Riley Meredith is acknowledged by many players and his coach and has the capability to change the tide of the match through his bowling.
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Riley Meredith is a professional cricketer who plays for Australia Internationally. Riley plays his domestic cricket for Tasmania. He also plays in the Big Bash league, a famous T20 tournament of Australia. Riley is a right arm fast bowler and a right handed batsman. Riley was born on 21 June 1996. He comes from Hobart, Tasmania, situated in Australia. He made his International debut for Australia in the year 2021. Riley is known for consistently bowling at a speed of 140 or above. Because of consistent fast bowling, it becomes difficult for the batsmen to score runs against him. Riley has represented Australia in the One Day International and T20 International formats of the game. He hasn’t got the chance to play Test matches yet.
It was on 16 July, 2020 when Riley was first time selected in the team of 26 players (preliminary squad), for their training. The series of Australia against England wasn’t finalized at that moment, therefore in order to keep the players ready for the possible series this team was created and Riley was included in it too. Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic there was the possibility of postponement of the series. It was on 14 August, 2020, when the Australian Cricket Board announced that the series would take place and the team was finalized with Riley included in it. It was on 10 January, 2017 when Riley played his debut List A match for Cricket Australia XI against Pakistan during their tour of Australia.
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It was on 17 November, 2017 when Riley played his first class debut match for Tasmania in the 2017-18 Sheffield Shield. Riley got to play his T20 debut match for Hobart Hurricanes on 1 February, 2018 in the 2017-18 Big Bash League season. Riley was on the Indian Premier League table as well and was sold to Punjab Kings in the auction on 1 February, 2021. In the mega auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) season 2022, he was sold to the Mumbai Indians. In the year 2022, April month, Riley was bought by London Spirits in the tournament named The 100, which takes place in England. Adam Griffith rates Riley very high, as he has seen him improving considerably since his debut in domestic cricket.
It was in January, 2021, when Riley Meredith, for the first time was selected in the Australia’s T20 International team for their series against New Zealand. On 3rd of March, he played his T20I debut match. Riley got to play in the One Day Internationals as well, when his name was selected in the Australia’s team for their series against West Indies and Bangladesh. On 22 July, 2021 when he was about to play his debut match against West Indies, the match got suspended due to the Covid positive results in the West Indian team’s. The same match took place after a couple of days and Riley got his ODI debut. Riley is a young and talented fast bowler. He is acknowledged by many players and has the capability to change the game’s way through his bowling.
Riley Meredith’s net worth is estimated to be valued at INR 14 crores (approx.), as per the reports.
Riley Meredith is not signed under any contract in Australian Cricket Board for International cricket, however he plays domestic cricket, but data on his salary is not yet clear.
Riley Meredith’s franchise fee is INR 1.5 crores, as he was bought by Mumbai Indians recently for the IPL 2023 season.
Riley is not seen endorsing any brands recently.
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