Nepal national cricket team: players, records and results in every format

Nepal appear in 209 of the men's internationals in the records used here: 92 One Day Internationals and 117 Twenty20 Internationals. The earliest of them is dated 16 March 2014 and the most recent 13 October 2026.

Of the 199 matches that produced a winner, Nepal won 114 and lost 85, a win rate of 57.3%. Across the 19 national sides on this site that is the 4th highest overall win rate, although the sides are measured over very different eras and formats.

The latest recorded result is an ODI against Oman on 13 October 2026: Nepal won by 113 runs.

This page covers the Nepal national cricket team in the men's internationals recorded here: players, records and results across One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. The Nepal national cricket team record is counted from 209 matches, and each section below takes one part of it in turn.

The Nepal cricket team players tables list the leading run scorers and wicket takers in each format with matches played, average and strike rate or economy. Among the Nepal cricket team players, the most recorded appearances are RK Paudel (88 in ODIs) and DS Airee (98 in T20Is). Every table of Nepal players on the page is summed from the same ball-by-ball files.

Results come first on the page: the latest Nepal national cricket team results with runs per over, then the record by format, the record against each opponent and the longest runs of wins. The records section sets out the highest totals, the widest wins and the best individual figures for the Nepal national cricket team.

What a reader usually needs from the Nepal cricket team is a record that can be checked. The Nepal cricket team figures here come from ball-by-ball files, and the Nepal cricket team for every match are in the table of recent matches and in the download at the foot of the page.

In One Day Internationals, Nepal have played 92 recorded matches, winning 46 and losing 43, with 1 tie and 2 without a result. The first of these is dated 30 August 2018 and the last 13 October 2026, a win rate of 51.7% in decided matches. Among the 19 sides with enough ODI matches recorded to compare, that is 9th. Their innings in these matches average 202.0 runs, against 203.4 for opponents. Batting first Nepal have won 17 and lost 21 (44.7%); chasing, 29 won and 22 lost (56.9%).

In Twenty20 Internationals, Nepal have played 117 recorded matches, winning 68 and losing 42, with 3 ties and 4 without a result. The first of these is dated 16 March 2014 and the last 26 September 2026, a win rate of 61.8% in decided matches. Among the 19 sides with enough T20I matches recorded to compare, that is 2nd. Their innings in these matches average 145.8 runs, against 131.5 for opponents. Batting first Nepal have won 31 and lost 19 (62.0%); chasing, 37 won and 23 lost (61.7%).

Since the start of 2024 Nepal have played 90 recorded matches across all formats, winning 47 and losing 37. That win rate of 56.0% is below the overall figure of 57.3%.

Nepal's first recorded year is 2014, with 3 matches. The busiest calendar year is 2024 with 38 matches, and the year with most wins is 2023, with 22 wins and 10 defeats from 33 matches. The heaviest year for defeats is 2024, with 19.

Year by year, the most recent calendar years read as follows: 2019, 14 won and 8 lost from 22; 2020, 3 won and 3 lost from 6; 2021, 8 won and 2 lost from 10; 2022, 19 won and 17 lost from 38; 2023, 22 won and 10 lost from 33; 2024, 16 won and 19 lost from 38; 2025, 15 won and 8 lost from 25; 2026, 16 won and 10 lost from 27.

Earlier calendar years: 2014, 1-2 from 3; 2015, 0-5 from 5; 2018, 0-1 from 2.

By decade the recorded record is 2010s, 15 wins and 16 defeats from 32 matches; 2020s, 99 wins and 69 defeats from 177 matches.

In One Day Internationals, Nepal's highest ODI total in the records is 321, made against Scotland at Forthill, Dundee on 8 June 2025; the lowest completed innings is 103 against United Arab Emirates on 21 March 2022. The widest recorded ODI wins are by 177 runs against United Arab Emirates on 12 March 2023 and by 9 wickets against Papua New Guinea on 13 March 2023. Among individual efforts, the highest individual score is 126 by RK Paudel against Papua New Guinea on 25 March 2022 and the best bowling is 6 for 11 by S Lamichhane against Papua New Guinea on 10 September 2021. The longest run of consecutive recorded wins is 8, between 3 March 2023 and 1 May 2023. The longest losing run is 5, from 21 February 2024 to 22 September 2024.

In Twenty20 Internationals, Nepal's highest T20I total in the records is 314/3, made against Mongolia at Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field on 27 September 2023; the lowest completed innings is 53 against Ireland on 13 July 2015. The widest recorded T20I wins are by 273 runs against Mongolia on 27 September 2023 and by 9 wickets against Singapore on 28 September 2019. Among individual efforts, the highest individual score is 137 by Kushal Malla against Mongolia on 27 September 2023 and the best bowling is 5 for 9 by S Lamichhane against Kenya on 29 August 2022. The longest run of consecutive recorded wins is 8, between 24 February 2022 and 28 August 2022. The longest losing run is 7, from 18 March 2014 to 17 July 2015.

The leading ODI run scorer for Nepal in the records is RK Paudel with 2,394 runs from 88 matches at an average of 31.09, ahead of Aasif Sheikh (2,083) and DS Airee (1,695). The most successful bowler is S Lamichhane with 157 wickets at 19.18, followed by Karan KC (109) and Sompal Kami (92).

The leading T20I run scorer for Nepal in the records is K Bhurtel with 2,313 runs from 80 matches at an average of 31.68, ahead of DS Airee (2,183) and Aasif Sheikh (1,800). The most successful bowler is S Lamichhane with 135 wickets at 12.90, followed by Karan KC (108) and Sompal Kami (87).

In One Day Internationals, Nepal players have passed 100 on 13 occasions and 50 (without reaching 100) on 88 occasions; the most centuries are RK Paudel (3), DS Airee (2) and K Bhurtel (2). A bowler has taken five wickets in an innings 11 times, most often Karan KC (4), S Lamichhane (3) and Gulsan Jha (2). The most recorded appearances are RK Paudel (88), DS Airee (80), S Lamichhane (77) and Aasif Sheikh (75).

In Twenty20 Internationals, Nepal players have passed 100 on 7 occasions and 50 (without reaching 100) on 68 occasions; the most centuries are K Bhurtel (3), P Khadka (1) and G Malla (1). A bowler has taken five wickets in an innings 3 times, most often S Lamichhane (2) and Karan KC (1). The most recorded appearances are DS Airee (98), Sompal Kami (88), Karan KC (87) and RK Paudel (83).

In One Day Internationals, the highest total Nepal have chased down is 297, against Scotland on 2 June 2025, one of 29 recorded wins batting second; the lowest total they have successfully defended is 147, against Oman on 10 September 2026, among 17 wins batting first.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the highest total Nepal have chased down is 186, against Kuwait on 10 April 2025, one of 37 recorded wins batting second; the lowest total they have successfully defended is 104, against United Arab Emirates on 3 February 2019, among 31 wins batting first.

The One Day Internationals milestones in the records: match 1 was against United Arab Emirates on 30 August 2018 (United Arab Emirates won by 78 runs); match 10 was against Papua New Guinea on 10 September 2021 (Nepal won by 151 runs); match 25 was against Scotland on 13 July 2022 (Nepal won by 5 wickets); match 50 was against West Indies on 22 June 2023 (West Indies won by 101 runs).

The Twenty20 Internationals milestones in the records: match 1 was against Hong Kong on 16 March 2014 (Nepal won by 80 runs); match 10 was against United Arab Emirates on 31 January 2019 (United Arab Emirates won by 21 runs); match 25 was against Oman on 10 October 2019 (Oman won by 6 wickets); match 50 was against Kenya on 28 August 2022 (Nepal won by 4 wickets); match 100 was against West Indies on 30 September 2025 (West Indies won by 10 wickets).

The side Nepal have met most often in the records is United Arab Emirates: 33 matches, 19 won and 14 lost, the latest on 12 September 2026.

Other regular opponents are Oman (13 won, 8 lost from 22), Netherlands (8 won, 10 lost from 20), Papua New Guinea (11 won, 4 lost from 15), Scotland (8 won, 6 lost from 15) and United States (8 won, 4 lost from 14).

Against opponents met at least five times, the strongest record is against Papua New Guinea (73.3% of decided matches won) and the weakest against Netherlands (44.4%).

Against the other sides met at least three times the recorded results are Hong Kong (6 won, 5 lost from 13, last met 8 June 2026), Namibia (3 won, 8 lost from 12, last met 27 July 2026), Malaysia (10 won, 0 lost from 10, last met 4 June 2026), Canada (5 won, 4 lost from 9, last met 11 October 2026), West Indies (2 won, 3 lost from 5, last met 15 February 2026), Ireland (0 won, 4 lost from 4, last met 4 July 2023), Qatar (3 won, 1 lost from 4, last met 13 October 2025), Kuwait (3 won, 1 lost from 4, last met 8 October 2025), Kenya (3 won, 1 lost from 4, last met 30 August 2022), Zimbabwe (0 won, 3 lost from 3, last met 18 June 2023) and Singapore (2 won, 1 lost from 3, last met 30 October 2023).

The grounds used most often are Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur (59 matches, 41 won and 17 lost), Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) (28 matches, 20 won and 8 lost), ICC Academy, Dubai (9 matches, 4 won and 5 lost) and Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong (8 matches, 3 won and 3 lost).

Further grounds with the most recorded matches are Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City (7, 2-5), Dubai International Cricket Stadium (7, 3-4), Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas (7, 3-2) and Indian Association Ground (7, 3-4).

By competition, the largest groups of recorded matches are ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 (66 matches, 31 won, 32 lost), Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series (20 matches, 15 won, 5 lost), ACC Men's Premier Cup (10 matches, 8 won, 2 lost), ICC Men's T20 World Cup (7 matches, 1 won, 6 lost) and Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates (6 matches, 4 won, 2 lost).

Smaller groups of matches are ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (6, 2-4), ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier (6, 6-0), United Arab Emirates tour of Nepal (5, 3-2), ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Region Final (4, 2-2), Oman Pentangular T20I Series (4, 2-2), ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A (4, 3-1) and Nepal tour of Kenya (4, 3-1).

Sides met once or twice in the recorded matches: India (0-2 from 2, 3 October 2023), Maldives (2-0 from 2, 9 December 2019), Bangladesh (0-2 from 2, 16 June 2024), Japan (1-0 from 2, 26 September 2026), Pakistan (0-1 from 1, 30 August 2023), Bhutan (1-0 from 1, 5 December 2019), Thailand (1-0 from 1, 4 March 2020), Philippines (1-0 from 1, 19 February 2022), Mongolia (1-0 from 1, 27 September 2023), South Africa (0-1 from 1, 14 June 2024), Saudi Arabia (1-0 from 1, 17 April 2024), Samoa (1-0 from 1, 17 October 2025), England (0-1 from 1, 8 February 2026), Italy (0-1 from 1, 12 February 2026) and China (1-0 from 1, 31 May 2026).

Remaining groups of recorded matches by competition: ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Final (4, 2-1), Nepal tour of Hong Kong (4, 1-2), Canada T20 Tri-Series (4, 2-2), Quadrangular Twenty20 Series (Hong Kong) (4, 2-1), Scotland T20 Tri-Series (4, 2-1), Asian Games Men's Qualifier (4, 4-0), Canada tour of Nepal (3, 3-0), Singapore Twenty20 Tri-Series (3, 1-2), South Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition (3, 3-0), Oman Quadrangular T20I Series (3, 1-2), Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition (3, 1-1), Nepal tour of United States of America (3, 2-0), Nepal v West Indies T20I Series (3, 2-1), ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier (3, 0-3), Nepal v Papua New Guinea ODI Series (2, 2-0), Papua New Guinea tour of Nepal (2, 0-2), Asia Cup (2, 0-2), Nepal tour of Malaysia (2, 2-0), ACC Eastern Region T20 (2, 1-1), World T20 (2, 1-1), Nepal in Netherlands T20I Series (2, 0-2), Asia Cup Qualifiers (1, 0-1), Marylebone Cricket Club Tri-Nation T20 Series (1, 0-0), ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A (1, 1-0), ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Final (1, 1-0) and Hong Kong v Nepal T20I Series (1, 0-1).

Other grounds with recorded matches: Titwood, Glasgow (6, 3-2), Mulpani Cricket Ground (5, 5-0), Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare (4, 2-2), United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek (4, 0-3), Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht (4, 0-4), Singapore National Cricket Ground (4, 4-0), Moosa Cricket Stadium, Pearland (4, 1-2), Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi (4, 3-1), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (4, 1-3), Sharjah Cricket Stadium (4, 3-1), Forthill, Dundee (4, 3-1), Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 2) (3, 3-0), Kinrara Academy Oval (3, 2-1), Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field (2, 1-1), Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent (2, 0-2), Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont (2, 0-2), Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (2, 1-1), Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur (2, 2-0), Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr (2, 0-2), Terdthai Cricket Ground (2, 1-1), Harare Sports Club (2, 0-2), Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (1, 0-1), Multan Cricket Stadium (1, 0-1), The Village, Malahide (1, 0-1), Korogi Sports Park (1, 0-0), P Sara Oval (1, 0-1), Hazelaarweg (1, 0-1), VRA Ground (1, 0-1) and Lord's (1, 0-0).

One Day Internationals, by calendar year (won-lost from matches): 2018, 0-1 from 1; 2019, 2-1 from 3; 2020, 2-2 from 4; 2021, 4-1 from 5; 2022, 6-13 from 21; 2023, 14-7 from 21; 2024, 5-7 from 13; 2025, 3-5 from 8; 2026, 10-6 from 16.

Twenty20 Internationals, by calendar year (won-lost from matches): 2014, 1-2 from 3; 2015, 0-5 from 5; 2018, 0-0 from 1; 2019, 12-7 from 19; 2020, 1-1 from 2; 2021, 4-1 from 5; 2022, 13-4 from 17; 2023, 8-3 from 12; 2024, 11-12 from 25; 2025, 12-3 from 17; 2026, 6-4 from 11.

123 of the 209 recorded matches (59%) were played since the start of 2023, so the record is weighted heavily towards the last few years rather than spread evenly across the whole period.

Average innings totals by format, for the side and against it: One Day Internationals: innings average 202.0, opponents 203.4; Twenty20 Internationals: innings average 145.8, opponents 131.5.

Across the last 10 recorded matches, most recent first, the sequence is W W N W W L L L L W (W won, L lost, T tied, D drawn, N no result): 5 wins and 4 defeats.

In order, those matches were Oman on 13 October 2026 (ODI, Nepal won by 113 runs); Canada on 11 October 2026 (ODI, Nepal won by 24 runs); Japan on 26 September 2026 (T20I, No result); United Arab Emirates on 12 September 2026 (ODI, Nepal won by 44 runs); Oman on 10 September 2026 (ODI, Nepal won by 87 runs).

Every count on this page comes from the recorded matches only. For Nepal the earliest dates are ODI 2018 and T20I 2014, so no figure here is an all-time total.

Of the 209 matches counted for Nepal, 114 were won, 85 were lost and 10 ended tied, drawn or without a result; the win rate in the tables leaves that last group out.

Nepal won the toss in 103 of 209 recorded matches (49.3%) and chose to field 72 times and to bat 31 times. They went on to win 57 of the 96 of those matches that produced a winner (59.4%).

Nepal batters hit 2,742 fours and 1,080 sixes in the recorded innings, one boundary every 9.5 balls; 52.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

Batters were dismissed caught 60%, bowled 15%, lbw 12%, run out 7% and caught and bowled 3% of the 1,448 times.

Wickets credited to bowlers fell caught 59%, bowled 23%, lbw 12%, caught and bowled 3% and stumped 3% of the 1,399 times.