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]
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| Full name | Kushal Malla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 22) | 8 February 2020 v USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 17 September 2021 v USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 27) | 27 September 2019 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 30 March 2022 v Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 an scored 50 not out, becoming the youngest cricketer to score a half-century in a T20I match.[10]