Age 31 Harmeet Singh is a professional Indian-born cricketer who recently made waves following an impressive outing against Bangladesh in the first T20I, find out more about him below
Harmeet scored an impressive 33 runs out of 13 balls helping USA chase the target of 154 set by Bangladesh.
With USA set to host the upcoming T20 World Cup alongside West Indies in June, their recent win against Bangladesh will prove to be a major boost of confidence.
Who is USA cricketer Harmeet Singh Baddhan, biography, age, hometown birth place and career stats
Chalo jee bangladesh non officially known as kangladesh of cricket proved once again why they are worst t20 team on planet earth.
From a loosing position Harmeet singh clinched it for usa top win @usacricket @Harmeetsingh83 pic.twitter.com/PdYBXlCBDqโ เคตเคฟเคตเคพเคฆ เคฒเคตเคฐ (@Choubey_jee_Ara) May 21, 2024
USA managed to cause a massive upset, beating Bangladesh by five wickets in the first T20I of their three-match series. Earlier in the match, USA restricted Bangladesh to a score of 153-6. Meanwhile, USA found themselves in trouble during the 12th over with a score of 78-4. However, Harmeet Singh manged to step up for the team, scoring 33 in just 13 balls. Aside from batting, Harmeet also had a decent outing with the ball, as he gave up just 27 runs in four overs.
After the match, he stated in the interview:
I was backing ourselves to chase down in the 18th over the way the wicket was playing. We are pretty used to playing on slow wickets over here. The Bangladeshis would have found it a little bit tacky and hence they held themselves back a bit. Kudos to our batsmen who kept us in the hunt. When I had 50 runs to get in the last 4 overs I was backing myself to chase them downโ
Harmeet Singh bio and age
Harmeet Singh Baddhan is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for USA. He was born on September 7, 1992 in Mumbai, and he is currently 31 years old. Harmeet started out playing for Mumbai and Tripura before eventually moving to the United States to play Minor League Cricket.
Role and play-style
Harmeet primarily plays as a slow-left-arm bowling all-rounder.
Career
Harmeet Singh started out his career playing for India. Notably, he played in the U-19 World Cup in 2012 for India where he scored six wickets in four matches. Harmeet also played for Mumbai at the U-19 and U-16 levels before eventually making his first-class debut against Himachal Pradesh in 2009.
He played domestic cricket in India up until 2020, before moving to the USA in search of better opportunities. Harmeet signed for the Seattle Thunderbolts in the Minor League Cricket 2021 and subsequently qualified for the United States national cricket team by residency. Harmeet Singh made his Twenty20 International debut for the United States earlier this year and also got named in USAโs squad for the T20 World Cup.
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