Rajeshkumar Jagdishchandra Ranpura (born 17 July 1983) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the Oman national cricket team. Ranpura made his debut for the Omani national side in January 2011, and has played regularly for the side since then. He played in all eight of Oman's matches at the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates, which were accorded

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status. Born in

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, Ranpura's debut for Oman came in January 2011, at the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three tournament. At the

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later in the year, he played in all six of Oman's matches, scoring 71 runs and taking two wickets. Ranpura was retained in Oman's side for the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier. At the tournament, Oman lost all seven of their group matches to finish bottom of Group B, but defeated

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in the 15th-place playoff. Ranpura was one of five players to feature in all of Oman's matches, along with

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, Aamer Kaleem, Sultan Ahmed, and

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 ...

. He took five wickets in the tournament at an average of 29.40, behind only Zeeshan (12 wickets) and

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(8) for Oman. His best figures, 2/24 from four overs, came against

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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2015. Since the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier, Ranpura has featured regularly for Oman in ACC and ICC limited-overs tournaments, including the

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and

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s, the

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and the 2013 WCL Division Three and 2014 WCL Division Four tournaments.Miscellaneous matches played by Rajesh Ranpura (26)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2015. He made his

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debut against Afghanistan in the

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tournament on 25 July 2015. He made his

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debut for Oman in their three-match series against the United Arab Emirates in October 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ranpura, Rajesh 1983 births Living people Indian cricketers Indian emigrants to Oman Indian expatriates in Oman Omani cricketers Oman Twenty20 International cricketers People from Banaskantha district