Raunaq Kapur

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Raunaq Kapur
Personal information
Born (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20)
New Delhi, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Role All-rounder
Relations Raag Kapur (brother)
International information
National side
Only T20I(cap  50)14 April 2024 v  Saudi Arabia
Source: Cricinfo, 14 November 2019

Raunaq Kapur (born 6 February 2004) is an Indian-born Hong Kong cricketer. [1] In November 2019, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. [2] He made his List A debut for Hong Kong, against Bangladesh, in the Emerging Teams Cup on 14 November 2019. [3] Later the same month, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. [4] In April 2024, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2024 ACC Men's Premier Cup in Oman. [5] During this tournament, he made his Twenty20 International debut against the Saudi Arabia national cricket team. [6]

Prior to his debut for the Hong Kong Cricket Team, he also played for the Hong Kong Under-19 National cricket-team at the Asian Cricket Council's Eastern Region tournament in July 2019, [7] in which he won the award for Best Bowler of the tournament. [8] Kapur took 11 wickets with a bowling average of 6.36, [9] including one five-wicket haul. At the age of 14, he had also previously played for the Hong Kong Under-19 National cricket-team [10] at the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. [11]

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