Nepal at the Men's T20 World Cup

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The Nepal national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Nepal qualified for their maiden T20 World Cup in 2014 after finishing 3rd in the 2013 Qualifier, and they made their reappearance after ten years in 2024. The team couldn't make it past the group stage in both the editions, however they managed to win two matches in their first appearance.

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T20 World Cup record

ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record [a]
YearRoundPositionPldWLTNRAb [b] CaptainPldWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2007 Did not qualifyDid not participate
Flag of England.svg 2009
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 158700
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 First stage12/16321000 Paras Khadka 159600
Flag of India.svg 2016 Did not qualify61400
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Oman.svg 2021 107201
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 54100
Flag of the United States.svg WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2024 Group stage17/20403001 Rohit Paudel 53110
Flag of India.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2026 To be determinedTo be determined
Total0 Titles2/972400151322111
  1. WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
  2. Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Record by opponents

OpponentMWLT+WT+LNRAbWin %First played
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 11000001002014
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 20200000.002014
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 11000001002014
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10100000.002024
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10100000.002024
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 10000012024
Total724000128.57-
Source: [1] Last Updated: 23 June 2024

Tournament results

Bangladesh 2014

Squad
Results
First stage (Group A)Super 10SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
W by 80 runs
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
L by 8 wickets
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
W by 9 runs
2Did not advanceFirst stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [2]

United States & West Indies 2024

Squad
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2024 kit

Results
Group stage (Group D)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
L by 6 wickets
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Match abandoned
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
L by 1 run
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
L by 21 runs
5Did not advanceFirst stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [3]

Records and statistics

Team records

Highest innings totals
ScoreOpponentVenueSeason
149/8 (20 overs)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Chattogram 2014
141/5 (20 overs)Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Chattogram 2014
126/5 (20 overs)Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Chattogram 2014
114/7 (20 overs)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kingstown 2024
106 (19.2 overs)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dallas 2024
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [4]

Batting statistics

Most runs
RunsPlayerMatInnHSAvg100s50sPeriod
91 Sharad Vesawkar 334030.332014–2014
86 Subash Khakurel 335628.6612014–2014
83 Paras Khadka 334127.662014–2014
Gyanendra Malla 334827.662014–2014
63 Aasif Sheikh 334221.002024–2024
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [5]
Highest partnerships
RunsPlayersOppositionVenueSeason
85 (4th wicket) Sharad Vesawkar (39) & Paras Khadka (40)v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Chattogram 2014
80 (3rd wicket) Gyanendra Malla (30) & Paras Khadka (41)v Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Chattogram 2014
76 (4th wicket) Sharad Vesawkar (33) & Subash Khakurel (37)v Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Chattogram 2014
52 (6th wicket) Kushal Malla (18) & Dipendra Singh Airee (26)v Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Kingstown 2024
50 (3rd wicket) Anil Sah (27) & Aasif Sheikh (18)v Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kingstown 2024
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [6]

Bowling statistics

Most wickets
WicketsPlayerMatchesAvg.Econ.BBI4W5WPeriod
7 Sompal Kami 614.285.552/10002014–2024
6 Dipendra Singh Airee 38.165.153/21002024–2024
5 Basant Regmi 311.205.603/14002014–2014
Shakti Gauchan 314.806.723/9002014–2014
4 Kushal Bhurtel 310.255.124/19102024–2024
Jitendra Mukhiya 311.505.753/18002024–2024
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [7]

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