Meet Bhavsar

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Meet Bhavsar
Personal information
Born (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 19)
Kuwait
BattingLeft-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  1)20 January 2019 v  Maldives
Last T20I16 September 2023 v  Bahrain
Career statistics
Competition T20I
Matches21
Runs scored404
Batting average 23.76
100s/50s0/2
Top score71
Balls bowled6
Wickets 0
Bowling average n/a
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling0/11
Catches/stumpings 11/0
Source: Cricinfo, 12 March 2023

Meet Bhavsar (born 23 June 2004) is a cricketer who plays for the Kuwait national cricket team. [1] He was born and raised in Kuwait to Indian parents. [2]

Bhavsar made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against the Maldives on 20 January 2019 in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 tournament. [3] At the age of 14 years and 211 days, he became the youngest to play in a men's T20I match. [4] [5] In July 2019, he was named in Kuwait's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament. [6] He played in Kuwait's match against Qatar on 26 July 2019, which Kuwait won by 10 runs. [7] In October 2021, he was named in Kuwait's squad for the Group A matches in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier. [8]

In December 2021, Bhavsar scored 175 not out from 149 balls, out of a team total of 241, to lead the Kuwait under-19s to a one-wicket victory over Nepal in the 2021 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. [9]

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