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)
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]

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, [5] in which he won the award for Best Bowler of the tournament. [6] Kapur took 11 wickets with a bowling average of 6.36, [7] including one five-wicket haul. He had also previously played for the Hong Kong Under-19 National cricket-team [8] at the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Raunaq Kapur". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Hong Kong ACC Emerging Teams Tournament Men's Squad Announcement". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Group B, Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup at Savar (4), Nov 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong ICC Challenge League 'B' Squad Announcement". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "ACC U19 Eastern Asia Cup Qualifier". Hong Kong Cricket. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Dhakal Shines as Nepal Clinch U19 Asia Cup Berth". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "ACC MATCH CENTRE, ACC U19 - Eastern Region - 2019 Statistics". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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