Simon Ateak (born 22 September 1993) is a Ghanaian

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er. He was named in Ghana's squad for the

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tournament in South Africa. He played in Ghana's opening fixture, against

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, on 3 September 2017. In April 2018, he was named the man of the match in Ghana's second and third fixtures of the 2018 ICC World Twenty20 African Sub Regional Qualifier tournament. At the end of the qualifier, he was named the player of the tournament. In May 2019, he was named in Ghana's squad for the

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of the

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tournament in Uganda. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Ghana against

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on 20 May 2019.

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* 1993 births Living people Ghanaian cricketers Ghana Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-cricket-bio-stub