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This Nepali spinner will make the Pakistan team stand up
Has experience in leagues around the world
New Delhi. The wait for cricket lovers is over. Asia Cup 2023 is starting from 30 August i.e. Wednesday. The first match of this prestigious tournament will be played between hosts Pakistan and Nepal. Although the Pakistan team looks very strong on paper, there is one player in the opposition team who has the ability to single-handedly win his team on his day.
Now you must be thinking that in a small team like Nepal who is the player who alone has the power to win his team. So it is none other than Sandeep Lamichhane, the bowler who keeps the batsmen down. At just 23 years old, Lamichhane has competed in leagues around the world. This is the reason why he has become a very dangerous spinner at such a young age.
Sandeep Lamichhane’s International Cricket Career:
Sandeep Lamichhane has played a total of 90 international matches for the Nepal cricket team so far. During this time he has got 192 success in 89 innings. The right arm leg break spinner has taken 111 wickets in ODI format and 81 wickets in T20 format.
ODI career of Sandeep Lamichha:
Asia Cup 2023 is being organized in ODI format this time. In such a situation, if we talk about Lamichhane’s ODI career, he has played a total of 49 matches here for Nepal. Meanwhile, he has taken 111 wickets in 48 innings at an average of 17.26.
Sandeep Lamichhane has achieved the feat of taking five wickets three times in the ODI format. His best bowling performance here is six wickets for 11 runs. Lamichhane is the only bowler for Nepal to take more than 100 wickets in the ODI format.
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Tags: Asia Cup, Nepal, Pakistan Cricket Team
First published: August 29, 2023, 20:04 IST