Faasao Mulivai
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Faasao Fredrick Mulivai (born 24 February 1985) is a New Zealand-Samoan cricketer who plays for the Samoa national cricket team and former ICC East Asia-Pacific player as an all rounder.[1]
He is considered the biggest hitter of a cricket ball in the Pacific, and also hit the region's fastest half-century (15 balls) against Papua New Guinea national cricket team.[2]
In 2003 Mulivai scored the highest individual score in a one day secondary schools 1st XI match with an unbeaten 197 which included 15 sixes, with his former school Kelston Boys' High School also scoring the highest team score of 387 in 50 overs in the same game against Auckland Grammar.[3]
He is the older brother of New Zealand cricketer Lily Mulivai. She is a member of the Northern Districts Women's Twenty20 team, as well as the Samoa national cricket team as an all-rounder.[4]
Domestic career
Mulivai made his debut for ICC East Asia-Pacific[5] in the 2011–12 season. He is one of only three Samoans to play for the East Asia-Pacific cricket team at the Australian Country Cricket Championships.[6]
International career
Mulivai was rewarded with selection in the Samoa Twenty-20 and One Day International in 2009 after being qualified as Samoan nationality for the ICC East Asia-Pacific tournament in Samoa.[7] In June 2019, Mulivai was selected to represent Samoa in the Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games – Men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.[8] Where he picked up 4 Twenty-20 International caps with International status.[9]
Mulivai holds the record for the fastest 50 in the East Asia-Pacific region off just 15 balls against Cricket PNG in February 2013.[10]
References
- ↑ "Athlete / cricketer / Faasao Mulivai". mycricket. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ↑ "Results / East Asia-Pacific Tournament / Samoa Cricketer / Faasao Mulivai". icc-cricket. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "College Sport / Cricket / Faasao Mulivai". nzherald. Retrieved 18 February 2003.
- ↑ "Cricketer / Northern Districts / Lily Mulivai". ndcricket. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ↑ "Squad /East Asia PAcific Team /Player / Faasao Mulivai". icc-cricket. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "Player Profile / East Asia-Pacific / Faasao Mulivai". MyCricket. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ [1] ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ↑ "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ↑ "All T20 Matches between ICC members to get international status". ICC. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ↑ "Results / 2013 ICC East Asia-Pacific Tournament". ICC-cricket. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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