Pratik Shrikant Athavale (born 20 April 1997) is an Omani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket keeper. He made his T20 International debut against Malaysia on 30 October 2023.
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Full name | Pratik Shrikant Athavale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nashik district, Maharashtra | 20 April 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman, Wicket-Keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 26) | 16 July 2024 v Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 18 July 2024 v Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 35) | 30 October 2023 v Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 21 April 2024 v UAE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2024 |
Career
editOpening the batting, he hit an unbeaten 50 to help Oman qualify for the 2024 Cricket World Cup with a 10 wicket win over Bahrain in March 2024.[1]
He played as wicket keeper as Oman reached the semi-finals of the ACC Men’s Premier T20I Cup in April 2024.[2] He opened the innings in the final against Nepal as Oman won the competition.[3]
In May 2024, he was subsequently selected to represent Oman at the 2024 World Cup in the United States and West Indies.[4][5][6] It marks his debut global tournament for his country.[7] He made his World Cup debut in Oman's second match of the tournament against Australia.[8]
References
edit- ^ Campbell, Phil (11 March 2023). "Nepal and Oman qualify for men's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Oman drub Kuwait to storm into semi-finals of ACC Men's Premier Cup". Times of Oman. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Oman's probable Playing XI for T20 World Cup 2024". Sportstiger. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "A new captain named as Oman put forward T20 World Cup squad". ICC. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "T20 World Cup: Aqib Ilyas replaces Zeeshan Maqsood as skipper in strong Oman squad". India Today. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Oman has announced their Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Ilyas to lead Oman at T20 World Cup". Oman Observer. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "T20 World Cup - All-round Stoinis stars in Australia's comprehensive 39-run win against Oman". Deccan Herald. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.