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{{short description|German cricketer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Rishi Pillai
| image =
| country = Germany
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|8|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Pune, India
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| international = true

| T20Idebutdate = 25 May
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Idebutagainst = Italy
| T20Icap = 17
| lastT20Idate = 20 June
| lastT20Iyear = 2019
| lastT20Iagainst = Jersey

| date = 20 June 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/467743.html Cricinfo
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'''Rishi Pillai''' (born 26 August 1981) is a German [[cricket]]er.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/467743.html |title=Rishi Pillai |accessdate=19 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He was named as the [[captain (cricket)|captain]] of [[Germany national cricket team|Germany's squad]] for the [[2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five]] tournament in South Africa.<ref name="squads">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/463672 |title=Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa |accessdate=28 August 2017 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> He played in Germany's opening fixture, against [[Ghana national cricket team|Ghana]], on 3 September 2017.<ref name="DivFive">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118452.html |title=Group B, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 3 2017 |accessdate=3 September 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He scored the most runs for Germany in the tournament, with a total of 212 runs in five matches.<ref name="2017Div5">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12001;type=tournament |title=2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five: Most Runs |accessdate=9 September 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

He made his [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) debut for Germany against [[Italy national cricket team|Italy]], during their [[German cricket team against Italy in the Netherlands in 2019|two-match series in the Netherlands]], on 25 May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1178995.html |title=1st T20I, Germany tour of Netherlands at Utrecht, May 25 2019 |accessdate=25 May 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> The same month, he was named in Germany's squad for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#Regional Finals|Regional Finals]] of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier]] tournament in Guernsey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1231405 |title=Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=31 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricket.de/icc-mens-t20-world-cup-wir-fahren-nach-guernsey/ |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup – wir fahren nach Guernsey! |work=Deutscher Cricket Bund |accessdate=29 May 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=467743}}

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[[Category:Germany Twenty20 International cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Pune]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to Germany]]
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