Kushal Malla
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| Full name | Kushal Malla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 22) | 8 February 2020 v USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 February 2020 v USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 27) | 27 September 2019 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 4 March 2020 v Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 June 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
References
- ^ "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.