Kushal Bhurtel
Kushal Bhurtel during the match against Zimbabwe A in Kirtipur
Personal information
Full name
Kushal Bhurtel
Born (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997
Butwal, Rupandehi, Nepal
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleOpening batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 25)7 September 2021 v PNG
Last ODI4 September 2023 v India
T20I debut (cap 33)17 April 2021 v Netherlands
Last T20I5 November 2023 v Oman
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA
Matches 46 29 55
Runs scored 1032 915 1246
Batting average 22.93 36.60 23.50
100s/50s 1/6 1/7 1/8
Top score 115 104* 115
Catches/stumpings 34/– 23/– 38/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 November 2023
Medal record
Representing    Nepal
Men's Cricket
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Kathmandu/PokharaTeam

Kushal Bhurtel (Nepali: कुशल भुर्तेल, born 22 January 1997) is a Nepalese cricketer.[1] He is the only cricketer in the world to score 3 consecutive half centuries in T20I matches. He is considered an attacking opening batsman.

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]

Records and Milestones

ODI

  • 2nd Most catches in an inning - 4 catches[12]
  • 2nd Most catches in a series - 19 catches [13]
  • Member of 99 Dismissal club - 1 time against Zimbabwe [14]

T20I

  • 7th Most fifties in consecutive innings - 3 against Netherlands, Malaysia, & Netherlands [15]
  • Best Outstanding bowling analysis in an inning for 1 wicket- 1/0 against Mongolia [16]
  • 2nd Most catches in an inning - 4 catches [17]
  • 4th Highest partnership for the third wicket - 171 runs against Philippines [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Kushal Bhurtel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Shahab sneaks in for first time as Nepal name final squad for Tri-Nation Series". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "1st Match, Kirtipur, Apr 17 2021, Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nepal defeat Netherlands by nine wickets in the Tri-Nations T20 Series opener". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Online, T. H. T. (20 April 2021). "Kushal Bhurtel sets record with three consecutive T20I 50s". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Nepal demolish the Netherlands to claim historic Tri-Nations triumph". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Who is Kushal Bhurtel, the Nepalese sensation up for ICC POTM?". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nepal announces squad for the CWCL2 series". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "1st ODI, Al Amerat, Sep 7 2021, Nepal v Papua New Guinea ODI Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Nepal name final squad for T20 Global Qualifiers". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Kushal Bhurtel century pushes Nepal closer to T20 World Cup Qualifier semi-finals". The National. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "ODI matches | Fielding records | Most catches in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "ODI matches | Fielding records | Most catches in a series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "ODI matches | Batting records | Dismissed for 99 (and 199, 299 etc)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "T20I matches | Batting records | Fifties in consecutive innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "T20I matches | Bowling records | Outstanding bowling analyses in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "T20I matches | Fielding records | Most catches in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "T20I matches | Partnership records | Highest partnership for the third wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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