# Nepal A cricket team

The Nepal A cricket team (Nepali: नेपाल ए क्रिकेट टिम) is a national-level men's cricket team of Nepal that plays in the second-tier relative to the Nepal national cricket team. Matches played by Nepal A are not considered Test matches or One Day Internationals; they instead are eligible to receive first-class and List A classification respectively. It is a developmental team, domestic players are often expected to first get selected in this team before playing for the senior team.
The team was announced by Cricket Association of Nepal secretary Paras Khadka on 4 January 2024. The first representative game played by Nepal A was against Canada in February 2024. The squad for that series was announced on 14 February 2024. Nepal A played their first official List A cricket match against Ireland Wolves during the Nepal tour of Ireland Wolves in late March 2024.

## Current squad

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on 14 February 2024 revealed the Nepal A side with Binod Bhandari leading the team. Players with international caps are marked as bold.
| Name | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | forms | Domestic team | NPL |
| Batters |||||||
| Dev Khanal | (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | — | List A , T20 | Lumbini Province | Karnali Yaks |
| Arjun Kumal | (2005-12-11) 11 December 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | — | List A | Gandaki Province | Sudurpaschim Royals |
| Ashutosh Ghiraiya | 29 February 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | — | List A | Bagmati Province | Lumbini Lions |
| Naren Bhatta | | | — | List A | Sudurpashchim Province | Biratnagar Kings |
| All-rounders |||||||
| Basir Ahamad | (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 21) | Left-handed | Left-arm leg spin | List A , T20 | Tribhuwan Army Club | Biratnagar Kings |
| Bibek Yadav | (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 | Tribhuwan Army Club | Lumbini Lions |
| Pawan Sarraf | (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | T20 | Madhesh Province | — |
| Bipin Khatri | (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 | Gandaki Province | Pokhara Avengers |
| Sher Malla | (2002-12-01) 1 December 2002 (age 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Janakpur Bolts |
| Kiran Thagunna | | | | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Pokhara Avengers |
| Narayan Joshi | | | | List A | Sudurpashchim Province | Pokhara Avengers |
| Wicket-keeper |||||||
| Binod Bhandari | (1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 (age 35) | Right-handed | — | List A , T20 | Nepal Army Club | Sudurpaschim Royals |
| Arjun Saud | (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | — | List A | Nepal Army Club | Lumbini Lions |
| Lokesh Bam | (2003-08-14) 14 August 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | — | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Biratnagar Kings |
| Arjun Gharti | (2003-06-29) 29 June 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | — | T20 | Karnali Province | Karnali Yaks |
| Spin Bowlers |||||||
| Sagar Dhakal | (2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A, T20 | Nepal Police Club | Pokhara Avengers |
| Surya Tamang | (2001-09-30) 30 September 2001 (age 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Bagmati Province | Lumbini Lions |
| Mousom Dhakal | (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Nepal Police Club | Karnali Yaks |
| Shahab Alam | (2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 24) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Tribhuwan Army Club | Kathmandu Gurkhas |
| Dipesh Kandel | (2005-07-04) 4 July 2005 (age 19) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Koshi Province | Kathmandu Gurkhas |
| Ranjit Kumar | (2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 (age 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A | Madhesh Province | Chitwan Rhinos |
| Pace Bowlers |||||||
| Pratis GC | (2004-05-22) 22 May 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | List A, T20 | Bagmati Province | Biratnagar Kings |
| Rijan Dhakal | (1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | List A, T20 | Bagmati Province | Chitwan Rhinos |
| Kamal Singh Airee | (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | List A, T20 | Nepal Police Club | Chitwan Rhinos |
| Aakash Chand | (2004-12-18) 18 December 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | List A, T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Pokhara Avengers |
| Rashid Khan | (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 | Nepal Police Club | Kathmandu Gurkhas |
| Hemant Dhami | (2006-05-14) 14 May 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Janakpur Bolts |
| Rupesh Singh | (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast medium | List A | Madhesh Province | Janakpur Bolts |
| Bikash Aagri | | | | List A ,T20 | Sudurpashchim Province | Lumbini Lions |
    As of 18 oct 2024

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Cricket manager | Binod Das |
| Team manager | |
| Head coach | Gyanendra Malla |
| Assistant coach | |
| Team Analyst | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Team Doctor | |

## Results summary

| Nepal A matches | Nepal A matches | List A matches | List A matches | List A matches | T20 matches | T20 matches | T20 matches | OTHERS matches | OTHERS matches | OTHERS matches |
| Date | Opponent | W | L | D | W | L | NR/T | W | L | NR/T |
| 18-22 February 2024 | vs Canada XI | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 March-07 April 2024 | vs Ireland Wolves | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - |