The Nepal national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and are part of the ICC Asia. The team is administered by Cricket Association of Nepal, which became an associate member in 1988. They made their Twenty20 International (T20I) debut in 2014 against Hong Kong.
This is a record of Nepal's results at the Men's T20 World Cup. Nepal made their tournament debut in 2014 after finishing third in the 2013 Qualifier. They returned to the tournament in 2024, ten years after their first appearance, but were eliminated in the group stage on both occasions, winning two matches in their debut campaign. Nepal qualified again for the 2026 edition, where they were eliminated in the group stage. During the tournament, they secured a victory over Scotland, their first T20 World Cup win since 2014. In three appearances, they have 3 wins from 11 matches.
T20 World Cup record Men's T20 World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionCaptain 2007Did not qualify Did not participate 2009 2010 2012 15 8 7 0 0 2014 First stage 12/16 3 2 1 0 0 0 Paras Khadka 15 9 6 0 0 2016 Did not qualify 6 1 4 0 0 2021 10 7 2 0 1 2022 5 4 1 0 0 2024 Group stage 17/20 4 0 3 0 0 1 Rohit Paudel 5 3 1 1 0 2026 Group stage 16/20 4 1 3 0 0 0 Rohit Paudel 6 6 0 0 0 Total 0 Titles 3/10 11 3 7 0 0 1 57 38 21 1 1
Record by opponents Opponent M W L T+W T+L NR Ab Win % First played 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2014 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2014 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2026 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2014 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2026 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2024 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2026 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2024 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 — 2024 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2026 Total 11 3 7 0 0 0 1 30.00 — Last Updated: 17 February 2026 | Source: ESPNcricinfo
Tournament results 2014 World Cup
Squad and kit Paras Khadka (c) Gyanendra Malla Anil Mandal Sagar Pun Sharad Vesawkar Pradeep Airee (wk) Binod Bhandari (wk) Subash Khakurel (wk) Naresh Budayair Sompal Kami Amrit Bhattarai Shakti Gauchan Jitendra Mukhiya Basant Regmi Avinash Karn Rahul Vishwakarma Prithu Baskota Results First stage (Group A)Super 10SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 80 runsLost by 8 wicketsWon by 9 runs2Did not advanceFirst stageSource: Cricbuzz Scorecards
2024 World Cup
Squad and kit Rohit Paudel (c) Aasif Sheikh (wk) Anil Kumar Sah (wk) Kushal Bhurtel Kushal Malla Dipendra Singh Airee Sundeep Jora Gulshan Jha Karan KC Sompal Kami Pratis GC Abinash Bohara Sagar Dhakal Kamal Airee Sandeep Lamichhane Lalit Rajbanshi
Results Group stage (Group D)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 6 wicketsMatch abandonedLost by 1 runLost by 21 runs5Did not advanceFirst stageSource: ESPNcricinfo Scorecards
2026 World Cup
Squad and kit Rohit Paudel (c) Dipendra Singh Airee (vc) Aasif Sheikh (wk) Aarif Sheikh Kushal Bhurtel Sher Malla Basir Ahamad Gulshan Jha Karan KC Sompal Kami Lokesh Bam Nandan Yadav Sandeep Lamichhane Lalit Rajbanshi
Results Group stage (Group C)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 4 runsLost by 10 wicketsLost by 9 wickets Won by 7 wickets4Did not advanceGroup stageSource: ESPNcricinfo Scorecards
Records and statistics
Team records +Highest innings totals Score Opponent Venue Result Season 180/6 (20 overs) Mumbai Lost 2026 171/3 (19.2 overs) Mumbai Won 2026 149/8 (20 overs) Chittagong Won 2014 141/5 (20 overs) Chittagong Won 2014 133/8 (20 overs) Mumbai Lost 2026Last updated: 19 February 2026
Most appearances This list consists players with most number of matches at the Men's T20 World Cup. Sompal Kami is the only player to have featured in all the three editions and has played a total of 8 matches. Rohit Paudel has captained the team in the most number of matches(7).
+Most matches Matches Player Period 8 Sompal Kami 2014–2026 7 Aasif Sheikh 2024–2026 Dipendra Singh Airee 2024–2026 Kushal Bhurtel 2024–2026 Gulshan Jha 2024–2026 Rohit Paudel 2024–2026Last updated: 17 February 2026
Batting records +Most runs Runs Player 100s 50s Period201 Dipendra Singh Airee 7 7 33.50 2 2024–2026134 Aasif Sheikh 7 7 19.14 2024–2026119 Rohit Paudel 7 7 17.00 2024–2026102 Kushal Bhurtel 7 7 14.57 2024–202691 Sharad Vesawkar 3 3 30.33 2014–2014Last updated: 17 February 2026
+Highest individual innings Score Player Opponent Venue Year58 Dipendra Singh Airee Wankhede 202656 Subash Khakurel Chattogram 201450* Dipendra Singh Airee Wankhede 202648 Gyanendra Malla Chattogram 201444 Dipendra Singh Airee Wankhede 2026Last updated: 17 February 2026
+Most fifties Fifties Player Period 2 Dipendra Singh Airee 2024–2026 1 Subash Khakurel 2014–2014Last updated: 17 February 2026
Bowling records +Most wickets Wickets Player Matches 4W 5W Period 10 Sompal Kami 8 14.80 6.16 0 0 2014–2026 8 Dipendra Singh Airee 7 17.25 6.13 0 0 2024–2026 5 Basant Regmi 3 11.20 5.60 0 0 2014–2014 Shakti Gauchan 3 14.80 6.72 0 0 2014–2014 Kushal Bhurtel 7 30.20 7.55 1 0 2024–2026 Nandan Yadav 4 19.00 8.63 0 0 2026–2026Last updated: 17 February 2026
+Best innings figures Player Bowling figures Opponent Venue Year Kushal Bhurtel 4/19 (4 overs) Kingstown 2024 Shakti Gauchan 3/9 (4 overs) Chattogram 2014 Basant Regmi 3/14 (4 overs) Chattogram 2014 Jitendra Mukhiya 3/18 (4 overs) Chattogram 2014 Sompal Kami 3/21 (4 overs) Wankhede 2026Last updated: 17 February 2026
Partnership records +Highest partnerships by runs Runs Players Opposition Venue Season 85 (4th wicket) Sharad Vesawkar & Paras Khadka v Chattogram 2014 82 (3rd wicket) Rohit Paudel & Dipendra Singh Airee v Wankhede 2026 80 (3rd wicket) Gyanendra Malla & Paras Khadka v Chattogram 2014 76 (4th wicket) Sharad Vesawkar & Subash Khakurel v Chattogram 2014 74 (1st wicket) Kushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh v Wankhede 2026Last updated: 17 February 2026
Wicket-keeping records +Most dismissals Dismissals Player Matches Period 4 Aasif Sheikh 4 3 1 2024–2026 1 Binod Bhandari 3 1 0 2014–2014 Subash Khakurel 3 1 0 2014–2014Last updated: 17 February 2026
Fielding records +Most catches Catches Player Matches Period 3 Paras Khadka 3 2014–2014 Sandeep Lamichhane 6 2024–2026 Dipendra Singh Airee 7 2024–2026 Sompal Kami 8 2014–2026 2 Sundeep Jora 2 2024–2026 Sagar Pun 3 2014–2014 Anil Sah 3 2024–2024Last updated: 17 February 2026
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