Vishal Bharat (born 20 November 1978) is a

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er. Bharat is a right-handed

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who bowls right-arm

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. In 2006, the

were invited to take part in the 2006 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official

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status. Bharat made a single appearance in the tournament against

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in a preliminary round defeat, with him scoring 12 runs before he was dismissed by

Garey Mathurin Garey Earl Mathurin (born 23 September 1983 in Mon Repos, Saint Lucia) is a cricketer who plays for the West Indies at international level and for the Windward Islands domestically. He made his Twenty20 International debut for the West Indies on ...

, while with the ball he bowled two wicketless overs which conceded 10 runs. He later played for the team in its second appearance in the Stanford 20/20 in 2008, making a single appearance in a preliminary round defeat against

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, where he was dismissed for a

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, while with the ball he took the wicket of Fernix Thomas in Dominica's innings to finish with figures of 1/25 from four overs. He also captained the team in this match.

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