The Nepal men's national cricket team represents Nepal in men's International cricket and is governed by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). They have been a Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1996. Nepal were awarded Twenty20 International (T20I) status by the ICC in June 2014 until the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and earned One Day International (ODI) status in 2018.
The Papua New Guinea men's national cricket team,nicknamed the Barramundis,is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket PNG,which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973. Papua New Guinea previously had One-Day International (ODI) status,which it gained by finishing fourth in 2014 World Cup Qualifier. Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against Nepal during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier,a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019,Papua New Guinea defeated Oman to secure a top-four finish in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and reclaim their ODI status.
Paras Khadka is a Nepalese former cricketer who is the current Secretary of Cricket Association of Nepal and President of Bagmati Province Cricket Association. He captained the Nepalese cricket team from 2008 to 2019. An all-rounder,Khadka was a right-handed batsman,and a right-arm medium-fast as well as an off-break bowler. He made his debut against Malaysia in April 2004. Khadka played in Nepal's inaugural One Day International (ODI) match,against the Netherlands,in August 2018. He is often considered as the greatest cricketers of Nepal.
Cricket in Nepal has gained popularity over the years and has become the country's one of the most popular and widely followed sport. It rapidly grew popularity in the mid 2010s,following the slight successes of the Nepalese cricket team as well as the country's explosive rise in social media and television viewing influence from neighboring country India. It is played by many people throughout the country,especially in the Terai region. The biggest cricketing achievement of the national cricket team was when the team reached the qualification tournament of 2014 ICC World T20 held in Bangladesh. Nepal's playing season runs from September to November and starts again in March before finishing in May. As of October 2023,there were 3400 senior cricket clubs and over 35000 registered players in Nepal.
Gulbadin Naib is an Afghan cricketer. An all-rounder,Naib bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium. In April 2019,the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Naib the team's new One Day International (ODI) captain ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup,replacing Asghar Afghan. However,following the Cricket World Cup,where Afghanistan lost all of their matches,Rashid Khan was named as the new captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all three formats. Naib led Afghanistan to the silver medal in the 2022 Asian Games.
Gyanendra Malla is a Nepalese cricket coach and former captain of the Nepal national cricket team,currently serving as head coach of Nepal A team. He was a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. He made his debut against Namibia in March 2006. He was one of the cricketers who played in Nepal's first One Day International (ODI) match,against the Netherlands,in August 2018.
Hashmatullah Shahidi is an Afghan cricketer and currently the captain of Afghanistan national cricket team in One Day International (ODI) and Test cricket. He made his ODI debut for Afghanistan against Kenya in October 2013. Shahidi was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match,against India,in June 2018. He became the first Afghan player to score a test double hundred when he scored 200 not out against Zimbabwe on 11 March 2021.
Malan Binneman Kruger is a Namibian cricketer. A right-handed batsman,Kruger played in the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Dipendra Singh Airee is a Nepalese cricketer. In August 2018,he was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first-ever One Day International (ODI) match,against the Netherlands. During the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou,China,Airee scored the fastest fifty in T20Is,off just 9 balls,against Mongolia. In April 2024,he became the only third player in T20Is to hit six consecutive sixes in an over,doing it against Qatar in the ACC Premier Cup. He is also dubbed as “The Tiger”for his aggressive batting skills.
Rohit Kumar Paudel is a Nepalese cricketer and the current captain of the Nepal national cricket team. He made his List A debut for Nepal in the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament on 8 February 2018. He was inspired to play cricket after Nepal played in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. In January 2019,Kumar became the youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century. The record was broken in February 2020 by his teammate Kushal Malla. He is the all-time highest run scorer for Nepal in the ODI format and the first Nepalese player to score 1,000 runs in ODI cricket. He was named captain of the Nepal cricket team in November 2022.
Bhim Sharki is a Nepalese cricketer who plays for the Nepal national team. Sharki is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm orthodox bowler. In March 2022,he was named in Nepal's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. Sharki made his ODI debut on 22 March 2022 against Papua New Guinea. He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 May 2022,against Zimbabwe A. In April 2023,he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup.
Aasif Sheikh is a Nepalese cricketer,who plays as right-handed wicket-keeper-batsman. He made his debut for Nepal against the Netherlands in a Twenty20 International in April 2021. He is renowned for his classical batting style. He is the only Nepalese player with over 10 ODI cricket half-centuries,with 12 to be precise.
Aryan Dutt is a Dutch cricketer who plays for the Netherlands national cricket team as a right-arm off spin bowler. In March 2021,he was named in the Netherlands Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series. The Dutch coach,Ryan Campbell,described Dutt as an exciting prospect. He made his T20I debut against Nepal,on 17 April 2021. Prior to his call-up to the national side,Dutt had also played at the under-18 and under-19 level for the Netherlands.
The 2023 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was the 20th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament,which took place in the United Arab Emirates in February and March 2023. It was a tri-nation series between United Arab Emirates,Nepal and Papua New Guinea with the matches played in the One Day International (ODI) format. The World Cup League 2 tournament forms part of the qualification process for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
The 2021–22 Nepal T20I Tri-Nation Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Nepal from 28 March to 4 April 2022. The participating teams were the hosts Nepal along with Malaysia and Papua New Guinea. The matches were played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. On 12 March 2022,the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) confirmed all the fixtures.
Semo Kamea is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. In March 2022,he was named in Papua New Guinea's One Day International (ODI) squads for both the 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series and 2022 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series,as well as their ODI and Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the tour of Nepal.
Mohammad Aadil Alam,also known as Aadil Ansari,is a Nepalese cricketer. Alam has been representing Madhesh Province Cricket Team in domestic cricket. In March 2022,he was named in Nepal's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021–22 Nepal T20I Tri-Nation Series. He made his T20I debut on 31 March 2022,against Papua New Guinea. He made his List A debut on 6 May 2022,for Nepal against Zimbabwe A. Later the same month,he was named in Nepal's One Day International (ODI) squad for round 13 of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 in the United States,He made his ODI debut on 11 June 2022,against the United States,where he took three wickets.
The 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series was the 21st,and last,round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament took place in Nepal in March 2023. It was a tri-nation series between Nepal,Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates cricket teams,with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures. The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Going into the final series of the League 2 tournament,Nepal required four wins from four games to claim the third and final automatic place in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier,at the expense of Namibia.
Shaun Fouché is a Namibian cricketer,who is a right-handed batter. He finished his secondary education at Paarl Boys' High School. He played for the Namibia national under-19 cricket team at the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Dilpreet Singh Bajwa is an India-born cricketer. He plays for Canada as an allrounder.
