Manpreet Gony
{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Manpreet Gony
| image = Mpsgoni.jpg
| caption =
| country = India
| fullname = Manpreet Singh Gony
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|1|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Gurdaspur, Punjab, India
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm = 1.93
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = All rounder
| international = true
| odidebutdate = 25 June
| odidebutyear = 2008
| odidebutagainst = Hong Kong
| odicap = 173
| lastodidate = 28 June
| lastodiyear = 2008
| lastodiagainst = Bangladesh
| odishirt =
| club1 = Punjab
| year1 = 2007/08–2019
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = Chennai Super Kings
| year2 = 2008–2010
| clubnumber3 =
| club4 = Deccan Chargers
| year4 = 2011–2012
| clubnumber4 =
| club5 = Kings XI Punjab
| year5 = 2013
| club6 = Gujarat Lions
| year6 = 2017
| club7 = Toronto Nationals
| year7 = 2019
| club8 = Colombo Kings
| year8 = 2020
| columns = 4
| column1 = ODI
| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = –
| bat avg1 = –
| 100s/50s1 = –
| top score1 = –
| deliveries1 = 78
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 38.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/65
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = FC
| matches2 = 61
| runs2 = 1,226
| bat avg2 = 17.02
| 100s/50s2 = 0/5
| top score2 = 69*
| deliveries2 = 10,863
| wickets2 = 196
| bowl avg2 = 28.77
| fivefor2 = 10
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 6/36
| catches/stumpings2 = 13/–
| column3 = LA
| matches3 = 55
| runs3 = 479
| bat avg3 = 19.16
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 46*
| deliveries3 = 2,725
| wickets3 = 77
| bowl avg3 = 27.87
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/35
| catches/stumpings3 = 12/–
| column4 = T20
| matches4 = 91
| runs4 = 501
| bat avg4 = 13.54
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 42
| deliveries4 = 1,898
| wickets4 = 97
| bowl avg4 = 25.17
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/16
| catches/stumpings4 = 17/–
| date = 23 June
| year = 2020
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|ACC Asia Cup}}
{{Medal|RU|2008 Pakistan|}}
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/317293.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
Manpreet Singh Gony (born 4 January 1984) is an Indian former cricketer. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-hand middle order batsman. In June 2019, Gony announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, except for short-format leagues played overseas.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27044829/manpreet-gony-retires-indian-cricket-signs-global-t20-canada |title=Manpreet Gony retires from Indian cricket, signs up for Global T20 Canada |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 June 2019}}
Career
Manpreet Singh Gony made his debut for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy in the season 2007–08. He was later selected for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-s-one-hit-wonders-where-are-they-now/story-81D2JodVDd6WUTjNWskg3N.html |title=IPL's one-hit wonders: Where are they now? |work=Hindustan Times |date=19 April 2019 |access-date=25 April 2019}}
Gony has made his mark in the 2008 Indian Premier League matches. He played for the Chennai Super Kings. He was one of leading wicket takers in the Indian Premier League and also performed well with the bat, scoring crucial runs in the last overs. He was instrumental in the Chennai Super Kings victory against Delhi Daredevils. He took 17 wickets in 16 matches in the IPL tournament. His team, the Chennai Super Kings, were the runner's up of the IPL tournament. For the IPL season of 2011, Deccan Chargers picked him up for a sum of $290,000.
Gony was later picked up by Kings XI Punjab for the season 6 of IPL. Gony got a chance to play his first match against KKR where he played a match winning innings of 42 off 18 balls with a strike rate of 233. He was presented with the man of the match for his powerful batting performance.
Gony was drafted into the Indian cricket team for the Tri-Nation Series in Bangladesh in place of Sreesanth who was ruled out with a side strain.[https://archive.today/20130125095756/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=a969a86a-2154-4698-85e7-b39bbdafcfe3&ParentID=3b370815-0aa3-4b1a-b695-c6747a84157b&&Headline=Gony+replaces+Sreesanth+for+tri-series Gony replaces Sreesanth in Indian squad for tri-series]
On 25 March 2012, Gony became the first player ever to bowl three maiden overs in a top-level Twenty20 match. Gony finished with figures of 4–3–5–3 in Punjab's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy quarter final win against Madhya Pradesh.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/311989.html|title=Records – Twenty20 Matches – Bowling records – Most maidens in an innings|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=27 March 2012}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/526316.html|title=4th Quarter-final: Madhya Pradesh v Punjab at Mumbai, Mar 25, 2012. Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-04}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2011/content/story/558723.html|title=Gony and VRV Singh dismantle MP|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-05-04|language=en}} He still holds the joint record for bowling the most maiden overs in a single T20(3).
He was the leading wicket-taker for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 19 dismissals in five matches.{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12014;team=2063;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Punjab batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 April 2018}} In February 2017, he was bought by the Gujarat Lions team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 60 lakhs.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1083407.html |title=List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 |access-date=20 February 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}
In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |date=20 June 2019 |access-date=20 June 2019}} In October 2020, he was drafted by the Colombo Kings for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30148161/lanka-premier-league-2020-chris-gayle-andre-russell-shahid-afridi-big-names-taken-lpl-draft |title=Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 October 2020}}
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