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Kushal Bhurtel

Nepal · Pokhara Avengers

Kushal Bhurtel

29Nepal

  • Right-handed ultra-aggressive opener
  • Right-arm leg-spin bowler
  • Middle-overs bowler

T20 record

Batting

MatInnsRunsBallsAvgSRHS50s4s6sDot %
T201071042,6481,98327.30133.51292024412942.5
NPL141321017716.20118.6592161348.6
Last 10101048826354.20185.61294443537.3

Bowling

InnsBallsRunsWktsEconAvgSRDot %
T2048717858487.1817.9014.940.3
NPL13223289107.7828.9022.336.8
Last 105728757.2517.4014.438.9

Batting style

Ultra-aggressive opener

  • Fast starter

  • PowerplayOvers 1–6

    Strike rate132Par 109
    Balls per dismissal23Par 21

  • Middle oversOvers 7–15

    Strike rate143Par 107
    Balls per dismissal23Par 20

  • DeathOvers 16–20

    Strike rate168Par 129
    Balls per dismissal9Par 11
FigurePlayerParAgainst par
Average28.220.8
Strike rate138110
Boundary %19.814.2
Dot %42.448.1
Sixes, % of boundaries3829
Strike rate v pace143114
Strike rate v spin133105
Strike rate, first 10 balls118101

1,343 balls in T20s · Oct 2023 – Sept 2026

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Bowling style

Steady middle-overs leg-spinner

  • PowerplayOvers 1–6

    Economy–

  • Middle oversOvers 7–15

    Economy6.84Par 6.80

  • DeathOvers 16–20

    Economy8.70Par 8.35
FigurePlayerParAgainst par
Economy7.287.17
Dot %38.840.0
Boundary %12.312.2
Balls per wicket15.917.3
Average19.320.7
Economy v right-handers7.097.06
Economy v left-handers7.727.55

668 balls bowled in T20s · Feb 2024 – Sept 2026

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Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

  • Six-hittingone every 15.4 balls (field 25.6 across T20Is, Nepal Premier League and Nepal T20 League)
  • Runs per dismissal27.3 (field 20.5 across T20Is, Nepal Premier League and Nepal T20 League)
  • Middle overs, battingSR 137 (field 108 across T20Is, Nepal Premier League and Nepal T20 League)

By phase

Balls facedSROutBalls bowledEconWkts
Powerplay1,154128.4530–0
Middle overs709137.0315536.8132
Death (overs 16–20)120162.5131648.4116

Men's T20

International rank
118th
batters
Overall rank
405th
all T20 batters
Runs a match
+0.1
batting, above an average player

Men's T20 batting, runs a match

AveragePeak +0.5
June 2026Now +0.1
20222023202420252026
ICC rank
56
513 points
International rank
91st
bowlers
Overall rank
228th
all T20 bowlers
Runs a match
−0.5
bowling, above an average player

Men's T20 bowling, runs a match

AveragePeak +0.3
October 2025Now −0.5
20222023202420252026
ICC rank
–
Last 2 yearsMatRunsAvgSRWktsBowl avgEcon
T20431,24131.0141.52624.57.53

Teams

Leagues

YearsMatRunsAvgSRWktsEcon
NPL2024–20251421016.20118.6107.78
Nepal T20 League2022–20231214412.00125.246.71

T20 streaks

Last 10CareerNowBest
30+ score5/1031%031431684129126206504
Took a wicket4/1054%131200001004
  • Kushal Bhurtel has made 30 or more in 5 of the last 10 T20 innings.
  • Kushal Bhurtel has taken a wicket in 4 of the last 10 T20s bowled in.

Last 10 T20s

DateTeamOpponentGroundBatBowlResult
26 Sept 2026NepalJapanKorogi Sports Park4 (12)–No result
25 Sept 2026NepalAfghanistanKorogi Sports Park0 (2)4/21 (4.0)Nepal won by 5 wickets
8 Jun 2026NepalHong KongSingapore National Cricket Ground65 (40)–Nepal won by 19 runs (DLS)
7 Jun 2026NepalOmanSingapore National Cricket Ground20 (8)–Nepal won by 8 wickets
4 Jun 2026NepalMalaysiaSingapore National Cricket Ground126 (54)–Nepal won by 167 runs
31 May 2026NepalChinaSingapore National Cricket Ground129 (43)0/1 (1.0)Nepal won by 221 runs
21 Apr 2026NepalUnited Arab EmiratesTribhuvan University International Cricket Ground84* (57)–Nepal won by 8 wickets
20 Apr 2026NepalUnited Arab EmiratesTribhuvan University International Cricket Ground16 (9)0/10 (1.0)United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets (DLS)
17 Feb 2026NepalScotlandWankhede Stadium43 (35)1/37 (4.0)Nepal won by 7 wickets
15 Feb 2026NepalWest IndiesWankhede Stadium1 (3)0/18 (2.0)West Indies won by 9 wickets

Pace and pitch map

ODIs490 balls

FullOff side2m4m6m8m10m12m0.2% of balls, 0–1m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 0–1m from the stumps0.6% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps0.4% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps0.6% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps0.4% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps0.8% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps2.4% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps1.8% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps2.2% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps1.0% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps0.8% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps2.7% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps3.1% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps6.9% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps5.1% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps0.6% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps0.8% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps4.1% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps5.5% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps4.5% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps8.6% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps0.4% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps2.4% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps5.5% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps4.7% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps6.1% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps2.2% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps0.6% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps2.2% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps2.2% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps4.3% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps5.1% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps2.2% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps0.6% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps1.6% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps2.4% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps0.4% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps0.4% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps0.4% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps0.4% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps0.4% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 10–11m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 10–11m from the stumpsLeg sideShort

T20s598 balls

FullOff side2m4m6m8m10m12m0.3% of balls, 0–1m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 0–1m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps0.7% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps0.3% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps0.7% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps1.2% of balls, 1–2m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps1.7% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps2.7% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps2.8% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps1.7% of balls, 2–3m from the stumps0.8% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps2.2% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps2.0% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps3.3% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps4.5% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps2.0% of balls, 3–4m from the stumps0.7% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps2.7% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps5.4% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps3.8% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps4.8% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps2.0% of balls, 4–5m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps1.7% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps3.0% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps8.0% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps6.4% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps9.4% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps1.8% of balls, 5–6m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps2.0% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps3.8% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps2.8% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps3.7% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps2.3% of balls, 6–7m from the stumps0.3% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps1.5% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps1.5% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps1.2% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 7–8m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps0.3% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps0.5% of balls, 8–9m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps0.2% of balls, 9–10m from the stumps0.3% of balls, 9–10m from the stumpsLeg sideShort

Records

  1. =3rdMost sixes in an innings in T20 internationals16
  2. =3rdMost fifties in Nepal Premier League history2
  3. =6thMost hundreds in T20 internationals3
  4. =7thMost sixes in an innings in T20 cricket16
  5. =8thFastest hundreds in T20 internationals35
  6. 9thFastest fifties in Nepal Premier League history25

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