Nepal national cricket team

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{{Short description| National Cricket Team of Nepal}}
{{About|the Men's team|the Women's team|Nepal women's national cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
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| name = Nepal
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| caption = Emblem of Cricket Association of Nepal
|nickname=Rhinos, The Cardiac Kids| association = [[Cricket Association of Nepal]]
| captain = [[Rohit Paudel]]
| coach = [[Monty Desai]]
| icc_status = '''Associate member with ODI status'''
| icc_member_year = 2018
| icc_region = [[Asian Cricket Council|Asia]]
| odi_rank = 15th
| odi_rank_best = 14th 
| t20i_rank = 16th
| t20i_rank_best = 11th 

| first_odi = v {{cr|NED}} at [[VRA Cricket Ground]], [[Amstelveen]]; 1 August 2018
| most_recent_odi = v {{cr|IND}} at [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Kandy]]; 4 September 2023

| num_odis = 59
| num_odis_this_year = 22
| odi_record = 30/27 (1 tie, 1 no result)
| odi_record_this_year = 15/7 (0 ties, 0 no results)

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| wcq_apps = 3
| wcq_first = [[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]
| wcq_best = 8th ([[2018 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2018]], [[2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2023]])

| first_t20i = v {{cr|HK}} at [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chittagong]]; 16 March 2014
| most_recent_t20i = v {{cr|IND}} at [[Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field]], [[Hangzhou]]; 3 October 2023
| num_t20is = 60
| num_t20is_this_year = 3
| t20i_record = 35/24 (0 ties, 1 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 2/1 (0 ties, 0 no results)

| wt20_apps = 1
| wt20_first = [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]
| wt20_best = First round (2014)
| wt20q_apps = 4
| wt20q_first = [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]
| wt20q_best = 3rd ([[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2013]], [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A|2022]])
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The '''Nepal men's national cricket team''' ({{lang-ne|नेपाल पुरुष राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट टोली}}) <ref>{{Cite web |last=Radley |first=Paul |date=2023-03-16 |title=Nepal seal direct entry to Cricket World Cup Qualifier after dramatic win over UAE |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2023/03/16/nepal-seal-direct-entry-to-cricket-world-cup-qualifier-after-dramatic-win-over-uae/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Cardiac Kids from Nepal |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/peter-della-penna-the-cardiac-kids-from-nepal-1136653 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> represents the country of [[Nepal]] in [[International cricket]] and is governed by the [[Cricket Association of Nepal|Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN)]]. They are [[List of International Cricket Council members|Associate Member]] of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) since 1996.<ref name="Nepal's Profile at CricketArchive">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/93.html |title=Nepal's Profile at CricketArchive |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2 May 2005}}</ref> Nepal were awarded [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status by the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] in June 2014 until the [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] and [[One Day International]] (ODI) status from 2018. They are nicknamed as <nowiki>''The Gorkhali''</nowiki>,''"The Cardiac Kids"'' for their tendency to pickup nail biting victories and ''"Rhinos"'' as the emblem of Cricket Association of Nepal contains One horned Rhino; an animal Nepal is popular for.

== History ==

=== Beginnings ===
According to the 1877 book, History of Nepal edited by Daniel Wright: {{Blockquote
|text=''"Attempts have been made at various times by their tutors to get the young men to play cricket and other games, but such amusements are thought degrading"''.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Wright |editor1-first=Daniel |title=History of Nepal |date=1877 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278840/page/n105 74] |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278840}}</ref>}}
Over time, cricket came to be considered a gentleman's sport, and involvement was limited mainly to the ruling [[Rana dynasty|Rana family]] and other members of the Nepali elite.

In 1946, the [[Cricket Association of Nepal]] was formed to promote cricket amongst the aristocracy. After the introduction of democracy through the [[Revolution of 1951]], cricket began to spread to the rest of the population. In 1961, in an effort to promote cricket to the whole of Nepal, the Cricket Association of Nepal became part of the [[National Sports Council (Nepal)|National Sports Council]]. Nevertheless, the National games tended to be limited to [[Kathmandu]] until the 1980s.<ref name="EWC">Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sports Books Publishing, 2007</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan">{{cite book |last=Morgan |first=Roy |title=The Encyclopedia of World Cricket |publisher=SportsBooks Ltd |date=2007}}</ref>

=== ICC membership ===

Improvements to communications and transport infrastructure in Nepal allowed the game to expand outside Kathmandu in the 1980s<ref name="Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan" /> and Nepal became an Affiliate Member of the International Cricket Council in 1988.<ref name="Nepal's Profile at CricketArchive" /> A major development program was begun in the early 1990s, which saw regional and district tournaments being established and the increased promotion of cricket in schools.<ref name="Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan" />

The local population's interest in cricket increased quickly, and the demand to play was such that restrictions had to be placed on the number teams in several tournaments until more facilities could be built in the mid-1990s.<ref name="Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan" /> Nepal became an Associate Member of the [[International Cricket Council]] on February 2, 1996,<ref name="Nepal's Profile at CricketArchive" /> which was the year the national side played for the first time in the [[1996 ACC Trophy]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]].

By 1998, the facilities in Nepal had improved sufficiently to allow them to host that year's ACC Trophy at grounds in [[Lalitpur District, Nepal|Lalitpur]] and [[Kirtipur]] (at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground|TU Cricket Ground]]) and [[Kathmandu]].<ref name="Pepsi ACC Trophy 1998">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/NEP/1998-99_NEP_Pepsi_Asian_Cricket_Council_Trophy_1998-99.html |title=Pepsi ACC Trophy 1998 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2 May 2005}}</ref>

Currently, the country has one of the best fan followings among ICC Associate Members. It lost its governing body, the [[Cricket Association of Nepal]] (CAN) which was suspended by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) due to unnecessary government interference in 2016, but it was reinstated in October 2019.<ref name="CAN Suspension">{{cite web |url=http://www.letzcricket.com/reading/articles/nepali-cricket-the-untold-story |title=Nepali Cricket: The Untold Story |work=Letzcricket |access-date=27 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/nepal-re-admitted-as-icc-member|title=Nepal re-admitted as ICC member|work=The Himalayan Times|access-date=13 November 2019|date=14 October 2019}}</ref>

=== 21st century ===

==== 2000 – 2009 ====

In 2000, Nepal's youth development policy began to pay off when the [[Nepal national under-19 cricket team]] finished eighth in the [[U/19 Cricket World Cup|Under-19 World Cup]]. The senior side had their best performance to date later in the year when they reached the semi-finals of the [[2000 ACC Trophy]] before losing to [[Hong Kong cricket team|Hong Kong]] at [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium|Sharjah]].<ref name="Scorecard of Hong Kong v Nepal, ACC Trophy 2000">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/101/101503.html |title=Scorecard of Hong Kong v Nepal, ACC Trophy 2000 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2 May 2005}}</ref> They competed in the [[ICC Trophy]] for the first time the following year. In the tournament in [[Ontario]], they beat [[Germany national cricket team|Germany]] and [[Gibraltar national cricket team|Gibraltar]], but a loss to eventual runners-up [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] prevented them from progressing past the first round.<ref name="ICC Trophy 2001">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/series/61178.html |title=ICC Trophy 2001 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 May 2005}}</ref>

Nepal were runners-up to the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] in the [[2002 ACC Trophy]] in [[Singapore]]<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v United Arab Emirates, ACC Trophy 2002">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/101/101528.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v United Arab Emirates, ACC Trophy 2002 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2 May 2005}}</ref> and they hosted the ACC Emerging Nations Tournament in 2003, winning easily against [[Bhutan national cricket team|Bhutan]] and the [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]]. They won so comprehensively that they were not invited back to the tournament the next time it was played in 2005.<ref name="Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan" /> [[Raju Khadka]] became the first Nepalese cricketer to score an international [[Century (cricket)|century]], when he slammed an unbeaten 105 off just 50 balls against [[Bhutan national cricket team|Bhutan]] in the tournament.<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v Bhutan, ACC Emerging Nations Tournament 2003">{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/169/169659.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v Bhutan, ACC Emerging Nations Tournament 2003 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2 May 2005}}</ref>

Nepal played [[first-class cricket]] for the first time in 2004, playing in the [[ICC Intercontinental Cup]] against the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] and [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]]. They beat [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]],<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v Malaysia, ICC Intercontinental Cup 2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/134702.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v Malaysia, ICC Intercontinental Cup 2004 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 May 2005}}</ref> but drew with the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]],<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v United Arab Emirates, ICC Intercontinental Cup 2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/305720.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v United Arab Emirates, ICC Intercontinental Cup 2004 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 May 2005}}</ref> failing to reach the semi-final stage. Nepal finished third in the [[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament|2004 ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament]], which qualified them for the [[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup]],<ref name="ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament 2004">{{cite web |url=http://asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/fast-track-countries-tournament-2004-2005/571 |title=ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament 2004 |publisher=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=2 May 2005}}</ref> and finished 5th in the [[2004 ACC Trophy]], which qualified them for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup qualification#World Cup Qualifying Series Division 2 2005|repêchage tournament]] of the [[2005 ICC Trophy]]. They finished third in this tournament after beating [[Qatar national cricket team|Qatar]]<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v Qatar, ICC World Cup Qualifying Series 2005">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102372.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v Qatar, ICC World Cup Qualifying Series 2005 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2 May 2005}}</ref> in a play-off, meaning that they did not qualify for the [[2005 ICC Trophy]]. [[Shakti Gauchan]] scored a century against [[Italy national cricket team|Italy]] and stayed unbeaten on 106 off 103 balls in the tournament.<ref name="Scorecard of Italy v Nepal, ICC World Cup Qualifying Series 2005">{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/102/102363.html |title=Scorecard of Italy v Nepal, ICC World Cup Qualifying Series 2005 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2 May 2005}}</ref> They beat the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] and drew with [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] in the [[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup]], but missed out on qualification for the semi-finals by half a point. They were runners-up to the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] in the [[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament|2005 ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament]].<ref name="ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament 2005 Points Table">{{cite web |url=http://asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/fast-track-countries-tournament-2005-2006/667 |title=ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament 2005 Points Table |publisher=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=7 May 2005}}</ref>

In March 2006, Nepal played [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] in [[Windhoek]] in a play-off match to decide the final team in the [[2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]. Nepal needed to win outright to qualify for the main tournament, but the match was drawn after there was no play on the first day.<ref name="Scorecard of Namibia v Nepal, ICC Intercontinental Cup 2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/86/86449.html |title=Scorecard of Namibia v Nepal, ICC Intercontinental Cup 2006 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=26 March 2006}}</ref> Later in the year, they toured [[Pakistan]], playing against the Pakistan Cricket Academy<ref name="Nepal in Pakistan 2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/PAK/2006-07_PAK_Nepal_in_Pakistan_2006-07.html |title=Nepal in Pakistan 2006 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=10 August 2006}}</ref> before playing in the [[2006 ACC Trophy]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]].

In the [[2006 ACC Trophy]], Nepal bowled [[Myanmar national cricket team|Myanmar]] out for just 10 off 12.1 overs after Nepal won the toss and sent Myanmar in; no batsman scored more than one, the innings included five ducks, and extras top scored with five (three leg byes and two wides). [[Mehboob Alam]] and [[Binod Das]] picked up seven wickets and three wickets respectively.<ref name="Scorecard of Myanmar v Nepal, ACC Trophy 2006">{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/101/101588.html |title=Scorecard of Myanmar v Nepal, ACC Trophy 2006 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=20 August 2006}}</ref> In reply, Nepal hit three off the first ball, followed by three wides that went for five, and then hit another three from the second legitimate delivery to win by ten wickets. Some critics called it the greatest mismatch in the history of international cricket<ref name="The greatest mismatch in international history?">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000030/003035.shtml |title=The greatest mismatch in international history? |publisher=Cricket Europe |access-date=20 August 2006}}</ref> and the score of 10 is the lowest in any level of men's international cricket. They finished fourth in the tournament after losing to [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] in a play-off.<ref name="Scorecard of Afghanistan v Nepal, ACC Trophy 2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/101/101598.html |title=Scorecard of Afghanistan v Nepal, ACC Trophy 2006 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=25 August 2006}}</ref> They won the [[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament|ACC Premier League]] in 2006.<ref name="ACC Premier League 2006 Points Table">{{cite web |url=http://asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-premier-league-2006/735 |title=ACC Premier League 2006 Points Table |publisher=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=6 March 2007}}</ref>

They played in the [[2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup]] in [[Kuwait]], where they finished fourth in their first round group.<ref name="ACC Twenty20 Cup 2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/series/317971.html |title=ACC Twenty20 Cup 2007 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 October 2007}}</ref>

In May 2008, Nepal traveled to [[Jersey]] to play in [[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five]] of the [[World Cricket League]]. [[Mehboob Alam]] set the world record by taking all ten wickets in the match against [[Mozambique national cricket team|Mozambique]]. He got his name in the [[Guinness World Records]] for becoming the first bowler to take all 10 wickets in an ICC international cricket match with limited overs.<ref name="First bowler to take 10 wickets in a limited overs international">{{cite web |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-9000/first-bowler-to-take-10-wickets-in-a-limited-overs-international/ |title=First bowler to take 10 wickets in a limited overs international |publisher=Guinness World Records |access-date=25 May 2008}}</ref> Nepal topped Group A after the group qualifying matches but lost to [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] in the semi-final<ref name="Scorecard of Afghanistan v Nepal, WCL Division Five 2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl/engine/match/349858.html |title=Scorecard of Afghanistan v Nepal, WCL Division Five 2008 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 May 2008}}</ref> and finished third overall after defeating the [[United States national cricket team|USA]] in the playoff for third place.<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v USA, WCL Division Five 2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl/engine/match/349865.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v USA, WCL Division Five 2008 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 May 2008}}</ref> With only the top two from this tournament qualifying for [[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Four]] in [[Tanzania]] later in the year, Nepal missed out on the chance to take their [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]] dream any further. Later, Nepal appeared in the [[2008 ACC Trophy Elite]] and finished fourth after losing to the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] in the semi-final<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v UAE, ACC Trophy Elite 2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/other/engine/match/362148.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v UAE, ACC Trophy Elite 2008 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 August 2008}}</ref> and to [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] in the playoff for third place.<ref name="Scorecard of Afghanistan v Nepal, ACC Trophy Elite 2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/other/engine/match/362150.html |title=Scorecard of Afghanistan v Nepal, ACC Trophy Elite 2008 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 August 2008}}</ref>

Nepal finished fifth in the [[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup]] after beating [[Singapore national cricket team|Singapore]] by 9 wickets in the playoff for fifth place.<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v Singapore, ACC T20 Cup 2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/436145.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v Singapore, ACC T20 Cup 2009 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 November 2009}}</ref> In a group match against [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]], Nepal needed 7 runs off the last ball to win. [[Binod Bhandari]], making his debut for the national team, hit a last-ball six to tie the match. Eventually Nepal won the match in [[bowl-out]].<ref name="Playerspeak: Binod Bhandari Batsman">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Playerspeak%3A+Binod+Bhandari+Batsman+&NewsID=408224 |title=Playerspeak: Binod Bhandari Batsman |publisher=The Himalayan Times |access-date=9 March 2014 |archive-date=31 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031225202/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Playerspeak%3A+Binod+Bhandari+Batsman+&NewsID=408224 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==== 2010 – 2014 ====
Nepal won their first major tournament, beating [[United States national cricket team|USA]] in the final of [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five]] held at [[Kathmandu]] in February 2010.<ref name="Vishvakarma bowls Nepal to title">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl/content/story/450230.html |title=Vishvakarma bowls Nepal to title |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 February 2010}}</ref> [[Sharad Vesawkar]] scored a century and stayed unbeaten on 105 off 134 balls against [[Fiji national cricket team|Fiji]] in the tournament.<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v Fiji, WCL Division Five 2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl/engine/current/match/442705.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v Fiji, WCL Division Five 2010 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 February 2010}}</ref> Nepal played very well in [[2010 ACC Trophy Elite]], winning all the matches in group stage and beating [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]] in the semi-final by 8 runs<ref name="Scorecard of Malaysia v Nepal, ACC Trophy Elite 2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/454613.html |title=Scorecard of Malaysia v Nepal, ACC Trophy Elite 2010 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 April 2010}}</ref> but lost the final against an [[One Day International|ODI]] team [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] by 95 runs and finished runners-up.<ref name="Scorecard of Afghanistan v Nepal, ACC Trophy Elite 2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/454616.html |title=Scorecard of Afghanistan v Nepal, ACC Trophy Elite 2010 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 April 2010}}</ref> Nepal came third in [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four]], thus remaining in Division Four for [[2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four]].<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v Tanzania, WCL Division Four 2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wcl/engine/current/match/467094.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v Tanzania, WCL Division Four 2010 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 August 2010}}</ref> In November, Nepal appeared in [[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Asian Games]] and lost against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in the quarter-final.<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v Sri Lanka, Asian Games 2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/485181.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v Sri Lanka, Asian Games 2010 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 November 2010}}</ref> It was the first match Nepal had played against a Full Member nation.

In December 2011, Nepal hosted the [[2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup]] and finished fourth, thereby qualifying for the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]].<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v Oman, ACC T20 Cup 2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/538803.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v Oman, ACC T20 Cup 2011 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 December 2011}}</ref>

Nepal finished seventh in the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] after defeating [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]]<ref name="Scorecard of Kenya v Nepal, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/engine/match/546467.html |title=Scorecard of Kenya v Nepal, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 March 2012}}</ref> and [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]]<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v PNG, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/engine/match/546474.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v PNG, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=23 March 2012}}</ref> in play-offs. [[Shakti Gauchan]] took the first international [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] for Nepal against [[Denmark national cricket team|Denmark]] in the tournament.<ref name="Scorecard of Denmark v Nepal, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-twenty20-qualifier-2012/engine/current/match/546419.html |title=Scorecard of Denmark v Nepal, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref> In September 2012, Nepal appeared in [[2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four]], where [[Subash Khakurel]] and [[Anil Mandal]] both scored century. [[Subash Khakurel]] scored 115 off 142 balls against [[United States national cricket team|United States]]<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v USA, WCL Division Four 2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv4-2012/engine/match/576411.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v USA, WCL Division Four 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=7 September 2012}}</ref> and [[Anil Mandal]] scored 113 off 134 balls against [[Denmark national cricket team|Denmark]].<ref name="Scorecard of Denmark v Nepal, WCL Division Four 2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv4-2012/engine/match/576414.html |title=Scorecard of Denmark v Nepal, WCL Division Four 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 September 2012}}</ref> In a match against [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]], [[Shakti Gauchan]] set up Nepal's convincing victory with a new record. The left-arm orthodox spinner's figures of 10–8–2–3 is the best economical bowling spell ever in limited over encounters.<ref name="Scorecard of Malaysia vs Nepal, WCL Division Four 2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv4-2012/engine/match/576409.html |title=Scorecard of Malaysia v Nepal, WCL Division Four 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="WCL 4: Magical Shakti sets up big win">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricket.com.np/new/2012/09/06/wcl-4-magical-shakti-sets-up-big-win/ |title=WCL 4: Magical Shakti sets up big win |publisher=Cricket Nepal |access-date=6 September 2012|date=6 September 2012 }}</ref> Nepal won all the six matches of the tournament and progressed to [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]]. Nepalese players won [[man of the match]] awards in all the six matches Nepal played and [[Basanta Regmi]] won the player of the tournament award after taking a total of 21 wickets in the tournament.<ref name="Nepal crush USA in the final">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv4-2012/content/story/581637.html |title=Nepal crush USA in the final |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 September 2012}}</ref> In October, Nepal competed in [[2012 ACC Trophy Elite]] and had to share the trophy with the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] after a thrilling tied final in [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium|Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] on 12 October 2012. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] posted 241, a target that looked in Nepal's sight after their 94-run opening stand. However, they lost wickets consistently, and eventually needed 12 off the last over with just two wickets in hand. [[Shakti Gauchan]] smacked [[Shadeep Silva]]'s left-arm for a six, but could manage only one run off the last ball, hence ending a splendid final match in a tie.<ref name="Nepal, UAE share ACC Elite title after thrilling tie">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/586493.html |title=Nepal, UAE share ACC Elite title after thrilling tie |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 October 2012}}</ref> Skipper [[Paras Khadka]] scored an unbeaten 106 off just 77 balls against [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]], his maiden century for Nepal, in the tournament.<ref name="Scorecard of Kuwait v Nepal, ACC Trophy Elite 2012">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/584793.html |title=Scorecard of Kuwait v Nepal, ACC Trophy Elite 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Nepali National Cricket team.JPG|thumb|Nepal cricket team during the [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]] in [[Bermuda]]]]

Nepal competed in [[2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup]] held at home grounds in [[Kirtipur]] and [[Patan, Lalitpur|Lalitpur]]. Nepal easily marched towards the final of the tournament with high class performance from their captain, [[Paras Khadka]], and the team thrashed the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] by 6 wickets.<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v UAE, ACC T20 Cup 2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/624068.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v UAE, ACC T20 Cup 2013 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 April 2013}}</ref> Nepal had earlier qualified for [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]], reaching the semi-final of the tournament. Nepal had to be satisfied with runners-up status after losing to an [[One Day International|ODI]] team [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] by 7 wickets.<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v Afghanistan, ACC T20 Cup 2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/624070.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v Afghanistan, ACC T20 Cup 2013 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref> The Nepalese team was supported by a huge fan following throughout this tournament with an average turnout of 15,000 – 20,000 (about 25,000 in the semi-final and final) during their matches while hundreds of thousands watched live on television – undoubtedly the largest public support outside the Test-playing nations.<ref name="And the award goes to… the crowd!">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricket.com.np/new/2013/04/06/and-the-award-goes-to-the-crowd/ |title=And the award goes to… the crowd! |publisher=Cricket Nepal |access-date=6 April 2013|date=6 April 2013 }}</ref> Nepal won the [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]] held in [[Bermuda]] and qualified for the [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014 World Cup Qualifier]].<ref name="Airee, Vesawkar carry Nepal to Div 3 title">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv3-2013/content/story/634296.html |title=Airee, Vesawkar carry Nepal to Div 3 title |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref> Nepal also played in [[2013 ACC Emerging Teams Cup]], where under-23 age level teams of the four Test nations – [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], [[India national cricket team|India]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] took part along with the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]], [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] and the hosts [[Singapore national cricket team|Singapore]].<ref name="ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2013">{{cite web |url=http://asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-emerging-teams-cup |title=ACC Emerging Teams Cup 2013 |publisher=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=25 August 2013}}</ref> Nepal finished third in [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] held in [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]<ref name="Nepal signs off with third-place finish">{{cite news |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2013/match-reports/76525/nepal-signs-off-with-third-place-finish |title=Nepal signs off with third-place finish |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=30 November 2013}}</ref> and qualified for the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]], defeating [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] off the last ball of the thrilling quarter-final.<ref name="Nepal enters ICC World Twenty20 with thrilling win">{{cite news |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2013/match-reports/76405/nepal-enters-icc-world-twenty20-with-thrilling-win |title=Nepal enters ICC World Twenty20 with thrilling win |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031114850/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2013/match-reports/76405/nepal-enters-icc-world-twenty20-with-thrilling-win |archive-date=31 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== T20I status and series ===

On 28 June 2014, the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] awarded [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] status to Nepal, who took part and performed exceptionally well in the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]].<ref name="Results of ICC Board meeting in Melbourne">{{cite news |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/80822/results-of-icc-board-meeting-in-melbourne |title=Results of ICC Board meeting in Melbourne |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=28 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712065502/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/80822/results-of-icc-board-meeting-in-melbourne |archive-date=12 July 2014 }}</ref><ref name="Nepal, Netherlands get T20 international status">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/756175.html |title=Nepal, Netherlands get T20 international status |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> Nepal had already played three T20I matches before gaining the status, as the ICC had earlier announced that all matches at the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]] would have T20I status.<ref name="Big stage for two debutants">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/728133.html |title=Big stage for two debutants |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 16 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NEP}}
| runs1 = [[Gyanendra Malla]] 48 (41)
| wickets1 = [[Haseeb Amjad]] 3/25 (4 overs)
| score1 = 149/8 (20 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|HKG}}
| runs2 = [[Babar Hayat]] 20 (25)
| wickets2 = [[Shakti Gauchan]] 3/9 (4 overs)
| score2 = 69 (17 overs)
| result = Nepal won by 80 runs
| venue = [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chittagong]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2014/engine/match/682899.html Scorecard]
}}
*''First ever T20I match for Nepal''
Nepal lost the status in July 2015, after failing to qualify for the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]].<ref name="Nepal loses T20I status">{{cite news |url=http://myrepublica.com/feature-article/item/24820-nepal-loses-t20i-status.html |title=Nepal loses T20I status |publisher=República |access-date=19 July 2015 |archive-date=30 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530145921/http://myrepublica.com/feature-article/item/24820-nepal-loses-t20i-status.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Paras khadka.JPG|thumb|Captain [[Paras Khadka]] batting during the [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]]]]
[[File:Nepali Fans.JPG|thumb|Nepal fans in [[Bermuda]] during the [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]]]]

Nepal played their first ever [[Hong Kong cricket team against Nepal in Sri Lanka in 2014–15|Twenty20 International series]] against [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] in November 2014 in [[Sri Lanka]]. Initially the series was scheduled for three matches<ref name="ACC SCHOLARSHIPS CONTINUE FOR UMPIRES AND ANALYSTS">{{cite news |url=http://asiancricket.org/index.php/news/october-2014/3000 |title=ACC SCHOLARSHIPS CONTINUE FOR UMPIRES AND ANALYSTS |publisher=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=20 October 2014}}</ref> but only one match was played because of continuous rain and poor ground conditions.<ref name="Hong Kong overcome Kami record">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/802807.html |title=Hong Kong overcome Kami record |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> Nepal lost the match but [[Sompal Kami]] put in impressive performance by scoring 40 off 31 balls,<ref name="Scorecard of Hong Kong v Nepal, Nepal tour of Sri Lanka 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/802327.html |title=Scorecard of Hong Kong v Nepal, Nepal tour of Sri Lanka 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> coming in at No. 10. This was the world-record for the highest score made by a batsman at that position.<ref name="Highest score by a No. 10 batsman in Twenty20 International cricket">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?batting_positionmax1=10;batting_positionmin1=10;batting_positionval1=batting_position;class=3;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Highest score by a No. 10 batsman in Twenty20 International cricket |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref>

Nepal played their second [[Nepalese cricket team in the Netherlands in 2015|Twenty20 International series]] against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] from 30 June to 3 July 2015. Nepal lost the 4 match series 3–1. [[Paras Khadka]] was named the player of the series.<ref name="Scorecard of Netherlands v Nepal, Nepal tour of Netherlands 2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/netherlands-v-nepal-2015/engine/match/883347.html |title=Scorecard of Netherlands v Nepal, Nepal tour of Netherlands 2015 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 July 2015}}</ref>

Nepal missed out on qualification for the [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015 World Cup]], finishing ninth in the [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014 World Cup Qualifier]] in [[New Zealand]] in January.<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v Uganda, World Cup Qualifier 2014">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-qualifier-2014/engine/current/match/696749.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v Uganda, World Cup Qualifier 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 January 2014}}</ref> Nepal were the best of the three associate teams on display in Group A of the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]]. They comprehensively beat [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]],<ref name="Scorecard of Hong Kong v Nepal, ICC World Twenty20 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/engine/match/682899.html |title=Scorecard of Hong Kong v Nepal, ICC World Twenty20 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 March 2014}}</ref> held their own with the bat against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]<ref name="Scorecard of Bangladesh v Nepal, ICC World Twenty20 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/nepal/engine/match/682907.html |title=Scorecard of Bangladesh v Nepal, ICC World Twenty20 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 March 2014}}</ref> and pulled off a strong win against [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]],<ref name="Scorecard of Afghanistan v Nepal, ICC World Twenty20 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/engine/match/682913.html |title=Scorecard of Afghanistan v Nepal, ICC World Twenty20 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 March 2014}}</ref> their first since 2004 in any format against their old rivals.<ref name="Two wins a great achievement for Nepal: Khadka">{{cite news |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/mens-news/79199/two-wins-a-great-achievement-for-nepal-khadka |title=Two wins a great achievement for Nepal: Khadka |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=20 March 2014}}</ref> Nepal's bowlers did not bowl a single wide or no ball throughout the tournament.<ref name="Most extras conceded by a team in WT20 2014">{{cite web |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/icc-world-twenty20-2014/stats?seriesid=2132&statid=29&section=Team |title=Most extras conceded by a team in WT20 2014 |work=NDTV |access-date=22 March 2014}}</ref> Nepal were also the only team to not concede 140 in an innings in the tournament.<ref name="Most runs conceded by a team in WT20 2014">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;orderby=team_high_score;orderbyad=reverse;series=8083;team_view=bowl;template=results;type=team |title=Most runs conceded by a team in WT20 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 April 2014}}</ref> Nepal finished third in the [[2014 ACC Premier League]], where they beat [[One Day International|ODI]] teams [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]]<ref name="Khakurel stars as Nepal beats UAE">{{cite news |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/match-reports/80271/khakurel-stars-as-nepal-beats-uae |title=Khakurel stars as Nepal beats UAE |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> and [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], and qualified for the [[2014 ACC Championship]].<ref name="Nepal qualify for two-day event">{{cite news |url=http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/05/06/top-story/nepal-qualify-for-two-day-event/389208.html |title=Nepal qualify for two-day event |publisher=ekantipur.com |access-date=6 May 2014}}</ref> In September, Nepal participated in the [[Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Asian Games]] but failed to qualify beyond quarter-finals.<ref name="Asian Games: Afghanistan ends Nepal's medal hopes">{{cite news |url=http://www.cricketlok.com/asian-games-afghanistan-ends-nepals-medal-hopes/ |title=Asian Games: Afghanistan ends Nepal's medal hopes |publisher=Cricketlok |access-date=1 October 2014 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211122/http://www.cricketlok.com/asian-games-afghanistan-ends-nepals-medal-hopes/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nepal won the [[2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]] held in [[Malaysia]] and qualified for the [[2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]].<ref name="Pun, Malla and Budhaayer shine as Nepal wins Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 3">{{cite news |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/82706/pun-malla-and-budhaayer-shine-as-nepal-wins-pepsi-icc-world-cricket-league-division-3 |title=Pun, Malla and Budhaayer shine as Nepal wins Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 3 |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=30 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031010658/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/82706/pun-malla-and-budhaayer-shine-as-nepal-wins-pepsi-icc-world-cricket-league-division-3 |archive-date=31 October 2014 }}</ref> [[Gyanendra Malla]] scored his maiden century, 114 off 125 balls, against [[Singapore national cricket team|Singapore]] in the tournament.<ref name="Scorecard of Nepal v Singapore, WCL Division Three 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv3-2014/engine/match/785973.html |title=Scorecard of Nepal v Singapore, WCL Division Three 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=26 October 2014}}</ref> In November, Nepal toured [[Sri Lanka]], as [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] approved a request from the [[Asian Cricket Council]] to support the region's Non-Test playing countries,<ref name="HONG KONG AND NEPAL TOUR SRI LANKA">{{cite news |url=http://asiancricket.org/index.php/news/october-2014/2992 |title=HONG KONG AND NEPAL TOUR SRI LANKA |publisher=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=8 October 2014}}</ref> where they played two three-day matches against [[Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI]].<ref name="Scorecard of Kurunegala Combined XI v Nepal, Nepal tour of Sri Lanka 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/800051.html |title=Scorecard of Kurunegala Combined XI v Nepal, Nepal tour of Sri Lanka 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Scorecard of Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI v Nepal, Nepal tour of Sri Lanka 2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/800053.html |title=Scorecard of Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI v Nepal, Nepal tour of Sri Lanka 2014 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref> and a [[#T20I status and series|Twenty20 International series]] against [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]].

==== 2015 – 2019 ====

Nepal finished fourth in the [[2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] in [[Namibia]]<ref name="Scorecard of 3rd Place Playoff: Kenya v Nepal, WCL Division Two 2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-cricket-league-div2-2015/engine/match/812805.html |title=Scorecard of 3rd Place Playoff: Kenya v Nepal, WCL Division Two 2015 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 January 2015}}</ref> and qualified for the [[2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship]].<ref name="Kenya and Nepal will take their places in the ICC World Cricket League Championship">{{cite news |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/84879/afghanistan-and-ireland-receive-opportunity-to-qualify-for-the-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019-with-full-members |title=Kenya and Nepal will take their places in the ICC World Cricket League Championship |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=28 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129062811/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/84879/afghanistan-and-ireland-receive-opportunity-to-qualify-for-the-icc-cricket-world-cup-2019-with-full-members |archive-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> But Nepal failed to secure promotion to Division One and qualification to [[2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup]] after finishing third in the round-robin stage.<ref name="Redemption for Netherlands, regret for Nepal">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-cricket-league-div2-2015/content/story/823971.html |title=Redemption for Netherlands, regret for Nepal |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="WCL Division Two 2015 Points Table">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-cricket-league-div2-2015/engine/series/812771.html?view=pointstable |title=WCL Division Two 2015 Points Table |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref> [[Basanta Regmi]] became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in the [[World Cricket League]]. He achieved this feat after taking 2 wickets against [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] in the tournament. On 11 April 2015, Nepal hosted a 63-over (31.3 overs per side) tribute match in honour of the Australian cricketer [[Phillip Hughes]] who was batting on 63 when he was struck by a bouncer. The match was played at the [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground|TU Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]] between Team Red, combined of players of Nepal and [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and Team Blue, composed of all Nepalese players.<ref name="Emotions run high at Hughes tribute match in Nepal">{{cite news |url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/phillip-hughes-tribute-match-kathmandu-nepal-ryan-carters-matthew-elliott/2015-04-11 |title=Emotions run high at Hughes tribute match in Nepal |publisher=Cricket Australia |access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref> In June, Nepal toured [[Netherlands]] to play a [[#T20I status and series|Twenty20 International series]] against the home team. Then Nepal appeared in the [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] held in [[Ireland]] and [[Scotland]], where the team finished seventh in the Group A,<ref name="ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 Points Table">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/engine/series/875401.html?view=pointstable |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 Points Table |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref> thus failing to qualify for the second consecutive [[ICC World Twenty20]].<ref name="Nepal ends league phase with three points from six matches, is out of qualification race for World T20 2016">{{cite news |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/world-t20-qualifier/news/2015/news/89056/bowlers-inspire-jersey-to-comfortable-win |title=Nepal ends sandesh league phase with three points from six matches, is out of qualification race for World T20 2016 |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=18 July 2015}}</ref>

Nepal finished second in [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] to earn a place in the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]]. On 15 March, Nepal claimed [[One Day International]] (ODI) status for the first time with their win over [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 9th place play off encounter.<ref name="Cricinfo-ODI-status">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22774835/nepal-claim-odi-status-first |title=Nepal claim ODI status for the first time |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 March 2018|date=15 March 2018 }}</ref> Due to gaining ODI status, Nepal also regained [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status. After gaining ODI status, Nepal's captain at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier, [[Paras Khadka]], said that they want to gain [[Test cricket|Test]] status, which he believes will take between eight and ten years to achieve.<ref name="Test">{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/647094 |title=Khadka: 'We want to become a Test nation' |access-date=18 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 August 2018
| time = 11:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| team2 = {{cr|NEP}}
| score1 = 189 (47.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Michael Rippon]] 51 (76)
| wickets1 = [[Paras Khadka]] 4/26 (10 overs)
| score2 = 134 (41.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gyanendra Malla]] 51 (61)
| wickets2 = [[Pieter Seelaar]] 3/20 (9 overs)
| result = Netherlands won by 55 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1151834.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[VRA Cricket Ground]], [[Amstelveen]]
| umpires = [[Rizwan Akram]] (Ned) and [[Sarika Prasad]] (Sin)
| motm = [[Michael Rippon]] (Ned)
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = First ever ODI match for Nepal
}}
Nepal played their first 3 match ODI series against UAE and won 2–1, their first ODI series win. Paras Khadka became the first batsman to score an ODI century for Nepal. [[Sundeep Jora]] became the world's youngest player to score a half-century in T20I format, at the age of 17 years and 103 days. In October 2019, the [[Cricket Association of Nepal]], which was suspended in 2016, was readmitted as an ICC member.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27844309/zimbabwe-nepal-readmitted-icc-members |title=Zimbabwe and Nepal readmitted as ICC members |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref>

==== 2020 – 2022 ====

Nepal hosted [[United States national cricket team|United States]] and [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] in the [[2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series|fifth round]] of the [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] in February 2020. Nepal won 2 games (1 each) out of 4 in the series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CWC League 2 {{!}} 2019-2023 World Cup League 2 {{!}} Live Score, Schedule, News |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> In the last match of the series, Nepal bowled out the United States for the joint-lowest total of 35 in ODI cricket.<ref name="ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2: Nepal v United States at Kirtipur, Apr 24, 2021 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2021-22-1196667/nepal-vs-united-states-of-america-30th-match-1215127/full-scorecard|title=ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2: Nepal v United States at Kirtipur, Apr 24, 2021 - Cricket Scorecard |work=Cricinfo|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref> [[Kushal Malla]] (Nep) made his ODI debut, and at the age of 15 years and 340 days, he became the youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century while playing against the USA on February 8, 2020.

Nepal hosted the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] and [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]] in the [[2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series]] in April 2021. Nepal finished top in the points table winning three out of four group matches<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nepal-tri-nation-t20i-series-2021-1257942/points-table-standings|title=Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series 2021 - Points Table |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref> and qualified for the final, where they played against the Netherlands. Nepal comprehensively beat the Netherlands by 142 runs and won the series.<ref name="Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series Final: Nepal v Netherlands at Kirtipur, Apr 24, 2021 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nepal-tri-nation-t20i-series-2021-1257942/nepal-vs-netherlands-final-1257951/full-scorecard|title=Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series Final: Nepal v Netherlands at Kirtipur, Apr 24, 2021 - Cricket Scorecard |work=Cricinfo|access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref> [[Kushal Bhurtel]], making his debut for Nepal, scored 278 runs in the series at an average of 69.50 and a strike rate of 140.40<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=13922;type=series|title=Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series 2021 - Stats: Most Runs |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref> and won the Player of the series award.<ref name="Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series Final: Nepal v Netherlands at Kirtipur, Apr 24, 2021 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283987.html|title=Records–One-Day Internationals–Team records–Lowest Innings Totals|publisher=ESPN|work=Cricinfo|access-date=11 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220003517/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283987.html|archive-date=20 February 2019}}</ref>

Nepal toured Oman in September 2021, to play two ODI matches against [[Papua New Guinea cricket team|PNG]]. They won both matches comfortably, showcasing their skills and determination on the cricket field. In the first ODI, Nepal won by two wickets with 63 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=P.N.G. vs Nepal Scorecard 2021 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nepal-v-papua-new-guinea-odis-2021-1276291/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-1st-odi-1276295/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] won the man of the match award for his impressive bowling attack of 4/35 in his 10 overs, while [[Rohit Paudel]] scored the highest for Nepal with a steady knock of 41 off 65. In the second ODI, Nepal won by a whopping 151 runs with [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] again winning the man of the match award for his exceptional bowling of 6/11 in 5.1 overs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs P.N.G. Scorecard 2021 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nepal-v-papua-new-guinea-odis-2021-1276291/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-2nd-odi-1276296/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Aasif Sheikh (cricketer)|Aasif Sheikh]], [[Kushal Bhurtel]], [[Bikram Sob]] made ODI debut for Nepal in this series. The second ODI was the day/night match of the series.

Nepal then played 4 back-to-back day/night ODI in September 2021 against [[United States men's national cricket team|USA]] and [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]]. it was the sixth round of the [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]]. In the first match against the USA, [[Kushal Bhurtel]] won the man of the match award with his score of 84 off 93 and 3 catches, helped Nepal beat USA by 5 wickets with 6 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S.A. vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-united-states-of-america-37th-match-1275249/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Nepal lost its second game of the series with Oman by 5 wickets even though [[Aasif Sheikh (cricketer)|Aasif Sheikh]] scored 90 off 112 in this match.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs Oman Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/oman-vs-nepal-38th-match-1275250/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Nepal lost its third game of the series as well, this time against the USA by 6 wickets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs U.S.A. Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-united-states-of-america-40th-match-1275252/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Gulsan Jha]] made his ODI debut in the match. Nepal won its last match of the series against Oman by 7 wickets with 190 balls remaining. [[Karan KC|Karan Kc]] won the man of the match in the game for his bowling spell of 4/25.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oman vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/oman-vs-nepal-41st-match-1275253/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

In march of 2022, Nepal toured [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] for the seventh round of the [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] to play 2 games each against [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] and [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|PNG]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021/22 Season Cricket Schedule - Upcoming Cricket Calendar |website=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/index.html?search=nepal;season=2021%2F22;view=season |access-date=2023-04-29 |language=en}}</ref> In the first match of the series against PNG, Nepal won by 2 wickets with 4 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=P.N.G. vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-68th-match-1302624/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Rohit Paudel]] was the man of the match for his 60 off 83 balls. [[Sagar Dhakal]] made his ODI debut in the game. Nepal lost both of their 2nd and 3rd game against UAE by 48 and 99 runs respectively<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.A.E. vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/united-arab-emirates-vs-nepal-69th-match-1302625/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.A.E. vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/united-arab-emirates-vs-nepal-71st-match-1302627/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Nepal won its 4th game of the series against PNG by 7 wickets with 78 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=P.N.G. vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-72nd-match-1302628/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Aarif Sheikh]] was the man of the match for his all-round performance of 59* off 102 and 1/21 in his 10 overs.

Nepal toured the [[United States]] for the eighth round of the [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] to play 2 games each against [[United States Cricket team|United States]] and [[Oman cricket team|Oman]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Season Cricket Schedule - Upcoming Cricket Calendar |website=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/index.html?search=nepal;season=2022;view=season |access-date=2023-04-30 |language=en}}</ref> In the first match of the series against Oman, Nepal lost by 13 runs despite the 5 wickets haul by [[Karan KC]] (5-38 in 10 overs).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oman vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-oman-86th-match-1312805/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Sunil Dhamala]] made an ODI debut in this match. The second match against the USA was declared tied as both teams could not surpass 274 runs in the given 50 overs each.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs U.S.A. Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/united-states-of-america-vs-nepal-87th-match-1312806/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Dev Khanal]] made his half-century whereas [[Mohammad Aadil Alam]] made his ODI debut and took 3 wickets for the team. Nepal won its 3rd game with wide margin against Oman by 7 wickets with 101 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oman vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-oman-89th-match-1312808/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Karan KC]] was the man of the match for his 5/33 in 9 overs whereas [[Aasif Sheikh (cricketer)|Aasif Sheikh]](62) and [[Kushal Bhurtel]](56) scored half-centuries and [[Sandeep Lamichhane]]<nowiki/>got 3 wickets in the match. Nepal lost its last game of the series against the USA by 39 runs<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S.A. vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/united-states-of-america-vs-nepal-90th-match-1312809/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> despite [[Karan KC]]'s 3-wicket-haul and [[Aarif Sheikh]]'s 63 runs with the bat.

Nepal then travelled to the [[Scotland]] for the ninth round of the [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] to play 2 games each against [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] and [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] in July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Season Cricket Schedule - Upcoming Cricket Calendar |website=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/index.html?search=nepal;season=2022;view=season |access-date=2023-04-30 |language=en}}</ref> Nepal lost its first game of the series against Namibia by 40 runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Namibia vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/namibia-vs-nepal-92nd-match-1322031/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Spinner [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] took 4 wickets and [[Aarif Sheikh]] scored 50 runs in the match. [[Basir Ahamad]] made an ODI debut for Nepal(Cap 33). Nepal beat the Scotland in the next game by 5 wickets with 149 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scotland vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/scotland-vs-nepal-93rd-match-1322032/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Aasif Sheikh (cricketer)|Aasif Sheikh]] was the player of the match with his score of 71 off 62 balls whereas bowlers [[Sompal Kami]] and [[Mohammad Aadil Alam]] took 3 wickets each. The next game was against Namibia which they lost again by 63 runs[[Sandeep Lamichhane]]'s 4-wicket haul.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Namibia vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/namibia-vs-nepal-95th-match-1322034/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Nepal lost its last game against the host Scotland as well by 8 wickets with 186 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs Scotland Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/scotland-vs-nepal-96th-match-1322035/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Fast Bowler [[Kishore Mahato]] made his ODI debut in the game(Cap 34).

In between the league 2 ODI games, Nepal toured [[Kenya]] to play 5 T20I against the host [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Season Cricket Schedule - Upcoming Cricket Calendar |website=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/index.html?search=nepal;season=2022;view=season |access-date=2023-04-30 |language=en}}</ref> Nepal won the first game by 5 wickets with 4 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenya vs Nepal Scorecard 2022 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nepal-in-kenya-2022-1328462/kenya-vs-nepal-1st-t20i-1328474/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Sompal Kami]] was the man of the match for his bowling spell of 3/22 in 4 overs. Kenya won the second T20I by 18 runs<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenya vs Nepal Scorecard 2022 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nepal-in-kenya-2022-1328462/kenya-vs-nepal-2nd-t20i-1328475/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Basir Ahamad]] made T20I debut for Nepal in that match. Nepal won the third T20I by 4 wickets with 3 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenya vs Nepal Scorecard 2022 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nepal-in-kenya-2022-1328462/kenya-vs-nepal-3rd-t20i-1328476/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Gyanendra Malla]] was the player of the match for his 46 off 41 balls. [[Arjun Saud]] made T20I debut for Nepal in this match. Nepal lost the fourth match of the series by 7 runs despite [[Sandeep Lamichhane]]'s maiden 5-wicket haul in T20I.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenya vs Nepal Scorecard 2022 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nepal-in-kenya-2022-1328462/kenya-vs-nepal-4th-t20i-1328477/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Nepal won its final game of the series by 31 runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs Kenya Scorecard 2022 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nepal-in-kenya-2022-1328462/kenya-vs-nepal-5th-t20i-1328478/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Gyanendra Malla]] won the man of the match award for his knock of 59 off 44 balls. With the win, Nepal won the series 3-2 and [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] was named player of the series for his 12 wickets in 5 games.

The next tour was in December 2022 where Nepal travelled to [[Namibia]] for the tenth round of the [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] to play 2 games each against [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] and [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Season Cricket Schedule - Upcoming Cricket Calendar |website=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/index.html?search=nepal;season=2022;view=season |access-date=2023-04-30 |language=en}}</ref> The first game was declared no-result due to rain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs Namibia Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/namibia-vs-nepal-116th-match-1341976/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Gyanendra Malla]] scored 75 off 94 balls for Nepal in the match and Opener [[Arjun Saud]] made his ODI debut for Nepal(Cap 35). In the second game, Nepal lost with Scotland by 3 wickets and 107 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs Scotland Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-scotland-117th-match-1341977/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> In the third game, Nepal lost against Namibia by 86 runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Namibia vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/namibia-vs-nepal-119th-match-1341979/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Spinner [[Lalit Rajbanshi]] took 4 wickets in the game. In the fourth game of the series against Scotland, Nepal was all out for 119 runs in 36th over and lost the game pretty marginally by 8 wickets with 198 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs Scotland Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-scotland-120th-match-1341980/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
=== 2023 - Present ===
In early February 2023, just before the home series against the table-topper [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] and table-third ranked [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], Nepal hired [[Monty Desai]] as the head coach of the national team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Varun |publisher=India TV News |date=2023-02-06 |title=India's Monty Desai appointed Nepal's head coach |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/indias-monty-desai-appointed-nepals-head-coach-nepal-cricket-association-of-nepal-sandeep-lamichhane-nepal-cricket-manoj-prabhakar-2023-02-06-845112 |access-date=2023-04-30 |language=en}}</ref> In mid-February of that year, Nepal hosted a 4 match ODI series for the eleventh round of the [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] to play 2 matches each against Namibia and Scotland at the [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]] in [[Kirtipur]]. Nepal played its first match against Namibia winning by 2 wickets with 14 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Namibia vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-namibia-121st-match-1358073/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Kushal Bhurtel]] was the player of the match for his maiden ODI century (115 off 113). Captain [[Rohit Paudel]] also scored 72 off 76 and bowlers [[Karan KC]] and [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] took 5 and 3 wickets respectively. Nepal won its second game of the series against Scotland by 3 wickets with 18 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scotland vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-scotland-123rd-match-1358075/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> All-rounder [[Dipendra Singh Airee]] was the player of the match for his all-round performance of 85 not out of 116 balls and 1 for 25 in 5 overs. [[Kushal Malla]] also scored a rapid 81 off 67 balls and bowler [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] took 3 wickets in the match. Nepal won its third game of the series as well at home soil against Namibia, winning by 3 wickets with 15 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Namibia vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-namibia-124th-match-1358076/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Opener [[Aasif Sheikh (cricketer)|Aasif Sheikh]] won the player of the match award for his exceptional batting display of 81 off 98 balls. [[Gyanendra Malla]] and [[Kushal Malla]] also scored half centuries scoring 65 and 62 runs respectively. On the bowling side, leg-spinner [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] took 3 wickets in the match. The last match of the home-series was against Scotland which Nepal won again by beating the table-topper Scotland by 2 wickets with 35 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scotland vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-scotland-126th-match-1358078/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Captain [[Rohit Paudel]] won the player of the match award for his critical contribution of 95 runs in 101 balls. Bowlers [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] and [[Karan KC]] took 4 and 3 wickets each. Karan KC's death over batting (31 of 37) partnership with Rohit for the ninth wicket was vital for the team's result.

In late February, soon after the home series, national team travelled to [[Dubai]] for the 4 match ODI series against the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] and the [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]]. It was for the twelfth round of the [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]]. Nepal beat PNG in the first match by 4 wickets with 28 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=P.N.G. vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-129th-match-1358081/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Kushal Bhurtel]] was the man of the match for his 56 off 69. Fast bowler [[Gulsan Jha]] took 3 wickets and his duo-fast bowler [[Pratis GC]] made an ODI debut for Nepal (Cap 37). Spinner [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] was not in the playing 11 in the match as he was waiting for the supreme-court's decision to allow him to leave the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lamichhane allowed to travel but participation in CWC League 2 tri-series subject to ICC approval |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lamichhane-allowed-to-travel-but-participation-in-cwc-league-2-tri-series-subject-to-icc-approval-1360959 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> The next match was against the home side UAE. [[Sandeep Lamichhane|Sandeep]] was allowed to travel to UAE where he joins the team in replacement for the injured [[Mousom Dhakal]] to play against the home side.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandeep Lamichhane joins Nepal in UAE as an injury replacement |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sandeep-lamichhane-to-join-nepal-in-uae-as-injury-replacement-1361332 |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Despite his 3 wickets haul, and batting of 26* of 24, Nepal lost its match by 68 runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.A.E. vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/united-arab-emirates-vs-nepal-131st-match-1358083/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Kushal Malla]] also scored a rapid-fire half-century (60 off 53) in the match. Nepal beat PNG by 3 wickets with 12 balls remaining in the third match of the series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=P.N.G. vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-132nd-match-1358084/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Aasif Sheikh (cricketer)|Aasif Sheikh]] was the player of the match for his batting knock of 86* of 130 balls. [[Sandeep Lamichhane]]'s unbroken 50 run partnership with [[Aasif Sheikh (cricketer)|Aasif Sheikh]] for the eighth wicket was crucial in the match. Nepal beat UAE by 42 runs in the final match of the series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs U.A.E. Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/united-arab-emirates-vs-nepal-134th-match-1358086/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Bhim Sharki]] won the player of the match for his 70 runs of 99 balls. Bowlers [[Sompal Kami]] and [[Dipendra Singh Airee]] took 3 wickets in the match.

The thirteenth and final round of the [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] was to be held in Nepal, between team Nepal, the [[UAE cricket team|UAE]], and the [[PNG national cricket team|PNG]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Season Cricket Schedule - Upcoming Cricket Calendar |website=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/index.html?search=nepal;season=2022;view=season |access-date=2023-04-30 |language=en}}</ref> Nepal played its first home match of the series against the PNG winning by 52 runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs P.N.G. Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-135th-match-1358087/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> In the match, Opener [[Aasif Sheikh (cricketer)|Aasif Sheikh]] scored his maiden ODI century scoring 110 runs a ball and won the player of the match award. Bowler [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] took 4 wickets in the game. Nepal won the second game as well beating UAE by massive 177 runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs U.A.E. Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-united-arab-emirates-137th-match-1358089/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Rohit Paudel]] won the man of the match for his crucial knock of 77 runs in 112 balls and spinner [[Lalit Rajbanshi]] took 5 wickets in the match. With this win, Nepal won 9 of their 10 games in the league 2 and regained the ODI status for next 5 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nine-out-of-10 Nepal retain ODI status |url=http://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2023/03/13/nine-out-of-10-nepal-retain-odi-status |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=Kathmandu Post |language=English}}</ref>

Nepal played its third game of the home series against the PNG. Nepal won the match by 9 wickets with 254 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=P.N.G. vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-138th-match-1358090/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Leg-spinner [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] was the man of the match for his third ODI 5-wicket haul for Nepal. Nepal bundled PNG for 95 runs and chased down the total in 7.4 overs, thanks to unbeaten knock of [[Aasif Sheikh (cricketer)|Aasif Sheikh]]'s 21 ball 53* runs. With this win, Nepal now needed just a win in next match against the UAE to directly qualify for the World cup qualifiers 2023 to be held in [[Zimbabwe]] later in the year.

On March 16, 2023, Nepal played its final and must-win match against the UAE under the Bad light-affected game. Nepal won the match by 9 runs due to DLS method. Nepal had to chase down the highest total to be chased down by Nepali side in ODI, a massive target of 311 runs. Thanks to half-century contributions by [[Kushal Bhurtel]](50), [[Bhim Sharki]](67), [[Aarif Sheikh]](52), and [[Gulsan Jha]](50*), Nepal was 269/6 in 44 overs winning the match by 9 runs due to [[DLS method]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.A.E. vs Nepal Scorecard 2019-2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/nepal-vs-united-arab-emirates-140th-match-1358092/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> With this win, Nepal finished 3rd out of 7 teams in the [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]], and qualified automatically for the [[2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] in [[Zimbabwe]] to be held in June 2023.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} It was Nepal's 11 must-win victories in the last 12 remaining games in the series to achieve the landmark.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twelve games, 11 miracles: how Nepal battled their way to the World Cup Qualifier |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/twelve-games-11-miracles-how-nepal-battled-their-way-to-the-world-cup-qualifier-1371624 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

On June 18, 2023, Nepal played their first ODI against a full member nation. This was the first match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Nepal faced Zimbabwe in the [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]. Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to field first. [[Kushal Bhurtel]] and [[Aasif Sheikh (cricketer)|Aasif Sheikh]] stitched the highest opening and overall partnership of 171 for Nepal in ODIs. Bhurtel top-scored with a score of 99 (95), Nepal posted a total of 290/8 in 50 overs. In the second innings, [[Sompal Kami]] and [[Gulsan Jha|Gulshan Jha]] picked the wickets of the Zimbabwean openers. However, courtesy [[Craig Ervine]] and [[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]]' centuries Zimbabwe defeated Nepal by 8 wickets.
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 June 2023
| time = 9:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NEP}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 290/8 (50.0 overs)
| runs1 = [[Kushal Bhurtel]] 99 (95)
| wickets1 = [[Richard Ngarava]] 4/43 (9 overs)
| score2 = 291/2 (44.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Craig Ervine]] 121* (128)
| wickets2 = [[Sompal Kami]] 1/30 (5.3 overs)
| result = Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1377746.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
| umpires = [[Allahudien Paleker]] (SA) and [[Sam Nogajski]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Craig Ervine]] (Zim)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = First ever ODI match for Nepal against a test playing nation
}}

==== ACC Premier Cup ====
Nepal hosted [[2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup]] in April/May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=cricnepal |date=2023-02-01 |title=Nepal to host ACC Premier Cup |url=https://www.cricnepal.com/nepal-to-host-acc-premier-cup |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=cricnepal.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It was the final stage of qualification for the [[2023 Asia Cup]] tournament. The 10 associate teams played the tournament in the [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]] and [[Mulpani Cricket Stadium]] hosting the matches. The winner of the tournament would qualify for the [[2023 Asia Cup]] as well as the top three teams would also qualify for the [[2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=ACCMedia1 |number=1638828200116494336 |date=23 March 2023 |title=The ACC Men's Premier Cup – an integral part of ACC's new pathway structure gets underway on the 18th of April in Nepal. 10 Associate nations will battle it out for the title and the winner will directly qualify for the Men's Asia Cup 2023. #ACCMensPremierCup #ACC |access-date=2023-05-01 |language=en}}</ref>

Nepal started the tournament with the win against [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]] winning by 6 wickets with 82 balls remaining.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal open ACC Premier Cup against Malaysia |url=http://kathmandupost.com/cricket/2023/03/24/nepal-open-acc-premier-cup-against-malaysia |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Kathmandu Post |language=English}}</ref> [[Kushal Malla]] was the man of the match for his rapid-fire half-century, scoring 77* off 40. [[Bhim Sharki]] also scored 71 off 98 whereas bowlers [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] and [[Sompal Kami]] took 3 wickets each.

Nepal played its second game against [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]] in [[Kirtipur]]. It was the only ODI game for Nepal in the group stage. It was also the 50th One day international match for Nepal. [[Kushal Malla]] was the player of the match again for his maiden century in the ODI, scoring 108 off 64 balls.<ref name="Kushal makes his first century">{{Cite web |title=Kushal makes his first century |url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2023/21/301056/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Khabarhub |language=en}}</ref> It was also the fastest ODI century by Nepali batsmen, scoring century in just 59 balls.<ref name="Kushal makes his first century" /> Nepal batted first and asked Oman to chase down the highest totals Nepal had ever scored- a massive total of 310 runs. Nepal won the match by 84 runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs Oman Scorecard 2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/acc-men-s-premier-cup-2023-1367844/nepal-vs-oman-7th-match-group-a-1367985/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Sompal Kami]] also scored his second ODI half century in the match scoring 63* off 48 balls, whereas bowlers [[Karan KC]] and [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] took 3 wickets each. With the first wicket of the match for [[Sandeep Lamichhane|Sandeep]], He broke the record of [[Rashid Khan]] to take fastest 100 wickets in ODI in terms of number of matches played- 42 matches, previous record was 44 matches.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=cricnepal |date=2023-04-21 |title=Sandeep Lamichhane fastest to complete 100 ODI wickets |url=https://www.cricnepal.com/sandeep-lamichhane-fastest-to-complete-100-odi-wickets |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=cricnepal.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The third match against [[Saudi Arabia national cricket team|Saudi Arabia]] at [[Mulpani Cricket Stadium]] was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain interruption.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs Saudi Arabia Scorecard 2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/acc-men-s-premier-cup-2023-1367844/nepal-vs-saudi-arabia-14th-match-group-a-1367992/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

The last group stage match was against [[Qatar national cricket team|Qatar]]. Nepal won the match by 68 runs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal vs Qatar Scorecard 2023 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/acc-men-s-premier-cup-2023-1367844/nepal-vs-qatar-19th-match-group-a-1367997/full-corecard |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] was the player of the match for his all-round performance of 42* off 58 and a bowling spell of 5/14 in 9.1 overs. [[Sompal Kami]] also took 3 wickets in the match. With the win, Nepal advanced to Semi-final to play against [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} The match was reduced to 42 overs due to rain. Batting first, Nepal had scored 281/9 in 42 overs. [[Rohit Paudel]] (94 off 95) and [[Kushal Malla]] (57 off 44) scored half-centuries in the match. In response, Kuwait was 37/6 in 8.3 overs before the match was called off due to rain and Nepal advanced to the final due to finishing higher in the group stage standings.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} With the win, regardless of the Finals, Nepal qualified for the [[2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]] to be held in July 2023.

Nepal played its finals against the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] at TU ground on May 1, 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final, Kirtipur, May 01 - 02, 2023, ACC Men's Premier Cup (Junaid Siddique 0*, Karthik Meiyappan 1*, Lalit Rajbanshi 3/5) - Stumps, UAE vs NEPAL, Final, live score, 2023 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/acc-men-s-premier-cup-2023-1367844/nepal-vs-united-arab-emirates-final-1368002/live-cricket-score |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> Nepal won the toss and elected to bowl first. UAE was 9 down for 106 in 27.3 overs, before rain interrupted the day's play and the match postponed to the reserve day- the next day. Eventually, UAE got all-out on 117 and Nepal, despite losing three early wickets, won the game by 7 wickets courtesy to [[Gulsan Jha]]'s 67 off 84 balls, his 2nd half century, and [[Bhim Sharki]]'s 36 off 72 balls with the bat. In terms of bowling, [[Lalit Rajbanshi]] took 4 for 14, his 2nd 4-for in his 7.1 overs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lalit Rajbanshi Profile - Cricket Player Nepal {{!}} Stats, Records, Video |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/lalit-rajbanshi-913853 |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> [[Gulsan Jha]] won the Player of the match whereas [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] won the Player of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal beat U.A.E. Nepal won by 7 wickets (with 117 balls remaining) - U.A.E. vs Nepal, ACC Men's Premier Cup, Final Match Summary, Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/acc-men-s-premier-cup-2023-1367844/nepal-vs-united-arab-emirates-final-1368002/live-cricket-score |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> The win in the Final guaranteed "The trip to [[Pakistan]] and Sri-Lanka" for the Nepali team to the [[2023 Asia Cup]] for the first time to be held in September 2023 where they were to be playing against test giants [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=cricnepal| title=Nepal qualify for the Asia Cup 2023 |url=https://www.cricnepal.com/nepal-qualify-for-the-asia-cup-2023|website=cricnepal.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==International grounds==

{{location map+|Nepal|float=none|width=390|caption=Locations of all major cricket stadiums within Nepal.|places=
{{location map~|Nepal|label=[[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground|TU]]|position=left|lat=27.828056|long=85.290278}}
{{location map~|Nepal|label=[[Mulpani Cricket Stadium|Mulpani Cricket Ground]]|position=right|lat=27.712222 |long=85.396389}}
{{location map~|Nepal|label=[[Pokhara Rangasala|Pokhara Rangashala]]|position=left|lat=28.204444|long=83.991667}}
}}
[[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground|TU Cricket Ground]] in [[Kirtipur]] and [[Mulpani Cricket Stadium]] in [[Kathmandu]] are the only two grounds with [[One Day International]] status.
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Venue
! City
! Tests
! ODIs
! T20Is
! WT20Is
|-
|[[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground|TU Cricket Ground]]
|[[Kirtipur]]
|0
|25
|18
|5
|-
|[[Mulpani Cricket Stadium]]
|[[Kathmandu]]
|0
|1
|0
|
|-
|[[Pokhara Rangasala]]
|[[Pokhara]]
|0
|
|
| 4
|}

== Tournament history ==

===[[ICC Cricket World Cup]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="color:#002868; background:white;" colspan=8|[[ICC Cricket World Cup]] record
! style="color:#002868; background:white;" colspan=5|[[ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier|Qualification]] record
|-
! scope="col"|Host & Year
! scope="col"|Round
! scope="col"|Position
! scope="col"|{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|NR|No result}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|NR|No result}}
|-
| {{flagicon|England}} [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="7" |''Not eligible''|| colspan="5" rowspan="7" |''Not eligible''
|-
| {{flagicon|England}} [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|-
| {{flagicon|England}} [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]
|-
| {{flagicon|India}}{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|PAK}} {{flagicon|SRI}} [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|-
| {{flagicon|England}} [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]
|-
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]|| colspan="7" |''Did not qualify'' || 5 || 4 || 1 || - || -
|-
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="2" |''Not eligible''|| colspan="5" rowspan="2" |''Not eligible''
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|SRI}} {{flagicon|BGD}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="3"|''Did not qualify'' || 16 || 9 || 7 || - || -
|-
| {{flagicon|England}} [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]|| 35 || 17 || 17 || - || 1
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]|| 36 || 19 || 15 || 1 || 1
|-
|{{flagicon|SA}}{{flagicon|ZIM}}{{flagicon|NAM}} [[2027 Cricket World Cup|2027]]||colspan="7" rowspan="5"|''TBD''
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}}{{flagicon|BAN}} [[2031 Cricket World Cup|2031]]|| || || || ||
|}

===[[ICC T20 World Cup]]===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
|-
! width=150 |Host & Year
! width=100 |Round
! width=75 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]] ||colspan="7" rowspan=3|''Not eligible''
|-
| {{flagicon|England}} [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]
|-
| {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]] ||colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]] || Group Stage || 12th || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
| {{flagicon|India}} [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]] || colspan="7" rowspan="3" |''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2021]]
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2022]]
|-
| {{flagicon|West Indies}}{{flagicon|USA}} [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup|2024]] || colspan="7" rowspan="1" |''TBD''
|-
|-
!Total
!colspan="2"|
!3
!2
!1
!0
!0
|}

===[[ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier]]===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! width=150 |Host & Year
! width=100 |Round
! width=75 |Position
! width=50 |P
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
!Notes
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]] || colspan="7" rowspan="3" |Not eligible – Not an ICC member
|
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1982 ICC Trophy|1982]]
|
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1986 ICC Trophy|1986]]
|
|-
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[1990 ICC Trophy|1990]] || colspan="7" rowspan="2" |Not eligible – ICC affiliate member
|
|-
|{{flagicon|KEN}} [[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]
|
|-
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]] || colspan="7" |Did not participate
|
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]] || Group stage || Round 1 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0
|
|-
|{{flagicon|IRE|cricket}} [[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]] || colspan="7" |Did not qualify
|
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009]] || colspan="7" |Not eligible – In Division Five
|
|-
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014]] || Playoffs || 9th || 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0
|Relegated to 2014 Division 3
|-
|{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2018]] || Playoffs || 8th || 6 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 0
|Gained ODI status until 2023
|-
|{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2023]] || Playoffs || 8th || 6|| 2|| 4|| 0|| 0
|
|-
!Total
!colspan="2"|
!23
!9
!14
!0
!0
!
|}

===[[ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]]===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! width=150 |Host & Year
! width=100 |Round
! width=75 |Position
! width=50 |P
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
!Notes
|-
|{{flagicon|IRE|cricket}} [[2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2008]] || colspan="8" rowspan="2" |Did not participate
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2010]]
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]] || Playoff Stage || 7th || 9 || 5 || 4 || 0 || 0
|
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2013]] || Semi Final || 3rd || 10 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 0
|Qualified for the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IRE|cricket}}{{flagicon|SCO}} [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]] || Group Stage || 12th || 6 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 1
|
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier|2019]] || colspan="8" |Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|OMN}} [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier Group A|2022]] || Semi Final || 3rd || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0
|
|-
|{{flagicon|NEP}} [[2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier#Regional Final|2023]] || colspan="8" |Qualified
|-
!Total
!colspan="2"|
!30
!16
!13
!0
!1
!
|}

===[[Asia Cup]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Host & Year
! scope="col"|Round
! scope="col"|Position
! scope="col"|{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}
! scope="col"|{{abbr|NR|No result}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[1984 Asia Cup|1984]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="5" |''Not Eligible''
|-
|{{flagicon|SL}} [[1986 Asia Cup|1986]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[1988 Asia Cup|1988]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[1990–91 Asia Cup|1990–91]]
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[1995 Asia Cup|1995]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SL}} [[1997 Asia Cup|1997]]|| colspan="7" |''did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[2000 Asia Cup|2000]]|| colspan="7" |''did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|SL}} [[2004 Asia Cup|2004]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="2"|''did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|PAK}} [[2008 Asia Cup|2008]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SL}} [[2010 Asia Cup|2010]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="2" |''did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[2012 Asia Cup|2012]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[2014 Asia Cup|2014]]|| colspan="7" |''did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[2016 Asia Cup|2016]]|| colspan="7" |''did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2018 Asia Cup|2018]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="2"|''did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2022 Asia Cup|2022]]
|-
|{{flagicon|PAK}}{{flagicon|SRI}} [[2023 Asia Cup|2023]]||Group Stage
|5th/6th
|2
|0
|2
|0
|0
|}

=== Asia Cup Qualifier ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"
|-
! width=150|Host & Year
! width=50 |Tournament
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |Match
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |N/R
!'''Notes'''
|-

|{{flagicon|MAS}}[[2014 ACC Premier League|2014]]|| [[ACC Premier League]]
|3rd
|5
|3
|2
|0
|0
|Qualified for [[2014 ACC Premier League]], but the tournament was cancelled.
|-
|{{flagicon|BAN}}[[2016 Asia Cup Qualifier|2016]]|| [[Asia Cup Qualifier]]
|colspan="6" rowspan="1" |''did not participate''
|
|-
|{{flagicon|MAS}}[[2018 Asia Cup Qualifier|2018]]|| Asia Cup Qualifier
|4th
|5
|2
|3
|0
|0
|Qualified for the [[2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]]
|-
|{{flagicon|OMA}}[[2020 Asia Cup Qualifier|2020]]|| Asia Cup Qualifier
| colspan="6" rowspan="1" |''did not qualify''
|
|- style="background:gold;"
|{{flagicon|NEP}}[[2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup|2023]]|| [[ACC Premier League|ACC Men's Premier Cup]]
|'''Champions'''
| 6
|5
|0
|0
|1
|Qualified for the [[2023 Asia Cup]] and [[2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]]
|}

=== Asian Games ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |N/R
!Notes
|-

|{{flagicon|CHN}}[[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]]
|Quarter-finals
|3
|1
|2
|
|
|Knocked out by Sri-Lanka in the Quarter-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}}[[Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]]
|Quarter-finals
|3
|2
|1
|
|
|Knocked out by Afghanistan in the Quarter-Final
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}}[[Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games|2022]]
|Quarter-finals
|3
|2
|1
|
|
|Knocked out by India in the Quarter-Final
|}

=== World Cricket League / Cricket World Cup League 2===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |N/R
!Notes
|-
|[[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five]]
||3rd place
|7
|5
|1
|0
|1
|Remained in [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2010 Division Five]]
|- style="background:Gold;"
|[[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five]]
||'''Champions'''
|6
|5
|1
|0
|0
|Promoted to [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|Division Four for 2010]]
|-

|[[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four]]
||3rd place
|6
|4
|2
|0
|0
|Remained in [[2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|Division Four for 2012]]
|- style="background:Gold;"
|[[2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four]]
||'''Champions'''
|6
|6
|0
|0
|0
|Promoted to [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three for 2013]]
|- style="background:Gold;"
|[[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]]
||'''Champions'''
|6
|4
|2
|0
|0
|Promoted to the [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014 World Cup Qualifier]]
|- style="background:Gold;"
|[[2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]]
||'''Champions'''
|6
|5
|1
|0
|0
|Promoted to [[2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two for 2015]]
|-

|[[2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2015 Division Two]]
|| 4th place
|6
|3
|3
|0
|0
|Qualified for the [[2015-17 ICC World Cricket League Championship]]
|-

|[[2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship]]
|| 7th place
|14
|4
|9
|0
|1
|Relegated to [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]]
|- style="background:silver;"
|[[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]]
|| Runners-Up
|6
|4
|2
|0
|0
|Advanced to the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]]
|-bgcolor="#90EE90"
|[[2019-2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]]
|3rd
|36
|19
|15
|1
|1
|Advanced to the [[2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] and gained ODI status until 2027
|-
|[[2023-2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]]
| colspan="7" |To be Played
|}

=== South Asian Games ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"
|-
! width=150|Host & Year
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |N/R
|-

|{{flagicon|NEP}}[[Cricket at the 2019 South Asian Games|2019]]
|Bronze
|5
|3
|2
|0
|0
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="8" |'''ACC Emerging Team Asia Cup (List A Tournaments)'''
|-
!'''Host & Year'''
!Tournament
!Position
!GP
!W
!L
!T
!NR
|-
|{{flagicon|Singapore}} 2013
|[[2013 ACC Emerging Teams Cup]]
|Group Stage
|3
|0
|3
|0
|0
|-
|{{flagicon|BAN}} 2017
|[[2017 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]]
|Group Stage
|3
|1
|2
|0
|0
|-
|2018 {{Cr|Sri Lanka}}{{Cr|Pakistan}}
|[[2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]]
| colspan="6" |Did not Qualify
|-
|2019 {{Cr|Bangladesh}}
|[[2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]]
|Group Stage
|3
|1
|2
|0
|0
|-
|2023 {{Cr|Sri Lanka}}
|[[2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup]]
|Group Stage
|3
|1
|2
|0
|0
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="8" |ICC Intercontinental Cup (First Class Tournament)
|-
!Year
!Tournament
!Position
!GP
!W
!L
!D
!points
|-
|2004
|[[2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]
|Group Stage- Asia Group
|2
|1
|0
|1
|42
|-
|2005
|[[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]
|Group Stage- Asia Group
|2
|1
|0
|1
|40.5
|-
|2006-07
|[[2006–07 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]
| colspan="6" |Did not qualify
|-
|2007-08
|[[2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]
| colspan="6" |Did not qualify
|-
|2009-10
|[[2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]
| colspan="6" |Did not qualify
|-
|2011-13
|[[2011–2013 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]
| colspan="6" |Did not qualify
|-
|2015-17
|[[2015–2017 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]
| colspan="6" |Did not qualify
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" | ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament record
|-
! width="100" |Year
! width="100" |Tournament
! width="100" |Position
|- style="background:Gold;"
|2006
|[[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament]]
|| '''Winners'''
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="3" | ACC Trophy record (50 Over Tournament)
|-
! width="100" | Year
! width="100" | Tournament
! width="100" | Position
|-
|1996
|[[1996 ACC Trophy]]
| First round
|-
|1998
|[[1998 ACC Trophy]]
| First round
|-
|2000
|[[2000 ACC Trophy]]
|Semi-finals
|- style="background:silver ;"
|2002
|[[2002 ACC Trophy]]
| Runners-up
|-
|2004
|[[2004 ACC Trophy]]
|5th place
|-
|2006
|[[2006 ACC Trophy]]
| 4th place
|-
|2008
|[[2008 ACC Trophy Elite]]
|4th place
|- style="background:silver ;"
|2010
|[[2010 ACC Trophy Elite]]
|Runners-up
|- style="background:Gold;"
|2012
|[[2012 ACC Trophy Elite]]
|'''Winners''' (Shared trophy with [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team]]
|}

== Current squad ==
The following is a list of centrally contracted players or players that were named in the ODI or T20I squads in the past year.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-02-01 |title=CAN finalize the central contracts list 2023 for Nepalese Cricketers |url=https://www.cricnepal.com/can-finalize-the-central-contracts-list-2023-for-nepalese-cricketers |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=cricnepal.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" fontsize="90%"
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:#b22222; color:#ffffff; | Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#B22222; color:#FFFFFF; | Date of birth
! style="text-align:center; background:#B22222; color:#ffffff; | Batting style
! style="text-align:center; background:#B22222; color:#ffffff; | Bowling style
! style="text-align:center; background:#B22222; color:#ffffff; | Contract
! style="text-align:center; background:#B22222; color:#ffffff; | Forms
! style="text-align:center; background:#B22222; color:#ffffff;Ffffff | Domestic Team
! style="text-align:center; background:#B22222; color:#ffffff;Ffffff | NEPAL T20
! style="text-align:center; background:#B22222; color:#ffffff;Ffffff | S/N
! style="text-align:center; background:#b22222; color:#ffffff; | Last ODI
! style="text-align:center; background:#b22222; color:#ffffff; | Last T20I
|-

! ! colspan="11"style="text-align:center; background:#0000ff; color:#Ffffff ; | Captain
|-
| [[Rohit Paudel]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2002|09|02}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[offbreak]] ||style="text-align:center;" | A || ODI, T20I||[[Nepal Army Club]] ||[[Biratnagar Super Kings]]||17
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|-
! colspan="11"style="text-align:center; background:#0000ff; color:#Ffffff ; | Batsmen
|-
| [[Kushal Bhurtel]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|1997|01|22}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Pace bowling|medium]] ||style="text-align:center;" | B || ODI, T20I||[[Nepal Police Club]] ||[[Lumbini All Stars]]||14
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|-
| [[Aarif Sheikh]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|1997|10|05}}|| Right-handed || Right-arm [[Pace bowling|medium]] ||style="text-align:center;" | C || ODI, T20I|| [[Nepal Police Club ]]||[[Pokhara Avengers]]|||24
|{{cricon|Pakistan}} 2023
|{{cricon|KEN}} 2022
|-
| [[Bhim Sharki]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2001|9|26}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[offbreak]]||{{n/a}}||ODI||[[Nepal Army Club]]||[[Far West United]]||54
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|{{n/a}}
|-
| [[Dev Khanal]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2005|05|29}} || Right-handed ||Right-arm [[Leg Spin|leg spin]]||style="text-align:center;" | C ||ODI|| [[Lumbini Province cricket Team]]||[[Far West United]]|||41
|{{cricon|SCO}} 2023
|{{n/a}}
|-
| [[Sandeep Jora]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2001|10|20}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[offbreak]] ||{{n/a}}||T20I||[[APF Club]]||[[Janakpur Royals]]||54
|{{n/a}}
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|-
! colspan="11"style="text-align:center; background:#0000ff; color: #Ffffff; | All-rounders
|-
| [[Dipendra Singh Airee]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|01|24}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]]||style="text-align:center;" | A || ODI, T20I||[[Nepal Police Club]] ||[[Lumbini All Stars]]||45
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|-
| [[Kushal Malla]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2004|3|5}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||style="text-align:center;" | C || ODI, T20I||[[Nepal Army Club]] ||[[Pokhara Avengers]]|| 2
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|-
| [[Gulsan Jha|Gulshan Jha]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2006|2|17}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Pace bowling|medium]] ||style="text-align:center;" | C || ODI, T20I||[[Nepal Police Club]] ||[[Lumbini All Stars]]|||15
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|-
| [[Pawan Sarraf]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|04|5}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off Spin|off break]] ||{{n/a}}||T20I|| [[Nepal Police Club]] ||[[Janakpur Royals]]||
|{{n/a}}
|{{cricon|KEN}} 2022
|-
| [[Basir Ahamad]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2003|9|11}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] ||{{n/a}}||ODI||[[Lumbini Province Cricket Team]]||[[Kathmandu Knights]]|||
|{{cricon|NAM}} 2022
|{{n/a}}
|-
| [[Bibek Yadav]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2003|10|7}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Pace bowling|medium]] ||style="text-align:center;" | C ||T20I||[[Madhesh Province Cricket Team]] ||[[Biratnagar Super Kings]]||
|{{n/a}}
|{{cricon|MDV}} 2023
|-
! ! colspan="11"style="text-align:center; background:#0000ff; color:#Ffffff ; | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Aasif Sheikh (cricketer)|Aasif Sheikh]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2001|06|22}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;" | A || ODI, T20I||[[APF Club]]||[[Pokhara Avengers]]||9
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|-
| [[Arjun Saud]]|| {{birth date and age|df=y|2003|6|29}} || Right-handed ||[[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;" | C ||ODI||[[Nepal Army Club]]||[[Biratnagar Super Kings]]|||
|{{cricon|IRE}} 2023
|{{n/a}}
|-
| [[Binod Bhandari]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|1990|1|25}} || Right-handed ||[[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"|C||T20I||[[Nepal Army Club]]||[[Far West United]]|| 7
|{{n/a}}
|{{cricon|MDV}} 2023
|-
! colspan="11"style="text-align:center; background:#0000ff; color:#Ffffff ; | Spin bowlers
|-
| [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|8|2}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Leg break]] ||{{n/a}}|| ODI, T20I||[[Gandaki Province Cricket Team]]||{{n/a}}||25
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|-
| [[Lalit Rajbanshi]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|1999|2|27}} || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;" | C|| ODI, T20I|| [[Nepal Police Club]]||[[Janakpur Royals]]||27
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|{{cricon|MDV}} 2019
|-
| [[Sagar Dhakal]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2001|12|14}} || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;" | C ||T20I||[[Nepal Police Club]]||[[Lumbini All Stars]]||
|{{n/a}}
|{{cricon|OMN}} 2022
|-
| [[Mousom Dhakal]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2001|1|27}} || Right-handed ||Right-arm [[offbreak]] ||{{ n/a}}||ODI||[[APF Club]]||[[Pokhara Avengers]]||
|{{cricon|UAE}} 2023
|{{n/a}}
|-
! colspan="11"style="text-align:center; background:#0000ff; color:#Ffffff ; | pace bowlers
|-
| [[Sompal Kami]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|02|02}} || Right-handed ||Right-arm [[Pace bowling|Fast medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| A || ODI, T20I|| [[Nepal Army Club]]||[[Janakpur Royals]]||10
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|-
| [[Karan KC]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|1991|10|10}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Pace bowling|Fast medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| A || ODI, T20I|| [[APF Club]] ||[[Far West United]]|||33
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|-
| [[Pratis GC]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2004|5|22}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Pace bowling|medium]] ||{{n/a}}||ODI|| [[Bagmati Province Cricket Team]]|||[[Pokhara Avengers]]||
|{{cricon|UAE}} 2023
|{{n/a}}
|-
| [[Avinash Bohara|Abinash Bohara]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|1997|07|30}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Pace bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| C ||T20I||[[APF Club]] |||[[Kathmandu Knights]]||3
|{{n/a}}
|{{cricon|IND}} 2023
|-
| [[Kamal Singh Airee]] || {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|12|19}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Pace bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| C ||T20I||[[APF Club]]||[[Kathmandu Knights]]||
|{{n/a}}
|{{cricon|MAS}} 2022
|}

{{updated|30 September 2023}}

==Coaching staff==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#003893; color:white; text-align:center;" | Position
! style="background:#003893; color:white; text-align:center;" | Name
|-
| Cricket Manager
|{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Binod Das]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-17 |title=Former Captain Binod Das appointed nat'l cricket team manager |url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2020/17/149716/ |access-date=3 February 2022 |website=Khabarhub |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Team Manager
|{{flagicon|NEP}} Dipen Pokhrel
|-
|Head Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Monty Desai]]
|-
|Batting Coach
| {{flagicon|NEP}} Basant Shahi Thakuri
|-
|Fast Bowling Coach
|Vacant
|-
|Spin Bowling Coach
|Vacant
|-
|Fielding Coach
|Vacant
|-
|Fitness & Strengthening Coach
|{{flagicon|NEP}} Dr. Suman Nepali
|-
|Physiotherapist
|{{flagicon|NEP}} Vikram Neupane
|-
|Team Doctor
|{{flagicon|NEP}} Dr. Abhisekh Raj Singh
|}

===Head Coaches History===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
|-
! Name !! Appointed !! Resigned !! Notable tournaments
|-
| {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Roy Dias]]|| 2001 || 2010 ||
Nepal finish runner-up at the 2004 ACC Trophy. He also oversaw the national under-19 team qualify for four editions of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
|-

| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Pubudu Dassanayake]]|| 2011 || 2015 ||Nepal cricket team has made a place in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 held at Bangladesh.
|-
| {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Jagat Tamata]] || 2016 || 2020 ||
Nepal gained ODI status for the first time until 2023 in 2018 ICC World Cup Qualifier.
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dav Whatmore]]|| 2020 || 2021 ||
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Pubudu Dassanayake]]|| 2021 || 2022 ||
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manoj Prabhakar]]|| 2022 || 2022 ||
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Monty Desai]]|| 2023 || ||Qualify for the 2023 Asia Cup, 2023 ACC Emerging team Asia Cup, 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and successfully retain the ODI status until 2027.
|-
|}

== Records and statistics ==

'''International Match Summary – Nepal'''<ref name="ODIsummary">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=32;type=team |title=Records / Nepal / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=T20I matches {{!}} Team records {{!}} Results summary |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/results-summary-283307 |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

''Last updated 3 October 2023''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan="7" align="center" | '''Playing Record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural Match
|-
| align="left"| [[One Day International]] || 59 || 30 || 27 || 1 || 1 || 1 August 2018
|-
| align="left"| [[Twenty20 International]] || 60 || 35 || 24 || 0 || 1 || 16 March 2014
|}

=== One Day Internationals ===
{{main|List of Nepal One Day International records}}

* Highest team total: 310/8 v. [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] on 21 April 2023 at [[Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/team-highest-innings-totals/nepal-32/one-day-internationals-2 |title=Records / Nepal / One Day Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 April 2023}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 126, [[Rohit Paudel]] v. [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] on 25 March 2022 at [[Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/batting-most-runs-innings/nepal-32/one-day-internationals-2|title=Records / Nepal / One Day Internationals / High scores |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
* Best individual bowling figures: 6/11, [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] v. [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] on 10 September 2021 at [[Oman Cricket Academy]], [[Al Amerat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/bowling-best-figures-innings/nepal-32/one-day-internationals-2 |title=Records / Nepal / One Day Internationals / Best bowling figures |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref>

'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODIsummary" />

''Records complete to ODI #4632. Last updated 4 September 2023.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;" | '''v. Full Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IND}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 September 2023 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IRE}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 July 2023 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PAK}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 30 August 2023 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|WIN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 22 June 2023 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|ZIM}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 18 June 2023 ||
|-
| colspan="8" align="center" | '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NAM}} || 6 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 11 July 2022 || 14 February 2023
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NED}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 August 2018 || 3 August 2018
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|OMA}} || 7 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 5 February 2020 || 19 September 2021
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PNG}} || 10 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 7 September 2021 || 7 September 2021
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 13 July 2022 || 13 July 2022
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 15 || 9 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 30 August 2018 || 26 January 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|USA}} || 7 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 8 February 2020 || 8 February 2020
|}

===Twenty20 Internationals===
{{main|List of Nepal Twenty20 International cricket records}}

* Highest team total: 314/3 v. [[Mongolia national cricket team|Mongolia]] on 27 September 2023 at [[Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field]], [[Hangzhou]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/team-highest-innings-totals/nepal-32/twenty20-internationals-3 |title=Records / Nepal / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 137*, [[Kushal Malla]] v. [[Mongolia national cricket team|Mongolia]] on 27 September 2023 at [[Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field]], [[Hangzhou]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/batting-most-runs-innings/nepal-32/twenty20-internationals-3|title=Records / Nepal / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref>
* Best individual bowling figures: 6/11, [[Abinash Bohara]] v. [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]] on 1 October 2023 at [[Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field]], [[Hangzhou]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/bowling-best-figures-innings/nepal-32/twenty20-internationals-3 |title=Records / Nepal / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref>

'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20Isummary">{{cite web |title=Records / Nepal / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=32;type=team |access-date=16 July 2022 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>

''Records complete to T20I #2278. Last updated 3 October 2023.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First Match !! First Win
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;" | '''v. Full Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|AFG|2013}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20 March 2014 || 20 March 2014
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|BAN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 18 March 2014 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IND}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 October 2023 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IRE}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 13 July 2015 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|ZIM}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 27 September 2019 ||
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;" | '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|BHU}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 December 2019 || 5 December 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|CAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21 February 2022 || 21 February 2022
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|HKG}} || 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 16 March 2014 || 16 March 2014
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|KEN}} || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 25 August 2022 || 25 August 2022
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|KUW}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 27 July 2019 || 27 July 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|MAS}} || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 July 2019 || 13 July 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|MDV}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 December 2019 || 6 December 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|MGL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 27 September 2023 || 27 September 2023
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NED}} || 9 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 30 June 2015 || 3 July 2015
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|OMA}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 10 October 2019 || 11 February 2022
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PNG}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 17 July 2015 || 28 March 2022
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PHI}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 19 February 2022 || 19 February 2022
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|QAT}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 23 July 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SIN}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 28 July 2019 || 28 September 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|THA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 March 2020 || 4 March 2020
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 31 January 2019 || 1 February 2019
|}

==See also==

{{div col}}
* [[Cricket Association of Nepal]]
* [[Nepal women's national cricket team]]
* [[Nepal national under-19 cricket team]]
* [[List of Nepal ODI cricketers|List of Nepal One Day International cricketers]]
* [[List of Nepal Twenty20 International cricketers]]
* [[List of Nepalese First-class cricketers]]
* [[List of Nepalese List A cricketers]]
* [[List of Nepalese Twenty20 cricketers]]
* [[Everest Premier League]]
* [[Dhangadhi Premier League]]
* [[National League Cricket (Nepal)|National League Cricket]]
* [[SPA Cup]]
* [[List of Nepal One Day International records]]
* [[List of Nepal Twenty20 International cricket records]]
* [[Prime Minister One Day Cup]]
* [[Prime Minister Cup Women's National Tournament]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
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==External links==

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{{National sports teams of Nepal}}

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