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.
ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record [a] | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab [b] | Captain | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
2007 | Did not qualify | Did not participate | |||||||||||||
2009 | |||||||||||||||
2010 | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2014 | First stage | 12/16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paras Khadka | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
2021 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
2022 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2024 | Group stage | 17/20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Rohit Paudel | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 2/9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 51 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
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Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 |
Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2014 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
Total | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.57 | - |
Source: [1] Last Updated: 23 June 2024 | |||||||||
First stage (Group A) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||||||
Hong Kong W by 80 runs | Bangladesh L by 8 wickets | Afghanistan W by 9 runs | 2 | Did not advance | First stage | ||||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [2] |
Group stage (Group D) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||||
Netherlands L by 6 wickets | Sri Lanka Match abandoned | South Africa L by 1 run | Bangladesh L by 21 runs | 5 | Did not advance | First stage | |||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [3] |
Score | Opponent | Venue | Season |
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149/8 (20 overs) | Hong Kong | Chattogram | 2014 |
141/5 (20 overs) | Afghanistan | Chattogram | 2014 |
126/5 (20 overs) | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2014 |
114/7 (20 overs) | South Africa | Kingstown | 2024 |
106 (19.2 overs) | Netherlands | Dallas | 2024 |
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [4] |
Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
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91 | Sharad Vesawkar | 3 | 3 | 40 | 30.33 | — | — | 2014–2014 |
86 | Subash Khakurel | 3 | 3 | 56 | 28.66 | — | 1 | 2014–2014 |
83 | Paras Khadka | 3 | 3 | 41 | 27.66 | — | — | 2014–2014 |
Gyanendra Malla | 3 | 3 | 48 | 27.66 | — | — | 2014–2014 | |
63 | Aasif Sheikh | 3 | 3 | 42 | 21.00 | — | — | 2024–2024 |
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [5] |
Runs | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
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85 (4th wicket) | Sharad Vesawkar (39) & Paras Khadka (40) | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2014 |
80 (3rd wicket) | Gyanendra Malla (30) & Paras Khadka (41) | v Hong Kong | Chattogram | 2014 |
76 (4th wicket) | Sharad Vesawkar (33) & Subash Khakurel (37) | v Afghanistan | Chattogram | 2014 |
52 (6th wicket) | Kushal Malla (18) & Dipendra Singh Airee (26) | v Bangladesh | Kingstown | 2024 |
50 (3rd wicket) | Anil Sah (27) & Aasif Sheikh (18) | v South Africa | Kingstown | 2024 |
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [6] |
Wickets | Player | Matches | Avg. | Econ. | BBI | 4W | 5W | Period |
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7 | Sompal Kami | 6 | 14.28 | 5.55 | 2/10 | 0 | 0 | 2014–2024 |
6 | Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 8.16 | 5.15 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
5 | Basant Regmi | 3 | 11.20 | 5.60 | 3/14 | 0 | 0 | 2014–2014 |
Shakti Gauchan | 3 | 14.80 | 6.72 | 3/9 | 0 | 0 | 2014–2014 | |
4 | Kushal Bhurtel | 3 | 10.25 | 5.12 | 4/19 | 1 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
Jitendra Mukhiya | 3 | 11.50 | 5.75 | 3/18 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 | |
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [7] |
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