Rahul Tewatia

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Rahul Tewatia
Personal information
Born (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 28)
Faridabad, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight Arm Leg break
RoleBowling all-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentHaryana
2014–2015Rajasthan Royals
2017Kings XI Punjab
2018–2019Delhi Capitals
2020–presentRajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 7 21 66
Runs scored 190 484 914
Batting average 17.27 37.23 31.51
100s/50s 0/0 0/3 0/2
Top score 35 91* 59*
Balls bowled 750 875 941
Wickets 17 27 42
Bowling average 30.05 24.70 26.35
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 7/98 3/27 3/18
Catches/stumpings 8/– 10/– 30/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 February 2021

Rahul Tewatia (born 20 May 1993) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Haryana in the domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League (IPL). He plays as an all-rounder.

Career[]

Tewatia made his debut for Haryana during the 2013–14 Ranji Trophy on 6 December 2013 against Karnataka at the Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium.[1] He managed 17 runs total in his two appearances at bat.[1] He made his List A debut for Haryana in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017.[2]

Before the 2014 Indian Premier League, the Rajasthan Royals bought Tewatia. He also made his T20 debut representing Rajasthan Royals in the 2014 IPL.[3] In February 2017, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab team for the 2017 Indian Premier League.[4] In January 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils now Delhi Capitals in the 2018 IPL auction.[5] During the 2019 Indian Premier League, he also set the joint record for taking the most catches (4) by a non-wicket keeper in an IPL innings.[6] In November 2019, before the 2020 Indian Premier League, he was traded to the Rajasthan Royals.[7]

On 27 September 2020, he equalled Chris Gayle's record for hitting the most sixes in an over of an IPL match,[8] when he hit 5 sixes off Sheldon Cottrell in the 18th over of the match against Kings XI Punjab.[9] He scored 53 runs in 31 balls,[10] helping his team to chase the target of 224 runs,[11] which became the highest runs ever chased in the Indian Premier League history.[12]

In February 2021, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against England.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ranji Trophy - Group A Haryana v Karnataka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Haryana v Odisha at Delhi, Feb 25, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Rahul Tewatia - Bowler". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Indian Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Ajinkya Rahane moves from Rajasthan Royals to Delhi Capitals". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. ^ "A roller-coaster day in the life of Rahul Tewatia". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Rahul Tewatia on his start: 'Worst 20 balls that I have ever played'". ESPN.com. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Rahul Tewatia and Sanju Samson pull off a record chase in stunning Rajasthan Royals win". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Stats - The IPL's biggest successful chase, and the IPL's largest stand in a losing cause". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  12. ^ Sportstar, Team. "Rahul Tewatia slams Cottrell for five sixes in an over to script remarkable Rajasthan win". Sportstar. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  13. ^ "India's squad for Paytm T20I series announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

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