Anil Teja Nidamanuru (born 22 August 1994) is an Indian-born Dutch

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er who plays for the

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. He has also played for

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in New Zealand domestic cricket.

Personal life

Nidamanuru was born in

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, India. As of 2021 he was a business development manager for a

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company, working alongside fellow Netherlands international Stephan Myburgh.

Cricket career

Nidamanuru made his

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debut for Auckland in the

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on 13 December 2017. He made his

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debut for Auckland in the

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on 14 November 2018. In 2019, Nidamanuru moved to the Netherlands. He took up a position as player-coach at

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-based Kampong Cricket Club. He later switched to Punjab Rotterdam and scored 104 runs from 42 balls in one game against VOC Rotterdam in the 2021 Dutch T20 Cup. In May 2022, he was named in the Dutch

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(ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies. He made his ODI debut on 31 May 2022, for the Netherlands against the

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. In July 2022, he was named in the Netherlands'

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(T20I) squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B tournament in Zimbabwe. He made his T20I debut on 11 July 2022, for the Netherlands against

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. In March 2023, he was named in Dutch ODI squad for their series against Zimbabwe. In the first ODI, he scored his maiden

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in ODI cricket. His score of 110 runs off 96 balls helped Netherlands to recover from 110/6 in their chase of the host's 249 and win the match by three wickets. In May 2024, he was named in the Netherlands squad for the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nidamanuru, Teja 1994 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Dutch cricketers Indian cricketers Netherlands One Day International cricketers Netherlands Twenty20 International cricketers Auckland cricketers Cricketers from Vijayawada Indian emigrants to the Netherlands Dutch people of Indian descent Telugu cricketers Sportspeople of Indian descent