The Nepali national cricket team, labeled as the Rhinos and Gorkhalis. It represents Nepal in international cricket and runs by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). Since 1996, the Nepalese squad has been a Joint Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). In June 2014, the Nepali national cricket team gained the position of Twenty20 International (T20I) by the ICC until the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier of 2015. In March 2018, the Nepalese squad won their One Day International (ODI), status for the first time (and also won the 22nd international position), after winning their first final match of the Cricket World Cup qualifier of 2018. Here are the top 10 best players in the Nepali cricket team in Twenty20 matches-
1. Paras Khadka
Paras became the first-ever batsman to stroke an unimaginable century in an One Day International match for the Nepali cricket team against the UAE in 2019. From 2008 to 2019, Paras was the captain of the Nepali national cricket team. Khadka announced his retirement from the arena of international cricket on August 3, 2021.
2. Gyanendra Malla
Malla has been an essential key member of the Nepalese national cricket team and has helped the Nepalese squad in achieving many historic achievements. Gyanendra holds the record for stroking '4' sixes in an over on his way to the fastest half-century in one-day internationals out of 17 games against Saudi Arabia in the ACC Trophy Elite of 2012.
3. Sharad Vesawkar
Sharad became Nepal's third international cricket player to beat 100 internationals, scoring 105 runs in 134 bowls against the Fiji cricket team in the ICC World Cricket League Division Five in 2010.
4. Subhash Khakurel
Subash (born April 7, 1993) is a professional Nepali cricket player. Subash is a right-handed batsman and wicket keeper in the Nepalese squad. Subhash made his debut in the Nepalese squad against the Hong Kong cricket team in December 2011.
5. Pradeep Airee
Pradeep (born September 1, 1992) is a Nepali cricket player. Airee is a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, who is right-arm medium bowler in the Nepali cricket team. Pradeep played his first game for the Nepal cricket team against the Argentina cricket team in August 2010.
6. Sagar Pun
Sagar (born March 1, 1993) is a professional Nepalese cricket player. All-rounder, Pun is a right-handed batsman and right-arm breaker bowler in the Nepalese squad. Sagar made his debut in the Nepal against Singapore in March 2013.
7. Binod Bhandari
In the ICC World Cricket League Division Two in 2015, Bhandari made outstanding 144 runs in 6 innings, also made a half-century against the Kenyan cricket team. In 2015, Kalutara Physical Culture Club selected Binod Bhandari to play in the Emerging Trophy Tournament.
8. Anil Mandal
Mandal (born 5 February 1991) is a right-handed batsman in the Nepalese national cricket team. Anil made his debut in the Nepalese squad against the USA in February 2010.
9. Basanta Regmi
Basanta Regmi (born April 6, 1986) is a professional Nepalese cricket player. Basanta is an all-rounder, left-handed batsman, and left-arm orthodox bowler in the Nepalese squad. Regmi gave his first appearance in the Nepalese team against Namibia on March 2006.
10. Sompal Kami
Kami's throwing speed during bowling was measured over 140 km/h when Nepalese cricket team faced Afghanistani national cricket team in the ICC World Twenty20 of 2014. Kami was ranked as 82 in the Twenty20I all around the globe, earning a benchmark of 316 ratings on 17 July 2015.
