Saurabh Netravalkar soon is set to become a household name in the United States of America after his performance helped the USA national cricket team pull off a shocking win over Pakistan national cricket team in ICC T20 World Cup 2024 on June 6. Bowling the Super Over with 19 runs to defend, Netravalkar kept things tight and ensured that his team got over the line in a historic finish at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. If cricket ever needed an advertisement in the USA, it was this win and Netravalkar's picture of pointing to the skies while kneeling down after the victory is something that cricket fans would remember for a long, long time to come. Meanwhile, let us take a look at some quick facts about Saurabh Netravalkar. Guy Finds Out Saurabh Netravalkar, His Colleague At Oracle, Will Represent USA at T20 World Cup 2024 and Has Formerly Played for India U-19 Cricket Team.

The left-arm pacer, before the Super Over, had a decent outing the match as well. He picked up two wickets in the first innings after USA national cricket team captain Monank Patel won the toss and chose to bowl first. Among Netravalkar's victims included Mohammad Rizwan and also Iftikhar Ahmed. The ball that got Rizwan out was a brilliant one, as it pitched on good length and swung away late to catch the outside edge of the bat. Iftikhar was trapped lbw in front of stumps as he finished with figures of 2/18 in four overs. USA Pull Off Shock Win Over Pakistan in Super Over After T20 World Cup 2024 Match Ends in Tie; Saurabh Netravalkar, Monank Patel Help Co-Hosts Register Second Victory.

Saurabh Netravalkar Quick Facts:

#Saurabh Netravalkar was born in Mumbai on October 16 in 1991.

#Netravalkar was part of India's U19 World Cup squad in 2010 where he finished as the highest wicket-taker for the Men in Blue

#His teammates at India in 2010 U19 World Cup included KL Rahul, Harshal Patel and Mayank Agarwal among others

#Netravalkar played a solitary game for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy, which was against Karnataka in 2013. He took three wickets in the match.

#After graduating in Mumbai, he moved to the USA for a Master's Degree in Computer Science in 2015

#Netravalkar joined Orace as a software engineer but continued to play cricket nonetheless

#He joined Oracle, a computer software company in the USA

#Netravalkar has played 48 ODIs where he has taken 73 wickets with his best figures being 5/32

#In T20Is, he has taken 29 wickets in as many matches with his best figures being 5/12

Saurabh Netravalkar will definitely take a lot of inspiration from this performance as USA look to continue their good form in T20 World Cup 2024. USA, as a result of the win, climbed to the top spot on the Group A points table.

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