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 38 T20Is, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kushal Bhurtel | 17 | 19.4 | 115.4 | A. Sah (7), P. Sarraf (5) |
| 2Aasif Sheikh | 22 | 23.7 | 99.4 | P. Khadka (7), A. Saud (3) |
| 3Rohit Paudel | 10 | 14.1 | 101.4 | G. Malla (7), A. Sheikh (5) |
| 4Rohit Paudel | 12 | 28.0 | 108.0 | D. Singh Airee (9), K. Malla (6) |
| 5Dipendra Singh Airee | 7 | 18.7 | 96.6 | R. Paudel (6), S. Jora (5) |
| 6Gulsan Jha | 7 | 24.0 | 95.0 | D. Singh Airee (6), A. Sheikh (4) |
| 7Dipendra Singh Airee | 6 | 12.7 | 85.4 | G. Jha (5), K. KC (4) |
| 8Karan KC | 10 | 18.3 | 158.7 | S. Kami (9), G. Jha (2) |
| 9Sandeep Lamichhane | 9 | 4.7 | 67.3 | S. Kami (5), K. KC (4) |
| 10Karan KC | 4 | 7.0 | 127.3 | S. Lamichhane (4), N. Yadav (2) |
| 11Abinash Bohara | 4 | 0.7 | 28.6 | L. Rajbanshi (4), 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 38 T20Is, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 33/38 | 8 | XI |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 32/38 | 4 | XI |
| Sompal Kami | 30/38 | 8 | - |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 29/38 | 9 | XI |
| Rohit Paudel | 28/38 | 4 | XI |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 24/38 | 1 | XI |
| Aasif Sheikh | 22/38 | 2 | XI |
| Gulsan Jha | 20/38 | 6 | XI |
| Aarif Sheikh | 18/38 | 3 | - |
| Kushal Malla | 17/38 | 4 | XI |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 17/38 | 11 | XI |
| Sundeep Jora | 14/38 | 5 | XI |
| Anil Sah | 12/38 | 1 | - |
| Abinash Bohara | 12/38 | 11 | - |
| Pawan Sarraf | 9/38 | 1 | - |
| Paras Khadka | 9/38 | 2 | - |
| Gyanendra Malla | 9/38 | 3 | - |
| Binod Bhandari | 9/38 | 5 | - |
| Lokesh Bam | 8/38 | 6 | XI |
| Mohammad Aadil Alam | 7/38 | 7 | - |
| Rijan Dhakal | 7/38 | 10 | - |
| Nandan Yadav | 5/38 | 10 | - |
| Ishan Pandey | 4/38 | 1 | - |
| Dev Khanal | 4/38 | 3 | - |
| Arjun Saud | 3/38 | 2 | - |
| Rohit Kumar Paudel | 3/38 | 4 | - |
| Rupesh Singh | 3/38 | 7 | - |
| Bibek Yadav | 3/38 | 8 | - |
| Sagar Dhakal | 3/38 | 10 | - |
| Shahab Alam | 3/38 | 11 | - |
| Pradeep Airee | 2/38 | 1 | - |
| Bhim Sharki | 2/38 | 3 | - |
| Sharad Vesawkar | 2/38 | 5 | - |
| Kiran Thagunna | 2/38 | 8 | - |
| Sushan Bhari | 2/38 | 10 | - |
| Bashir Ahmed | 2/38 | 11 | - |
| Basir Ahamad | 1/38 | 6 | - |
| Sher Malla | 1/38 | - | - |
| Pratis GC | 1/38 | - | - |
| Aakash Chand | 1/38 | - | - |
| Mousom Dhakal | 1/38 | - | - |
| 1/38 | - | - |
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 38 T20Is, Kushal Bhurtel batted at one 17 times and Aasif Sheikh at two 22 times.
Who bats at three for Nepal?
Rohit Paudel, 10 times in the last 38 T20Is, then Gyanendra Malla (7).
Who has played every T20I for Nepal recently?
Nobody played all of Nepal's last 38 T20Is. Karan KC played the most, 33.