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{{Short description|Indian cricketer}}

{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Siddantham Praneeth Raj
| country = India
| fullname = Siddantham Praneeth Raj
| birth_date = 3 June 1998
| birth_place = Musheerabad, Hyderabad, India
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = All-rounder
| club1 = Hyderabad
| year1 = 2022–23
| type1 = FC
| debutdate1 = 24 January
| debutyear1 = 2023
| debutfor1 = Hyderabad
| debutagainst1 = Delhi
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/praneeth-raj-1355462
| date = 9 September 2025
}}

'''Siddantham Praneeth Raj''' (born 3 June 1998) is an Indian cricketer who has represented [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] in the Ranji Trophy and across multiple age-group competitions. An all-rounder, he has played in the Cooch Behar Trophy (U-19), Col. [[C. K. Nayudu]] Trophy (U-23), Men’s Under-23 One Day Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Vizzy Trophy, and the inaugural 2018 Telangana T20 League. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018 Telangana T20 League and has also played league [[cricket in the United States]].

== Early life ==
Siddantham Praneeth Raj was born on 3 June 1998 in Musheerabad, Hyderabad, India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Praneeth Raj – Player Profile |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/praneeth-raj-1355462 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

== Domestic career in India ==

=== Under-16 Career ===
In 2014, Praneeth Raj was selected from Telangana for the India Under-16 squad for the Coca-Cola Cup, a national-level tournament for age-group cricketers. The Coca-Cola XI was formed by choosing the top 15 performers out of 27 participants in an intensive U-16 camp, with the squad announced by Saba Karim, Anthony Adams, Sanjay Bhardwaj and [[Chetan Sharma]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Coca-Cola XI squad of young cricketing talent announced |url=https://www.indiansportsnews.com/local-sports/33288-coca-cola-xi-squad-of-young-cricketing-talent-announced |website=Indian Sports News |date=29 May 2014 |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref> Selected players were eligible for a development opportunity in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coca-Cola XI squad of young cricketing talent announced |url=https://www.indiansportsnews.com/local-sports/33288-coca-cola-xi-squad-of-young-cricketing-talent-announced |website=Indian Sports News |date=29 May 2014 |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

A televised interview on T News (Telugu) also featured Praneeth Raj discussing his U-16 selection.<ref>{{cite web |title=Praneeth Raj interview on U-16 India participation (Telugu) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOZJXdW89Y4 |website=YouTube – T News |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

=== Under-19 Career ===
Praneeth Raj represented Hyderabad in the 2016–17 Cooch Behar Trophy, India’s Under-19 multi-day competition for state and zonal teams.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cooch Behar Trophy 2016–17 – Hyderabad vs Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.bcci.tv/domestic/cooch-behar-trophy-under-19-2016-17/match/81 |website=BCCI.tv |publisher=BCCI |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

=== Under-23 Career ===
In October 2019, Praneeth Raj was selected for the Hyderabad Under-23 squad in the Men’s Under-23 One Day Trophy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hyderabad Under-23 One Day Team Announcement |url=https://hycricket.org/HCA/under-23-team.htm |website=Hyderabad Cricket Association |publisher=HCA |date=26 October 2019 |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

He was also part of Hyderabad’s squad in the 2019–20 Col. C. K. Nayudu Trophy,<ref>{{cite web |title=Hyderabad Under-23 Team – Col. C. K. Nayudu Trophy |url=https://hycricket.org/HCA/under-23-team.htm |website=Hyderabad Cricket Association |publisher=HCA |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref> and named standby for the 2019–20 [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hyderabad Vijay Hazare Trophy Team – 2019 |url=https://hycricket.org/HCA/v-hazare-team.htm |website=Hyderabad Cricket Association |publisher=HCA |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

=== First-Class Career ===
Praneeth Raj made his first-class debut for Hyderabad against Delhi in the 2022–23 Ranji Trophy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ranji Trophy: Delhi hand Hyderabad nine-wicket defeat |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ranji-trophy-elite-group-b-delhi-humiliates-hyderabad-handing-nine-wickets-defeat/article66439068.ece |website=Sportstar (The Hindu) |date=27 January 2023 |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hyderabad vs Delhi Full Scorecard – Ranji Trophy |url=https://www.abplive.com/sports/cricket/live-score/fullscorecard/hyderabad-vs-delhi-55611c |website=ABP Live |date=27 January 2023 |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

He scored 27 runs in the second innings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hyderabad vs Delhi – Match Centre |url=https://www.cricket.com/live-score/hyderabad-vs-delhi-match-130-ranji-trophy-2022-23-217355 |website=Cricket.com |date=27 January 2023 |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

=== Vizzy Trophy (2018) ===
In 2018, Praneeth Raj represented South Zone in the Vizzy Trophy, an inter-university competition organised under the aegis of the BCCI.<ref>{{cite web |title=BCCI Match Centre – Vizzy Trophy 2017–18 |url=https://www.bcci.tv/domestic/vizzy-trophy-2017-18/match/2 |website=BCCI.tv |publisher=BCCI |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

=== Telangana T20 League ===
Praneeth Raj was the leading wicket-taker in the inaugural Telangana T20 League in 2018, with 20 wickets.<ref>{{cite news |title=Telangana T20 League: Top four clash in scorching semis |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/240218/telangana-t20-league-top-four-clash-in-scorching-semis.html |website=Deccan Chronicle |date=24 February 2018 |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TT20 League – Highest wicket taker (2018) |url=https://x.com/TT20L/status/967881249279922177 |website=Twitter – TT20 League official |date=25 February 2018 |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

V6 News (Telugu) reported his Man of the Match performance in one of the fixtures.<ref>{{cite web |title=V6 News Report – Telangana T20 League (Praneeth Raj Man of the Match) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIF52RmYDiA&t=139s |website=YouTube – V6 News |date=2018 |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

== League cricket in the United States ==
Praneeth Raj later played league cricket in the United States. In the North Texas Cricket Association he appeared for Elite Lions and Elite Bears, and in 2021–22 he represented the Dallas Xforia Giants in Minor League Cricket (United States).<ref>{{cite web |title=NTCA Player Profile – Praneeth Raj |url=https://cricclubs.com/NTCA/viewPlayer.do?clubId=343&playerId=3606769 |website=CricClubs |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Minor League Cricket Player Profile – Praneeth Raj |url=https://cricketxi.com/minor-league-cricket-2024/players/siddantham-praneeth-raj-5880/ |website=CricketXI |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Major boost for US cricket with Minor League T20 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/minor-league-t20-a-major-boost-for-us-cricket-1227928 |website=ESPNcricinfo |date=15 December 2020 |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==

=== First-class ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Format !! Matches !! Innings !! Runs !! HS !! Bat Avg !! Balls !! Maidens !! Wickets !! Best Bowling !! Bowl Avg !! Econ
|-
| First-class || 1 || 2 || 27 || 27 || 13.50 || 12 || – || 0 || 0/9 || – || 4.35
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Hyderabad cricketers]]
[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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