Sompal Kami
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| Full name | Sompal Kami | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1996 Turang-8, Salyara, Gulmi, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Gulmi Express | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Sompal Kami on Facebook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 10) | 16 March 2014 v Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 July 2015 v Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2015 | Nepal Army (National League) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2014 | Jagdamba Giants (NPL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2015 | New Horizon (SPA Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2015 | Kalutura Physical Culture Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 1 August 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sompal Kami (Template:Lang-ne) (born 2 February 1996) is a Nepalese cricketer. Kami is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[1]
His bowling speed was measured above 140 km/h during the match against Afghanistan in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.[2]
He is currently the #82 ranked T20I bowler in the world, achieving the 316 rating benchmark on 17 July 2015.[3]
He represents the Nepal Army Club of the National League, Jagdamba Giants of the Nepal Premier League and New Horizon College, which plays in the SPA Cup.
Early life
Originally from Gulmi in western Nepal, his father moved to Punjab with his family. Sompal spent his childhood as an enthusiastic cricket lover. He represented various school level tournaments. Most notable was his participation in Indian Premier Corporate League where he was the captain.
Cricketer
He made his debut for Nepal against UAE in January 2014.[4] He was subsequently selected in the Nepal national cricket team for the 2014 World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand.[5]
Sompal made his entry to Kathmandu Region No. 3 through the Nepali Cricket Fan Club. He was one of the key players of Kathmandu Region No. 3, which won the U-19 National Championship. He broke a record in the tournament by scoring two centuries and achieving the best bowling figures. Through this tournament he impressed the Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake and was able to cement his place in the national squad.
In an unofficial tournament, Sagarmatha Cement Journey to World Cup tournament in December 2013 in Kathmandu, Sompal was the leading wicket-taker with 10 wickets from four matches.
International career
A right-arm fast bowler, Sompal played six List A matches in the 2014 World Cup Qualifier and took eight wickets – one less than spinner Basanta Regmi.[6] He played three Twenty20 International matches in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, held in Bangladesh, and took four wickets with best figures of 2/13.[7]
Sompal picked up five wickets for 47 against Malaysia in the 2014 ACC Premier League in Malaysia, the best bowling figures of his career.[8] He took 15 wickets in the tournament in total and was adjudged the best tourney's bowler.[9] During the 2014 Asian Games, Sompal took five wickets at an average of just 4.00 and an exceptional economy rate of just 2.50.[10] He was the only Nepalese player to be chosen in the Select XI of the tournament by Asian Cricket Council.[11] He took 11 wickets in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, which Nepal won.[9]
In the first Twenty20 International of Nepal's November 2014 series against Hong Kong (played in Sri Lanka), Sompal, batting tenth, scored 40 runs from 31 balls in Nepal's first innings of 72 all out, which included six fours and two sixes. He consequently set a new record in all Twenty20 matches for the highest score made by a number ten batsman, surpassing the previous figure of 37 runs set by Sri Lankan Pradeep Nishantha in 2007.[12] Sompal and Shakti Gauchan (5*) put on 43 runs for the ninth wicket, the fifth-best ninth-wicket partnership in Twenty20 Internationals.[13]
He was the leading Nepalese wicket-taker in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia. He picked up 11 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 19.18 and an economy of 4.00.[14] In February 2015, he went Sri Lanka after being recruited by Kalutura Physical Culture Club to play in the Emerging Trophy Tournament, three-day cricket tournament.[15] He played 5 matches and picked up 39 wickets in 8 innings. He took 6 wickets in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at an average of 19.83 and an economy rate of 7.00.[16]
Man of the Match awards
The following list illustrates all the matches in which Kami won Man of the Match award while representing Nepal in international series/tournaments.[17]
| S.N. | Event/Series | Opponent | Venue | Match Performance |
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| 1 | 2014 ACC Premier League, Malaysia |
 Malaysia (One-day) |
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lampur |
9-0-28-4 Scorecard |
References and Notes
- ^ "Sompal Kami". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Scorecard of Nepal v Afghanistan - ICC World Twenty20 2014". icc-cricket.com.
- ^ "Mens T20 - Player Rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "3rd Match, Group A: Nepal v United Arab Emirates at Rangiora, Jan 13, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Sompal selected for Worldcup". Cricnepal.
- ^ "Cricket Records - ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, 2013/14 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Cricket Records - World T20, 2013/14 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "5th Match: Malaysia v Nepal at Kuala Lumpur, May 2, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ a b "Cricket Records - ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2014/15 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Cricket Records - Records - Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition, 2014/15 - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ Administrator. "ACC ANNOUNCES ASIAN GAMES SELECT XIs". asiancricket.org.
- ^ Records / Twenty20 matches / Batting records / Most runs in an innings (by batting position) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Partnership records / Highest partnership for the ninth wicket – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Cricket Records - ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2014/15 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Four cricketers to play in Sri Lanka". ekantipur.com.
- ^ "Cricket Records - ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2015 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
- ^ "Matches In Which Sompal Kami Won An Award". cricketarchive.co.uk.
- "Sompal Kami against Singapore". Cricnepal.
- "Sompal for Region No.3 Kathmandu in A class Cricket". Cricnepal.
- "Back to back centuries by Sompal in Domestice A- Class Cricket". Cricketingnepal.
- "Exceptional performance by Sompal Kami". The Himalayan News Daily.
