Nepal national cricket team
| Nickname(s) | Rhinos, Cardiac Kids, Men in Red and Blues | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Cricket Association of Nepal | |||||||||
| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Rohit Paudel | |||||||||
| Coach | Stuart Law | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member with ODI status (1988) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
| ||||||||||
| One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First ODI | v Netherlands at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen; 1 August 2018 | |||||||||
| Last ODI | v United Arab Emirates at ICC Academy Ground, Dubai; 5 November 2025 | |||||||||
| ||||||||||
| World Cup Qualifier appearances | 4 (first in 2001) | |||||||||
| Best result | 8th (2018, 2023) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Hong Kong at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong; 16 March 2014 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Scotland at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai; 17 February 2026 | |||||||||
| ||||||||||
| T20 World Cup appearances | 3 (first in 2014) | |||||||||
| Best result | Group stage (2014, 2024, 2026) | |||||||||
| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 6 (first in 2012) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2025) | |||||||||
| Official website | cricketnepal | |||||||||
| ||||||||||
| As of 17 February 2026 | ||||||||||
| Nepal national cricket teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women's |
Men's |
Men's A |
Women's U19 |
Men's U19 |
The Nepal men's national cricket team (Nepali: नेपाल पुरुष राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट टोली) represents Nepal in men's International cricket and is governed by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). They do not have test status. They have been an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1996. Nepal were awarded Twenty20 International (T20I) status by the ICC in June 2014 until the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and earned One Day International (ODI) status in 2018.
Nepal has played 81 ODI matches, winning 38, losing 40, tying 1 and with 2 ending in a no-result. As of 7 February 2026, Nepal is ranked 17th in the ICC ODI Championship on 27 rating points. Nepal has not qualified for any edition of the Cricket World Cup, however they have appeared in World Cup Qualifier 3 times.
The team has also played 116 Twenty20 International matches, winning 66, losing 44, tying 3 and with 3 ending in a no-result. As of 7 February 2026, Nepal is ranked 16th in the ICC T20I Championship on 176 rating points. Nepal has appeared in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup three times in 2014, 2024 and 2026. They have also appeared in the Asia Cup in 2023 and Asian Games in 2010, 2014 and 2022.