Anantha Krishna (born 1 February 1991) is a Singaporean cricketer.[1] He played in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament, and was the leading wicket-taker for Singapore, with ten dismissals in six matches.[2]

Anantha Krishna
Personal information
Born (1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 (age 33)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 6)22 July 2019 v Qatar
Last T20I17 July 2022 v Jersey
Source: Cricinfo, 17 July 2022
Medal record
Representing  Singapore
Men's Cricket
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Twenty20
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 50 over

In August 2018, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[3] In October 2018, he was named in Singapore's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.[4] Later the same month, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[5] He was the leading wicket-taker for Singapore in the tournament, with eleven dismissals in five matches.[6]

In July 2019, he was named in Singapore's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[7] He made his T20I debut for Singapore against Qatar on 22 July 2019.[8]

In September 2019, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[9] He made his List A debut for Singapore, against Qatar, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019.[10] In October 2019, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[11] However, later that month he was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Anantha Krishna". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2017 - Singapore: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Singapore Team". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Squads and match schedule announced for ICC World Cricket League Division 3". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2018/19 - Singapore: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  7. ^ "The SCA have announced the 14-man squad for the ICC T20 World Cup Asia Final". Singapore Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  8. ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Region Final at Singapore, Jul 22 2019". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  9. ^ "The SCA have announced the 14-man squad – ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A – 2019". Singapore Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  10. ^ "2nd Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  11. ^ "ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier – UAE". Cricket Singapore. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Replacement approved for Krishna in Singapore squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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