Simi Singh Explained

Simi Singh
Country:Ireland
Fullname:Simranjit Singh
Birth Date:4 February 1987
Birth Place:Bathlana, Punjab, India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Role:All-rounder
International:true
Internationalspan:2017–present
Odidebutdate:14 May
Odidebutyear:2017
Odidebutagainst:New Zealand
Odicap:52
Lastodidate:12 July
Lastodiyear:2022
Lastodiagainst:New Zealand
T20idebutdate:12 June
T20idebutyear:2018
T20idebutagainst:Netherlands
T20icap:42
Lastt20idate:23 October
Lastt20iyear:2022
Lastt20iagainst:Sri Lanka
Club1:Leinster Lightning
Columns:4
Column1:ODI
Matches1:35
Runs1:593
Bat Avg1:22.80
100S/50S1:1/1
Top Score1:100
Deliveries1:1,519
Wickets1:39
Bowl Avg1:25.92
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/10
Catches/Stumpings1:13/–
Column2:T20I
Matches2:53
Runs2:296
Bat Avg2:10.20
100S/50S2:0/1
Top Score2:57
Deliveries2:965
Wickets2:44
Bowl Avg2:27.84
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/9
Catches/Stumpings2:16/–
Column3:FC
Matches3:13
Runs3:612
Bat Avg3:36.00
100S/50S3:2/2
Top Score3:121
Deliveries3:1,785
Wickets3:27
Bowl Avg3:25.25
Fivefor3:1
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:5/38
Catches/Stumpings3:6/–
Column4:LA
Matches4:76
Runs4:1,578
Bat Avg4:28.69
100S/50S4:2/6
Top Score4:121
Deliveries4:3,131
Wickets4:79
Bowl Avg4:27.88
Fivefor4:1
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:5/10
Catches/Stumpings4:27/–
Date:10 August 2023
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1005257.html Cricinfo

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

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Simi Singh . 1 May 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: 19 men's central player contracts finalised ahead of busy 2019 . Cricket Ireland . 18 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Ireland women to receive first professional contracts . ESPN Cricinfo . 18 December 2018.
  4. Web site: Gareth Delany, Shane Getkate amongst 19 men's central player contracts offered ahead of a busy 2020 . Cricket Ireland . 9 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Delany, Getkate highlight Ireland men's central contracts list for 2020 . International Cricket Council . 9 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup, Leinster Lightning v North-West Warriors at Dublin, May 1, 2017 . 1 May 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  7. Web site: Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Twenty20 Trophy, North-West Warriors v Leinster Lightning at Bready, May 26, 2017 . 26 May 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  8. Web site: Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, Northern Knights v Leinster Lightning at Belfast, Jun 5-7, 2017 . 6 June 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  9. Web site: Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam . ESPN Cricinfo . 19 July 2019.
  10. Web site: Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed . Cricket Europe . 19 July 2019.
  11. Web site: Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 August 2019.
  12. Web site: Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, 2019: Most runs . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 August 2019.
  13. Web site: Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Championship, 2019: Most wickets . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 August 2019.
  14. Web site: Singh Named in Tri Nations ODI Squad . 8 May 2017 . Cricket Ireland.
  15. Web site: Ireland Tri-Nation Series, 2nd Match: Ireland v New Zealand at Dublin (Malahide), May 14, 2017 . 14 May 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  16. Web site: Gary Wilson named Ireland's T20I captain . 6 June 2018 . International Cricket Council.
  17. Web site: 1st Match, Netherlands Tri-Nation T20I Series at Rotterdam, Jun 12 2018 . 12 June 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  18. Web site: Records Twenty20 Internationals Batting records Most runs in an innings (by batting position) ESPNcricinfo.com. 16 July 2021. Cricinfo.
  19. Web site: Ireland announce squads for Afghanistan series . International Cricket Council . 28 January 2019.
  20. Web site: Stirling to captain Ireland T20 squad, new faces named for upcoming Oman and Afghanistan series . Cricket Ireland . 28 January 2019.
  21. News: England v Ireland: Mark Adair, Lorcan Tucker, Simi Singh and Craig Young in 14-man squad . BBC Sport . 8 July 2019.
  22. Web site: Squad announced for Oman Series and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier . Cricket Ireland . 26 September 2019.
  23. Web site: Curtis Campher, Jonathan Garth the new faces as Ireland name 21-man squad for England ODIs . ESPN Cricinfo . 10 July 2020.
  24. Web site: Ireland names expanded training squad ahead of ODI series against England . Cricket Ireland . 10 July 2020.
  25. Web site: Sensational Singh spins Ireland to victory . Cricket Ireland . 18 January 2021.
  26. Web site: Cricket-Malan blasts South Africa to victory in third ODI v Ireland . Yahoo Sports . 16 July 2021 . 16 July 2021.
  27. Web site: Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock and all the records they broke . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 July 2021.
  28. Web site: Ireland names 18-player provisional squad for T20 World Cup . Cricket Ireland . 9 September 2021.
  29. Web site: ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year revealed . International Cricket Council . 21 January 2022.

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