N Krishnamurthi Muniandy (born 24 July 1980) is a Malaysian

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er. A right-handed

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since 1999,Other matches played by Krishnamurthi Muniandy
at CricketArchive including two first-class matches.

Biography

Born in

Penang Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...

in 1980, Muniandy made his debut for Malaysia in 1999, when he played one match in that year's

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series against

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. The following year, he played all three matches in the series, also playing in the Saudara Cup match against Singapore, before playing one match in that year's ACC Trophy, against

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. In 2001, he played for Malaysia at the ICC Trophy in

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, playing five matches in the tournament. He played only in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series in 2002, and only in the Saudara Cup match in 2003. In 2004, he played twice for a Malaysia Cricket Association Invitation XI against England A, also playing for Malaysia in the Saudara Cup match, an ACC Trophy match against

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, and an ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament match against

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. He also made his first-class debut in 2004, playing

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matches against

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and the

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.First-class matches played by Krishnamurthi Muniandy
at CricketArchive He played in both the Saudara Cup match and Stan Nagaiah Trophy series in 2005 and 2006, also playing ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, Hong Kong and Nepal in 2005, ACC Premier League matches against Hong Kong and

in 2006, and five matches in the 2006 ACC Trophy. He most recently represented his country in the 2007 Saudara Cup match.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muniandy, Krishnamurthi 1980 births Living people Malaysian people of Tamil descent Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Sportspeople from Penang Malaysian cricketers