Nepal Stats
Nepal Playing XI: Last XI and Batting Order
The XI from 25 Sep 2026 v Afghanistan
Updated 25 September 2026, after the Afghanistan game
Kushal Bhurtel
Batter, batted 1
0 2 balls
2
Aasif Sheikh
Keeper, batted 2
2 4 balls
3
Sundeep Jora
All-rounder, batted 3
34 35 balls
4
Kushal Malla
All-rounder, batted 4
9 12 balls
5
Rohit Paudel
Batter, batted 5
33* 32 balls
6
Dipendra Singh Airee
Batter, batted 6
15 18 balls
7
Gulsan Jha
Bowler, batted 7
1* 1 balls
8
Lalit Rajbanshi
Bowler
Did not bat
9
Karan KC
All-rounder
Did not bat
10
Sandeep Lamichhane
Bowler
Did not bat
11
Lokesh Bam
Bowler
Did not bat
Last T20I: Nepal won by 5 wickets (with 16 balls remaining), 25 Sep 2026. The scorecard →
Nepal Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 40 T20Is, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kushal Bhurtel | 30 | 20.7 | 123.8 | A. Sah (8), G. Malla (1) |
| 2Aasif Sheikh | 31 | 23.3 | 105.4 | A. Saud (3), B. Bhandari (2) |
| 3Rohit Paudel | 17 | 19.5 | 116.5 | A. Sah (4), K. Bhurtel (3) |
| 4Rohit Paudel | 14 | 29.8 | 110.2 | K. Malla (10), G. Jha (6) |
| 5Dipendra Singh Airee | 11 | 28.8 | 119.2 | A. Sheikh (7), R. Paudel (6) |
| 6Dipendra Singh Airee | 9 | 30.0 | 133.8 | G. Jha (8), K. Malla (5) |
| 7Gulsan Jha | 9 | 11.3 | 121.4 | D. Singh Airee (7), L. Bam (3) |
| 8Karan KC | 8 | 20.3 | 190.6 | S. Kami (7), G. Jha (3) |
| 9Karan KC | 7 | 10.4 | 110.6 | S. Kami (7), S. Lamichhane (5) |
| 10Karan KC | 5 | 8.0 | 114.3 | S. Lamichhane (5), P. GC (4) |
| 11Lalit Rajbanshi | 4 | 0.3 | 12.5 | A. Bohara (3), S. Alam (2) |
Inns is how often each batted there. A player who did not bat is left out.
Nepal Selections
Every player Nepal picked in the last 40 T20Is, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | 37/40 | 1 | XI |
| Rohit Paudel | 37/40 | 3 | XI |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 36/40 | 5 | XI |
| Gulsan Jha | 33/40 | 7 | XI |
| Karan KC | 33/40 | 8 | XI |
| Aasif Sheikh | 31/40 | 2 | XI |
| Sompal Kami | 28/40 | 8 | - |
| Kushal Malla | 26/40 | 4 | XI |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 21/40 | 10 | XI |
| Sundeep Jora | 18/40 | 5 | XI |
| Aarif Sheikh | 16/40 | 5 | - |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 15/40 | 11 | XI |
| Anil Sah | 14/40 | 1 | - |
| Lokesh Bam | 12/40 | 6 | XI |
| Abinash Bohara | 11/40 | 11 | - |
| Nandan Yadav | 8/40 | 10 | - |
| Rijan Dhakal | 7/40 | 10 | - |
| Pratis GC | 6/40 | 10 | - |
| Mohammad Aadil Alam | 4/40 | 7 | - |
| Rupesh Singh | 4/40 | 7 | - |
| Bibek Yadav | 4/40 | 7 | - |
| Arjun Saud | 3/40 | 2 | - |
| Bhim Sharki | 3/40 | 3 | - |
| Dev Khanal | 3/40 | 3 | - |
| Sagar Dhakal | 3/40 | 10 | - |
| Shahab Alam | 3/40 | 11 | - |
| Gyanendra Malla | 2/40 | 1 | - |
| Binod Bhandari | 2/40 | 2 | - |
| Pawan Sarraf | 2/40 | 5 | - |
| Basir Ahamad | 2/40 | 6 | - |
| Kiran Thagunna | 2/40 | 8 | - |
| Sher Malla | 2/40 | 9 | - |
| Aakash Chand | 2/40 | 11 | - |
| Hemant Dhami | 2/40 | - | - |
| Mousom Dhakal | 2/40 | - | - |
| Santosh Yadav | 1/40 | 3 | - |
| 1/40 | - | - | |
| Pratish GC | 1/40 | - | - |
| Bashir Ahmed | 1/40 | - | - |
Nepal T20I Lineups Questions
What was Nepal's last XI?
Nepal's last XI, from 25 Sep 2026 against Afghanistan: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sundeep Jora, Kushal Malla, Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lokesh Bam.
Who opens the batting for Nepal?
Over the last 40 T20Is, Kushal Bhurtel batted at one 30 times and Aasif Sheikh at two 31 times.
Who bats at three for Nepal?
Rohit Paudel, 17 times in the last 40 T20Is, then Anil Sah (4).
Who has played every T20I for Nepal recently?
Nobody played all of Nepal's last 40 T20Is. Kushal Bhurtel played the most, 37.