Hemin Pratap Desai (born September 10, 1977) is an Indian-born

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er who played for the Oman national cricket team at the

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level. His highest score in List A cricket was achieved on November 27, 2007, against

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in the

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. Opening the batting, Desai completely dominated his first-wicket partnership with

Zeeshan Siddiqui Zeeshan Ahmed Siddiqui (born 22 July 1979) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the Oman national cricket team. He debuted for the Omani national side at the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup, and has since played regularly for the side, including a ...

, scoring an extraordinary 82 runs out of 84 before being first out. One run went to his batting partner and one to Extras. Oman won the game by two wickets.

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* * 1977 births Living people Omani cricketers Cricketers from Gujarat Omani cricket captains People from Valsad district Indian emigrants to Oman Indian expatriates in Oman {{Oman-cricket-bio-stub