Jun 2021SigningAmateur
Selected in the Minor League Cricket draft
He was selected to play Minor League Cricket in the United States after the June 2021 players' draft, and has played for the Bay Blazers since.
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Sanjay Krishnamurthi’s story
A Corvallis-born batter who became a Bay Area local hero for the Unicorns and USA, with 68* at the 2026 T20 World Cup and a top-of-the-table MLC season.
2021 — 2026 · in 3 chapters- 012021–2023Joining the USA ranksPicked in the June 2021 Minor League Cricket draft, he made his USA ODI debut against Nepal that September at age 18.
- 022024–2025Unicorns breakoutAn unbeaten 79 off 42 balls in 2024 made him a Unicorns standout; he was retained for 2025, debuted in T20Is against Oman and hit 36 off 20 in the MLC 2025 opener.
- 032026World Cup and a title pushHe made 68 not out against Namibia at the 2026 T20 World Cup, led the Unicorns' domestic group, then played 10 MLC games, including a 48* chase against MI New York and a half-century in the Qualifier.
01Chapter 1 · 2021–2023
Joining the USA ranks
Picked in the June 2021 Minor League Cricket draft, he made his USA ODI debut against Nepal that September at age 18.
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Debuts for USA in an ODI against Nepal
Named a reserve for the Oman tri-series on 11 September 2021, he was added to the main squad after Aaron Jones was injured and made his ODI debut (cap 35) against Nepal on 13 September, aged 18.
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02Chapter 2 · 2024–2025
Unicorns breakout
An unbeaten 79 off 42 balls in 2024 made him a Unicorns standout; he was retained for 2025, debuted in T20Is against Oman and hit 36 off 20 in the MLC 2025 opener.
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Unbeaten 79 off 42 balls wins a rain-hit chase against Washington Freedom
In a rain-affected chase he finished 79 not out off 42 balls, winning the game with two balls to spare as the Unicorns ended the 2024 group stage.
San Francisco Unicorns - 202514 Feb 2025SigningProfessionalThat day: 1 more from teammate →
Unicorns retain Krishnamurthi for MLC 2025
The Unicorns kept him among eight domestic players for 2025, calling him one of the team's standout batters from the 2024 campaign.
San Francisco Unicorns - 20 Feb 2025DebutInternationalThat day: 1 more from teammate →
T20I debut for USA against Oman
He made his T20 International debut (cap 45) against Oman on 20 February 2025.
Wikipedia - 12 Jun 2025MilestoneProfessionalThat day: 1 more from teammate →
Three straight sixes off Rachin Ravindra in the MLC 2025 opener
The local hero hit Rachin Ravindra for three consecutive sixes and made 36 off 20 balls as the Unicorns beat Washington by 123 runs at the Coliseum.
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03Chapter 3 · 2026
World Cup and a title push
He made 68 not out against Namibia at the 2026 T20 World Cup, led the Unicorns' domestic group, then played 10 MLC games, including a 48* chase against MI New York and a half-century in the Qualifier.
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Unbeaten 68 against Namibia at the T20 World Cup
At the 2026 T20 World Cup he made 68 not out against Namibia, his T20I best, which he called a personal highlight as USA won two of four group games. Match date from Wikipedia's T20I record.
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- 25 Mar 2026SigningProfessionalThat day: 6 more from teammates →
Krishnamurthi leads the Unicorns' domestic group for 2026
Confirming its 2026 roster, the club said its domestic group is led by Krishnamurthi, who emerged as a breakout performer for the USA national team over the previous 12 months.
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Krishnamurthi's unbeaten 48 guides Unicorns past MI New York
He took control of a low chase with 48 not out off 45 balls, steering the Unicorns to a five-wicket win over MI New York (105/5 chasing 104) and the top of the standings.
San Francisco Unicorns - 15 Jul 2026MilestoneProfessionalThat day: 1 more from teammate →
Krishnamurthi's half-century in a record stand with Short in the Qualifier
Chasing 188 from 3/2, he and Matthew Short added a 150-plus partnership, the biggest in Unicorns history, before the Unicorns fell seven runs short. His score is 65 off 47 per USA Cricketers and 57 in the club report's header; the stand is 151 per USA Cricketers and 161 per the club.
USA Cricketers - 16 Jul 2026AppearanceProfessional
MLC 2026 season: 193 runs in 10 matches for the Unicorns
He scored 193 runs in 10 MLC 2026 matches (strike rate 126), per statz.ai's squad table. The Unicorns finished in the top two of the regular-season table, lost the Qualifier to LA Knight Riders by 7 runs (15 July, Oakland) and the Challenger to Washington Freedom by 7 runs (16 July, Oakland), so missed the final.
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