Nepal are newbies when it comes to men’s international cricket tournaments. They haven’t qualified for a major ICC tournament so far, but made it to the 2023 Asia Cup, having beaten the United Arab Emirates earlier this year to do so.
However, it was a far from auspicious start for Nepal despite a few promising signs from their bowlers. Against Pakistan, Nepal, with Rohit Paudel as captain, crumbled under pressure to be dismissed for just 104 while looking to chase down a mammoth total of 343. Sompal Kami (28) was their top-scorer in that match.
While they would hope their 238-run loss to Pakistan was one-off, Nepal next face India in what lies another tough challenge.
While the Nepal men’s cricket team do not have a long cricketing history, it’s still worth looking at some statistics from the years gone by. Here are some of the key stats pertaining to Nepal in men’s ODI cricket:
Highest total: 310/8 (50 overs) vs Oman (21 April, 2023)
Lowest total: 103 (25.1 overs) vs UAE ((21 March, 2022)
Largest victories: vs UAE (By 177 runs) and vs PNG (by nine wickets)
Smallest victories: vs Netherlands (1 run) and vs PNG (two wickets)
Most runs: Rohit Paudel (1469 runs from 53 matches)
Highest score: Rohit Paudel (126 vs PNG, 2022)
Highest wicket-taker: Sandeep Lamichhane (112 wickets from 50 matches)
Best bowling figures in an innings: Sandeep Lamichhane ( 6/11 vs PNG, 2021)
Best bowling economy rate: Sandeep Lamichhane (4.32)
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