Kushal Malla

Kushal Malla
कुशल मल्ल
Personal information
Full name
Kushal Malla
Born (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 20)
Butwal, Rupandehi
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleMiddle Order Batsman - 5
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 22)8 February 2020 v USA
Last ODI25 February 2024 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 27)1 October 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I14 June 2024 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA
Matches 36 39 39
Runs scored 716 771 735
Batting average 24.68 29.65 23.70
100s/50s 1/4 1/4 1/4
Top score 108 137* 108
Balls bowled 1,063 360 1,129
Wickets 24 19 26
Bowling average 32.70 19.52 31.69
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/6 4/33 2/6
Catches/stumpings 6/- 12/- 8/-
Source: Cricinfo, 10 May 2024

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] Known for his aggressive batting, he scored the fastest century in Twenty20 Internationals, off just 34 balls, in the opening match of the 2022 Asian Games against Mongolia, a record previously held by David Miller, Rohit Sharma and Sudesh Wickramasekara (35 balls), and later broken by Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (33 balls).

  1. ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Kushal Malla". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.