# Nepal at the Men's T20 World Cup

The Nepal national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Nepal qualified for their maiden T20 World Cup in 2014 after finishing 3rd in the 2013 Qualifier, and they made their reappearance after ten years in 2024. The team couldn't make it past the group stage in both the editions, however they managed to win two matches in their first appearance.

## T20 World Cup record

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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Captain | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | First stage | 12/16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paras Khadka | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Group stage | 17/20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Rohit Paudel | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 51 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
* ↑ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
* ↑ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

### Record by opponents

| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2014 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.57 | - |
| Source: Last Updated: 23 June 2024 |||||||||

## Tournament results
### Bangladesh 2014
#### Squad

* Paras Khadka (c)
* Gyanendra Malla
* Anil Mandal
* Sagar Pun
* Sharad Vesawkar
* Pradeep Airee (wk)
* Binod Bhandari (wk)
* Subash Khakurel (wk)
* Naresh Budayair
* Sompal Kami
* Amrit Bhattarai
* Shakti Gauchan
* Jitendra Mukhiya
* Basant Regmi
* Avinash Karn
* Rahul Vishwakarma
* Prithu Baskota

#### Results

| First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | First stage (Group A) | Super 10 | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| Hong Kong W by 80 runs | Bangladesh L by 8 wickets | Afghanistan W by 9 runs | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||

### United States & West Indies 2024
#### Squad

* Rohit Paudel (c)
* Aasif Sheikh (wk)
* Anil Kumar Sah (wk)
* Kushal Bhurtel
* Kushal Malla
* Dipendra Singh Airee
* Sundeep Jora
* Gulsan Jha
* Karan KC
* Sompal Kami
* Pratis GC
* Sandeep Jora
* Abinash Bohara
* Sagar Dhakal
* Kamal Airee
* Lalit Rajbanshi
* 2024 kit

#### Results

| Group stage (Group D) | Group stage (Group D) | Group stage (Group D) | Group stage (Group D) | Group stage (Group D) | Super 8 | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| Netherlands L by 6 wickets | Sri Lanka Match abandoned | South Africa L by 1 run | Bangladesh L by 21 runs | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

## Records and statistics
### Team records
#### Highest innings totals

| Score | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 149/8 (20 overs) | Hong Kong | Chattogram | 2014 |
| 141/5 (20 overs) | Afghanistan | Chattogram | 2014 |
| 126/5 (20 overs) | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2014 |
| 114/7 (20 overs) | South Africa | Kingstown | 2024 |
| 106 (19.2 overs) | Netherlands | Dallas | 2024 |
| Last updated: 23 June 2024 ||||

### Batting statistics
#### Most runs

| Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
| 91 | Sharad Vesawkar | 3 | 3 | 40 | 30.33 | — | — | 2014–2014 |
| 86 | Subash Khakurel | 3 | 3 | 56 | 28.66 | — | 1 | 2014–2014 |
| 83 | Paras Khadka | 3 | 3 | 41 | 27.66 | — | — | 2014–2014 |
| 83 | Gyanendra Malla | 3 | 3 | 48 | 27.66 | — | — | 2014–2014 |
| 63 | Aasif Sheikh | 3 | 3 | 42 | 21.00 | — | — | 2024–2024 |
| Last updated: 23 June 2024 |||||||||

#### Highest partnerships

| Runs | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
| 85 (4th wicket) | Sharad Vesawkar (39) & Paras Khadka (40) | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2014 |
| 80 (3rd wicket) | Gyanendra Malla (30) & Paras Khadka (41) | v Hong Kong | Chattogram | 2014 |
| 76 (4th wicket) | Sharad Vesawkar (33) & Subash Khakurel (37) | v Afghanistan | Chattogram | 2014 |
| 52 (6th wicket) | Kushal Malla (18) & Dipendra Singh Airee (26) | v Bangladesh | Kingstown | 2024 |
| 50 (3rd wicket) | Anil Sah (27) & Aasif Sheikh (18) | v South Africa | Kingstown | 2024 |
| Last updated: 23 June 2024 |||||

### Bowling statistics
#### Most wickets

| Wickets | Player | Matches | Avg. | Econ. | BBI | 4W | 5W | Period |
| 7 | Sompal Kami | 6 | 14.28 | 5.55 | 2/10 | 0 | 0 | 2014–2024 |
| 6 | Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 8.16 | 5.15 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| 5 | Basant Regmi | 3 | 11.20 | 5.60 | 3/14 | 0 | 0 | 2014–2014 |
| 5 | Shakti Gauchan | 3 | 14.80 | 6.72 | 3/9 | 0 | 0 | 2014–2014 |
| 4 | Kushal Bhurtel | 3 | 10.25 | 5.12 | 4/19 | 1 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| 4 | Jitendra Mukhiya | 3 | 11.50 | 5.75 | 3/18 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Last updated: 23 June 2024 |||||||||