Kushal Malla

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]

Kushal Malla
Personal information
Full name
Kushal Malla
Born (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004
Butwal, Rupandehi
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 22)8 February 2020 v USA
Last ODI1 May 2023 v United Arab Emirates
T20I debut (cap 27)27 September 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I30 March 2022 v Malaysia
Career statistics
Competition T20I ODI
Matches 15 21
Runs scored 183 514
Batting average 20.33 28.55
100s/50s 0/1 1/4
Top score 50* 108
Balls bowled 126 720
Wickets 6 18
Bowling average 20.16 29.72
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/3 2/6
Catches/stumpings 7/- 4/-
Source: , 4 May 2023

Career

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]

In April 2023, Malla scored his first century in ODIs during a match against Oman.[11]

Personal life

Malla attended New Horizon School in Butwal, Rupandehi from year 3, and currently attends Kshitiz International College on a full scholarship.[12]

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.
  11. "What new records were set in Nepal's 50th ODI match?". cricnepal. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  12. "बुटवलमा क्रिकेटर कुशल मल्ललाई नगदसहित सम्मान". Nepal Press (in Nepali). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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