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Hometown: Dunedin, New Zealand
Age: 32 Years
Wife: Lauren Ralston Bracewell
Some Lesser Known Facts About Michael Bracewell
- Michael Bracewell is a New Zealand cricketer who scored the third-fastest century for New Zealand in ODI cricket whereas batting within the first match of the collection in opposition to India in 2023. In 2023, he was chosen by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the IPL collection as a substitute for Will Jacks who missed the IPL due to his harm.
- When he was 10 years previous, he used to go to Carisbrook stadium, New Zealand to look at Black Caps play in opposition to England.
- He made his debut for the Otago Cricket staff in 2011 and moved to Wellington in 2017.
- In January 2010, he was issued the Level 2 Coaching Certificate from New Zealand Cricket Association.
- In 2017, after he joined Wellington Firebirds, he turned the captain of the staff.
- In June 2018, he was supplied a contract with Wellington Firebirds for the 2018-2019 season.
- In May 2019, he joined FNZ Group as a Corporate Actions Analyst and labored there until June 2021.
- In March 2020, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in spherical six of the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season.
- In June 2020, he was once more supplied a contract by Wellington forward of the 2020–21 home cricket season.
- In June 2021, he joined Flux Federation as an Accounts Assistant and labored there until February 2022.
- On 8 January 2022, he performed for the Wellington Firebirds in opposition to the Central Stags within the 2021–22 Super Smash match and scored 141 runs. His rating turned the very best rating in a Twenty20 cricket match in New Zealand.
- In March 2022, he was named to the squad for New Zealand’s One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) in opposition to the Netherlands.
- In May 2022, he was named to New Zealand’s Test squad for his or her tour of England.
- In July 2022, he made his first century within the first ODI match in opposition to Ireland.
- On 20 July 2022, within the second match in opposition to Ireland within the T20I collection, he took his first hat-trick in T20I cricket within the first over.
- In January 2023, he scored the third-fastest century for New Zealand in an ODI match in opposition to India. He reached MS Dhoni‘s file of being the one batter to attain multiple century whereas batting at quantity seven or beneath.
- In 2023, he changed England batter Will Jacks in Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) and was purchased for Rs. 1 Crore.
- On 11 July 2022, he hit 127 runs within the ODI match between Ireland and New Zealand. He hit 24 runs off 5 balls because the final batsman of the staff and made the staff win the match.
- In December 2022, he was capped by the Kiwis in all three types of the sport.
- In an interview, he stated that he takes to lots of people about his sport however he values his father’s opinions essentially the most. His father offers him recommendation since he was 2 years previous.
- In 2023, within the ODI match in opposition to India, the Indian staff scored 350 runs within the first innings. In the second innings, New Zealand was going through a important scenario as its rating was 131/6. Bracewell got here in to bat on quantity 7 and scored 140 runs. His staff couldn’t win the match, however his efficiency within the match was extremely appreciated by everybody. In an interview, he talked about his efficiency and stated,
T20 has been an enormous affect on someday cricket and that’s what makes someday cricket so thrilling. You may be able like we have been in and you may nonetheless work your method as much as a place of energy. I don’t assume we obtained ourselves to a place of energy however we obtained ourselves able the place we may have received the sport.”
- On 31 March 2023, Bracewell performed within the instar-squad observe match forward of their first match within the IPL collection the place he scored 105 off 55 balls, together with 8 fours and seven sixes.
- In 2023, in a match in opposition to Sri Lanka, whereas Bracewell was bowling from over the wicket, the ball modified instructions as a result of the climate turned windy. The wind led to the bowl touchdown on the sting of the pitch which shocked the gamers and the commentators.
- On 27 February 2023, in a check match between New Zealand and England, Bracewell’s efficiency was criticised by many individuals as a result of he didn’t slide the bat into the crease after the baller Stokes’ throw arrived at England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes. His bat and feet have been within the air which led to his wicket. Many individuals criticized him by saying that that is the very first thing taught to any cricketer and that Bracewell was taking part in very casually.
- Bracewell has performed 17 ODI’s and 13 T20 internationals. His batting common in ODI’s is 46.2 and in T20 Internationals it’s 30.