Saiteja Mukkamalla

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Saiteja Mukkamalla
Personal information
Full name
Saiteja Reddy Mukkamalla
Born (2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 20)
Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleBatter
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  38)28 May 2022 v  Scotland
Last ODI6 July 2023 v  United Arab Emirates
Source: Cricinfo, 14 March 2024

Saiteja Reddy Mukkamalla (born April 9, 2004) is an American cricketer, who primarily plays as an opening batsman for United States national cricket team. [1] [2] He also bowls right arm off-break occasionally. [3]

Career

In May 2022, he was selected to play in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 Series. [4] He made his ODI debut against Scotland at Pearland on May 28, 2022. [5] He scored 14 runs off 12 balls in his first match. [6] In May 2023, he was selected in USA's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier played in Zimbabwe. [7] During the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, his unbeaten ton propelled USA to an impressive win over UAE in the play-off. He smashed 12 fours to play a match-winning unbeaten knock of 120 runs off just 114 balls. [8] [9] [10] He was declared Man of the Match for this effort. [11] [12] [13] In 2023, he was signed up by Texas Super Kings for the Major League Cricket. [14] [15] In the same year, he was also picked by Bangla Tigers in the 2023 Abu Dhabi T10 league. [16]

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References

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