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{{short description|Indian cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Himachal Pradesh cricket team
| image =
| captain = [[Rishi Dhawan]]
| coach =
| founded = 1985
| ground = [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium]]
| capacity = 25,000
| owner = [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association]]
| first_fc = [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| first_fc_year = 1985
| first_fc_venue = [[Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium|Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar]]
| title1 = [[Ranji Trophy]]
| title1wins =
| title2 = [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
| title2wins = 1
| title3 = [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]]
| title3wins =
| website = http://www.hpcricket.org/
}}
The '''Himachal Pradesh cricket team''' is a domestic [[cricket]] team based in the [[India]]n state of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. It has competed in the [[Ranji Trophy]] since the 1985–86 season. They have won their first ever domestic trophy, by winning the [[2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy|2021–22]] edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy.

==Playing history==
Himachal Pradesh lost all five of their matches in both 1985–86 and 1987–88 seasons by an innings.<ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 1987, pp. 1141–42, ''Wisden'' 1989, p. 1081.</ref> They won for the first time when they beat [[Services cricket team|Services]] by one wicket in 1990–91.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53793.html Services v Himachal Pradesh 1990–91]</ref> In 2006–07 Himachal Pradesh won the [[Plate Group]] of the Ranji Trophy, beating [[Orissa cricket team|Orissa]] in the final<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/103/103858.html Orissa v Himachal Pradesh 2006–07]</ref> after finishing top of their group.

After the 2018–19 season Himachal Pradesh had played 202 Ranji Trophy matches with 37 wins, 86 losses and 79 draws.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranji Trophy Playing Record |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/Firstclass/HimachalPradesh/Team_Records/Ranji_Trophy_Playing_Record.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=22 June 2019}}</ref>

Most of Himachal Pradesh's home games are played at the [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium]] in [[Dharamshala]].

In the [[2016–17 Ranji Trophy]], Himachal Pradesh recorded their lowest total in the competition when they were bowled out for 36 runs against [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] on 28 October 2016.<ref name="Lowest">{{cite news |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/India/Firstclass/HimachalPradesh/Team_Records/Lowest_Team_Total_For.html |title=Lowest Team Totals for Himachal Pradesh |publisher=Cricket Archive |date=28 October 2016 |access-date=28 October 2016}}</ref>

Himachal Pradesh's best finishes in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy were in [[2009–10 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|2009–10]] and [[2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|2020–21]], when they reached quarterfinals and lost to [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] on both the occasions. They won their maiden title in [[2021–22 Vijay Hazare Trophy]] defeating [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] in final.

==Current squad==
{{main article|List of Himachal Pradesh cricketers}}
Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!style="background: red; color:white" align=center| Name
!style="background: red; color:white" align=center| Birth date
!style="background: red; color:white" align=center| Batting style
!style="background: red; color:white" align=center| Bowling style
!style="background: red; color:white" align=center| Notes
|-
! colspan="5" |Batsmen
|-
| [[Prashant Chopra]] || {{birth date and age|1992|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
| [[Amit Kumar (Indian cricketer)|Amit Kumar]] || {{birth date and age|1989|11|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm leg-break ||
|-
| [[Nikhil Gangta]] || {{birth date and age|1992|9|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|-
| [[Raghav Dhawan]] || {{birth date and age|1987|1|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|-
| [[Ekant Sen]] || {{birth date and age|1995|6|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium ||
|-
| [[Ankit Kalsi]] || {{birth date and age|1993|9|26|df=y}} || Left-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || '''Vice-captain'''
|-
| [[Sumeet Verma]] || {{birth date and age|1990|11|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off-break ||
|-
! colspan="5" |Allrounders
|-
| [[Akash Vasisht]] || {{birth date and age|1994|12|17|df=y}} || Left-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || Plays for '''[[Rajasthan Royals]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| '''[[Rishi Dhawan]]''' || {{birth date and age|1990|2|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium || '''Captain''' <br> Plays for '''[[Punjab Kings]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Digvijay Rangi]] || {{birth date and age|1998|4|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off-break ||
|-
! colspan="5" |Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Praveen Thakur]] || {{birth date and age|1992|12|15|df=y}} || Left-handed || ||
|-
| [[Ankush Bains]] || {{birth date and age|1995|12|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
| Shubham Arora || {{birth date and age|1997|10|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || ||
|-
! colspan="5" |Spin Bowlers
|-
| [[Mayank Dagar]] || {{birth date and age|1996|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || Plays for '''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Gurvinder Singh (cricketer)|Gurvinder Singh]] || {{birth date and age|1983|6|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm off-break ||
|-
! colspan="5" |Pace Bowlers
|-
| [[Vaibhav Arora]] || {{birth date and age|1997|12|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast-medium || Plays for '''[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]''' in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
|-
| [[Kanwar Abhinay]] || {{birth date and age|1991|6|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|-
| [[Vinay Galetiya]] || {{birth date and age|1992|12|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm fast ||
|-
| [[Pankaj Jaswal]] || {{birth date and age|1995|9|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||
|}

''Updated as on 24 January 2023''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/IND/HISTORY/ Cricinfo's Complete History of the Indian Domestic Competitions]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/147/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Himachal Pradesh]

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