INTERESTING FACTS OF NEPAL CRICKET
23 Oct 2022
They have not been able to qualify for the 2016 T20 World Cup and hence have lost the T20Is status.
In T20Is, Nepal has made the highest score of 149/8 in 20 overs against Hong Kong in the 2014 T20 World Cup.
Subash Khakurel has made the highest score for Nepal. He made 56 off 53 balls against Afghanistan in the 2014 T20 World Cup.
Basanta Regmi has the best bowling figures for Nepal in T20Is. He scalped 4 wickets for 16 runs against Hong Kong in 2014 T20 World Cup.
In the 2006 ACC Trophy, Nepal bowled out Myanmar for just 10 runs in 12.1 overs and chased down the target in 2 balls. Five extras was the top-scorer for the match.
In a 50-overs match, Nepal has made the highest total of 397/8 against Bhutan in the 2003 ACC Emerging Nations Tournament.
Nepal has a highest T20 score of 210/5 against Singapore in 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup.
Subash Khakurel is the highest scorer in 50-overs match. He cracked 115 off 142 balls against United States in the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four.
Mehboob Alam is the highest scorer for Nepal in T20 cricket. He made 88 off 41 balls against Saudi Arabia in 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup.
Mehboob Alam has created a world record, claiming all 10 wickets in a one-day match. He took 10/12 against Mozambique in 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five.
Shakti Gauchan of Nepal has a hat-trick against Denmark in 2012 ICC World Twenty20 qualifier.
The world record of highest individual score by a No 10 batsman in T20 international match is held by Nepal’s Sompal Kami, who scored 40 runs off 31 balls against Hong Kong.
In memory of Phillip Hughes who died when he was struck by a bouncer when batting on 63, Nepal hosted a 63-over (31.3 overs per side) tribute match.
news source: cricwizz
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