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Tanveer Sangha: Promising Australian leg-spin bowler of Pakistani heritage

Tanveer Sangha is a young Australian leg-spin bowler known for his rapid rise from U-19 cricket to the international stage with Sydney Thunder, NSW Blues, Australia, and franchises like Birmingham Phoenix, debuting for Australia in T20Is (2023) with a stunning 4/31 on debut, and also representing Australia A, becoming a key talent with impressive BBL and domestic performances. 

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Full Name
Tanveer Singh Sangha
Place Of Birth
Sydney, Australia
Born
November 26, 2001
Height
6 ft 2 in (175 cm)
Jersey No.
26
Batting Style
Right-Handed
Bowling Style
Legbreak
Role
Bowler
Country
Australia
Hobbies
Travelling, Working out
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Cricket Polls

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Stats

Match Format Date Runs BF 4s 6s SR
Pakistan vs Australia · 1st ODI ODI May 30, 2026 0 4 0 0 0.00
Tasmania vs New South Wales · 24th Match First Class February 16, 2026 1 2 0 0 50.00
New South Wales vs South Australia · 19th Match First Class February 5, 2026 53 125 4 1 42.40
Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers · Match 16 T20 December 30, 2025 3 6 0 0 50.00
Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder · Match 14 T20 December 28, 2025 1 3 0 0 33.33
Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers · Match 7 T20 December 20, 2025 8 8 0 0 100.00

Major Teams Represented

  • Current/Recent Teams: Australia (2023-2025), Sydney Thunder (2020-2026), New South Wales (Domestic), Seattle Orcas (MLC 2026)
  • Past Teams: Australia Under-19s, Birmingham Phoenix (The Hundred), Washington Freedom (MLC), Los Angeles Knight Riders

International Debuts

  • T20I: August 30, 2023, vs. South Africa (Durban), taking 4/31 on debut (best debut figures in nearly 2 decades).
  • ODI: September 12, 2023, vs. India (Potchefstroom).

Domestic Debuts

  • New South Wales (NSW) Debuts:
  • First-Class (Sheffield Shield): October 27, 2021.
  • List A (One-Day Cup): November 24, 2021.
  • Big Bash League (BBL) Debut (Sydney Thunder): December 12, 2020, against Melbourne Stars, with 21 wickets in his debut season (2020-21).

Key Records & Achievements

  • U-19 World Cup (2020): Highest wicket-taker for Australia (15 wickets).
  • Second player of Indian origin (after Gurinder Sandhu) to make Australia's national squad.
  • Youngest Australian to take four wickets in a Men's T20I match (4/31 on debut).