Kushal Bhurtel (Nepali: कुशल भुर्तेल, born 22 January 1997) is a Nepalese cricketer.[1] He made his T20I debut against the Netherlands on 17 April 2021 and his ODI debut against Papua New Guinea on 7 September 2021.
 Kushal Bhurtel during the match against Zimbabwe A at Kirtipur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 January 1997 Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 25) | 7 September 2021 v PNG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | September 16 2024 v Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 33) | 17 April 2021 v Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 20 October 2024 v USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In November 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. He made his List A debut for Nepal, against India, in the Emerging Teams Cup on 14 November 2019. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was also part of Nepal's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games. The Nepalese team won the bronze medal, beating the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match. He was in Nepal's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series.[2] Due to former captain Paras khadka's injury, he got a chance to open in the match, since then he has been a prominent player for Nepal. He made his T20I debut on 17 April 2021, for Nepal against the Netherlands.[3] Nepal beat the Netherlands by nine wickets, Bhurtel top-scoring with 62 runs.[4] [5] He was named the man of the series, after scoring 278 runs, with an average of 69.50 in the five matches he played.[6] In May 2021, following his performance in the tri-series, Bhurtel was nominated for the ICC's Men's Player of the Month award.[7]
In August 2021, Bhurtel was named in Nepal's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Papua New Guinea in Oman, and their squad for round six of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament, also in Oman.[8] He made his ODI debut on 7 September 2021, for Nepal against Papua New Guinea.[9]
In February 2022, he was named in Nepal's T20I squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.[10] In Nepal's second match of the tournament, against the Philippines, Bhurtel scored his first century in a T20I match.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Kushal Bhurtel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Shahab sneaks in for first time as Nepal name final squad for Tri-Nation Series". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "1st Match, Kirtipur, Apr 17 2021, Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Nepal defeat Netherlands by nine wickets in the Tri-Nations T20 Series opener". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Online, T. H. T. (20 April 2021). "Kushal Bhurtel sets record with three consecutive T20I 50s". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Nepal demolish the Netherlands to claim historic Tri-Nations triumph". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Who is Kushal Bhurtel, the Nepalese sensation up for ICC POTM?". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Nepal announces squad for the CWCL2 series". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "1st ODI, Al Amerat, Sep 7 2021, Nepal v Papua New Guinea ODI Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Nepal name final squad for T20 Global Qualifiers". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Kushal Bhurtel century pushes Nepal closer to T20 World Cup Qualifier semi-finals". The National. Retrieved 19 February 2022.