Kushal Bhurtel

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Kushal Bhurtel
Personal information
Born (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 24)
Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleOpening batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 25)7 September 2021 v PNG
Last ODI19 September 2021 v Oman
T20I debut (cap 33)17 April 2021 v Netherlands
Last T20I24 April 2021 v Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA
Matches 6 5 9
Runs scored 144 278 183
Batting average 24.00 69.50 20.33
100s/50s 0/1 0/4 0/1
Top score 84 77 84
Catches/stumpings 9/��� 4/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2021

Kushal Bhurtel (Nepali: कुशल भुर्तेल, born 22 January 1997) is a Nepalese cricketer.[1] In November 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[2] He made his List A debut for Nepal, against India, in the Emerging Teams Cup on 14 November 2019.[3] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] Later the same month, he was also named in Nepal's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[5] The Nepalese team won the bronze medal, after they beat the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match.[6]

In April 2021, he was named in Nepal's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series.[7] He made his T20I debut on 17 April 2021, for Nepal against the Netherlands.[8] Nepal beat the Netherlands by nine wickets, Bhurtel top-scoring with 62 runs.[9] Bhurtel set a record of becoming the first cricketer to score three consecutive half-centuries in three consecutive innings from his debut in T20Is.[10] He was named the man of the series, after scoring 278 runs, with an average of 69.50 in the five matches he played.[11] In May 2021, following his performance in the tri-series, Bhurtel was nominated for the ICC's Men's Player of the Month award.[12]

In August 2021, Bhurtel was named in Nepal's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Papua New Guinea in Oman, and their squad for round six of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament, also in Oman.[13] He made his ODI debut on 7 September 2021, for Nepal against Papua New Guinea.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kushal Bhurtel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Final Squad Announced For Emerging Cup, Khadka and Lamichhane Miss Out". dailylivescores. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Group A, Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup at Savar (3), Nov 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Lamichhane to miss SAG". My Republica. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  6. ^ "South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Shahab sneaks in for first time as Nepal name final squad for Tri-Nation Series". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  8. ^ "1st Match, Kirtipur, Apr 17 2021, Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Nepal defeat Netherlands by nine wickets in the Tri-Nations T20 Series opener". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  10. ^ Online, T. H. T. (20 April 2021). "Kushal Bhurtel sets record with three consecutive T20I 50s". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Nepal demolish the Netherlands to claim historic Tri-Nations triumph". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Who is Kushal Bhurtel, the Nepalese sensation up for ICC POTM?". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Nepal announces squad for the CWCL2 series". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  14. ^ "1st ODI, Al Amerat, Sep 7 2021, Nepal v Papua New Guinea ODI Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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