Nepal national cricket team

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The Nepal men's national cricket team () represents Nepal in men's International cricket and is governed by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN).They have been an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1996. Nepal were awarded Twenty20 International (T20I) status by the ICC in 2014 and earned One Day International (ODI) status in 2018.

Nepal has played 89 ODI matches, winning 44, losing 42, tying 1 and with 2 ending in a no-result. As of 31 May 2026, Nepal is ranked 17th in the ICC ODI Championship on 32 rating points. Nepal has not qualified for any edition of the Cricket World Cup, however they have appeared in World Cup Qualifier 3 times.

The team has also played 119 Twenty20 International matches, winning 68, losing 45, tying 3 and with 3 ending in a no-result. As of 31 May 2026, Nepal is ranked 16th in the ICC T20I Championship on 178 rating points. Nepal has appeared in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup three times in 2014, 2024 and 2026. They have also appeared in the Asia Cup in 2023 and Asian Games in 2010, 2014 and 2022.

History

Beginnings

According to the 1877 book, History of Nepal edited by Daniel Wright:

Over time, cricket came to be considered a gentleman's sport, and involvement was limited mainly to the ruling Rana family and other members of the Nepali elite.

In 1946, the Cricket Association of Nepal was formed to promote cricket amongst the aristocracy. After the introduction of democracy through the Revolution 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 the National Sports Council. Nevertheless, the National games tended to be limited to Kathmandu Valley until the 1980s.

ICC membership

Improvements to communications and transport infrastructure in Nepal allowed the game to expand outside Kathmandu in the 1980s

Currently, the country has one of the best fan followings among ICC Associate Members. It lost for three years its governing body, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) which was suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) due to unnecessary government interference in 2016, but it was reinstated in October 2019.

21st century

2000 – 2009

In 2000, Nepal's youth development policy began to pay off when the Nepal national under-19 cricket team finished eighth in the Under-19 World Cup. The senior team had their best performance to date later in the year when they reached the semi-finals of the 2000 ACC Trophy before losing to Hong Kong at Sharjah. They competed in the ICC Trophy for the first time the following year. In the tournament in Ontario, they beat Germany and Gibraltar, but a loss to eventual runners-up Namibia prevented them from progressing past the first round.

Nepal were runners-up to the UAE in the 2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore and they hosted the ACC Emerging Nations Tournament in 2003, winning easily against Bhutan and the Maldives. They won so comprehensively that they were not invited back to the tournament the next time it was played in 2005.

Nepal played first-class cricket for the first time in 2004, playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup against the UAE and Malaysia. They beat Malaysia, but drew with the UAE, failing to reach the semi-final stage. Nepal finished third in the 2004 ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament, which qualified them for the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, and finished 5th in the 2004 ACC Trophy, which qualified them for the repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy. They finished third in this tournament after beating Qatar in a play-off, meaning that they did not qualify for the 2005 ICC Trophy. Shakti Gauchan scored a century against Italy and stayed unbeaten on 106 off 103 balls in the tournament. They beat the UAE and drew with Hong Kong in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, but missed out on qualification for the semi-finals by half a point. They were runners-up to the UAE in the 2005 ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament.

In March 2006, Nepal played Namibia in Windhoek in a play-off match to decide the final team in the 2006 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. Later in the year, they toured Pakistan, playing against the Pakistan Cricket Academy before playing in the 2006 ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur.

In the 2006 ACC Trophy, Nepal bowled Myanmar 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 and Binod Das picked up seven and three wickets, respectively. 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 and the score of 10 is the lowest in any level of men's international cricket. They finished fourth in the tournament after losing to Afghanistan in a play-off. They won the ACC Premier League in 2006.

They played in the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait, where they finished fourth in their first round group.

In May 2008, Nepal traveled to Jersey to play in 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five of the World Cricket League. Mehboob Alam set the world record by taking all ten wickets in the match against Mozambique. He got his name in the Guinness World Records for this, becoming the first bowler to take all 10 wickets in an ICC international cricket match with limited overs. Nepal topped Group A after the group qualifying matches but lost to Afghanistan in the semi-final and finished third overall after defeating the USA in the playoff for third place. With only the top two from this tournament qualifying for 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Four in Tanzania later in the year, Nepal missed out on the chance to take their 2011 World Cup dream any further. Later, Nepal appeared in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite and finished fourth after losing to the UAE in the semi-final and to Afghanistan in the playoff for third place.

Nepal finished fifth in the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup after beating Singapore by 9 wickets in the playoff for fifth place. In a group match against Kuwait, 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 in bowl-out.

2010 – 2014

Nepal won their first major tournament, beating USA in the final of 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five held at Kathmandu in February 2010. Sharad Vesawkar scored a century and stayed unbeaten on 105 off 134 balls against Fiji in the tournament. Nepal played very well in 2010 ACC Trophy Elite, winning all the matches in group stage and beating Malaysia in the semi-final by 8 runs but lost the final against an ODI team Afghanistan by 95 runs and finished runners-up. Nepal came third in 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, thus remaining in Division Four for 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four. In November, Nepal appeared in 2010 Asian Games and lost against Sri Lanka in the quarter-final. It was the first match Nepal had played against a Full Member nation.

In December 2011, Nepal hosted the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup and finished fourth, thereby qualifying for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.

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.

Nepal finished seventh in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier after defeating Kenya and Papua New Guinea in play-offs. Shakti Gauchan took the first international hat-trick for Nepal against Denmark in the tournament. In September 2012, Nepal appeared in 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, where Subash Khakurel and Anil Mandal each scored a century. Subash Khakurel scored 115 off 142 balls against United States and Anil Mandal scored 113 off 134 balls against Denmark. In a match against Malaysia, 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. Nepal won all the six matches of the tournament and progressed to 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three. Nepalese players won man of the match awards in all the six matches Nepal played and Basanta Regmi won the player of the tournament award after taking a total of 21 wickets in the tournament. In October, Nepal competed in 2012 ACC Trophy Elite and had to share the trophy with the UAE after a thrilling tied final in Sharjah 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 smacked Shadeep 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. Skipper Paras Khadka scored an unbeaten 106 off just 77 balls against Kuwait, his maiden century for Nepal, in the tournament.

thumb|Nepal cricket team during the [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Bermuda]]

Nepal competed in 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup held at home grounds in Kirtipur and Lalitpur. Nepal easily marched towards the final of the tournament with high class performance from their captain, Paras Khadka, and the team thrashed the UAE by 6 wickets. Nepal had earlier qualified for 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, reaching the semi-final of the tournament. Nepal had to be satisfied with runners-up status after losing to an ODI team Afghanistan by 7 wickets. 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. Nepal won the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three held in Bermuda and qualified for the 2014 World Cup Qualifier. Nepal also played in 2013 ACC Emerging Teams Cup, where under-23 age level teams of the four Test nations – Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka took part along with the UAE, Afghanistan and the hosts Singapore. Nepal finished third in 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier held in UAE and qualified for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, defeating Hong Kong off the last ball of the thrilling quarter-final.

T20I status and series

On 28 June 2014, the ICC awarded T20I status to Nepal, who took part and performed exceptionally well in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. Nepal had already played three T20I matches before gaining the status, as the ICC had earlier announced that all matches at the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 would have T20I status.

First ever T20I match for Nepal

Nepal lost the status in July 2015, after failing to qualify for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

thumb|Captain [[Paras Khadka batting during the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]]

thumb|Nepal fans in [[Bermuda during the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]]

Nepal played their first ever Twenty20 International series against Hong Kong in November 2014 in Sri Lanka. Initially the series was scheduled for three matches but only one match was played because of continuous rain and poor ground conditions. Nepal lost the match but Sompal Kami put in an impressive performance by scoring 40 off 31 balls, coming in at No. 10. This was the world-record for the highest score made by a batsman at that position.

Nepal played their second Twenty20 International series against the Netherlands from 30 June to 3 July 2015. Nepal lost the 4 match series 3–1. Paras Khadka was named the player of the series.

Nepal missed out on qualification for the 2015 World Cup, finishing ninth in the 2014 World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand in January. Nepal were the best of the three associate teams on display in Group A of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. They comprehensively beat Hong Kong, held their own with the bat against Bangladesh and pulled off a strong win against Afghanistan, their first since 2004 in any format against their old rivals. Nepal's bowlers did not bowl a single wide or no ball throughout the tournament. Nepal were also the only team to not concede 140 in an innings in the tournament. Nepal finished third in the 2014 ACC Premier League, where they beat ODI teams UAE and Hong Kong, and qualified for the 2014 ACC Championship. In September, Nepal participated in the 2014 Asian Games but failed to qualify beyond quarter-finals. Nepal won the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three held in Malaysia and qualified for the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two. Gyanendra Malla scored his maiden century, 114 off 125 balls, against Singapore in the tournament. In November, Nepal toured Sri Lanka, as Sri Lanka Cricket approved a request from the Asian Cricket Council to support the region's Non-Test playing countries, where they played two three-day matches against Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI. and a Twenty20 International series against Hong Kong.

2015 – 2019

Nepal finished fourth in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia and qualified for the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship. But Nepal failed to secure promotion to Division One and qualification to 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup after finishing third in the round-robin stage. Basanta Regmi became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in the World Cricket League. He achieved this feat after taking 2 wickets against Netherlands in the tournament. On 11 April 2015, Nepal hosted a 63-over (31.3 overs per side) tribute match in honour of the Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes who was batting on 63 when he was struck by a bouncer. The match was played at the TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur between Team Red, combined of players of Nepal and Australia and Team Blue, composed of all Nepalese players. In June, Nepal toured Netherlands to play a Twenty20 International series against the home team. Then Nepal appeared in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier held in Ireland and Scotland, where the team finished seventh in the Group A, thus failing to qualify for the second consecutive ICC World Twenty20.

Nepal finished second in 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two to earn a place in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. On 15 March, Nepal claimed One Day International (ODI) status for the first time with their win over Papua New Guinea in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 9th place play off encounter. Due to gaining ODI status, Nepal also regained Twenty20 International (T20I) status. After gaining ODI status, Nepal's captain at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Paras Khadka, said that they want to gain Test status, which he believes will take between eight and ten years to achieve.

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, the Cricket Association of Nepal, which was suspended in 2016, was readmitted as an ICC member.

2020 – 2022

Nepal hosted United States and Oman in the fifth round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 in February 2020. Nepal won 2 games (1 each) out of 4 in the series. In the last match of the series, Nepal bowled out the United States for the joint-lowest total of 35 in ODI cricket. 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 the Netherlands and Malaysia in the 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series in April 2021. Nepal finished top in the points table winning three out of four group matches and qualified for the final, where they played against the Netherlands. Nepal comprehensively beat the Netherlands by 142 runs and won the series. 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 and won the Player of the series award.

Nepal toured Oman in September 2021, to play two ODI matches against PNG. 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. Sandeep Lamichhane won the man of the match award for his impressive bowling attack of 4/35 in his 10 overs, while Rohit 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 with Sandeep Lamichhane again winning the man of the match award for his exceptional bowling of 6/11 in 5.1 overs. 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 against USA and Oman. it was the sixth round of the 2019–2023 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. Nepal lost its second game of the series with Oman by 5 wickets even though Aasif Sheikh scored 90 off 112 in this match. Nepal lost its third game of the series as well, this time against the US by 6 wickets. 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.

In march of 2022, Nepal toured UAE for the seventh round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 to play 2 games each against UAE and PNG. In the first match of the series against PNG, Nepal won by 2 wickets with 4 balls remaining. 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 Nepal won its 4th game of the series against PNG by 7 wickets with 78 balls remaining. 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 the United States for the eighth round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 to play 2 games each against United States and Oman. In the first match of the series against Oman, Nepal lost by 13 runs despite the 5 wickets haul by Karan KC (5–38 in 10 overs). 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. Dev Khanal made his half-century whereas Mohammad 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. Karan KC was the man of the match for his 5/33 in 9 overs whereas Aasif Sheikh(62) and Kushal Bhurtel(56) scored half-centuries and Sandeep Lamichhane got 3 wickets in the match. Nepal lost its last game of the series against the US by 39 runs despite Karan KC's 3-wicket-haul and Aarif Sheikh's 63 runs with the bat.

Nepal then travelled to the Scotland for the ninth round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 to play 2 games each against Scotland and Namibia in July 2022. Nepal lost its first game of the series against Namibia by 40 runs. Spinner Sandeep Lamichhane took 4 wickets and Aarif 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. Aasif Sheikh was the player of the match with his score of 71 off 62 balls whereas bowlers Sompal Kami and Mohammad Aadil Alam took 3 wickets each. The next game was against Namibia which they lost again by 63 runsSandeep Lamichhane's 4-wicket haul. Nepal lost its last game against the host Scotland as well by 8 wickets with 186 balls remaining. Fast Bowler Kishore Mahato made his ODI debut in the game(Cap 34).

In between the league 2 ODI games, Nepal toured Kenya to play 5 T20I against the host Kenya in August 2022. Nepal won the first game by 5 wickets with 4 balls remaining. 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 Basir Ahamad made T20I debut for Nepal in that match. Nepal won the third T20I by 4 wickets with 3 balls remaining. 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 despite Sandeep Lamichhane's maiden 5-wicket haul in T20I. Nepal won its final game of the series by 31 runs. 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 and Sandeep Lamichhane was named player of the series for his 12 wickets in 5 games.

The next tour was in December 2022 where Nepal travelled to Namibia for the tenth round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 to play 2 games each against Scotland and Namibia. The first game was declared no-result due to rain. Gyanendra Malla scored 75 off 94 balls for Nepal in the match and Opener Arjun Saud made his ODI debut for Nepal(Cap 35). In the second game, Nepal lost with Scotland by 3 wickets and 107 balls remaining. In the third game, Nepal lost against Namibia by 86 runs. Spinner Lalit 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.

2023 - Present

In early February 2023, Nepal appointed Monty Desai of India as head coach ahead of a home series against Scotland and Namibia, part of the eleventh round of the ongoing World Cricket League 2 at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.

Nepal won all four matches. Bhurtel scored a maiden ODI century against Namibia, Airee contributed an 85* all-round performance against Scotland, and Paudel scored 95 in a tense final-ball win over table-topping Scotland.

Nepal then travelled to Dubai for the twelfth round, facing UAE and Papua New Guinea. They won three of four matches, beating PNG twice and UAE once, with their only loss coming against UAE by 68 runs. In the thirteenth and final round, played at home, Nepal required 4 out 4 wins to directly qualify to 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe. Nepal beat PNG twice and UAE once, with the last match versus UAE remaining. Winning this match would secure third place, a feat considered nearly impossible before Desai took over as Head Coach. In the last match with the help of Asif Khan 41 ball 100, UAE posted 310 runs on board. Half-centuries from Bhim Sharki, Kushal Bhurtel, Aarif Sheikh, and Gulsan Jha took Nepal to 269/6 in 44 overs. The umpires ultimately called off the match due to fading light. With the DLS target set at 261, Nepal stood 9 runs ahead, securing a dramatic victory and their spot in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Nepal finished third out of seven teams, having won 11 of their last 12 matches.

Nepal hosted the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup in April and May, which served as the Asia Cup qualification tournament. Kushal Malla struck the fastest ODI century by a Nepali batter, reaching three figures off 59 balls against Oman. In the same match, Lamichhane became the fastest bowler to 100 ODI wickets, reaching the mark in 42 matches, beating Rashid Khan's record of 44. After topping their group and defeating Kuwait in a rain-affected semi-final, Nepal faced UAE in the final. In a match interrupted by rain, Nepal restricted the UAE to 117, led by Lalit Rajbanshi's 4/14. They chased the target comfortably thanks to Jha's unbeaten 67. Despite heavy downpours, thousands of devoted Nepali fans remained at the stadium, gaining widespread international attention and praise. The victory confirmed Nepal's first-ever qualification for the Asia Cup.

At the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, Nepal's opening match against hosts Zimbabwe on June 18 was the first time Nepal played an ODI against a Full Member nation. Kushal Bhurtel scored 99 and Aasif Sheikh 66 in a record 171-run opening stand yet it wasn't enough as Zimbabwe won by eight wickets. Nepal beat USA in their second match, with Karan KC taking four wickets and Bhim Sharki scoring 77*. They lost to West Indies and Netherlands, failing to reach the Super Six and finishing eighth out of ten teams after also losing the seventh-place playoff final to Ireland.

Nepal played their first Asia Cup in August and September 2023, placed in Group A alongside India and Pakistan. In the opening match versus Pakistan at Multan Cricket Stadium, Pakistan posted a target of 343 with the help of Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed century and Nepal were bowled out for 104 in 23.4 overs and lost by 238 runs. The second match at Pallekele was Nepal's first ever official match against India. The fixture was highly anticipated, drawing widespread attention across the subcontinent and regarded as a landmark moment for Nepali cricket. Nepal batted first and put up a competitive total. Aasif Sheikh top-scored with 58 off 97 balls and Sompal Kami struck 48 off 56 in the lower order as Nepal were dismissed for 230. In the rain affected match, India easily chased down the revised target of 145 run with the help of an unbroken 147-run opening stand from Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to win by ten wickets. Despite the loss, Nepal's performance drew praise from commentators and cricket observers, with Nepal widely noted as having given India a good fight. Nepal did not advance from the group stage, with Pakistan and India qualifying for the Super Fours.

At the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Nepal posted 314/3 against Mongolia, the highest team total in T20I history at the time. Kushal Malla scored 137* off 50 balls, including the fastest T20I century on record at 34 balls, while Dipendra Singh Airee hit the fastest T20I fifty at 9 balls. Nepal beat Maldives in the next match but lost to India by 23 runs in the quarter-final.

Nepal qualified for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup after defeating UAE in semifinal of 2023 Asia Regional Final. This marked Nepal's second World Cup appearance and their first in 10 years. Competing in Group D, they were drawn alongside the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Bangladesh. Nepal lost their opening match to the Netherlands, and their subsequent fixture against Sri Lanka was abandoned due to rain. In the 3rd match, the Nepali bowlers restricted the Proteas to 115 runs. However, Nepal fell heartbreakingly short, losing by just one run after a run-out on the final ball. Already eliminated before their final group match, Nepal ended their campaign with a loss to Bangladesh, where they were bowled out for 85.

In September 2025, Nepal faced the West Indies at Sharjah Cricket Stadium for their first-ever bilateral T20I series against a Full Member, even though the Caribbean side rested several key players. The series was named the Unity Cup commemorating the resilience shown during the 2025 Gen Z protests. Nepal won the opening match by 19 runs, recording their first ever T20I victory against a Full Member nation. They sealed the series in the second match with a 90-run win, dismissing West Indies for 83, the lowest total by a Full Member team against an Associate nation in T20Is. West Indies won the third match by 10 wickets, but Nepal finished 2-1, also marking the first time Nepal won a bilateral series against a Full Member team. Kushal Bhurtel was named Player of the Series, largely due to his bowling performance.

Nepal qualified for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, hosted by India and Sri Lanka, through the Asia/East Asia-Pacific Qualifier held in Oman in October 2025. Their opening match against England at Wankhede Stadium was the most talked-about of their campaign. England posted 184 runs on the board with the help of half-centuries from Will Jacks and Jacob Bethell. Nepal nearly pulled off the tournament's biggest upset, needing just 10 runs from the final over, but Sam Curran’s precise yorkers denied them victory. Despite being praised for their performance against England, Nepal suffered a shock 10-wicket defeat to Italy in their next game. Against West Indies, Nepal recovered from a top-order collapse with Dipendra Singh Airee scoring 58 off 47 balls but were beaten comfortably. Nepal's campaign ended with three consecutive defeats before their final group match against Scotland, where Airee's unbeaten 50 off 23 balls helped them to a seven-wicket win, Nepal's first T20 World Cup victory in 12 years and their first in the main tournament.

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Home Ground

TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur and Mulpani Cricket Ground in Mulpani, Kathmandu are the only two grounds with One 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.

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! Location

! Capacity

! Tests

! ODIs

! T20Is

! WT20Is

|TU Cricket Ground

|Kirtipur, Bagmati

|15,000

|34

|14

|Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground

|Kageshwari-Manohara, Bagmati

|4,000

|13

|Pokhara Cricket Stadium

|Pokhara, Gandaki

|(Proposed expansion)

| 4

Kit evolution

Kit suppliers

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!style="background:#ED1C24;border: 2px solid #3F43A4;" |Kit provider

!style="background:#ED1C24;border: 2px solid #3F43A4;" |Period

| KELME

| 2021–2025

| T10 Sports

| 2025–present

Tournament history

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|+Key

|style="background:gold" width="20"|

|align="left"| Champions

|style="background:silver" width="20"|

|align="left"| Runners-up

|style="background:#90EE90" width="20"|

|align="left"| 3rd position

ICC Cricket World Cup

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! style="color:#002868; background:white;" colspan=8|ICC Cricket World Cup record

! style="color:#002868; background:white;" colspan=5|Qualification record

! scope="col"|Host & Year

! scope="col"|Round

! scope="col"|Position

! scope="col"|

| 1992

| 1996

| 1999

| 2003|| colspan="7" |Did not qualify || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0

| 2007|| colspan="7" rowspan="2" |Not eligible|| colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Not eligible

| 2011

| 2015|| colspan="7" rowspan="3"|Did not qualify || 16 || 9 || 7 || 0 || 0

| 2019|| 35 || 17 || 17 || 0 || 1

| 2023|| 36 || 19 || 15 || 1 || 1

| 2027||colspan="12" rowspan="2"|TBD

| 2031

ICC T20 World Cup

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! width=150 |Host & Year

! width=100 |Round

! width=75 |Position

! width=50 |GP

! width=50 |W

! width=50 |L

! width=50 |T

! width=50 |NR

| 2007 ||colspan="7" rowspan=3|Not eligible

| 2009

| 2010

| 2012 ||colspan="7"|Did not qualify

| 2014 || First round || 12/16 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0

| 2016 || colspan="7" rowspan="3" |Did not qualify

| 2021

| 2022

| 2024 || rowspan=2 | Group Stage || rowspan=2 | 17/20 || rowspan=2 | 4 || 0 || rowspan=2 | 3 || rowspan=2 | 0 || 1

| 2026 || 1 || 0

| 2028 || colspan="7" rowspan="2" |TBD

| 2030

!Total

!0 Titles

!3/10

!11

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! width=150 |Host & Year

! width=100 |Round

! width=75 |Position

! width=50 |P

! width=50 |W

! width=50 |L

! width=50 |T

! width=50 |NR

!Notes

| 1979 || colspan="7" rowspan="3" |Not eligible – Not an ICC member

| 1982

| 1986

| 1990 || colspan="7" rowspan="2" |Not eligible – ICC affiliate member

| 1994

| 1997 || colspan="7" |Did not participate

| 2001 || Group stage || Round 1 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0

| 2005 || colspan="7" |Did not qualify

| 2009 || colspan="7" |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

|Gained ODI status until 2023

| 2023 || Playoffs || 8th || 6|| 2|| 4|| 0|| 0

|Had retained ODI status until 2027

| 2027 || colspan=8 | TBD

!Total

!colspan="2"|

!23

!14

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! width=150 | Host & Year

! width=100 | Round

! width=75 | Position

! width=50 | P

! width=50 | W

! width=50 | L

! width=50 | T

! width=50 | NR

! Notes

| 2010 || colspan="7" | Did not qualify ||

|- bgcolor="#90EE90"

| 2013 || Semi-final || 3rd || 10 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 0 || Qualified for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20

| 2015 || Group Stage || 12th || 6 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 1 ||

| 2019 || colspan="7" | Did not qualify ||

| 2022 || Semi-final || 3rd || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||

|- bgcolor="silver"

| 2023 || Runners-up || 2nd || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 0 || Qualified for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

|- bgcolor="gold"

| 2025 || Winners || 1st || 8 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || Qualified for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

! Total

! colspan="2" |

! 44

! 28

! 14

! 1

ACC Asia Cup

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! scope="col"|Host & Year

! scope="col"|Round

! scope="col"|Position

! scope="col"|

| 1997|| colspan="7" |Did not qualify

| 2000|| colspan="7" |Did not participate

| 2004|| colspan="7" rowspan="2"|Did not qualify

| 2008

| 2010|| colspan="7" rowspan="2" |Did not participate

| 2012

| 2014|| colspan="7" |Did not qualify

| 2016|| colspan="7" |Did not participate

| 2018|| colspan="7" rowspan="2"|Did not qualify

| 2022

| 2023||Group Stage

|5th/6th

|| 2025|| colspan="7"|Did not qualify

|| 2027|| colspan="7"|To be determined

|| 2029|| colspan="7"|To be determined

|| 2031|| colspan="7"|To be determined

|Total||1/9||0 Title ||2||0||2||0||0

ACC Asia Cup Qualifier

{| class="wikitable"

! width=150|Host & Year

! width=50 |Tournament

! width=50 |Position

! width=50 |P

! width=50 |W

! width=50 |L

! width=50 |T

! width=50 |N/R

!Notes

|2014|| ACC Premier League

|3rd

|Qualified for 2014 ACC Championship, but the tournament was cancelled.

|2016|| Asia Cup Qualifier

|colspan="6" rowspan="1" |did not participate

|Had no T20I status

|2018|| Asia Cup Qualifier

|4th

|Qualified for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

|2020|| Asia Cup Qualifier

| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |did not qualify

|Setback in eastern regional qualifier

|- style="background:gold;"

|2023|| ACC Premier Cup

|Champions

|Qualified for the 2023 Asia Cup and 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

|2024|| ACC Premier Cup

|4th

Asian Games

{| class="wikitable"

! width=150 |Year

! width=50 |Position

! width=50 |GP

! width=50 |W

! width=50 |L

! width=50 |T

! width=50 |N/R

!Notes

|2010

|Quarter-finals

| -

|Knocked out by Sri-Lanka in the Quarter-Final

|2014

|Quarter-finals

| -

|Knocked out by Afghanistan in the Quarter-Final

|2022

|Quarter-finals

| -

|Knocked out by India in the Quarter-Final

| 2026

World Cricket League / Cricket World Cup League 2

{| class="wikitable"

! width=150 |Year

! width=50 |Position

! width=50 |GP

! width=50 |W

! width=50 |L

! width=50 |T

! width=50 |N/R

!Notes

|2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five

||3rd place

|Remained in 2010 Division Five

|- style="background:Gold;"

|2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five

||Champions

|Promoted to Division Four for 2010

|2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four

||3rd place

|Remained in Division Four for 2012

|- style="background:Gold;"

|2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four

||Champions

|Promoted to Division Three for 2013

|- style="background:Gold;"

|2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

||Champions

|Promoted to the 2014 World Cup Qualifier

|- style="background:Gold;"

|2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

||Champions

|Promoted to Division Two for 2015

|2015 Division Two

|| 4th place

|Qualified for the 2015-17 ICC World Cricket League Championship

|2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship

|| 7th place

|14

|Relegated to Division Two

|- style="background:silver;"

|2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two

|| Runners-Up

|Advanced to the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

|-bgcolor="#90EE90"

|2019–2023 Cricket World Cup League 2

|3rd

|36

|19

|15

|Advanced to the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and retained ODI status until 2027

|2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2

| colspan="7" |On Going

South Asian Games

{| class="wikitable"

! width=150|Host & Year

! width=50 |Position

! width=50 |GP

! width=50 |W

! width=50 |L

! width=50 |T

! width=50 |N/R

| 2010

|4th

| 2019

|Bronze

| 2025–26

ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup/Asia Cup Rising Stars

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="8" |ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup (List A Tournaments)

!Host & Year

!Tournament

!Position

!GP

!NR

| 2013

|2013 ACC Emerging Teams Cup

|Group Stage

| 2017

|2017 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

|Group Stage

| 2018

|2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

| colspan="6" |Did not qualify

| 2019

|2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

|Group Stage

| 2023

|2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

|Group Stage

| 2024

|2024 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

| colspan="6" |Did not qualify

| 2025

|2025 Asia Cup Rising Stars

| colspan="6" |Did not qualify

ICC Intercontinental Cup

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="8" |ICC Intercontinental Cup (First Class Tournament)

!Year

!Tournament

!Position

!GP

!points

|2004

|2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup

|Group Stage- Asia Group

|42

|2005

|2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup

|Group Stage- Asia Group

|40.5

|2006-07

|2006–07 ICC Intercontinental Cup

| colspan="6" |Did not qualify

|2007-08

|2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup

| colspan="6" |Did not qualify

|2009-10

|2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup

| colspan="6" |Did not qualify

|2011-13

|2011–2013 ICC Intercontinental Cup

| colspan="6" |Did not qualify

|2015-17

|2015–2017 ICC Intercontinental Cup

| colspan="6" |Did not qualify

ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="3" | ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament record

! width="100" |Year

! width="100" |Tournament

! width="100" |Position

|- style="background:Gold;"

|2006

|ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament

|| Winners

ACC Trophy

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="3" | ACC Trophy record (50 Over Tournament)

! width="100" | Year

! width="100" | Tournament

! width="100" | Position

|1996

|1996 ACC Trophy

| First round

|1998

|1998 ACC Trophy

| First round

|2000

|2000 ACC Trophy

|Semi-finals

|- style="background:silver ;"

|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

|- style="background:silver ;"

|2010

|2010 ACC Trophy Elite

|Runners-up

|- style="background:Gold;"

|2012

|2012 ACC Trophy Elite

|Winners (Shared trophy with United Arab Emirates national cricket team

Current Squad

The list of ODI & T20I centrally contracted players with Cricket Association of Nepal for 2025-2026 year.

The bold players selected for Cricket at the 2026 Asian Games – Men's Qualifier.

{| class="wikitable"

! style="text-align:center; background:#003893; color:white; | No.

! style="text-align:center; background:#003893; color:white; | Name

! style="text-align:center; background:#003893; color:white; | Age

! style="text-align:center; background:#003893; color:white; | Batting style

! style="text-align:center; background:#003893; color:white; | Bowling style

! style="text-align:center; background:#003893; color:white; | C/G

! style="text-align:center; background:#003893; color:white; | Forms

! style="text-align:center; background:#003893; color:white; | Domestic Team

! style="text-align:center; background:#003893; color:white; | NPL

! style="text-align:center; background:#003893; color:white; | Last ODI

! style="text-align:center; background:#003893; color:white; | Last T20I

! style="text-align:center; background:#003893; color:white; | Remarks

!colspan="12"style="text-align:center;" | Batsmen

|14||Kushal Bhurtel

||| Right-handed || Right-arm Leg break ||style="text-align:center;" | A || ODI, T20I||Nepal Police Club||Pokhara Avengers

| 2026

|11||Arjun Kumal

||| Right-handed ||Right-arm Leg break ||style="text-align:center;"| C || ODI||Gandaki Province ||Pokhara Avengers

| 2026

|52||Bhim Sharki

| || Right-handed |||| style="text-align:center;" | B || ODI ||Nepal Army Club||Kathmandu Gorkhas

| 2026

|52||Ishan Pandey||||Left-handed ||Right-arm off break|| style="text-align:center;" | C ||ODI||Bagmati Province||Sudurpashchim Royals

| 2026

|17||Rohit Paudel

| || Right-handed || Right-arm off break ||style="text-align:center;" | A+ || ODI, T20I ||APF Club||Lumbini Lions

| 2026

|ODI Captain

|21||Sundeep Jora|| || Right-handed ||||style="text-align:center;" | C ||T20I||APF Club||Lumbini Lions

| 2026

|24||Aarif Sheikh

|||Right-handed ||Right-arm medium||style="text-align:center;" | B || ODI, T20I|| Nepal Police Club||Sudurpaschim Royals

| 2026

! ! colspan="12"style="text-align:center;" | Wicket-keepers

|09||Aasif Sheikh

| ||Right-handed|||| style="text-align:center;" | A || ODI, T20I||APF Club|| Janakpur Bolts

| 2026

|16||Anil Kumar Sah

|||Right-handed||||style="text-align:center;" | C ||ODI, T20I||Madhesh Province||Janakpur Bolts

| 2025

|07||Binod Bhandari

|||Right-handed|| ||style="text-align:center;" | C || ODI||Nepal Army Club|| Sudurpaschim Royals

|2026

| 01||Lokesh Bam

| || Right-handed |||| style="text-align:center;"|C|| T20I||APF Club||Biratnagar Kings

| 2026

! colspan="12"style="text-align:center" | All-rounders

|45||Dipendra Singh Airee|| ||Right-handed || Right-arm off break||style="text-align:center;"|A+||ODI, T20I||||Sudurpaschim Royals

| 2026

|T20I Captain & ODI Vice-Captain

|15||Gulsan Jha|| || Left-handed || Right-arm medium ||style="text-align:center;"|B||ODI, T20I||Nepal Police Club||Karnali Yaks

| 2025

| 2026

|75||Basir Ahamad

||| Left-handed||Slow left-arm orthodox||style="text-align:center;" | C ||ODI, T20I||Nepal Army Club

||Biratnagar Kings

| 2026

|02||Kushal Malla

||| Left-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox ||style="text-align:center;"|C||T20I||Nepal Army Club||

Chitwan Rhinos

| 2026

! colspan="12"style="text-align:center;" | Pace bowlers

|10||Sompal Kami

| || Right-handed ||Right-arm Fast medium || style="text-align:center;"| A || ODI, T20I||Nepal Army Club

||Karnali Yaks

| 2026

|33||Karan KC

| || Right-handed || Right-arm Fast medium|| style="text-align:center;"| A || ODI, T20I|| Nepal Police Club||Kathmandu Gorkhas

| 2026

| 22||Nandan Yadav

|||Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||style="text-align:center;" | B ||ODI, T20I|| APF Club ||Karnali yaks

| 2026

|13||Hemant Dhami

||||Right-handed || Right-arm medium ||style="text-align:center;" | C||ODI, T20I|| Sudurpaschim Province||Sudurpaschim Royals

| 2024

| 2026

! colspan="12"style="text-align:center;" | Spin bowlers

|25||Sandeep Lamichhane

| || Right-handed ||Right-arm Leg break ||style="text-align:center;"| A+ || ODI, T20I||Bagmati Province||Biratnagar Kings

| 2026

|T20I Vice-Captain

|27||Lalit Rajbanshi

| || Right-handed || Slow left-arm orthodox || style="text-align:center;" | B || ODI|| Nepal Police Club||Janakpur Bolts

| 2026

||23||Sher Malla

||| Left-handed|| Right-arm off-break||style="text-align:center;" | C ||T20I||Sudurpashchim Province||Lumbini Lions

| 2026

|05||Shahab Alam

||| Left-handed|| Slow left-arm orthodox||style="text-align:center;"|C||T20I||

Nepal Army Club

||Kathmandu Gorkhas

| 2026

Pay grade

CAN awards central contracts to its players, their pay is graded according to the importance of the player. Players' Monthly salaries are as follows:

Grade A+ – रु. 1,20,000
Grade A – रु. 1,00,000
Grade B – रु. 75,000
Grade C – रु. 55,000
Grade D – रु. 35,000

;Match fees

Players also receive a match fee of Rs 5,000 per T20I match and Rs 10,000 per ODI match.

Development Squad

The list of ODI & T20I centrally contracted players under grade D with Cricket Association of Nepal for 2025-2026 year.

Dev Khanal
Deepak Dumre
Arjun Saud (WK)
Trit Raj Das
Bipin Khatri
Narayan Joshi
Pawan Sarraf
Rashid Khan
Santosh Yadav
Arjun Gharti (WK)
Pratish GC
Rijan Dhakal
Aakash Chand
Sagar Dhakal
Yuvaraj Khatri

Coaching staff

{| class="wikitable"

! Position

! Name

| Head Coach

| Stuart Law

| Assistant Coach

| Nic Pothas

| Bowling Consultant

| Ian Harvey

| Strength and Conditioning coach

| Abdul Sattar

| Cricket Manager

| Binod Das

| Logistics Manager

| Prabal Gautam

| Physiotherapist

| Lokendra Kunwar

| Masseur

| Dane Dominic Currency

| Analyst

| Raman Shiwakoti

| Photographer

| Sajan Lamichhane

Coaching history

{| class="wikitable"

! 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 the 2006 ACC Premier League. • Coached Nepal U19s in the 2006 and 2008 U19 World Cups. • Established Nepal as a strong Associate nation in Asia.

| 2011–2015

| Pubudu Dassanayake

| • Qualified Nepal for the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup — Nepal’s first global event. • Improved fitness, discipline, and professionalism within the team.

| 2015–2019

| Jagat Tamata

| • Guided Nepal to WCL Division 2 2018 success. • Helped Nepal earn One Day International status for the first time. • Coached during Nepal’s debut in 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier.

| 2019–2020

| Umesh Patwal

| • Oversaw Nepal’s first full ODI series as an ODI nation. • Focused on player development of youngsters like Rohit Paudel and Kushal Bhurtel.

| 2020–2021

| Dav Whatmore

| • Led Nepal to victory in the 2021 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 the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off. • Revitalized senior players’ form and mentored new talents.

| 2022

| Manoj Prabhakar

| • Short tenure focused on side rebuilding. • Integrated domestic performers into the national squad. • Began preparations for 2023 qualifying campaigns.

| 2023–2025

| Monty Desai

| • Led Nepal to 2023 Asia Cup participation — Nepal’s debut in the event. • Qualified Nepal for the 2024 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 the 2026 T20 World Cup. • Implementing Australian high-performance structure and coaching methodology.

Records and statistics

One Day Internationals

Highest team total: 321 v. Scotland on June 8, 2025 at Forthill, Dundee.

Most ODI runs for Nepal

{| class="wikitable"

|- style="background:#bdb76b;"

! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span

|Rohit Paudel || 2,212 || 30.30 || 2018–2026

|Aasif Sheikh || 1,948 || 29.96 || 2021–2026

|Kushal Bhurtel || 1,656 || 24.71 || 2021–2026

|Dipendra Singh Airee || 1,625 || 25.39 ||2018–2026

|Aarif Sheikh || 1,517 || 27.58 || 2018–2026

Most ODI wickets for Nepal

{| class="wikitable"

|- style="background:#bdb76b;"

! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span

|Sandeep Lamichhane || 154 || 19.25 || 2018–2026

|Karan KC || 98 || 26.59 || 2018–2026

|Sompal Kami || 97 || 29.21 || 2018–2026

|Lalit Rajbanshi || 54 || 26.48 || 2019–2026

|Dipendra Singh Airee || 53 || 32.50 || 2018–2026

Head-to-head record

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

!scope="col" |Opponent

!scope="col" |Matches

!scope="col" |Won

!scope="col" |Lost

!scope="col" |Tied

!scope="col" |No Result

!scope="col" |First match

!scope="col" |First win

| style="text-align: center;" colspan="8" | Full Members

!scope="row" |

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 September 2023 ||

!scope="row" |

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 July 2023 ||

!scope="row" |

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 30 August 2023 ||

!scope="row" |

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 22 June 2023 ||

!scope="row" |

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 18 June 2023 ||

| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | Associate Members

!scope="row" |

| 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 8 February 2024 || 8 February 2024

!scope="row" |

| 8 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 11 July 2022 || 14 February 2023

!scope="row" |

| 7 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 August 2018 || 3 August 2018

!scope="row" |

| 10 || 4 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 5 February 2020 || 19 September 2021

!scope="row" |

| 10 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 7 September 2021 || 7 September 2021

!scope="row" |

| 12 || 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 13 July 2022 || 13 July 2022

!scope="row" |

| 19 || 11 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 30 August 2018 || 26 January 2019

!scope="row" |

| 13 || 6 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 8 February 2020 || 8 February 2020

|- class="sortbottom"

!scope="row" style="text-align:center" |Totals

|89 ||44 ||42 ||1 ||2 ||colspan="2" |W%: 51.14%

| colspan="9" |

Twenty20 Internationals

Highest team total: 314/3 v. Mongolia on 27 September 2023 at Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou.
Highest T20I score: 137*, Kushal Malla vs Mongolia on 27 September 2023 at Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou.
Best individual bowling figures: 6/11, Abinash Bohara vs Maldives on 1 October 2023 at Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Most T20I runs for Nepal

! Runs

! class="unsortable" | Player

! Average

! class="unsortable" | Career span

! 2,180

| Dipendra Singh Airee

| 34.06

| 2018–2026

! 2,114

| Kushal Bhurtel

| 31.08

| 2021–2026

! 1,789

| Rohit Paudel

| 28.39

| 2019–2026

! 1,721

| Aasif Sheikh

| 24.94

| 2021–2026

! 1,124

| Kushal Malla

| 24.94

| 2019–2026

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Most T20I wickets for Nepal

! Wickets

! class="unsortable" | Player

! Average

! class="unsortable" | Career span

! 138

| Sandeep Lamichhane

| 12.47

|2018–2026

! 106

| Karan KC

| 20.75

| 2015–2026

! 86

| Sompal Kami

| 23.04

| 2014–2026

! 75

| Abinash Bohara

| 19.70

| 2019–2024

! 60

| Dipendra Singh Airee

| 20.66

| 2018–2026

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+Head-to-head record

!scope="col" |Opponent

!scope="col" |Matches

!scope="col" |Won

!scope="col" |Lost

!scope="col" |Tied

!scope="col" |No Result

!scope="col" |First match

!scope="col" |First win

| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | ICC Full Members

|align=left|

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20 March 2014 || 20 March 2014

|align=left|

| 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 18 March 2014 ||

|align=left|

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 February 2026 ||

|align=left|

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 October 2023 ||

|align=left|

| 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 13 July 2015 ||

|align=left|

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 14 June 2024 ||

|align=left|

| 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 27 September 2025 || 27 September 2025

|align=left|

| 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 27 September 2019 ||

| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | ICC Associate members

|align=left|

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 December 2019 || 5 December 2019

|align=left|

| 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 21 February 2022 || 21 February 2022

|align=left|

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 31 May 2026 || 31 May 2026

|align=left|

| 12 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 16 March 2014 || 16 March 2014

|align=left|

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 12 February 2026 ||

|align=left|

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 October 2025 || 10 October 2025

|align=left|

| 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 25 August 2022 || 25 August 2022

|align=left|

| 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 27 July 2019 || 27 July 2019

|align=left|

| 10 || 9 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 July 2019 || 13 July 2019

|align=left|

| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 December 2019 || 6 December 2019

|align=left|

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 27 September 2023 || 27 September 2023

|align=left|

| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 27 February 2024 || 1 March 2024

|align=left|

| 15 || 6 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 30 June 2015 || 3 July 2015

|align=left|

| 9 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 10 October 2019 || 11 February 2022

|align=left|

| 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 17 July 2015 || 28 March 2022

|align=left|

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 19 February 2022 || 19 February 2022

|align=left|

| 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 23 July 2019 || 13 April 2024

|align=left|

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 October 2025 || 17 October 2025

|align=left|

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 April 2024 || 17 April 2024

|align=left|

| 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 17 June 2025 || 17 June 2025

|align=left|

| 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 28 July 2019 || 28 September 2019

|align=left|

| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 March 2020 || 4 March 2020

|align=left|

| 13 || 7 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 31 January 2019 || 1 February 2019

|align=left|

| 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 17 October 2024 || 17 October 2024

|- class="sortbottom"

!scope="row" style="text-align:center" |Totals

|119 ||68 ||45 ||3 ||3 ||colspan="2" |W%: 59.48%

| colspan="9" |

Notes

References

External links

Cricket Association of Nepal at cricketnepal

History

Beginnings

ICC membership

21st century

2000 – 2009

2010 – 2014

T20I status and series

2015 – 2019

2020 – 2022

2023 - Present

Team image

Home Ground

Kit evolution

Kit suppliers

Tournament history

ICC Cricket World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers

ACC Asia Cup

ACC Asia Cup Qualifier

Asian Games

World Cricket League / Cricket World Cup League 2

South Asian Games

ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup/Asia Cup Rising Stars

ICC Intercontinental Cup

ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament

ACC Trophy

Current Squad

Pay grade

Development Squad

Coaching staff

Coaching history

Records and statistics

One Day Internationals

Twenty20 Internationals

See also

Notes

References

External links