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 10 T20Is, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kushal Bhurtel | 10 | 19.2 | 112.9 | - |
| 2Aasif Sheikh | 7 | 24.5 | 124.6 | L. Bam (2), K. Malla (1) |
| 3Rohit Paudel | 6 | 22.7 | 107.9 | A. Sah (2), S. Jora (1) |
| 4Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 55.5 | 158.6 | R. Paudel (3), K. Malla (3) |
| 5Aarif Sheikh | 3 | 14.0 | 113.5 | S. Jora (2), G. Jha (2) |
| 6Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 22.0 | 94.3 | L. Bam (2), K. Thagunna (1) |
| 7Gulsan Jha | 3 | 2.5 | 71.4 | R. Singh (2), M. Aadil Alam (2) |
| 8Karan KC | 3 | 27.0 | 158.8 | R. Singh (1), K. Thagunna (1) |
| 9Sandeep Lamichhane | 2 | 4.0 | 100.0 | K. KC (2), S. Kami (1) |
| 10Nandan Yadav | 2 | - | 316.7 | S. Lamichhane (2), R. Dhakal (1) |
| 11Lalit Rajbanshi | 2 | 0.5 | 33.3 | S. Alam (1) |
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 10 T20Is, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | 10/10 | 1 | XI |
| Rohit Paudel | 10/10 | 3 | XI |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 9/10 | 6 | XI |
| Karan KC | 8/10 | 8 | XI |
| Aasif Sheikh | 7/10 | 2 | XI |
| Lokesh Bam | 7/10 | 6 | XI |
| Gulsan Jha | 7/10 | 7 | XI |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 7/10 | 10 | XI |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 7/10 | 11 | XI |
| Sundeep Jora | 5/10 | 5 | XI |
| Nandan Yadav | 5/10 | 10 | - |
| Kushal Malla | 4/10 | 4 | XI |
| Aarif Sheikh | 4/10 | 5 | - |
| Sompal Kami | 4/10 | 9 | - |
| Rupesh Singh | 3/10 | 7 | - |
| Anil Sah | 2/10 | 3 | - |
| Mohammad Aadil Alam | 2/10 | 7 | - |
| Kiran Thagunna | 2/10 | 8 | - |
| Bhim Sharki | 1/10 | 3 | - |
| Basir Ahamad | 1/10 | 6 | - |
| Rijan Dhakal | 1/10 | 10 | - |
| Shahab Alam | 1/10 | 11 | - |
| Sher Malla | 1/10 | - | - |
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 10 T20Is, Kushal Bhurtel batted at one 10 times and Aasif Sheikh at two 7 times.
Who bats at three for Nepal?
Rohit Paudel, 6 times in the last 10 T20Is, then Anil Sah (2).
Who has played every T20I for Nepal recently?
Kushal Bhurtel, Rohit Paudel played all of Nepal's last 10 T20Is.