Nepal A cricket team

Nepal "A"
नेपाली क क्रिकेट टोली
AssociationCricket Association of Nepal
Personnel
One Day captainBinod Bhandari
T20I captainBinod Bhandari
CoachGyanendra Malla
Team information
Founded2024
Home groundMulpani International Cricket Ground
Capacity4,000
Secondary home ground(s)Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
Secondary ground capacity25,000
History
List A debutv. Ireland Wolves at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 1 April 2024
Twenty20 debutv. Ireland Wolves at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 29 March 2024
Official websitehttps://cricketnepal.org.np

ODI kit

As of 14 February 2024

The Nepal A cricket team (Nepali: नेपाल ए क्रिकेट टिम) is a national-level men's cricket team of Nepal that plays in the second-tier relative to the Nepal national cricket team. Matches played by Nepal A are not considered Test matches or One Day Internationals; they instead are eligible to receive first-class and List A classification respectively. It is a developmental team, domestic players are often expected to first get selected in this team before playing for the senior team.[1]

The team was announced by Cricket Association of Nepal secretary Paras Khadka on 4 January 2024.[2] The first representative game played by Nepal A was against Canada in February 2024.[3] The squad for that series was announced on 14 February 2024.[4][5] Nepal A played their first official List A cricket match against Ireland Wolves during the Nepal tour of Ireland Wolves in late March 2024.[6][7][8]

Current squad

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on 14 February 2024 revealed the Nepal A side with Binod Bhandari leading the team.[9] Players with international caps are marked as bold.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style forms Domestic team NPL
Batters
Dev Khanal 20 Right-handed — List A , T20 Lumbini Province Chitwan Rhinos
Dinesh Kharel 23 Left-handed — T20 — Pokhara Avengers
Arjun Kumal 19 Right-handed — List A Gandaki Province Pokhara Avengers
Mayan Yadav 20 Right-handed — List A Madhesh Province Janakpur Bolts
Sundeep Jora 23 Right-handed — T20 APF Club Lumbini Lions
Subh Kansakar 25 Right-handed — List A Bagmati Province Janakpur Bolts
Naren Bhatta 17 Right-handed — List A Sudurpashchim Province Biratnagar Kings
Ishan Pandey 27 Left-handed — ListA, T20 Bagmati Province Sudurpashchim Royals
Tirtha Raj Das 23 Right-handed — T20 Nepal Army Club Pokhara Avengers
Kiran Thagunna 28 Right-handed — List A, T20 Sudurpashchim Province Pokhara Avengers
Aakash Tripathi 20 Right-handed — T20 Lumbini Province Kathmandu Gorkhas
All-rounders
Mohammad Aadil Alam 22 Right-handed Right-arm medium T20

Madhesh Province

Kathmandu Gorkhas
Bibek Yadav 21 Right-handed Right-arm medium T20

Nepal Army Club

Lumbini Lions
Rupesh Singh 25 Right-handed Right-arm Fast medium List A Madhesh Province Janakpur Bolts
Pawan Sarraf 24 Right-handed Right-arm offbreak T20 Madhesh Province Karnali Yaks
Bipin Khatri 27 Right-handed Right-arm medium T20 Gandaki Province Pokhara Avengers
Sher Malla 22 Left-handed Right-arm offbreak T20 Sudurpashchim Province Lumbini Lions
Narayan Joshi 24 Right-handed Right-arm medium List A Sudurpashchim Province Biratnagar Kings
Dipendra Rawat 23 Right-handed Right-arm offbreak T20 Karnali Province Karnali yaks
Santosh Yadav 18 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox List A, T20 Lumbini Province Kathmandu Gorkhas
Wicket-keepers
Binod Bhandari (c) 35 Right-handed — List A , T20 Nepal Army Club Sudurpaschim Royals
Arjun Saud 22 Right-handed — List A Nepal Army Club Chitwan Rhinos
Lokesh Bam 22 Right-handed — T20

Sudurpashchim Province

Biratnagar Kings
Dilip Nath 27 Right-handed — T20 Nepal Police Club Lumbini Lions
Arjun Gharti 22 Right-handed — T20 Karnali Province Karnali Yaks
Spin bowlers
Shahab Alam 24 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox List A, T20

Nepal Army Club

Kathmandu Gorkhas
Sagar Dhakal 23 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox List A, T20 Nepal Police Club Pokhara Avengers
Surya Tamang 23 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox List A Bagmati Province Biratnagar Kings
Dipesh Kandel 20 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox List A Koshi Province Kathmandu Gorkhas
Ranjit Kumar 23 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox List A Madhesh Province Chitwan Rhinos
Yuvraj Khatri 22 Right-handed Leg break T20 Sudurpashchim Province Karnali Yaks
Pace bowlers
Kishore Mahato 25 Right-handed Right-arm medium List A, T20 — Janakpur Bolts
Pratis GC 21 Right-handed Left-arm medium List A, T20 Bagmati Province Biratnagar Kings
Avinash Bohara 28 Right-handed Right-arm medium List A, T20 APF Club Sudurpaschim Royals
Kamal Singh Airee 24 Right-handed Right-arm medium List A, T20 Nepal Police Club Chitwan Rhinos
Aakash Chand 20 Right-handed Right-arm medium List A, T20

Nepal Army Club

Pokhara Avengers
Rashid Khan 24 Right-handed Right-arm medium T20 Nepal Police Club Kathmandu Gorkhas
Hemant Dhami 19 Right-handed Right-arm medium T20

Sudurpashchim Province

Sudurpaschim Royals
Bikash Aagri 27 Right-handed Right-arm medium List A, T20

Sudurpashchim Province

Janakpur bolts
Bishal patel 21 Left-handed Left-arm medium T20 Madhesh Province Lumbini Lions
As of 11 Agust 2025

Coaching staff

Position Name
Cricket manager Binod Das
Head coach Gyanendra Malla

Results summary

Matches List A matches T20 matches Other matches
Date Opponent W L D W L NR/T W L NR/T
18-22 February 2024 vs  Canada XI – – – – – – 1 2 0
29 March-07 April 2024 vs Ireland Wolves – 3 – 1 2 0 – – –
  • Source: CricInfo[10]

Canada in Nepal, 2023–24

After the ODI series, the Canadian team played three unofficial one-day matches against Nepal A.[11][12] The visitors won this unofficial series 2–1.[13]

Ireland Wolves in Nepal, 2023–24

The Ireland Wolves cricket team toured Nepal in March and April 2024 to play three List A and three Twenty20 (T20) matches against a Nepal A side.[14] Before those matches, the team played a two-match T20 series against the senior Nepal men's side.[15] This was the first tour to Nepal by an Irish representative team.[16] The tour also marked the first-ever T20 series played by Nepal A.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "प्रधानमन्त्री कपलगत्तै नेपाली क्रिकेटको 'ए' टिम बनाउने क्यानको घोषणा" [After the Prime Minister's Cup, CAN's announcement to form the 'A' team of Nepali cricket]. Nepal Live (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ "नेपाल ए टिम बनाउने आधार प्रधानमन्त्री कप क्रिकेट" [Prime Minister's Cup cricket is the basis for making Nepal A team]. Onlinekhabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Nepal A's fixture revealed against Canada XI". Cricnepal. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ "The Cricket Association of Nepal unveils cricket calendar 2024". Cricnepal. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "नेपालले पहिलाेपटक क्रिकेटको ए टिम बनाउने" [Nepal will make an A team of cricket for the first time]. Nepal Views (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Ireland Wolves will travel for an eight-match white ball tour of Nepal". Cricket Ireland. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ^ @CricketNep (3 March 2024). "Ireland A Tour of Nepal kicks off on 24th March" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Rock to skipper Ireland Wolves in Nepal". www.cricketeurope.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Nepal A squad unveiled, Binod Bhandari to lead the team". Cricnepal. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Nepal a Cricket Team | NEP-A | Nepal a Team News and Matches".
  11. ^ @CricketNep (15 February 2024). "Nepal A vs Canada XI is all set to kick off from 18th Feb" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Nepal A's fixture revealed against Canada XI". Cricnepal. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Canada XI win the series against Nepal A". Cricnepal. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Wolves end exile with Nepal tour". CricketEurope. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Ireland Wolves will travel for an eight-match white ball tour of Nepal". Cricket Ireland. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Cricket Nepal to host Ireland Wolves team for OD/T20 series in March 2024". Czarsportz. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Ireland A to tour Nepal". Cricnepal. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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