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Kushal Malla
कुशल मल्ल
Personal information
Full name
Kushal Malla
Born (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 20)
Butwal, Rupandehi
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleMiddle Order Batsman - 5
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 22)8 February 2020 v USA
Last ODI25 February 2024 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 27)1 October 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I14 June 2024 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA
Matches 36 39 39
Runs scored 716 771 735
Batting average 24.68 29.65 23.70
100s/50s 1/4 1/4 1/4
Top score 108 137* 108
Balls bowled 1,063 360 1,129
Wickets 24 19 26
Bowling average 32.70 19.52 31.69
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/6 4/33 2/6
Catches/stumpings 6/- 12/- 8/-

Source: Cricinfo, 10 May 2024

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] Known for his aggressive batting, he scored the fastest century in Twenty20 Internationals, off just 34 balls, in the opening match of the 2022 Asian Games against Mongolia, a record previously held by David Miller, Rohit Sharma and Sudesh Wickramasekara (35 balls), and later broken by Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (33 balls).

Career

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In September 2019, Malla 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 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 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. He scored century in just 54 balls, the fastest by a Nepalese player. He is the fourth Nepalese player (after Paras Khadka, Kushal Bhurtel, and Dipendra Singh Airee) to score centuries in both T20Is and ODIs.

In September 2023, Malla scored the fastest century in T20Is off 34 balls, a record previously held by David Miller, Rohit Sharma and S Wickramasekara (35 balls).[11] Malla set the record to score most runs in an innings in T20I without coming in as an opener.

In May 2024, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[12]

Personal life

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Malla attended New Horizon School in Butwal, Rupandehi from year 3, and currently attends Kshitiz International College on a full scholarship.[13] He used to lived in Butwal 11 devinagar . Currently he lives in Chandragiri with his father and mother. He is the only son of the family.

Records and Milestones

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ODIs

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T20Is

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References

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  1. ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  • ^ "Kushal Malla". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  • ^ "Malla, Pandey join senior team as T20 series squad announced". Online Khabar. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  • ^ "Ishan Pandey, Kushal Malla sneak into national team". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  • ^ "1st Match (N), Singapore Twenty20 Tri-Series at Singapore, Sep 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  • ^ "Kamal gets first call-up, Kushal prepares for ODI debut". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  • ^ "27th Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Kirtipur, Feb 8 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  • ^ "Nepal batsman Kushal Malla tops Sachin Tendulkar and Shahid Afridi as he breaks record". The National. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  • ^ "Nepal: Women to receive inaugural central contracts, all cricketers to be insured". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  • ^ "Nepal demolish the Netherlands to claim historic Tri-Nations triumph". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  • ^ "What new records were set in Nepal's 50th ODI match?". cricnepal. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  • ^ "Nepal has announced their Squad for T20 World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  • ^ "बुटवलमा क्रिकेटर कुशल मल्ललाई नगदसहित सम्मान". Nepal Press (in Nepali). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  • ^ "ODI matches | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Youngest players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  • ^ "ODI matches | Batting records | Youngest player to score a hundred". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  • ^ "T20I matches | Batting records | Most runs in an innings (by batting position)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  • ^ "T20I matches | Batting records | Most runs in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  • ^ "T20I matches | Batting records | Most sixes in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  • ^ "T20I matches | Batting records | Most runs from fours and sixes in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  • ^ "T20I matches | Partnership records | Highest partnerships for any wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  • ^ "T20I matches | Partnership records | Highest partnership for the third wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  • ^ "T20I matches | Partnership records | Highest partnership for the fifth wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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