Nepal at the Men's T20 World Cup

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.

T20 World Cup record

ICC T20 World Cup record											Qualification record [a]
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

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

Opponent	M	W	L	T+W	T+L	NR	Ab	Win %	First played
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

Tournament results

Bangladesh 2014

Main article: 2014 ICC World Twenty20

Squad

• Paras Khadka (c)
• Gyanendra Malla
• Anil Mandal
• Sagar Pun
• Sharad Vesawkar
• Pradeep Airee (wk)
• Binod Bhandari (wk)
• Subash Khakurel (wk)
• Naresh Budayair
• Sompal Kami
• Amrit Bhattarai
• Shakti Gauchan
• Jitendra Mukhiya
• Basant Regmi
• Avinash Karn
• Rahul Vishwakarma
• Prithu Baskota

Results

First stage (Group A)				Super 10		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
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]

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United States & West Indies 2024

Main article: 2024 Men's T20 World Cup

Squad

• Rohit Paudel (c)
• Aasif Sheikh (wk)
• Anil Kumar Sah (wk)
• Kushal Bhurtel
• Kushal Malla
• Dipendra Singh Airee
• Sundeep Jora
• Gulsan Jha
• Karan KC
• Sompal Kami
• Pratis GC
• Sandeep Jora
• Abinash Bohara
• Sagar Dhakal
• Kamal Airee
• Lalit Rajbanshi

2024 kit

Results

Group stage (Group D)					Super 8		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
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]

Records and statistics

Team records

Highest innings totals

Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
149/8 (20 overs)	Hong Kong	Chittagong	2014
141/5 (20 overs)	Afghanistan	Chittagong	2014
126/5 (20 overs)	Bangladesh	Chittagong	2014
114/7 (20 overs)	South Africa	Kingstown	2024
106 (19.2 overs)	Netherlands	Dallas	2024
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [4]

Batting statistics

Most runs

Runs	Player	Mat	Inn	HS	Avg	100s	50s	Period
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]

Highest partnerships

Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Season
85 (4th wicket)	Sharad Vesawkar (39) & Paras Khadka (40)	v   Bangladesh	Chittagong	2014
80 (3rd wicket)	Gyanendra Malla (30) & Paras Khadka (41)	v   Hong Kong	Chittagong	2014
76 (4th wicket)	Sharad Vesawkar (33) & Subash Khakurel (37)	v   Afghanistan	Chittagong	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]

Bowling statistics

Most wickets

Wickets	Player	Matches	Avg.	Econ.	BBI	4W	5W	Period
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]

References

1. "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
2. "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Nepal". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
3. "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Nepal". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
4. "Highest totals For ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Nepal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
5. "Most runs in ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Nepal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
6. "Highest partnerships for ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Nepal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
7. "Bowling Most Wickets Career - Nepal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2025.