Simi Singh
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Full name | Simranjit Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bathlana, Punjab, India | 4 February 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 52) | 14 May 2017 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 12 July 2022 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 42) | 12 June 2018 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 23 October 2022 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2013–present | Leinster Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 August 2023 |
Simranjit "Simi" Singh (born 4 February 1987) is an Indian born Irish cricketer.[1] In December 2018, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season.[2][3] In January 2020, he was one of nineteen players to be awarded a central contract from Cricket Ireland,[4] the first year in which all contracts were awarded on a full-time basis.[5]
Domestic and T20 career
[edit]Singh made his List A debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Cup on 1 May 2017.[6]
Singh made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Trophy on 26 May 2017.[7] He made his first-class debut for Leinster Lightning in the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship on 5 June 2017.[8]
In July 2019, Singh was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[9][10] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[11]
Singh was the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in the 2019 Inter-Provincial Championship, finishing the tournament with 204 runs and 13 wickets.[12][13]
International career
[edit]In May 2017, Singh was named in Ireland's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tri-series tournament featuring Bangladesh and New Zealand.[14] He made his ODI debut for Ireland against New Zealand on 14 May 2017.[15]
In June 2018, Singh was named in Ireland's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series.[16] He made his T20I debut for Ireland against the Netherlands on 12 June 2018.[17] He scored 57 not out on debut and became the first batsman to score a fifty on T20I debut batting at number 8 or lower.[18]
In January 2019, Singh was named in Ireland's squad for their one-off Test against Afghanistan in India, but he did not play.[19][20] In July 2019, he was named in Ireland's Test squad for their one-off match against England at Lord's, but he did not play again.[21] In September 2019, he was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[22]
On 10 July 2020, Singh was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against the England cricket team.[23][24]
On 18 January 2021, against the UAE, Singh took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket, with five wickets for ten runs off his ten overs.[25] On 16 July 2021, against South Africa, Singh scored his first century in ODI cricket, with 100 not out.[26] He also became the first batsman to score a century in ODI cricket batting at number 8 or lower.[27] In September 2021, Singh was named in Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[28]
In the annual ICC Awards in January 2022, he was included in ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year for the year 2021.[29]
References
[edit]- ^ "Simi Singh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "19 men's central player contracts finalised ahead of busy 2019". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Ireland women to receive first professional contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Gareth Delany, Shane Getkate amongst 19 men's central player contracts offered ahead of a busy 2020". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Delany, Getkate highlight Ireland men's central contracts list for 2020". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup, Leinster Lightning v North-West Warriors at Dublin, May 1, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, North-West Warriors v Leinster Lightning at Bready, May 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, Northern Knights v Leinster Lightning at Belfast, Jun 5-7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, 2019: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, 2019: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Singh Named in Tri Nations ODI Squad". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Ireland Tri-Nation Series, 2nd Match: Ireland v New Zealand at Dublin (Malahide), May 14, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Gary Wilson named Ireland's T20I captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "1st Match, Netherlands Tri-Nation T20I Series at Rotterdam, Jun 12 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Records | Twenty20 Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in an innings (by batting position) | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Ireland announce squads for Afghanistan series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Stirling to captain Ireland T20 squad, new faces named for upcoming Oman and Afghanistan series". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "England v Ireland: Mark Adair, Lorcan Tucker, Simi Singh and Craig Young in 14-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Squad announced for Oman Series and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Ireland names expanded training squad ahead of ODI series against England". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Sensational Singh spins Ireland to victory". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Cricket-Malan blasts South Africa to victory in third ODI v Ireland". Yahoo Sports. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock and all the records they broke". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year revealed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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