List of Nepal Twenty20 International cricket records

Nepal played their first Twenty20 International match against Hong Kong on 16 March 2014, and these records date from that match.

Listing criteria

In general, the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, in which case, all the tied record holders are noted).

The name of the players who have played at least one match in the last or ongoing series/tournament has been marked in bold.

Team records

Team wins & losses

Matches played (total)

TeamFirst matchMatchesWonLostTie+WTie+LNo Result% Won
   Nepal16 March 201434161700148.53
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 9 March 2020

Matches played (by country)

Opposition First match Matches Won Lost Tie+W Tie+L NR % Won First win
Vs Test Nations
 Afghanistan20 Mar 2014110000100.0020 March 2014
 Bangladesh18 March 20141010000.00
 Ireland13 July 20152020000.00
 Zimbabwe27 Sep 20192020000.00
Vs Associate Nations
 Bhutan5 December 2019110000100.005 December 2019
 Hong Kong16 Mar 201452300050.0016 March 2014
 Kuwait27 July 2019110000100.0027 July 2019
 Malaysia13 July 2019431000100.0013 July 2019
 Maldives6 December 2019220000100.006 December 2019
 Netherlands30 June 201562300140.003 July 2015
 Oman10 October 201910100000.00
 Papua New Guinea17 July 20151010000.00
 Qatar23 July 20191010000.00
 Singapore28 July 201921100050.0028 September 2019
 Thailand2 Mar 2020110000100.002 March 2020
 United Arab Emirates31 Jan 201932100066.661 February 2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 9 December 2019

Team scoring records

Highest innings totals

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 236/3 (20.0 overs) BhutanKirtipur5 December 2019
2 173/6 (20.0 overs) MalaysiaKuala Lumpur14 July 2019
3 163/7 (20.0 overs) MaldivesKirtipur6 December 2019
4 154/1 (16.0 Overs) SingaporeSingapore28 September 2019
5 149/8 (20.0 overs) Hong KongChittagong16 March 2014
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Lowest innings totals

Rank Score Teams Venue Date
1 53 (14.3 overs) IrelandBelfast13 July 2015
2 64 (11.0 overs) OmanMuscat10 October 2019
3 69 (17.4 overs) NetherlandsAmstelveen1 July 2015
4 72 (20.0 overs) Hong KongColombo (PSS)24 November 2014
5 93 (19.4 overs) Papua New GuineaDublin (Malahide)17 July 2015
Note: This list does not include innings scores where Nepal batted second and successfully reached a victory target in under 20 overs. Low totals in reduced overs matches are excluded unless the team was all out.
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Highest match aggregate

Rank Score Teams Venue Date
1 340/13 (40.0 Overs) Malaysia vs    NepalKuala Lumpur14 July 2019
2 331/9 (40 Overs) Bhutan vs    NepalSingapore5 December 2019
3 305/4 (36.0 Overs) Singapore vs    Nepal28 September 2019
4 300/16 (35.0 Overs){ Singapore vs    Nepal28 July 2019
5 286/16 (40.0 Overs) Malaysia vs    NepalBangkok29 February 2020
Source: ESPNcricinfo. Last updated:6 December 2019

Lowest match aggregate

Rank Score Teams Venue Date
1 107/12 (22.3 Overs Ireland vs    NepalBelfast13 July 2015
2 129/14 (22.5 Overs) Oman vs    NepalMuscat10 October 2019
3 138/11 (25.3 Overs)   Nepal vs  ThailandBangkok4 March 2020
4 145/18 (39.5 Overs) Hong Kong vs    NepalColombo24 November 2014
5 169/10 (17.0 Overs) Malaysia vs    NepalSingapore24 July 2019
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 9 December 2019

Highest win margins (by wickets)

RankMarginTargetAgainstVenueDate
1 9 wickets152 SingaporeSingapore28 September 2019
67 ThailandBangkok4 March 2020
3 7 wickets129 MalaysiaKuala Lumpur13 July 2019
84 MalaysiaSingapore24 July 2019
142 Kuwait27 July 2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 17 June 2020

Highest win margins (by runs)

RankMarginTargetAgainstVenueDate
1 141 runs237 BhutanKirtipur5 December 2019
2 84 runs164 Maldives6 December 2019
3 80 runs150 Hong KongChittagong16 March 2014
4 14 runs105 United Arab EmiratesDubai3 February 2019
5 9 runs142 AfghanistanChittagong20 March 2014
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Highest win margin (by balls remaining)

RankMarginTargetAgainstVenueDate
1 8767 ThailandBangkok4 March 2020
2 25142 KuwaitSingapore27 July 2019
3 24152 Singapore28 Sep 2019
4 2395 MaldivesKirtipur9 december 2019
5 9129 MalaysiaKuala Lumpur13 July 2019
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 December 2019

Lowest win margins (by runs)

RankMargin TargetTeamsVenueDate
1 6 runs174 MalaysiaKuala Lumpur14 July 2019
2 9 runs142 AfghanistanChittagong20 March 2014
3 14 runs105 United Arab EmiratesDubai3 February 2019
4 80 runs150 Hong KongChittagong16 March 2014
5 84 runs164 MaldivesKirtipur6 December 2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Lowest win margin (by wickets)

Rank Margin Against Venue Date
1 3 wickets NetherlandsRotterdam3 July 2015
2 4 wickets United Arab EmiratesDubai1 February 2019
 Hong KongMuscat6 October 2019
 Netherlands7 October 2019
5 5 wickets MalaysiaKuala Lumpur13 July 2019
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 December 2019

Lowest win margin (by balls remaining)

Rank Margin Target Against Venue Date
1 1 Ball134 NetherlandsMuscat7 October 2019
2 2 Balls140 NetherlandsRotterdam3 July 2015
3 3 balls108 United Arab EmiratesDubai1 February 2019
4 6 Balls84 (9.0 Overs) MalaysiaSingapore24 July 2019
126 Hong KongMuscat6 October 2019
Source: Cricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Most career runs

RankRunsPlayerInningsNot OutAverageHSCareer Span
1 799Paras Khadka32327.55106*2014–present
2 566Gyanendra Malla25022.64107
3 330Dipendra Singh Airee16320.6247*2018-present
4 310Sharad Vesawkar16323.84402014-2019
5 304Binod Bhandari25616.0058*2014–present
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Highest career average

Qualification: 100 runs

RankAveragePlayerRunsInningsNot Out
1 27.55Paras Khadka799323
2 23.84Sharad Vesawkar310163
3 22.64Gyanendra Malla566250
4 20.90Aarif Sheikh209122
5 20.62Dipendra Singh Airee330182
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Highest career strike rate

Qualification: 100 Balls

RankStrike RatePlayerInningsBalls facedRuns
1 134.81Karan KC18135182
2 128.04Paras Khadka32624799
3 121.72Gyanendra Malla25465566
4 112.50Sompal Kami19176198
5 109.74Binod Bhandari25277304
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Highest individual score

Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date
1 107Gyanendra Malla BhutanKirtipur5 December 2019
2 106*Paras Khadka SingaporeSingapore28 September 2019
3 86*Paras Khadka MalaysiaKuala Lumpur13 July 2019
4 68Paras Khadka KuwaitSingapore27 July 2019
5 58*Binod Bhandari Hong KongAl Amerat6 October 2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Most fifties and over

Rank 50+s Batsman
1 5Paras Khadka
2 2Binod Bhandari
Gyanendra Malla
4 1Sundeep Jora
Subash Khakurel
Source: Cricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Most Centuries

100s Batsman
1 Paras Khadka
Gyanendra Malla
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 December 2019

Most career sixes

RankSixesPlayer
1 26Paras Khadka
2 23Gyanendra Malla
3 13Karan KC
4 12Binod Bhandari
5 7 Sharad Vesawkar
Sompal Kami
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Most career Fours

RankFoursPlayer
1 82Paras Khadka
2 53Gyanendra Malla
3 25Sharad Vesawkar
4 24Binod Bhandari
5 23Dipendra Singh Airee
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Highest strike rate in an innings

RankStrike RatePlayerRunsBallsOppositionVenueDate
1 270.00Pawan Sarraf27*10 ThailandBangkok4 March 2020
2 254.54Sundeep Jora2811 UAEDubai3 February 2019
3 250.00Karan KC40*16 MaldivesKirtipur6 December 2019
4 242.85Gyanendra Malla5121 MalaysiaSingapore24 July 2019
5 221.42Karan KC31*14 NetherlandsMuscat7 October 2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Most Ducks

Qualification: 2 Ducks

Rank Ducks Player
1 4Pradeep Airee
2 3Paras Khadka
Pawan Sarraf
4 2Shakti Gauchan
Abinash Bohara
Karan KC
Sushan Bhari
Sandeep Lamichhane
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Individual records (bowling)

Most career wickets

RankWicketsMatchesPlayerBBI
1 3728Karan KC4/17
2 3420Sandeep Lamichhane4/20
3 2628Sompal Kami3/23
4 2518Basanta Regmi4/16
5 2020Abinash Bohara4/35
BBI – Best Bowling Innings. Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Best career averages

Rank Average Bowler Matches Wickets
1 14.20Sandeep Lamichhane2034
2 16.20Basanta Regmi1825
1 19.05Karan KC2837
4 21.12Shakti Gauchan98
5 21.80Abinash Bohara2020
Qualification: 30 overs bowled. Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 December 2019

Best economy rates

Rank Economy Rate Bowler Runs Overs Bowled
1 5.63Shakti Gauchan16930.0
2 6.02Lalit Rajbanshi23138.2
3 6.20Paras Khadka36058.0
4 6.44Sandeep Lamichhane48375.0
5 6.51Basanta Regmi40562.1
Qualification: 30 overs bowled. Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 December 2019

Best figures in an innings

Rank Bowling Player Opponent Venue Date
1 4/16Basanta Regmi Hong KongBelfast15 July 2015
2 4/17Karan KC NetherlandsMuscat7 October 2019
3 4/20Sandeep Lamichhane
4 4/35Abinash Bohara SingaporeSingapore28 July 2019
5 4/36Karan KC Hong KongMuscat6 October 2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Most Four (and over) wickets in an innings

# Player Against
2 Karan KC1 vs  Hong Kong1 vs  Netherlands
1 Basanta Regmi1 vs  Hong Kong
Abinash Bohara1 vs  Singapore
Sandeep Lamichhane1 vs  Netherlands
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 December 2019

Most runs conceded in an innings

Runs Player Overs Opponent Venue Date
54Basanta Regmi4.0 SingaporeSingapore28 July 2019
44Sompal Kami4.028 September 2019
43Sompal Kami4.0 NetherlandsLord's29 July 2018
Sandeep Lamichhane4.0
Karan KC4.0 United Arab EmiratesDubai31 January 2019
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 December 2019

Individual records (fielding)

Does not include catches taken by wicketkeeper.

Most catches in career

(Minimum 5 catches)

Catches Player
16Paras Khadka
14Gyanendra Malla
9Karan KC
8Sompal Kami
Dipendra Singh Airee
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 December 2019

Most dismissals in career

Rank Dismissals Player Innings Catches Stumpings
1 13Binod Bhandari2376
2 5Subash Khakurel823
3 4Pradeep Airee231
4 0Anil Sah100
Note: Innings refers to the number of innings as a designated wicket keeper.Source: ESPNcricinfo[1] Last updated: 6 December 2019

Individual records (other)

Most matches played in career

Rank Matches Player
1 33Paras Khadka
2 30Binod Bhandari
3 28Sompal Kami
Karan KC
5 27Gyanendra Malla
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 December 2019.

Most Matches played as Captain

Matches Player Won Lost Tied NR Win %
27Paras Khadka11150142.30
7Gyanendra Malla520071.42
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 6 December 2019

♣ denote current captain.

Partnership Records

Highest partnerships (by runs)

Rank Runs Wicket Players Opponent Venue Date
1 145*2nd wicketParas Khadka & Aarif Sheikh SingaporeSingapore28 September 2019
2 1084th wicketGyanendra Malla & Paras Khadka BhutanKirtipur5 December 2019
3 85Paras Khadka & Sharad Vesawkar BangladeshChittagong18 March 2014
4 803rd wicketGyanendra Malla & Paras Khadka Hong KongChittagong16 March 2014
Dipendra Singh Airee & Gyanendra Malla BhutanKirtipur5 December 2019
Note: An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen were dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or they reached the required score).
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Highest partnerships (by wicket)

Partnership Runs Players Opponent Venue Date
1st wicket108Gyanendra Malla & Paras Khadka BhutanKirtipur5 December 2019
2nd wicket145*Paras Khadka & Aarif Sheikh SingaporeSingapore28 September 2019
3rd wicket80Gyanendra Malla & Paras Khadka Hong KongChittagong16 March 2014
Dipendra Singh Airee & Gyanendra Malla BhutanKirtipur5 December 2019
4th wicket85Paras Khadka & Sharad Vesawkar BangladeshChittagong18 March 2014
5th wicket61Aarif Sheikh & Binod Bhandari Hong KongMuscat6 October 2019
6th wicket55Dipendra Singh Airee & Pawan Sarraf UAEDubai1 February 2019
7th wicket39Sundeep Jora & Sompal Kami UAEDubai31 January 2019
8th wicket33*Karan KC & Sushan Bhari MaldivesKirtipur6 December 2019
9th wicket43Shakti Gauchan & Sompal Kami Hong KongColombo (PSS)24 November 2014
10th wicket14Sharad Vesawkar & Karan KC NetherlandsAmstelveen1 July 2015
Note: An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen were dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or they reached the required score).
Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 6 December 2019

Notes and references

See also

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