Uttarakhand
LeagueRanji Trophy (FC)
Vijay Hazare Trophy (LA)
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20)
AssociationCricket Association of Uttarakhand
Personnel
CaptainJiwanjot Singh (FC)
Akash Madhwal (LA, T20)
CoachManish Jha
Team information
Founded2018
Home groundRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
Capacity25,000
History
First-class debutvs. Bihar, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun; 1–4 November 2018
List A debutvs. Bihar, Shastri Maidan, Anand; 20 September 2018
Twenty20 debutvs. Services, Palam B Ground, New Delhi; 21 February 2019
Ranji Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0
Official websiteCAU

FC kit

LA kit

T20 kit

The Uttarakhand cricket team is a cricket team that represents the state of Uttarakhand in Indian domestic competitions.[1]

Background

In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that would compete in domestic tournaments for the 2018–19 season, including the Ranji Trophy, the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[2][3][4]

Coaches

Season Coach Ref.
2018–19 Bhaskar Pillai [5]
2019–20 Gursharan Singh [6]
2020–21 Wasim Jaffer [7]
2021–22 Manish Jha [8]

Current squad

See also: List of Uttarakhand cricketers
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Kunal Chandela (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Akhil Rawat (2000-11-04) 4 November 2000 (age 23) Right-handed
Jiwanjot Singh (1990-11-06) 6 November 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break First-class & List A Captain
Yuvraj Chaudhary (2001-10-06) 6 October 2001 (age 22) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Priyanshu Khanduri (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Aryan Sharma (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Piyush Joshi (1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 27) Right-handed
All-rounders
Avneesh Sudha (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Swapnil Singh (1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox
Dikshanshu Negi (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Deepesh Naliwal (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keeper
Aditya Tare (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987 (age 36) Right-handed
Spin bowlers
Mayank Mishra (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 33) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Himanshu Bisht (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
Agrim Tiwari (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Left-arm medium
Deepak Dhapola (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Abhay Negi (1992-10-18) 18 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Akash Madhwal (1993-11-25) 25 November 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast T20 Captain
Plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL
Rajan Kumar (1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Nikhil Kohli (1996-12-05) 5 December 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Piyush Kumar Singh (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast

Updated as on 5 December 2023

Competitive record

Ranji Trophy
(First-class)
Season Group Matches Wins Losses Draws No Result Performance
2018–19 Plate Group 9 6 1 2 0 Quarter-finals
2019–20 Group C 9 0 7 2 0 Group Stage
2020–21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Group E 4 2 2 0 0 Quarter-finals
2022–23 Group A 8 3 1 4 0 Quarter-finals
Total 30 11 11 8 0 –
Vijay Hazare Trophy
(List A)
Season Group Matches Wins Losses Ties No Result Performance
2018–19 Plate Group 8 7 1 0 0 Group Stage
2019–20 Plate Group 9 5 1 0 3 Group Stage
2020–21 Plate Group 6 5 1 0 0 Eliminator
2021–22 Group D 5 1 4 0 0 Group Stage
2022–23 Group D 6 2 4 0 0 Group Stage
2023–24 Group C 7 5 2 0 0 Group Stage
Total 41 25 13 0 3 –
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
(T20)
Season Group Matches Wins Losses Ties No Result Performance
2018–19 Group E 7 4 2 0 1 Group Stage
2019–20 Group A 6 2 4 0 0 Group Stage
2020–21 Group C 5 1 4 0 0 Group Stage
2021–22 Group E 5 0 5 0 0 Group Stage
2022–23 Group A 7 4 3 0 0 Group Stage
2023–24 Group D 6 2 3 1 0 Group Stage
Total 36 13 21 1 1 –

In September 2018, they lost their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, to Bihar, by 5 wickets.[9][10] In the Plate Group fixture between Uttarakhand and Sikkim, Karn Kaushal made the first double-century in the history of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring 202 runs.[11]

In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in second place in the Plate Group, with seven wins and one loss from their eight matches.[12] Karn Kaushal finished as the leading run-scorer, with 489 runs, and Deepak Dhapola was the leading wicket-taker for the team, with eleven dismissals.[13]

In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they beat Bihar by ten wickets.[14][15] They went on to win the Plate Group and advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament.[16][17] However, in their quarter-final match they lost to Vidarbha by an innings and 115 runs to be knocked out of the tournament.[18]

In March 2019, Uttarakhand finished third in Group E of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with four wins from their seven matches.[19] Karn Kaushal was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 176 runs, and Sunny Rana was the leading wicket-taker, with nine dismissals.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Uttarakhand hoping to start Ranji Trophy journey on impressive note". The Statesman. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ^ "BCCI to host over 2000 matches in the upcoming 2018–19 domestic season". BCCI. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ^ "BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ Lokapally, Vijay (4 September 2019). "Gursharan Singh named Uttarakhand coach". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Wasim Jaffer named Uttarakhand head coach". ESPN Cricinfo. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Manish Jha, former head coach of Sikkim, named replacement of Wasim Jaffer who resigned as coach of U'khand cricket team". Times of India. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018–19, Plate Group wrap: Wins for Meghalaya, Manipur and Bihar". Cricket Country. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Plate Group, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Anand, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Karna Veer Kaushal hits first Vijay Hazare double-century". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  12. ^ "2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Uttarakhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Ranji Highlights: Mumbai, UP assert dominance; Mudhasir picks four in four balls". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Ranji Trophy: Sikkim record innings victory over Manipur". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Ranji Trophy 2018–19, Round 9, Plate, Day 3: Unbeaten Uttarakhand qualify for knockouts". Cricket Country. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Uttarakhand's rise from Big-Bang chaos to the Ranji quarterfinals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Ranji Trophy: Vidarbha rout Uttarakhand to reach semifinals". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Uttarakhand: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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