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| Nickname(s) | Rhinos, Cardiac Kids, Men in Red and Blues | |||||||||
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| Association | Cricket Association of Nepal | |||||||||
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| Captain | Rohit Paudel | |||||||||
| Coach | Stuart Law | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member with ODI status (1988) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First ODI | v Netherlands atVRA Cricket Ground,Amstelveen; 1 August 2018 | |||||||||
| Last ODI | v United Arab Emirates atICC Academy Ground,Dubai; 5 November 2025 | |||||||||
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| World Cup Qualifier appearances | 4 (first in2001) | |||||||||
| Best result | 8th (2018,2023) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Hong Kong atZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong; 16 March 2014 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Samoa atOman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat; 17 October 2025 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup appearances | 2 (first in2014) | |||||||||
| Best result | First round (2014) | |||||||||
| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 6[a] (first in2012) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champion (2025) | |||||||||
| Official website | cricketnepal | |||||||||
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| As of 5 November 2025 | ||||||||||
 Women's | Men's | Men's A | Women's U19 | Men's U19 |
TheNepal men's national cricket team (Nepali:नेपाल पुरुष राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट टोली) representsNepal in men'sInternational cricket and is governed by theCricket Association of Nepal (CAN). They do not have test status. They have been anAssociate Member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) since 1996.[8] Nepal were awardedTwenty20 International (T20I) status by theICC in June 2014 until the2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and earnedOne Day International (ODI) status in 2018.
Nepal has played 81 ODI matches, winning 38, losing 40,tying 1 and with 2 ending in ano-result. As of 1 November 2025, Nepal is ranked 17th in theICC ODI Championship on 30 rating points. Nepal has not qualified for any edition of theCricket World Cup, however they have appeared inWorld Cup Qualifier 3 times.
The team has also played 112 Twenty20 International matches, winning 65, losing 41,tying 3 and with 3 ending in ano-result. As of 1 November 2025, Nepal is ranked 17th in theICC T20I Championship on 176 rating points. Nepal has appeared in theICC Men's T20 World Cup twice in2014 and2024. They have also appeared in theAsia Cup in2023 andAsian Games in2010,2014 and2022.
According to the 1877 book, History of Nepal edited by Daniel Wright:
"Attempts have been made at various times by their tutors to get the young men to play cricket and other games, but such amusements are thought degrading".[9]
Over time, cricket came to be considered a gentleman's sport, and involvement was limited mainly to the rulingRana family and other members of the Nepali elite.
In 1946, theCricket Association of Nepal was formed to promote cricket amongst the aristocracy. After the introduction of democracy through theRevolution of 1951, cricket began to spread to the rest of the population. In 1961, in an effort to promote cricket to the whole of Nepal, the Cricket Association of Nepal became part of theNational Sports Council. Nevertheless, the National games tended to be limited toKathmandu Valley until the 1980s.[10][11]
Improvements to communications and transport infrastructure in Nepal allowed the game to expand outside Kathmandu in the 1980s[11] and Nepal became an Affiliate Member of the International Cricket Council in 1988.[8] A major development program was begun in the early 1990s, which saw regional and district tournaments being established and the increased promotion of cricket in schools.[11]
The local population's interest in cricket increased quickly, and the demand to play was such that restrictions had to be placed on the number teams in several tournaments until more facilities could be built in the mid-1990s.[11] Nepal became an Associate Member of theInternational Cricket Council on February 2, 1996,[8] which was the year the national side played for the first time in the1996 ACC Trophy inKuala Lumpur.[citation needed]
By 1998, the facilities in Nepal had improved sufficiently to allow them to host that year's ACC Trophy at grounds inLalitpur andKirtipur (atTU Cricket Ground) andKathmandu.[12]
Currently, the country has one of the best fan followings among ICC Associate Members. It lost for three years its governing body, theCricket Association of Nepal (CAN) which was suspended by theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) due to unnecessary government interference in 2016, but it was reinstated in October 2019.[13][14]
In 2000, Nepal's youth development policy began to pay off when theNepal national under-19 cricket team finished eighth in theUnder-19 World Cup. The senior side had their best performance to date later in the year when they reached the semi-finals of the2000 ACC Trophy before losing toHong Kong atSharjah.[15] They competed in theICC Trophy for the first time the following year. In the tournament inOntario, they beatGermany andGibraltar, but a loss to eventual runners-upNamibia prevented them from progressing past the first round.[16]
Nepal were runners-up to theUAE in the2002 ACC Trophy inSingapore[17] and they hosted the ACC Emerging Nations Tournament in 2003, winning easily againstBhutan and theMaldives. They won so comprehensively that they were not invited back to the tournament the next time it was played in 2005.[11]Raju Khadka became the first Nepalese cricketer to score an internationalcentury, when he slammed an unbeaten 105 off just 50 balls againstBhutan in the tournament.[18]
Nepal playedfirst-class cricket for the first time in 2004, playing in theICC Intercontinental Cup against theUAE andMalaysia. They beatMalaysia,[19] but drew with theUAE,[20] failing to reach the semi-final stage. Nepal finished third in the2004 ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament, which qualified them for the2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup,[21] and finished 5th in the2004 ACC Trophy, which qualified them for therepêchage tournament of the2005 ICC Trophy. They finished third in this tournament after beatingQatar[22] in a play-off, meaning that they did not qualify for the2005 ICC Trophy.Shakti Gauchan scored a century againstItaly and stayed unbeaten on 106 off 103 balls in the tournament.[23] They beat theUAE and drew withHong Kong in the2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, but missed out on qualification for the semi-finals by half a point. They were runners-up to theUAE in the2005 ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament.[24]
In March 2006, Nepal playedNamibia inWindhoek in a play-off match to decide the final team in the2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Nepal needed to win outright to qualify for the main tournament, but the match was drawn after there was no play on the first day.[25] Later in the year, they touredPakistan, playing against the Pakistan Cricket Academy[26] before playing in the2006 ACC Trophy inKuala Lumpur.
In the2006 ACC Trophy, Nepal bowledMyanmar out for just 10 runs off 12.1 overs after winning the toss and sending Myanmar in; no batsman scored more than one, the innings included five ducks, with a top score of five extras (three leg byes and two wides).Mehboob Alam andBinod Das picked up seven and three wickets, respectively.[27] In reply, Nepal hit three off the first ball, followed by three wides that went for five, and then hit another three from the second legitimate delivery to win by ten wickets. Some critics called it the greatest mismatch in the history of international cricket[28] and the score of 10 is the lowest in any level of men's international cricket. They finished fourth in the tournament after losing toAfghanistan in a play-off.[29] They won theACC Premier League in 2006.[30]
They played in the2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup inKuwait, where they finished fourth in their first round group.[31]
In May 2008, Nepal traveled toJersey to play in2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five of theWorld Cricket League.Mehboob Alam set the world record by taking all ten wickets in the match againstMozambique. He got his name in theGuinness World Records for this, becoming the first bowler to take all 10 wickets in an ICC international cricket match with limited overs.[32] Nepal topped Group A after the group qualifying matches but lost toAfghanistan in the semi-final[33] and finished third overall after defeating theUSA in the playoff for third place.[34] With only the top two from this tournament qualifying for2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Four inTanzania later in the year, Nepal missed out on the chance to take their2011 World Cup dream any further. Later, Nepal appeared in the2008 ACC Trophy Elite and finished fourth after losing to theUAE in the semi-final[35] and toAfghanistan in the playoff for third place.[36]
Nepal finished fifth in the2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup after beatingSingapore by 9 wickets in the playoff for fifth place.[37] In a group match againstKuwait, Nepal needed 7 runs off the last ball to win.Binod Bhandari, making his debut for the national team, hit a last-ball six to tie the match. Eventually Nepal won the match inbowl-out.[38]
Nepal won their first major tournament, beatingUSA in the final of2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five held atKathmandu in February 2010.[39]Sharad Vesawkar scored a century and stayed unbeaten on 105 off 134 balls againstFiji in the tournament.[40] Nepal played very well in2010 ACC Trophy Elite, winning all the matches in group stage and beatingMalaysia in the semi-final by 8 runs[41] but lost the final against anODI teamAfghanistan by 95 runs and finished runners-up.[42] Nepal came third in2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, thus remaining in Division Four for2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four.[43] In November, Nepal appeared in2010 Asian Games and lost againstSri Lanka in the quarter-final.[44] It was the first match Nepal had played against a Full Member nation.
In December 2011, Nepal hosted the2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup and finished fourth, thereby qualifying for the2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.[45]
Nepal faced Afghanistan in the 3 match T20I series and 5 match ODI series at the start of 2012 but Afghanistan defeated Nepal 3-0 in the T20I series and again defeated Nepal 5-0 in the ODI series.[46]
Nepal finished seventh in the2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier after defeatingKenya[47] andPapua New Guinea[48] in play-offs.Shakti Gauchan took the first internationalhat-trick for Nepal againstDenmark in the tournament.[49] In September 2012, Nepal appeared in2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, whereSubash Khakurel andAnil Mandal each scored a century.Subash Khakurel scored 115 off 142 balls againstUnited States[50] andAnil Mandal scored 113 off 134 balls againstDenmark.[51] In a match againstMalaysia,Shakti Gauchan set up Nepal's convincing victory with a new record. The left-arm orthodox spinner's figures of 10–8–2–3 is the best economical bowling spell ever in limited over encounters.[52][53] Nepal won all the six matches of the tournament and progressed to2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three. Nepalese players wonman of the match awards in all the six matches Nepal played andBasanta Regmi won the player of the tournament award after taking a total of 21 wickets in the tournament.[54] In October, Nepal competed in2012 ACC Trophy Elite and had to share the trophy with theUAE after a thrilling tied final inSharjah Cricket Stadium,UAE on 12 October 2012.UAE posted 241, a target that looked in Nepal's sight after their 94-run opening stand. However, they lost wickets consistently, and eventually needed 12 off the last over with just two wickets in hand.Shakti Gauchan smackedShadeep Silva's left-arm for a six, but could manage only one run off the last ball, hence ending a splendid final match in a tie.[55] SkipperParas Khadka scored an unbeaten 106 off just 77 balls againstKuwait, his maiden century for Nepal, in the tournament.[56]
Nepal competed in2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup held at home grounds inKirtipur andLalitpur. Nepal easily marched towards the final of the tournament with high class performance from their captain,Paras Khadka, and the team thrashed theUAE by 6 wickets.[57] Nepal had earlier qualified for2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, reaching the semi-final of the tournament. Nepal had to be satisfied with runners-up status after losing to anODI teamAfghanistan by 7 wickets.[58] The Nepalese team was supported by a huge fan following throughout this tournament with an average turnout of 15,000 – 20,000 (about 25,000 in the semi-final and final) during their matches while hundreds of thousands watched live on television – undoubtedly the largest public support outside the Test-playing nations.[59] Nepal won the2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three held inBermuda and qualified for the2014 World Cup Qualifier.[60] Nepal also played in2013 ACC Emerging Teams Cup, where under-23 age level teams of the four Test nations –Bangladesh,India,Pakistan andSri Lanka took part along with theUAE,Afghanistan and the hostsSingapore.[61] Nepal finished third in2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier held inUAE[62] and qualified for the2014 ICC World Twenty20, defeatingHong Kong off the last ball of the thrilling quarter-final.[63]
On 28 June 2014, theICC awardedT20I status to Nepal, who took part and performed exceptionally well in the2014 ICC World Twenty20.[64][65] Nepal had already played three T20I matches before gaining the status, as the ICC had earlier announced that all matches at the2014 ICC World Twenty20 would have T20I status.[66]
Nepal lost the status in July 2015, after failing to qualify for the2016 ICC World Twenty20.[67]
Nepal played their first everTwenty20 International series againstHong Kong in November 2014 inSri Lanka. Initially the series was scheduled for three matches[68] but only one match was played because of continuous rain and poor ground conditions.[69] Nepal lost the match butSompal Kami put in an impressive performance by scoring 40 off 31 balls,[70] coming in at No. 10. This was the world-record for the highest score made by a batsman at that position.[71]
Nepal played their secondTwenty20 International series against theNetherlands from 30 June to 3 July 2015. Nepal lost the 4 match series 3–1.Paras Khadka was named the player of the series.[72]
Nepal missed out on qualification for the2015 World Cup, finishing ninth in the2014 World Cup Qualifier inNew Zealand in January.[73] Nepal were the best of the three associate teams on display in Group A of the2014 ICC World Twenty20. They comprehensively beatHong Kong,[74] held their own with the bat againstBangladesh[75] and pulled off a strong win againstAfghanistan,[76] their first since 2004 in any format against their old rivals.[77] Nepal's bowlers did not bowl a single wide or no ball throughout the tournament.[78] Nepal were also the only team to not concede 140 in an innings in the tournament.[79] Nepal finished third in the2014 ACC Premier League, where they beatODI teamsUAE[80] andHong Kong, and qualified for the2014 ACC Championship.[81] In September, Nepal participated in the2014 Asian Games but failed to qualify beyond quarter-finals.[82] Nepal won the2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three held inMalaysia and qualified for the2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two.[83]Gyanendra Malla scored his maiden century, 114 off 125 balls, againstSingapore in the tournament.[84] In November, Nepal touredSri Lanka, asSri Lanka Cricket approved a request from theAsian Cricket Council to support the region's Non-Test playing countries,[85] where they played two three-day matches againstSri Lanka Cricket Combined XI.[86][87] and aTwenty20 International series againstHong Kong.
Nepal finished fourth in the2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two inNamibia[88] and qualified for the2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[89] But Nepal failed to secure promotion to Division One and qualification to2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup after finishing third in the round-robin stage.[90][91]Basanta Regmi became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in theWorld Cricket League. He achieved this feat after taking 2 wickets againstNetherlands in the tournament. On 11 April 2015, Nepal hosted a 63-over (31.3 overs per side) tribute match in honour of the Australian cricketerPhillip Hughes who was batting on 63 when he was struck by a bouncer. The match was played at theTU Cricket Ground,Kirtipur between Team Red, combined of players of Nepal andAustralia and Team Blue, composed of all Nepalese players.[92] In June, Nepal touredNetherlands to play aTwenty20 International series against the home team. Then Nepal appeared in the2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier held inIreland andScotland, where the team finished seventh in the Group A,[93] thus failing to qualify for the second consecutiveICC World Twenty20.[94]
Nepal finished second in2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two to earn a place in the2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. On 15 March, Nepal claimedOne Day International (ODI) status for the first time with their win overPapua New Guinea in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 9th place play off encounter.[95] Due to gaining ODI status, Nepal also regainedTwenty20 International (T20I) status. After gaining ODI status, Nepal's captain at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier,Paras Khadka, said that they want to gainTest status, which he believes will take between eight and ten years to achieve.[96]
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Netherlands won by 55 runs VRA Cricket Ground,Amstelveen Umpires:Rizwan Akram (Ned) andSarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match:Michael Rippon (Ned) |
Nepal played their first 3 match ODI series against UAE and won 2–1, their first ODI series win. Paras Khadka became the first batsman to score an ODI century for Nepal.Sundeep Jora became the world's youngest player to score a half-century in T20I format, at the age of 17 years and 103 days. In October 2019, theCricket Association of Nepal, which was suspended in 2016, was readmitted as an ICC member.[97]
Nepal hostedUnited States andOman in thefifth round of the2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 in February 2020. Nepal won 2 games (1 each) out of 4 in the series.[98] In the last match of the series, Nepal bowled out the United States for the joint-lowest total of 35 in ODI cricket.[99]Kushal Malla (Nep) made his ODI debut, and at the age of 15 years and 340 days, he became the youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century while playing against the USA on February 8, 2020.
Nepal hosted theNetherlands andMalaysia in the2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series in April 2021. Nepal finished top in the points table winning three out of four group matches[100] and qualified for the final, where they played against the Netherlands. Nepal comprehensively beat the Netherlands by 142 runs and won the series.[101]Kushal Bhurtel, making his debut for Nepal, scored 278 runs in the series at an average of 69.50 and a strike rate of 140.40[102] and won the Player of the series award.[101][103]
Nepal toured Oman in September 2021, to play two ODI matches againstPNG. They won both matches comfortably, showcasing their skills and determination on the cricket field. In the first ODI, Nepal won by two wickets with 63 balls remaining.[104]Sandeep Lamichhane won the man of the match award for his impressive bowling attack of 4/35 in his 10 overs, whileRohit Paudel scored the highest for Nepal with a steady knock of 41 off 65. In the second ODI, Nepal won by a whopping 151 runs withSandeep Lamichhane again winning the man of the match award for his exceptional bowling of 6/11 in 5.1 overs.[105]Aasif Sheikh,Kushal Bhurtel,Bikram Sob made ODI debut for Nepal in this series. The second ODI was the day/night match of the series.
Nepal then played 4 back-to-back day/night ODI in September 2021 againstUSA andOman. it was the sixth round of the2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2. In the first match against the US,Kushal Bhurtel won the man of the match award with his score of 84 off 93 and 3 catches, helped Nepal beat USA by 5 wickets with 6 balls remaining.[106] Nepal lost its second game of the series with Oman by 5 wickets even thoughAasif Sheikh scored 90 off 112 in this match.[107] Nepal lost its third game of the series as well, this time against the US by 6 wickets.[108]Gulsan Jha made his ODI debut in the match. Nepal won its last match of the series against Oman by 7 wickets with 190 balls remaining.Karan Kc won the man of the match in the game for his bowling spell of 4/25.[109]
In march of 2022, Nepal touredUAE for the seventh round of the2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 to play 2 games each againstUAE andPNG.[110] In the first match of the series against PNG, Nepal won by 2 wickets with 4 balls remaining.[111]Rohit Paudel was the man of the match for his 60 off 83 balls.Sagar Dhakal made his ODI debut in the game. Nepal lost both of their 2nd and 3rd game against UAE by 48 and 99 runs respectively[112][113] Nepal won its 4th game of the series against PNG by 7 wickets with 78 balls remaining.[114]Aarif Sheikh was the man of the match for his all-round performance of 59* off 102 and 1/21 in his 10 overs.
Nepal toured theUnited States for the eighth round of the2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 to play 2 games each againstUnited States andOman.[115] In the first match of the series against Oman, Nepal lost by 13 runs despite the 5 wickets haul byKaran KC (5–38 in 10 overs).[116]Sunil Dhamala made an ODI debut in this match. The second match against the USA was declared tied as both teams could not surpass 274 runs in the given 50 overs each.[117]Dev Khanal made his half-century whereasMohammad Aadil Alam made his ODI debut and took 3 wickets for the team. Nepal won its 3rd game with wide margin against Oman by 7 wickets with 101 balls remaining.[118]Karan KC was the man of the match for his 5/33 in 9 overs whereasAasif Sheikh(62) andKushal Bhurtel(56) scored half-centuries andSandeep Lamichhane got 3 wickets in the match. Nepal lost its last game of the series against the US by 39 runs[119] despiteKaran KC's 3-wicket-haul andAarif Sheikh's 63 runs with the bat.
Nepal then travelled to theScotland for the ninth round of the2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 to play 2 games each againstScotland andNamibia in July 2022.[120] Nepal lost its first game of the series against Namibia by 40 runs.[121] SpinnerSandeep Lamichhane took 4 wickets andAarif Sheikh scored 50 runs in the match.Basir Ahamad made an ODI debut for Nepal(Cap 33). Nepal beat the Scotland in the next game by 5 wickets with 149 balls remaining.[122]Aasif Sheikh was the player of the match with his score of 71 off 62 balls whereas bowlersSompal Kami andMohammad Aadil Alam took 3 wickets each. The next game was against Namibia which they lost again by 63 runsSandeep Lamichhane's 4-wicket haul.[123] Nepal lost its last game against the host Scotland as well by 8 wickets with 186 balls remaining.[124] Fast BowlerKishore Mahato made his ODI debut in the game(Cap 34).
In between the league 2 ODI games, Nepal touredKenya to play 5 T20I against the hostKenya in August 2022.[125] Nepal won the first game by 5 wickets with 4 balls remaining.[126]Sompal Kami was the man of the match for his bowling spell of 3/22 in 4 overs. Kenya won the second T20I by 18 runs[127]Basir Ahamad made T20I debut for Nepal in that match. Nepal won the third T20I by 4 wickets with 3 balls remaining.[128]Gyanendra Malla was the player of the match for his 46 off 41 balls.Arjun Saud made T20I debut for Nepal in this match. Nepal lost the fourth match of the series by 7 runs despiteSandeep Lamichhane's maiden 5-wicket haul in T20I.[129] Nepal won its final game of the series by 31 runs.[130]Gyanendra Malla won the man of the match award for his knock of 59 off 44 balls. With the win, Nepal won the series 3-2 andSandeep Lamichhane was named player of the series for his 12 wickets in 5 games.
The next tour was in December 2022 where Nepal travelled toNamibia for the tenth round of the2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 to play 2 games each againstScotland andNamibia.[131] The first game was declared no-result due to rain.[132]Gyanendra Malla scored 75 off 94 balls for Nepal in the match and OpenerArjun Saud made his ODI debut for Nepal(Cap 35). In the second game, Nepal lost with Scotland by 3 wickets and 107 balls remaining.[133] In the third game, Nepal lost against Namibia by 86 runs.[134] SpinnerLalit Rajbanshi took 4 wickets in the game. In the fourth game of the series against Scotland, Nepal was all out for 119 runs in 36th over and lost the game pretty marginally by 8 wickets with 198 balls remaining.[135]
In early February 2023, just before the home series against the table-topperScotland and table-third rankedNamibia, Nepal hiredMonty Desai as the head coach of the national team.[136] In mid-February of that year, Nepal hosted a 4 match ODI series for the eleventh round of the2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 to play 2 matches each against Namibia and Scotland at theTribhuvan University International Cricket Ground inKirtipur. Nepal played its first match against Namibia winning by 2 wickets with 14 balls remaining.[137]Kushal Bhurtel was the player of the match for his maiden ODI century (115 off 113). CaptainRohit Paudel also scored 72 off 76 and bowlersKaran KC andSandeep Lamichhane took 5 and 3 wickets respectively. Nepal won its second game of the series against Scotland by 3 wickets with 18 balls remaining.[138] All-rounderDipendra Singh Airee was the player of the match for his all-round performance of 85 not out of 116 balls and 1 for 25 in 5 overs.Kushal Malla also scored a rapid 81 off 67 balls and bowlerSandeep Lamichhane took 3 wickets in the match. Nepal won its third game of the series as well at home soil against Namibia, winning by 3 wickets with 15 balls remaining.[139] OpenerAasif Sheikh won the player of the match award for his exceptional batting display of 81 off 98 balls.Gyanendra Malla andKushal Malla also scored half centuries scoring 65 and 62 runs respectively. On the bowling side, leg-spinnerSandeep Lamichhane took 3 wickets in the match. The last match of the home-series was against Scotland which Nepal won again by beating the table-topper Scotland by 2 wickets with 35 balls remaining.[140] CaptainRohit Paudel won the player of the match award for his critical contribution of 95 runs in 101 balls. BowlersSandeep Lamichhane andKaran KC took 4 and 3 wickets each. Karan KC's death over batting (31 of 37) partnership with Rohit for the ninth wicket was vital for the team's result.
In late February, soon after the home series, national team travelled toDubai for the 4 match ODI series against theUnited Arab Emirates and thePapua New Guinea. It was for the twelfth round of the2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2. Nepal beat PNG in the first match by 4 wickets with 28 balls remaining.[141]Kushal Bhurtel was the man of the match for his 56 off 69. Fast bowlerGulsan Jha took 3 wickets and his duo-fast bowlerPratis GC made an ODI debut for Nepal (Cap 37). SpinnerSandeep Lamichhane was not in the playing 11 in the match as he was waiting for the supreme-court's decision to allow him to leave the country.[142] The next match was against the home side UAE.Sandeep was allowed to travel to UAE where he joins the team in replacement for the injuredMousom Dhakal to play against the home side.[143] Despite his 3 wickets haul, and batting of 26* of 24, Nepal lost its match by 68 runs.[144]Kushal Malla also scored a rapid-fire half-century (60 off 53) in the match. Nepal beat PNG by 3 wickets with 12 balls remaining in the third match of the series.[145]Aasif Sheikh was the player of the match for his batting knock of 86* of 130 balls.Sandeep Lamichhane's unbroken 50 run partnership withAasif Sheikh for the eighth wicket was crucial in the match. Nepal beat UAE by 42 runs in the final match of the series.[146]Bhim Sharki won the player of the match for his 70 runs of 99 balls. BowlersSompal Kami andDipendra Singh Airee took 3 wickets in the match.
The thirteenth and final round of the2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 was to be held in Nepal, between team Nepal, theUAE, and thePNG.[147] Nepal played its first home match of the series against the PNG winning by 52 runs.[148] In the match, OpenerAasif Sheikh scored his maiden ODI century scoring 110 runs a ball and won the player of the match award. BowlerSandeep Lamichhane took 4 wickets in the game. Nepal won the second game as well beating UAE by massive 177 runs.[149]Rohit Paudel won the man of the match for his crucial knock of 77 runs in 112 balls and spinnerLalit Rajbanshi took 5 wickets in the match. With this win, Nepal won 9 of their 10 games in the league 2 and regained the ODI status for next 5 years.[150]
Nepal played its third game of the home series against the PNG. Nepal won the match by 9 wickets with 254 balls remaining.[151] Leg-spinnerSandeep Lamichhane was the man of the match for his third ODI 5-wicket haul for Nepal. Nepal bundled PNG for 95 runs and chased down the total in 7.4 overs, thanks to unbeaten knock ofAasif Sheikh's 21 ball 53* runs. With this win, Nepal now needed just a win in next match against the UAE to directly qualify for the World cup qualifiers 2023 to be held inZimbabwe later in the year.
On March 16, 2023, Nepal played its final and must-win match against the UAE under the Bad light-affected game. Nepal won the match by 9 runs due to DLS method. Nepal had to chase down the highest total to be chased down by Nepali side in ODI, a massive target of 311 runs. Thanks to half-century contributions byKushal Bhurtel(50),Bhim Sharki(67),Aarif Sheikh(52), andGulsan Jha(50*), Nepal was 269/6 in 44 overs winning the match by 9 runs due toDLS method.[152] With this win, Nepal finished 3rd out of 7 teams in the2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, and qualified automatically for the2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier inZimbabwe to be held in June 2023.[citation needed] It was Nepal's 11 must-win victories in the last 12 remaining games in the series to achieve the landmark.[153]
On June 18, 2023, Nepal played their first ODI against a full member nation. This was the first match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Nepal faced Zimbabwe in theHarare Sports Club,Harare. Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to field first.Kushal Bhurtel andAasif Sheikh stitched the highest opening and overall partnership of 171 for Nepal in ODIs. Bhurtel top-scored with a score of 99 (95), Nepal posted a total of 290/8 in 50 overs. In the second innings,Sompal Kami andGulshan Jha picked the wickets of the Zimbabwean openers. However, courtesyCraig Ervine andSean Williams' centuries Zimbabwe defeated Nepal by 8 wickets.
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Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club,Harare Umpires:Allahudien Paleker (SA) andSam Nogajski (Aus) Player of the match:Craig Ervine (Zim) |
Nepal hosted2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup in April/May 2023.[154] It was the final stage of qualification for the2023 Asia Cup tournament. The 10 associate teams played the tournament in theTribhuvan University International Cricket Ground andMulpani International Cricket Ground hosting the matches. The winner of the tournament would qualify for the2023 Asia Cup as well as the top three teams would also qualify for the2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[155]
Nepal started the tournament with the win againstMalaysia winning by 6 wickets with 82 balls remaining.[156]Kushal Malla was the man of the match for his rapid-fire half-century, scoring 77* off 40.Bhim Sharki also scored 71 off 98 whereas bowlersSandeep Lamichhane andSompal Kami took 3 wickets each.
Nepal played its second game againstOman atTribhuvan University International Cricket Ground inKirtipur. It was the only ODI game for Nepal in the group stage. It was also the 50th One day international match for Nepal.Kushal Malla was the player of the match again for his maiden century in the ODI, scoring 108 off 64 balls.[157] It was also the fastest ODI century by Nepali batsmen, scoring century in just 59 balls.[157] Nepal batted first and asked Oman to chase down the highest totals Nepal had ever scored- a massive total of 310 runs. Nepal won the match by 84 runs.[158]Sompal Kami also scored his second ODI half century in the match scoring 63* off 48 balls, whereas bowlersKaran KC andSandeep Lamichhane took 3 wickets each. With the first wicket of the match forSandeep, He broke the record ofRashid Khan to take fastest 100 wickets in ODI in terms of number of matches played- 42 matches, previous record was 44 matches.[159]
The third match againstSaudi Arabia atMulpani International Cricket Ground was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain interruption.[160]
The last group stage match was againstQatar. Nepal won the match by 68 runs.[161]Sandeep Lamichhane won the player of the match for his all-round performance of 42* off 58 and a bowling spell of 5/14 in 9.1 overs.Sompal Kami also took 3 wickets in the match. With the win, Nepal finished the group stage as the table topper and advanced to Semi-final to play againstKuwait.[162]
On 28 April, Nepal played its semi-final match against group B runner-upKuwait. Kuwait won the toss and elected to field first.[163] The match was reduced to 42 overs due to rain. Batting first, Nepal had scored 281/9 in 42 overs.Rohit Paudel (94 off 95) andKushal Malla (57 off 44) scored half-centuries in the match. In response, Kuwait was 37/6 in 8.3 overs before the match was called off due to rain. Even though the match did not produce a clear winner, Nepal qualified for the final by virtue of being the top placed team from Group A.[164]
Regardless of the final, Nepal had qualified for the2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup to be held inSri Lanka in July 2023 by declaring a spot in the Finals.
Nepal played the finals against theUnited Arab Emirates at TU ground on May 1, 2023,[165] Nepal won the toss and elected to bowl first. UAE was 9 down for 106 in 27.3 overs, before rain interrupted the day's play and the match postponed to the reserve day- the next day. Eventually, UAE got all-out on 117 and Nepal, despite losing three early wickets, won the game by 7 wickets courtesy toGulsan Jha's 67 off 84 balls, his 2nd half century, andBhim Sharki's 36 off 72 balls with the bat. In terms of bowling,Lalit Rajbanshi took 4 for 14, his 2nd 4-for in his 7.1 overs.[166]Gulsan Jha won the Player of the match whereasSandeep Lamichhane won the Player of the tournament.[167]
The win in the Final guaranteed "The trip toPakistan and Sri-Lanka" for the Nepali team to the2023 Asia Cup for the first time to be held in September 2023 where they were to be playing against test giantsIndia andPakistan.[168]
Following the tournament, Nepal travelled toZimbabwe to play 2 warm-up matches prior to the main-event2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in June–July 2023.[169] Nepal lost its first warm-up match againstUAE by 3 wickets with 1 ball remaining but won the 2nd game againstOman.
Nepal played its first game of the tournament against the hostZimbabwe on June 18, 2023.[170] It was Nepal's first ever ODI match against a full member team. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first. Batting first, Nepal scored 290/8 in 50 overs.Kushal Bhurtel scored 99 runs, missing a ton by 1 run andAasif Sheikh scored 66 runs. Their partnership of 171 runs for the first wicket was the highest partnership for Nepal for any wickets at the time.[171] Zimbabwe chased the target in 45th over and won the opening match of the tournament.
The second match was againstUSA. Nepal won the toss and elected to field first.Karan KC took 4 wickets 9 overs andGulsan Jha took 3 wickets in 10 overs, restricting USA for 207 runs. In the match, wicketkeeperAasif Sheikh broke the record for most dismissals by wicketkeeper for Nepal in ODI going pastBinod Bhandari's 22 dismissals.[172] While chasing,Bhim Sharki played a brilliant inning of 77* to help win the match.Karan KC was the player of the match.
In the match againstWest Indies, Nepal won the toss and elected to field first.Lalit Rajbanshi took 3 wickets and west indies scored 339/7 in 50 overs.[173] while chasing, Nepal was all out for 238 runs,Aarif Sheikh scored 63 runs. In the match,Aarif Sheikh andGulsan Jha made 68 run partnership for 7th wicket, which was the highest partnership for Nepal in ODI for 7th wicket at the time.[174]
Nepal played its last game in the group-stage againstNetherlands. it was the must win game for both teams. Netherlands won the toss and elected to field first. Coming to bat first, Nepal was all out for 167 runs in 45th over. Netherlands chased the target comfortably in 28th over and won the match.[175] On the other hand, with the loss, Nepal did not qualify for super 6 round of the tournament.Zimbabwe,Netherlands andWest Indies were the teams to qualify from the group.[176]
For the 7th place play-off semi-final, Nepal played against UAE, Nepal won the toss and elected to field first.Karan KC andSandeep Lamichhane took 3 wickets each, restricting UAE for 181 runs.[177] Nepal chased down the total in 44th over and won the match.Dipendra Singh Airee won the player of the match by scoring unbeaten 79*. During the chase, the unbeaten partnership ofDipendra Singh Airee andSandeep Lamichhane of 79* runs for the 8th wicket was the highest partnership for Nepal for 8th wicket in ODI.[178]
Nepal played the last game of the tournament for the 7th place play-off final againstIreland. Ireland won the toss and elected to field first. With the help ofGulsan Jha's 57*, Nepal scored 268/9 in the first inning. Ireland chased down the total with 4 balls remaining.[179]Karan KC took 4 wickets in the match. Following the result, Nepal finished the tournament 8th out of 10 in the competition.
Nepal had qualified to play this tournament by winning the2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup. It was a List-A tournament comprising 8 A-teams along with Nepal.[180] Nepal played 3 games in the tournament against Pakistan-A, India-A, and UAE-A simultaneously. Nepal lost both of its game against the full nation and won the third game against UAE-A. Following the result, Nepal finished 3rd out of 4 teams in the group and thus did not qualify for the semi-finals. India-A and Pakistan-A were the teams to qualify for the semi-final from the group.
Nepal had qualified to play this year's edition of Asia cup by winning the2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup held inNepal earlier this year. Nepal was in the same group with the test giantsIndia andPakistan. Nepal played its first game of the tournament againstPakistan on August 30, 2023, atMultan Cricket Stadium,Pakistan. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.[181] Pakistan scored a massive 342/6 in 50 overs. Nepal was all out for 104 runs within 24th over and lost the match by a huge margin of 238 runs.Sompal Kami had conceded the most 85 runs in 10 overs, which was the highest runs conceded by Nepali bowler in ODI at the time.[182]
The second match was againstIndia on September 4 atPallekele International Cricket Stadium,Sri Lanka. India won the toss and elected to field first. Nepal got all out for 230 runs in 49th over.Aasif Sheikh scored 58 runs in the match. In reply, India chased down the reduced total (due to rain interruption) of 145 runs in 23 overs without losing any wicket in 21st over and won the match.[183] With the result, Nepal did not qualify for semi-final of the tournament.Pakistan andIndia were the teams to qualify from the group.
Nepal then travelled toHuangzhou,China for the 2023 Asian games. It was the T20I tournament and the first T20I game for Nepal of the year. Nepal played its first game of the tournament againstMongolia, who were playing their first ever T20I match. Mongolia won the toss and elected to field first.[184] Coming to bat first,Kushal Malla scored 137* in 50 balls, the highest score in T20I for Nepal, surpassingDipendra Singh Airee's 110 againstMalaysia.[185]Rohit Paudel andDipendra Singh Airee also scored half centuries each scoring 61 and 52* simultaneously. Nepal ended up scoring a massive 314/3 in 20 overs, which was the highest team score by any team in T20I ever, surpassingAfghanistan's 278.[186] Mongolia was 41 all-out in 14th over, thus Nepal won the match by 273 runs.[187] In this match, several T20I records were broken. The 273 runs win margin was the highest win margin in term of run for Nepal surpassing previous 142 runs win margin record against theNetherlands.[188] The 3rd wicket partnership of 193 runs betweenRohit Paudel andKushal Malla broke the previous T20I record of 184 betweenDevon Conway andGlenn Phillips ofNew Zealand againstWest Indies.[189] It was also the highest partnership for Nepal for any wicket surpassing previous record of 171 betweenKushal Bhurtel andDipendra Singh Airee for the third wicket partnership againstPhilippines.[190]Kushal Malla also broke the record for the most sixes in an innings for Nepal with 12 sixes breaking previous record ofParas Khadka's 9 sixes againstSingapore.[191]Kushal Malla also broke the record for the most runs scored in boundaries in an innings by scoring 104 runs via boundaries, he surpassed previous record of 82 runs byParas Khadka againstSingapore.[192]Kushal Malla also broke the record for fastest hundred in T20I, scoring century in 34 balls, beating the previous record of 35 balls century byDavid Miller ofSouth Africa,Rohit Sharma ofIndia, andSudesh Wickramasekara ofCzech Republic.[193]Dipendra Singh Airee also broke the record for fastest 50 in T20I, scoring half-century in 9 balls, beating the previous record of 12 balls byYuvraj Singh ofIndia.[194]
Nepal played its second game of the tournament againstMaldives.[195] Nepal won the toss and elected to bat first. Nepal scored 212/7 in 20 overs.Rohit Paudel scored 52 off 27 balls. In response, Maldives was all out for 74 with 2 balls to spear.Abinash Bohara bowled an impressive spell of 6/11 in 3.4 overs. The 70 runs partnership for the fifth wicket betweenRohit Paudel andGulsan Jha broke the previous record of 61 runs partnership betweenBinod Bhandari andAarif Sheikh for the highest run partnership for the 5th wicket in T20I for Nepal.Dipendra Singh Airee also surpassedGyanendra Malla's record for most matches in T20I going past Malla's 45.[196][197]
With the win, Nepal reached the quarter-final of the tournament to play againstIndia.[198] India won the toss and elected to bat first. India scored 202/4 in 20 overs. In response, Nepal scored 179/9 in 20 overs. Thus, India won the match by 23 runs, and Nepal were knocked out of the tournament.[199]
In Mid-October, right before the 2023 ICC Men's T20 World cup Asia Regional Final, Nepal hosted a triangular series againstUAE andHong Kong as a preparation for the main event to be held later that month. All of the group stage matches were to be played inMulpani Cricket Stadium inMulpani and the final were to take place inTribhuvan University International Cricket Ground inKirtipur. It was also the first time a T20I match was played inMulpani Cricket Stadium.[200] The venue became 190th ground to host T20I match.Sandeep Lamichhane were to miss the series as he had pulled out of it stating to "revitalize myself" and "needed family time".[201]
Nepal played its first game against theUAE on 18 October atMulpani.Mousom Dhakal made his T20I debut for Nepal (cap 44).[202] Nepal won the toss and elected to field first. UAE scored 140/7 in 20 overs and in response Nepal chased down the score in 18.5 overs losing 3 wickets.[203]Karan KC took 3 wickets in the match.Rohit Paudel scored 51* and took 2 catches and won the player of the match award. The 93-run unbroken 4th wicket partnership betweenRohit Paudel andDipendra Singh Airee broke the record for the highest partnership for 4th wicket for Nepal in T20I.[204]
Nepal played its second game the next day againstHong Kong. Nepal won the toss and elected to field first.[205] Hong Kong was all out for 94 runs in 19.3 overs.Karan KC took 4 wickets (4/15) in the game and was awarded player of the match. In response, Nepal chased down the total in 13.5 overs losing 4 wickets.
In the third game againstHong Kong, Nepal won the toss and elected to bat first.[206]Pratis GC made his T20I debut for Nepal (cap 45).[202] Nepal scored 213/6 in 20 overs.Kushal Malla scored 92 in 41 balls andDipendra Singh Airee scored 57 off 34 balls. In response, Hong Kong scored 134/8 in 20 overs, thus losing the game by 79 runs.Kushal Malla won the player of the match award. in the match, the 145 runs partnership for the 5th wicket betweenDipendra Singh Airee andKushal Malla broke the record for the highest run partnership for 5th wicket in T20I, breaking the record of 121 betweenJames Neesham andMark Chapman ofNew Zealand.[207] Among Nepali batters, the duo broke the record of 70 runs betweenRohit Paudel andGulsan Jha for 5th wicket partnership.[208] With the win, Nepal reached the final of the series with a game yet to play.[209]
Nepal played its 4th game of the tri-series against theUAE. Nepal won the toss and elected to field first. UAE scored 164/7 in 20 overs. In response, Nepal chased down the total in 20th over with 4 balls to spear.Aasif Sheikh scored 62 in 50 balls.Dipendra Singh Airee won the player of the match for his quick knock of 40 off 15 balls. The 99-run partnership betweenAasif Sheikh andRohit Paudel broke the record of 93 runs partnership betweenDipendra Singh Airee andRohit Paudel for the 4th wicket partnership in T20I for Nepal.[208][210]
The final game of the tr-series was against Nepal and theUAE. It was the only game to be held atTribhuvan University International Cricket Ground. UAE won the toss and elected to field first. Nepal scored 162/8 in 20 overs.[211]Kushal Bhurtel scored 50 off 29 balls. In response, UAE chased down the total losing 6 wickets with a ball to spear. With the loss, Nepal finished as the runner-up of the Triangular series.[212]
On February 8, 2024,Nepal asserted its dominance in a spectacular cricket series againstCanada at theTribhuvan University Ground. The first ODI witnessed an outstanding performance, with CaptainRohit Paudel's career-best figures of 4-22 leading Nepal to a triumphant 7-run victory.[213] Continuing their stellar form, on February 10, 2024, Nepal achieved a historic milestone, chasing down a target of 286 runs in the second ODI, thanks to the collective efforts of Paudel,Anil Sah, andDev Khanal, securing a remarkable four-wicket win and tying the national record for the most successful run chase.[214]
The series concluded on February 12, 2024, with a resounding 9-wicket victory in the third ODI.Anil Sah andBhim Sharki delivered outstanding centuries, guiding Nepal to a comprehensive win and sealing a clean sweep.[215] Notably, Nepal's exceptional performance in Kirtipur extended their winning streak to 15 consecutive ODIs, making it the fourth-longest home winning streak in men's ODI history. As Nepal gears up for thetrilateral CWC League 2 series, their formidable display, particularly Sah's standout performances, positions them as a force to be reckoned with in the global cricketing arena.[216]
In Nepal's debut match of theICC Cricket World Cup 2024 Group D stage on June 4, 2024, they faced theNetherlands atDallas. This historic encounter marked the beginning of Nepal's campaign in the tournament, as they sought to make a strong impression in their second World Cup appearance after 10 years. Despite putting up a valiant effort, Nepal fell short against the formidable Dutch side, with the match concluding in a closely contested result. The Netherlands' disciplined bowling attack, spearheaded by left-arm spinnerTim Pringle andLogan van Beek, proved challenging for Nepal's batting lineup, as they were bowled out for 106 runs. However, Nepal fought hard, managing to stretch the game to the 19th over, showcasing their resilience and determination. Reflecting on the match, Nepal's captainRohit Paudel acknowledged the challenging batting conditions and highlighted the need for stronger partnerships to set a competitive total. While Nepal's bowlers displayed tenacity, missed catching opportunities proved costly, allowing the Netherlands to chase down the target with ease.Max O'Dowd's resilient half-century, supported byBas de Leede's decisive boundary, sealed the victory for the Netherlands, despite Nepal's spirited performance.[217]
Their second match, againstSri Lanka at theCentral Broward Park, was abandoned due to heavy rain, which gave Nepal 1 point.[218]
Their third match, againstSouth Africa at theArnos Vale Stadium, was historic. Nepal's bowling attack, spearheaded byKushal Bhurtel, who took 4/19 andDipendra Singh Airee, who took 3/21 restricted South Africa to only 115/7, withReeza Hendricks top-scoring with 47 runs. Nepal managed to score 34 runs in the first 7 overs, with Kushal Bhurtel scoring 13 runs off 20 balls. However, the 8th over was disastrous for Nepal.Tabraiz Shamsi bowled out Kushal, and then just 2 balls later, bowledRohit Paudel for 0 runs. However,Aasif Sheikh andAnil Sah propelled Nepal to 82/2 in 13 overs, needing just 34 runs off 42 balls. However,Aiden Markram managed to get a breakthrough with a great catch fromMarco Jansen, seeing off Anil Sah, who made 27 runs off 24 balls. Once more, Aasif Sheikh and Dipendra Singh Airee managed to get on their feet. By the end of the 17th over, Nepal was 98/3, and needed 18 runs off 18 balls. However, Shamsi turned things around, taking 2 wickets in the 18th over, seeing off Airee, who made 6 runs off 11 balls and Aasif, who made 42 runs off 49 balls. However, the target was very much still doable. Nepal needed 16 runs off 12 balls, withKushal Malla andGulsan Jha at the crease. However,Anrich Nortje managed to bowl Kushal out, who had made 1 run off 3 balls.Sompal Kami came out and gave his team hope. After 2 consecutive dot balls, he bashed a ball over 100 metres for a maximum, followed by running 2 runs to finish the penultimate over. Nepal needed just 8 runs off 6 balls as the last over started. With Gulsan Jha at strike andOttneil Baartman balling, the first 2 balls were dots. However, Gulsan turned things around with a cracking boundary for 4. Now, Nepal needed 4 runs off 3 balls. Gulsan managed to get 2 runs, and Nepal needed just 2 runs off 2 balls to make history. Baartman managed to get in a dot ball, and suddenly Nepal needed 2 runs off 1 ball to win and a single for a Super Over. For the last ball, Gulsan couldn't get a hit, and they scrambled for a single.Quinton de Kock threw the ball and it deflected to Klaasen off Gulsan. Gulsan slowed down a bit at the very end, andHeinrich Klaasen managed to run him out, ending in Nepal losing by just 1 run.[219]
This meant that Nepal was out of the World Cup, with just one match remaining, against Bangladesh.Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first.Sompal Kami managed to catch and ball outTanzid Hasan, giving Nepal the advantage from the first ball. The last ball of the over was given out by the empire, butLiton Das reviewed, and a not out was decided. Then, Airee managed to bowl outNajmul Hossain Shanto in the 3rd ball of the second over, ending the over with Bangladesh at just 11/2. Bangladesh managed to stand for another two overs before another wicket. In the final over of the powerplay, Liton Das threw up, and the ball was caught, and by the end of the powerplay, Bangladesh was only 26/3. Just the next over, Paudel managed to getTowhid Hridoy caught out, and Bangladesh ended the over at 31/4.Mahmudullah andShakib Al Hasan put Bangladesh back on its feet, but at the end of the 8th over, poor running meant Mahmudullah was caught run out, and Bangladesh was a measly 52/5 by the end of the 8th over. By the end of the 10th over, Bangladesh were still only 59/5, but Paudel managed to trap Shakib lbw in the 11th. At the start of the 13th over,Sandeep Lamichhane, who was only playing his second game since his getting suspended on allegations of rape, managed to trap Tanzid lbw, but after an appeal, it appeared the ball would have spun a bit too much, keeping Tanzid on the crease. However, just the next ball, Lamichhane managed to bowl him. By the end of his over, Bangladesh were stranded at 72/7. Lamichhane came to bowl just one over later. He managed to bowl outJaker Ali, and by the end of his over, Bangladesh were at 75/8, giving Lamichhane his 100th wicket in T20Is. However, Rashid Hossain managed to smash a 6 and a 4 in the next over, which ended in Taskin being nearly caught lbw, but saved by the third umpire. Just the next ball, Airee bowled Rashid out. By the end of their innings, Bangladesh had been restricted to just 106. Nepal started their innings hopeful for a victory, but the powerplay ended with Nepal stranded at 20/3, with Tanzid Hasan Sakib managing to grab a wicket maiden and 3 wickets overall in just the powerplay. The next two overs went similarly, with bothMustafizur Rahman andTanzim Hasan Sakib grabbing wickets, giving Tanzim 4. As the 6th over ended, Nepal was only 26/5. However, Airee andKushal Malla managed to give Nepal chances. As the 15th over ended, Nepal had been propelled to 77/5, needing 30 runs off 24 balls. However, just the next over, Mustafizur managed to see off Kushal Malla, and Taskin saw off Gulsan Jha. At the end of the 17th, Nepal were 85/7 and needed 22 runs off 12 balls. Mustafizur, however, had a wicket maiden in the penultimate over, and Nepal were 85/8 and needed 22 runs of f6 balls. In the ultimate over, Shakib managed to get 2 off 2, and Nepal lost, managing only 85 runs due to Taskin's beautiful spell, and Bangladesh were propelled into the Super Eight.[220]
TU Cricket Ground inKirtipur andMulpani Cricket Ground inMulpani, Kathmandu are the only two grounds withOne Day International status. There are other cricket grounds in the country that host regional and national level tournaments with some being under construction and few undergoing some development.
| Venue | Location | Capacity | Tests | ODIs | T20Is | WT20Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TU Cricket Ground | Kirtipur,Bagmati | 15,000 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 14 |
| Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground | Kageshwari-Manohara,Bagmati | 4,000 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Pokhara Cricket Stadium | Pokhara,Gandaki | (Proposed expansion) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kit provider | Period |
|---|---|
| KELME | 2021–2025 |
 NAASA SECURITIES | 2025–present |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| 3rd position |
| ICC Cricket World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host & Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
  1992 | ||||||||||||
   1996 | ||||||||||||
    1999 | ||||||||||||
   2003 | Did not qualify | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
 2007 | Not eligible | Not eligible | ||||||||||
 2011 | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Did not qualify | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 2023 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
 2027 | TBD | |||||||||||
| 2031 | ||||||||||||
| Host & Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Not eligible | ||||||
| 2009 | |||||||
| 2010 | |||||||
| 2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2014 | Group Stage | 12/16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2021 | |||||||
| 2022 | |||||||
 2024 | Group Stage | 17/20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | Qualified | ||||||
| 2028 | TBD | ||||||
| 2030 | |||||||
| Total | Group Stage (2014, 2024) | 2/9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Host & Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | T | NR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Not eligible – Not an ICC member | |||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||
| 1990 | Not eligible – ICC affiliate member | |||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||
 1997 | Did not participate | |||||||
 2001 | Group stage | Round 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 2005 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2009 | Not eligible – In Division Five | |||||||
| 2014 | Playoffs | 9th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to 2014 Division 3 |
| 2018 | Playoffs | 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | GainedODI status until 2023 |
| 2023 | Playoffs | 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Had retainedODI status until 2027 |
 2027 | TBD | |||||||
| Total | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Host & Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | T | NR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2013 | Semi-final | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for the2014 ICC World Twenty20 |
| 2015 | Group Stage | 12th | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2022 | Semi-final | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Qualified for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup |
| 2025 | Winners | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for the2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup |
| Total | 44 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Host & Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2000 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2004 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2008 | |||||||
| 2010 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2012 | |||||||
| 2014 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2016 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2018 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2022 | |||||||
| 2023 | Group Stage | 5th/6th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||
| 2029 | To be determined | ||||||
| 2031 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 1/9 | 0 Title | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Host & Year | Tournament | Position | P | W | L | T | N/R | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ACC Premier League | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for2014 ACC Championship, but the tournament was cancelled. |
| 2016 | Asia Cup Qualifier | did not participate | Had noT20I status | |||||
| 2018 | Asia Cup Qualifier | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for the2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup |
| 2020 | Asia Cup Qualifier | did not qualify | Setback in eastern regional qualifier | |||||
| 2023 | ACC Premier Cup | Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Qualified for the2023 Asia Cup and2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup |
| 2024 | ACC Premier Cup | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Year | Position | GP | W | L | T | N/R | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2010 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | Knocked out by Sri-Lanka in the Quarter-Final |
 2014 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | Knocked out by Afghanistan in the Quarter-Final |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | Knocked out by India in the Quarter-Final |
 2026 |
| Host & Year | Position | GP | W | L | T | N/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4/5th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Bronze | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 |
| ACC Emerging Team Asia Cup (List A Tournaments) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host & Year | Tournament | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
 2013 | 2013 ACC Emerging Teams Cup | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2017 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup | Did not Qualify | |||||
| 2019 | 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup | Did not Qualify | |||||
| 2025 | 2025 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup | TBD | |||||
| ICC Intercontinental Cup (First Class Tournament) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tournament | Position | GP | W | L | D | points |
| 2004 | 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup | Group Stage- Asia Group | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2005 | 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup | Group Stage- Asia Group | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40.5 |
| 2006-07 | 2006–07 ICC Intercontinental Cup | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2007-08 | 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2009-10 | 2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2011-13 | 2011–2013 ICC Intercontinental Cup | Did not qualify | |||||
| 2015-17 | 2015–2017 ICC Intercontinental Cup | Did not qualify | |||||
| ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Tournament | Position |
| 2006 | ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament | Winners |
| ACC Trophy record (50 Over Tournament) | ||
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| Year | Tournament | Position |
| 1996 | 1996 ACC Trophy | First round |
| 1998 | 1998 ACC Trophy | First round |
| 2000 | 2000 ACC Trophy | Semi-finals |
| 2002 | 2002 ACC Trophy | Runners-up |
| 2004 | 2004 ACC Trophy | 5th place |
| 2006 | 2006 ACC Trophy | 4th place |
| 2008 | 2008 ACC Trophy Elite | 4th place |
| 2010 | 2010 ACC Trophy Elite | Runners-up |
| 2012 | 2012 ACC Trophy Elite | Winners (Shared trophy withUnited Arab Emirates national cricket team |
The following is a list of centrally contracted players ODI,T20I with Cricket Association of Nepal for 2025 year.The bold players selected for2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2.
| No. | Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | C/G | Forms | Domestic Team | NPL | Last ODI | Last T20I |
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| 14 | Kushal Bhurtel | 28 | Right-handed | Right-armLeg break | B | ODI, T20I | Nepal Police Club | Pokhara Avengers | 2025 | 2025 |
| 52 | Bhim Sharki | 24 | Right-handed | — | C | ODI, T20I | Nepal Army Club | Kathmandu Gorkhas | 2025 | 2025 |
| 17 | Rohit Paudel (c) | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | A | ODI, T20I | APF Club | Lumbini Lions | 2025 | 2025 |
| 24 | Aarif Sheikh | 28 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | C | ODI, T20I | Nepal Police Club | Sudurpaschim Royals | 2025 | 2025 |
| 21 | Sundeep Jora | 24 | Right-handed | — | C | T20I | APF Club | Lumbini Lions | — |  2025 |
| 18 | Dev Khanal | 20 | Right-handed | — | D | ODI | Lumbini Province | Chitwan Rhinos | 2024 | — |
| Mayan Yadav | 20 | Right-handed | — | D | ODI | Madhesh Province | Janakpur Bolts | — | — | |
| Subh Kansakar | 25 | Right-handed | — | EC | ODI, T20I | Bagmati Province | Janakpur Bolts | — | — | |
| Arjun Kumal | 19 | Right-handed | — | EC | ODI | Gandaki Province | Pokhara Avengers | — | — | |
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| 45 | Dipendra Singh Airee (vc) | 25 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | A | ODI, T20I | Nepal Police Club | Sudurpaschim Royals | 2025 | 2025 |
| 15 | Gulsan Jha | 20 | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | B | ODI, T20I | Nepal Police Club | Karnali Yaks | 2025 | 2025 |
| 02 | Kushal Malla | 21 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | C | ODI, T20I | Nepal Army Club | Chitwan Rhinos | 2025 | 2025 |
| 55 | Mohammad Aadil Alam | 22 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | — | T20 | Kathmandu Gorkhas | — | 2025 | |
| 71 | Bibek Yadav | 22 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | D | T20I | Nepal Army Club | Lumbini Lions | — | 2024 |
| 75 | Basir Ahamad | 22 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | D | ODI, T20I | Nepal Army Club | Biratnagar Kings | 2025 | 2025 |
| 30 | Rupesh Kumar Singh | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | EC | T20I | Madhesh Province | Janakpur Bolts | — | 2025 |
| Santosh Yadav | 19 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | EC | ODI | Lumbini Province | Kathmandu Gorkhas | — | — | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||||
| 09 | Aasif Sheikh | 24 | Right-handed | — | A | ODI, T20I | APF Club | Janakpur Bolts | 2025 | 2025 |
| 16 | Anil Kumar Sah | 27 | Right-handed | — | B | ODI, T20I | Madhesh Province | Janakpur Bolts | 2025 | 2025 |
| 01 | Lokesh Bam | 22 | Right-handed | — | D | T20I | APF Club | Biratnagar Kings | — | 2025 |
| Arjun Gharti | 22 | Right-handed | — | EC | ODI, T20I | Karnali Province | Karnali Yaks | — | — | |
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| 25 | Sandeep Lamichhane | 25 | Right-handed | Right-armLeg break | A | ODI, T20I | Bagmati Province | Biratnagar Kings | 2025 | 2025 |
| 27 | Lalit Rajbanshi | 26 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | B | ODI, T20I | Nepal Police Club | Janakpur Bolts | 2025 | 2025 |
| 05 | Shahab Alam | 24 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | D | T20I | Kathmandu Gorkhas | — | 2025 | |
| 08 | Sagar Dhakal | 23 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | D | ODI, T20I | Nepal Police Club | Pokhara Avengers | 2022 | 2024 |
| Surya Tamang | 24 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | D | ODI | Bagmati Province | Biratnagar Kings | 2024 | — | |
| Dipesh Kandel | 20 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | EC | ODI | Koshi Province | Kathmandu Gorkhas | — | — | |
| Fast bowlers | ||||||||||
| 10 | Sompal Kami | 29 | Right-handed | Right-armFast medium | A | ODI, T20I | Nepal Army Club | Karnali Yaks | 2025 | 2025 |
| 33 | Karan KC | 34 | Right-handed | Right-armFast medium | B | ODI, T20I | APF Club | Kathmandu Gorkhas | 2025 | 2025 |
| 22 | Nandan Yadav | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | — | ODI, T20I | Bagmati Province | Karnali yaks | 2025 | 2025 |
| 23 | Rijan Dhakal | 26 | Right-handed | Left-armmedium | D | ODI, T20I | Bagmati Province | Chitwan Rhinos | 2025 | 2025 |
| 37 | Pratis GC | 21 | Right-handed | Left-armmedium | D | T20I | Bagmati Province | Biratnagar Kings | — |  2024 |
| 11 | Aakash Chand | 20 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | D | ODI, T20I | Pokhara Avengers | 2024 |  2024 | |
| 13 | Avinash Bohara | 28 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | D | T20I | APF Club | Sudurpaschim Royals | — | 2024 |
| Hemant Dhami | 19 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | EC | ODI | Sudurpashchim Province | Sudurpaschim Royals | 2024 | — | |
CAN awards central contracts to its players, their pay is graded according to the importance of the player. Players' Monthly salaries are as follows:
Players also receive a match fee of Rs 5,000 per T20I match and Rs 10,000 per ODI match.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Cricket manager | Binod Das |
| Team manager | Pradeep Majgaiyan |
| Head coach | Stuart Law |
| Batting coach | Nic Pothas |
| Bowling coach | Vacant |
| Assistant Coach (quota) | Gyanendra Malla |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Abdul Sattar |
| Physiotherapist | Vikram Nyaupane |
| Massage therapist | Dane Currency |
| Analyst | Raman Siwakoti |
| Photographer | Sajan Lamichhane |
| Period | Coach | Achievements |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Aftab Baloch | • Guided Nepal in early ICC regional tournaments. • Helped lay the foundation for Nepal’s youth cricket development. |
| 2001–2010 | Roy Dias | • Led Nepal to victory in the2006 ACC Premier League. • Coached Nepal U19s in the2006 and2008 U19 World Cups. • Established Nepal as a strong Associate nation in Asia. |
| 2011–2015 | Pubudu Dassanayake | • Qualified Nepal for the2014 ICC T20 World Cup — Nepal’s first global event. • Improved fitness, discipline, and professionalism within the team. |
| 2015–2019 | Jagat Tamata | • Guided Nepal toWCL Division 2 2018 success. • Helped Nepal earnOne Day International status for the first time. • Coached during Nepal’s debut in2018 Asia Cup Qualifier. |
| 2019–2020 | Umesh Patwal | • Oversaw Nepal’s first full ODI series as an ODI nation. • Focused on player development of youngsters likeRohit Paudel andKushal Bhurtel. |
| 2020–2021 | Dav Whatmore | • Led Nepal to victory in the2021 Tri-Nation T20I Series at home. • Strengthened batting and fielding structures. • Promoted a more aggressive playing style. |
| 2021–2022 | Pubudu Dassanayake | • Returned for second tenure. • Guided Nepal to the2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off. • Revitalized senior players’ form and mentored new talents. |
| 2022 | Manoj Prabhakar | • Short tenure focused on team rebuilding. • Integrated domestic performers into the national squad. • Began preparations for 2023 qualifying campaigns. |
| 2023–2025 | Monty Desai | • Led Nepal to2023 Asia Cup participation — Nepal’s debut in the event. • Qualified Nepal for the2024 T20 World Cup. • Oversaw record victories in 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup and improved batting confidence. |
| 2025–present | Stuart Law | • Appointed March 2025. • Continuing Nepal’s progress following qualification for the2026 T20 World Cup. • Implementing Australian high-performance structure and coaching methodology. |
Most ODI runs for Nepal[222]
| Most ODI wickets for Nepal[223]
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Head-to-head record
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | First match | First win | |
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| India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 September 2023 | ||
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 July 2023 | ||
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2023 | ||
| West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 June 2023 | ||
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 June 2023 | ||
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| Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 February 2024 | 8 February 2024 | |
| Namibia | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 July 2022 | 14 February 2023 | |
| Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 August 2018 | 3 August 2018 | |
| Oman | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 February 2020 | 19 September 2021 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 September 2021 | 7 September 2021 | |
| Scotland | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 July 2022 | 13 July 2022 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2018 | 26 January 2019 | |
| United States | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 February 2020 | 8 February 2020 | |
| Totals | 81 | 38 | 40 | 1 | 2 | W%: 48.73% | ||
| Statistics are correct as of ODI #4925 Nepal v United Arab Emirates atICC Academy Ground,Dubai; 5 November 2025.[224][225] | ||||||||
Most T20I runs for Nepal[229]
| Most T20I wickets for Nepal[230]
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Head-to-head record
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | First match | First win | |
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| ICC Full Members | ||||||||
 Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 March 2014 | 20 March 2014 | |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 March 2014 | ||
| India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 October 2023 | ||
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2015 | ||
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 June 2024 | ||
| West Indies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 September 2025 | 27 September 2025 | |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 September 2019 | ||
| ICC Associate members | ||||||||
 Bhutan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2019 | 5 December 2019 | |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 February 2022 | 21 February 2022 | |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 March 2014 | 16 March 2014 | |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 October 2025 | 10 October 2025 | |
| Kenya | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 August 2022 | 25 August 2022 | |
 Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 July 2019 | 27 July 2019 | |
| Malaysia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2019 | 13 July 2019 | |
 Maldives | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 December 2019 | 6 December 2019 | |
 Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 September 2023 | 27 September 2023 | |
| Namibia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 February 2024 | 1 March 2024 | |
| Netherlands | 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 June 2015 | 3 July 2015 | |
| Oman | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 October 2019 | 11 February 2022 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 July 2015 | 28 March 2022 | |
 Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2022 | 19 February 2022 | |
| Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 July 2019 | 13 April 2024 | |
| Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 October 2025 | 17 October 2025 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 April 2024 | 17 April 2024 | |
| Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 June 2025 | 17 June 2025 | |
| Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 July 2019 | 28 September 2019 | |
 Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 March 2020 | 4 March 2020 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 January 2019 | 1 February 2019 | |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 October 2024 | 17 October 2024 | |
| Totals | 112 | 65 | 41 | 3 | 3 | W%: 59.63% | ||
| Statistics are correct as of T20I #3526 Nepal v Samoa atOman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1,Al Amarat; 17 October 2025.[231][232] | ||||||||
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