Hemal Mehta

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Hemal Jayantilal Mehta (born 6 March 1974 in Calicut) is an Indian-born left-handed former cricketer who played for the Oman national cricket team and bowled a slow left-arm orthodox. He served as the captain of the Oman squad and led the team during the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2009 and the ACC Challenge Trophy 2009. [1] [2] [3]

Career

Mehta was captain on 21 January 2009 when Oman won the Asian Cricket Council Challenge Trophy. [4] He almost took a hat trick during the match and finished with 3 for 22. [5]

In April 2009, Mehta was announced as a squad member for Oman for the ICC World Cup Qualifiers. [6] On 8 April 2009, he was one of the top scorers with 49 in the match against Uganda. [7]

His debut T20 match was on 13 March 2012 against Italy. [8] Through 2013 he played in various List A matches, his last was on 29 April 2013 against Bermuda. [9] On 5 May 2013, Mehta played in the ICC World Cricket League Division Three match against Italy. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Hemal Mehta". Omani Cricket. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Wild optimism follows China's win. Asian Cricket Council Challenge final Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Hemal Mehta. Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Oman's captain Hermal Mehta with the ACC Challenge Trophy". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Oman crush Bhutan to secure title". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Oman Squad - ICC World Cup Qualifiers, 2009 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "OMA vs UGA Cricket Scorecard, 30th Match, Group A at Pretoria, April 08, 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Oman vs Italy, 2nd Match, Group B at Dubai, Mar 12 2012 - Full Scorecard". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "BER vs OMA, ICC World Cricket League Division Three 2013 at St David's, April 29, 2013 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "ITA vs OMA Cricket Scorecard, 5th Place Playoff at Somerset, May 05, 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 April 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.


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