trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[2][3][4]
Coaches
[edit]Season | Coach | Ref. |
---|---|---|
2018–19 | Bhaskar Pillai | [5] |
2019–20 | Gursharan Singh | [6] |
2020–21 | Wasim Jaffer | [7] |
2021–22 | Manish Jha | [8] |
Current squad
[edit]Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||
Kunal Chandela | 7 July 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Jiwanjot Singh | 6 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | First-class & List A Captain |
Akhil Rawat | 4 November 2000 | Right-handed | ||
Yuvraj Chaudhary | 6 October 2001 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Priyanshu Khanduri | 14 October 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Piyush Joshi | 27 May 1996 | Right-handed | ||
All-rounders | ||||
Avneesh Sudha | 20 November 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Swapnil Singh | 22 January 1991 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL |
Dikshanshu Negi | 5 October 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Deepesh Nailwal | 4 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Wicket-keeper | ||||
Aditya Tare | 7 November 1987 | Right-handed | ||
Spin bowlers | ||||
Mayank Mishra | 9 October 1990 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Himanshu Bisht | 17 November 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Pace bowlers | ||||
Deepak Dhapola | 26 June 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
Akash Madhwal | 25 November 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | T20 Captain Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL |
Rajan Kumar | 8 July 1996 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL |
Abhay Negi | 18 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Agrim Tiwari | 24 April 1996 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
Devendra Bora | 6 December 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Piyush Kumar Singh | 27 January 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Updated as on 19 February 2024
Competitive record
[edit]Ranji Trophy (First-class) | |||||||
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Season | Group | Matches | Wins | Losses | Draws | No Result | Performance |
2018–19 | Plate Group | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
2019–20 | Group C | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | Group Stage |
2020–21 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
2021–22 | Group E | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
2022–23 | Group A | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
2023–24 | Group D | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Group Stage |
Total | 37 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 0 | – |
Vijay Hazare Trophy (List A) | |||||||
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Season | Group | Matches | Wins | Losses | Ties | No Result | Performance |
2018–19 | Plate Group | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Group Stage |
2019–20 | Plate Group | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Group Stage |
2020–21 | Plate Group | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Eliminator Stage |
2021–22 | Group D | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Group Stage |
2022–23 | Group D | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Group Stage |
2023–24 | Group C | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Group Stage |
Total | 41 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 3 | – |
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) | |||||||
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Season | Group | Matches | Wins | Losses | Ties | No Result | Performance |
2018–19 | Group E | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Group Stage |
2019–20 | Group A | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Group Stage |
2020–21 | Group C | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Group Stage |
2021–22 | Group E | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Group Stage |
2022–23 | Group A | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Group Stage |
2023–24 | Group D | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Group Stage |
Total | 36 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 1 | – |
In September 2018, they lost their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, to Bihar, by 5 wickets.[9][10] In the Plate Group fixture between Uttarakhand and Sikkim, Karn Kaushal made the first double-century in the history of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring 202 runs.[11]
In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in second place in the Plate Group, with seven wins and one loss from their eight matches.[12] Karn Kaushal finished as the leading run-scorer, with 489 runs, and Deepak Dhapola was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with eleven dismissals.[13]
In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they beat Bihar by ten wickets.[14][15] They went on to win the Plate Group and advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament.[16][17] However, in their quarter-final match they lost to Vidarbha by an innings and 115 runs to be knocked out of the tournament.[18]
In March 2019, Uttarakhand finished third in Group E of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with four wins from their seven matches.[19] Karn Kaushal was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 176 runs, and Sunny Rana was the leading wicket-taker, with nine dismissals.[20]
See also
[edit]- India national cricket team
- Uttarakhand women's cricket team
- Cricket Association of Uttarakhand
- Cricket in India
- Uttarakhand football team
References
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- ^ "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "BCCI to host over 2000 matches in the upcoming 2018–19 domestic season". BCCI. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Lokapally, Vijay (4 September 2019). "Gursharan Singh named Uttarakhand coach". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Wasim Jaffer named Uttarakhand head coach". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Manish Jha, former head coach of Sikkim, named replacement of Wasim Jaffer who resigned as coach of U'khand cricket team". Times of India. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018–19, Plate Group wrap: Wins for Meghalaya, Manipur and Bihar". Cricket Country. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Plate Group, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Anand, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Karna Veer Kaushal hits first Vijay Hazare double-century". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Uttarakhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Ranji Highlights: Mumbai, UP assert dominance; Mudhasir picks four in four balls". Cricbuzz. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy: Sikkim record innings victory over Manipur". The Indian Express. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy 2018–19, Round 9, Plate, Day 3: Unbeaten Uttarakhand qualify for knockouts". Cricket Country. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Uttarakhand's rise from Big-Bang chaos to the Ranji quarterfinals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha rout Uttarakhand to reach semifinals". The Times of India. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Uttarakhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.