Kushal Malla

Kushal Malla
कुशल मल्ल
Personal information
Full name
Kushal Malla
Born (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004
Butwal, Rupandehi
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleBatting all-rounder
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
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentTribhuwan Army Club
2024–presentChitwan Rhinos
2024–presentDesert Vipers
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. He is a left-handed batsman, and a left-arm off-spinner. 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).