List of Nepal Twenty20 International cricketers

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A Twenty20 International (T20I) is an international cricket match between two teams that have official T20I status, as determined by the International Cricket Council. It is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket and is the shortest format of the game. The first such match was played on 17 February 2005 between Australia and New Zealand. [1] The Nepal national cricket team played their first T20I match on 16 March 2014, against Hong Kong as part of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, winning the match by 80 runs. [2]

Contents

This list comprises all members of the Nepal national cricket team who have played at least one T20I match. It is initially arranged in the order in which each player won his first Twenty20 International cap. Where more than one player won his first Twenty20 International cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by last name.

Key

General

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

Players

Statistics are correct as of 20 April 2024. [5] [6] [7]
Cap NameFirstLastMat Batting Bowling Fielding Ref(s)
Runs HS Avg 50 100 Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St
1 Binod Bhandari  201420244040558*16.8720138 [8]
2 Naresh Budhayer 201420144753.500000 [9]
3 Shakti Gauchan 201420159136*4.330018083/921.1200 [10]
4 Paras Khadka  2014202033799106*27.554134882/1145.00160 [11]
5 Subash Khakurel  2014201581125614.001023 [12]
6 Gyanendra Malla  201420224588310723.2321230 [13]
7 Jitendra Mukhiya 2014202210656.0000156103/1816.8030 [14]
8 Basanta Regmi 201420191824113.4200373254/1616.2040 [15]
9 Sagar Pun 201420159902010.000014163/2621.8320 [16]
10 Sompal Kami 20142024653154011.66001,222583/2025.25220 [17]
11 Sharad Vesawkar 20142022203254023.210030090 [18]
12 Amrit Bhattarai 201420141222.00001811/1212.0000 [19]
13 Rajesh Pulami 20142015652258.660000 [20]
14 Pradeep Airee  201520221291297.580051 [21]
15 Karan KC 20152024684174516.03001,326905/2119.21210 [22]
16 Avinash Karn 201520152444.00004811/3149.0000 [23]
17 Anil Mandal 2015201521195.500010 [24]
18 Aarif Sheikh 201820243849339*20.54009041/229.00100 [25]
19 Dipendra Singh Airee 20182024641,626110*38.7191664374/1818.27280 [26]
20 Sandeep Lamichhane   [lower-alpha 1] 20182023516016*5.45001,169985/912.45190 [27]
21 Lalit Rajbanshi 2018202421737.0000425183/625.2260 [28]
22 Anil Sah  201820242232323.000010 [29]
23 Avinash Bohara 201920245923124.60001,164746/1119.18110 [30]
24 Sundeep Jora 20192024303875620.3630100 [31]
25 Rohit Paudel 20192024491,1086129.156010752/3024.80260 [32]
26 Pawan Sarraf 201920221714527*10.350012031/339.0080 [33]
27 Kushal Malla 2019202439771137*29.6541360194/3319.52120 [34]
28 Ishan Pandey 20192019433228.250010 [35]
29 Sushan Bhari 20192021911*0.500016882/2226.3700 [36]
30 Rashid Khan 201920242333.00004211/4867.0000 [37]
31 Bhuvan Karki 2020202012411/66.0000 [38]
32 Aasif Sheikh  20212024441,02364*24.3550259 [39]
33 Kushal Bhurtel 20212024431,081104*28.448197104/129.10280 [40]
34 Shahab Alam 20212022600*0010841/1541.5020 [41]
35 Kamal Singh Airee 202120221018136.0000205153/1514.8000 [42]
36 Sagar Dhakal 20222024300*005411/1993.0000 [43]
37 Bibek Yadav 2022202419913910.11005511/1489.0060 [44]
38 Lokesh Bam 2022202411863312.280060 [45]
39 Gulsan Jha 20222024293625424.1310332192/1120.94100 [46]
40 Dilip Nath  2022202241515*7.500001 [47]
41 Mohammad Aadil Alam 2022202281103115.71009052/2118.0050 [48]
42 Basir Ahamad 20222022200*003622/3024.5010 [49]
43 Arjun Saud  202220223703523.330022 [50]
44 Mousom Dhakal2023202323611/2943.0010 [51]
45 Pratis GC 202320241076*3.500020483/1334.3720 [52]
46 Aakash Chand 202420243222.00006073/278.4010 [53]

Captains

No.Name [3] FirstLastMatchesWonLostTiedNo ResultWin%
1 Paras Khadka 201420192711150142.30
2 Gyanendra Malla 2019202112930075.00
3 Sandeep Lamichhane 20222022181350072.22
4 Rohit Paudel 202320242816101161.11

Notes

  1. Sandeep Lamichhane also played for World XI. Only his records for Nepal are given above.

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