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Born | Bajhang, Sudurpashchim, Nepal | 11 September 1999||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Bowling | Legbreak Googly | ||||||||||||||
Role | Opening-Batter | ||||||||||||||
International information | |||||||||||||||
National side | |||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 26) | 29 May 2023 v Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 21 July 2024 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
2019/20 | Lalitpur Falcons | ||||||||||||||
2020/21–present | Sudur Paschim Province | ||||||||||||||
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Source:CricInfo,19 July 2024 |
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