Kushal Malla
Kushal Malla (Nepali: कुशल मल्ल pronounced [ˈkusʌl ˈmʌlːʌ]; born 5 March 2004) is a Nepalese cricketer.[1] He is a left-handed batsman, and a left-arm off-spinner.[2] He is known for his ability to aggressive batting in any situation. He is the fastest player to hit T20I century in just 34 balls at the opening match of the 2022 Asian Games against Mongolia. This record was previously held by David Miller, Rohit Sharma and S Wickramasekara, with the figure of 100 runs off 35 balls.
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Full name | Kushal Malla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Butwal, Rupandehi | 5 March 2004|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 22) | 8 February 2020 v USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 30 August 2023 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 27) | 1 October 2019 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 27 September 2023 v United Arab Emirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
In September 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2019–20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series and the 2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series.[3][4] He made his T20I debut for Nepal, against Zimbabwe, in the Singapore Tri-Nation Series on 27 September 2019.[5]
In January 2020, he was named in Nepal's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series.[6] He made his ODI debut for Nepal, against the United States, on 8 February 2020.[7] In the match he scored 50 runs from 51 balls, and at the age of 15 years and 340 days, he became the youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century.[8]
In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.[9] In April 2021, in the final of the 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series, he made 50 not out, becoming the youngest cricketer to score a half-century in a T20I match.[10]
In April 2023, Malla scored his first century in ODIs during a match against Oman. He scored century in just 54 balls which is the fastest by any nepali player. He is the fourth nepali player after Paras Khadka, Kushal Bhurtel and Dipendra Singh Airee to hit century in both T20I and ODI.
In September 2023, Malla became the fastest batsman in T20I cricket to make century of 34 balls, previously held record by David Miller, Rohit Sharma and S Wickramasekara (35 balls).[11] Malla set the record to score most runs in an innings in T20I without came opener. He is the only T20I player in the world with have more than 185 Strike rate and 35 above average.
Personal life
Malla attended New Horizon School in Butwal, Rupandehi from year 3, and currently attends Kshitiz International College on a full scholarship.[12] He used to lived in Butwal 11 devinagar . Currently he lives in Chandragiri with his father and mother. He is the only son of the family.
References
- "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "Kushal Malla". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Malla, Pandey join senior team as T20 series squad announced". Online Khabar. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "Ishan Pandey, Kushal Malla sneak into national team". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "1st Match (N), Singapore Twenty20 Tri-Series at Singapore, Sep 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "Kamal gets first call-up, Kushal prepares for ODI debut". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "27th Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Kirtipur, Feb 8 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- "Nepal batsman Kushal Malla tops Sachin Tendulkar and Shahid Afridi as he breaks record". The National. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- "Nepal: Women to receive inaugural central contracts, all cricketers to be insured". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- "Nepal demolish the Netherlands to claim historic Tri-Nations triumph". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- "What new records were set in Nepal's 50th ODI match?". cricnepal. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- "बुटवलमा क्रिकेटर कुशल मल्ललाई नगदसहित सम्मान". Nepal Press (in Nepali). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.