Navdeep Poonia
{{Short description|Scottish cricketer known for patient innings}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Navdeep Singh Poonia
| image =
| country = Scotland
| fullname = Navdeep Singh Poonia
| nickname = Sat Nav, Navi, TB
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|5|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast
| role =
| family =
| international = true
| odidebutdate = 5 August
| odidebutyear = 2006
| odidebutagainst = Ireland
| odicap = 24
| lastodidate = 22 August
| lastodiyear = 2009
| lastodiagainst = Ireland
| T20Idebutdate = 12 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2007
| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan
| T20Icap = 7
| lastT20Idate = 10 February
| lastT20Iyear = 2010
| lastT20Iagainst = Afghanistan
| T20Ishirt =
| club1 = Warwickshire
| year1 = 2006–2009
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = Warwickshire Cricket Board
| year2 = 2002
| clubnumber2 =
| columns = 4
| column1 = ODI
| matches1 = 21
| runs1 = 237
| bat avg1 = 20.28
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 67
| hidedeliveries = true
| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
| column2 = T20I
| matches2 = 8
| runs2 = 95
| bat avg2 = 19.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 38*
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| column3 = FC
| matches3 = 14
| runs3 = 557
| bat avg3 = 28.31
| 100s/50s3 = 1/2
| top score3 = 111
| catches/stumpings3 = 5/–
| column4 = LA
| matches4 = 42
| runs4 = 732
| bat avg4 = 29.30
| 100s/50s4 = 0/4
| top score4 = 79
| catches/stumpings4 = 13/–
| date = 6 January
| year = 2010
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19276.html Cricinfo
}}
Navdeep Singh Poonia (born 11 May 1986) is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler. He has played One Day Internationals for Scotland, and was selected for his country for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. He has also played for Warwickshire in English county cricket. Nav played for Pelsall Cricket Club and went onto play for Brewood Cricket Club, his current club in the South Staffordshire Premier League as of the 2023 season.
In the 2008 ICC World T20 Qualifier against Bermuda, Navdeep Poonia played the patient innings of unbeaten 38 off 54 balls without hitting even a single boundary or a six, which is also the longest ever T20I innings by any player without hitting a single six or a boundary. He's also the only player to record a 30+ score in T20I history without scoring a boundary or a six.{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/992017.html|title=Twenty wickets in a T20, and identical scores by openers|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-03-22|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/354456.html|title=4th Match: Bermuda v Scotland at Belfast, Aug 3, 2008 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-03-22}}{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;qualmax1=0;qualmax2=0;qualmin1=0;qualmin2=0;qualval1=fours;qualval2=sixes;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Batting records {{!}} Twenty20 Internationals {{!}} Cricinfo Statsguru {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-03-22}}
References
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- [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/45/45476/45476.html Cricket Archive profile]
{{Scotland Squad 2007 Cricket World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poonia, Navdeep}}
Category:Scotland One Day International cricketers
Category:Scotland Twenty20 International cricketers
Category:Warwickshire cricketers
Category:Warwickshire Cricket Board cricketers
Category:Staffordshire cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Glasgow
Category:Scottish people of Indian descent
Category:British Asian cricketers
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