Meet Bhavsar

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Meet Bhavsar
Personal information
Born (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 19)
Kuwait
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 1)20 January 2019 v Maldives
Last T20I16 September 2023 v Bahrain
Career statistics
Competition T20I
Matches 21
Runs scored 404
Batting average 23.76
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 71
Balls bowled 6
Wickets 0
Bowling average n/a
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 0/11
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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Meet Bhavsar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Meet Meet – an Exclusive Interview with the World's Youngest Male International Cricketer". Cover Driving. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ "2nd Match, ACC Western Region T20 at Al Amerat, Jan 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. ^ "How T20I records have transformed after new teams were welcomed into internationals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Wonder Women – Ten T20I records women own". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Preview: ICC T20 World Cup Asia Final in Singapore". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  7. ^ "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Region Final at Singapore, Jul 26 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Kuwait Cricket announce Men's squad for T20 World Cup Asia qualifiers". Czarsportz. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ "12th Match, Group B, ICCA 2 Dubai, Dec 28 2021, Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

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