Mitchell James Hay (born 20 August 2000) is a New Zealand international

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er. A member of the

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he attended

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and represented the school in three Gillette Cup National Secondary Schools tournaments. He made his

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debut on 13 December 2020, for

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in the

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. He made his

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debut on 10 December 2021, for Canterbury in the 2021–22 Super Smash. He made his first-class debut on 29 March 2022, for Canterbury in the

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Career

In March 2023, he earned his maiden call-up to the

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for their first-class series against Australia. On 17 March 2024, he scored his maiden

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in first-class cricket, against Northern Districts in the

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. In July 2024, he trained at Chennai Super Kings Academy in Chennai for the series against

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and

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. In October 2024, he received his maiden call-up for national team for the ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka. He made his

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(T20I) debut on 9 November 2024 against Sri Lanka. On 10 November, the second match of the series, he set a new record for the most dismissals (6) by a wicket-keeper in a T20I innings.

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