Kushal Malla

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Kushal Malla
Personal information
Full nameKushal Malla
Born (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 17)
BattingLeft-hand bat
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 22)8 February 2020 v USA
Last ODI17 September 2021 v USA
T20I debut (cap 27)27 September 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I24 April 2021 v Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition T20I ODI
Matches 10 3
Runs scored 149 78
Batting average 29.80 39.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/1
Top score 50* 50
Balls bowled 78 114
Wickets 3 2
Bowling average 28.33 29.5
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/12 1/29
Catches/stumpings 4/- 0/-
Source: Cricinfo, 17 September 2021

Kushal Malla (Nepali: कुशल मल्ल pronounced [ˈkusʌl ˈmʌlːʌ]; born 5 March 2004) is a Nepalese cricketer.[1] He is a left-handed batsman, and a left-arm off spinner.[2]

In September 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2019–20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series and the 2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series.[3][4] He made his T20I debut for Nepal, against Zimbabwe, in the Singapore Tri-Nation Series on 27 September 2019.[5]

In January 2020, he was named in Nepal's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series.[6] He made his ODI debut for Nepal, against the United States, on 8 February 2020.[7] In the match he scored 50 runs from 51 balls, and at the age of 15 years and 340 days, he became the youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century.[8]

In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.[9] In April 2021, in the final of the 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, he made an scored 50 not out, becoming the youngest cricketer to score a half-century in a T20I match.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Kushal Malla". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Malla, Pandey join senior team as T20 series squad announced". Online Khabar. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Ishan Pandey, Kushal Malla sneak into national team". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  5. ^ "1st Match (N), Singapore Twenty20 Tri-Series at Singapore, Sep 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Kamal gets first call-up, Kushal prepares for ODI debut". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. ^ "27th Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Kirtipur, Feb 8 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Nepal batsman Kushal Malla tops Sachin Tendulkar and Shahid Afridi as he breaks record". The National. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Nepal: Women to receive inaugural central contracts, all cricketers to be insured". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Nepal demolish the Netherlands to claim historic Tri-Nations triumph". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

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