Sandeep Lamichhane is the leading wicket-taker for Nepal in ODI cricket. The leg spinner has picked up over 100 wickets for the Rhinos in ODIs.
Lamichhane is also the fastest to 100 ODI wickets among all bowlers, taking 42 innings to reach the milestone. He bettered Rashid Khan’s record of 44 ODI innings.
Karan KC and Sompal Kami are the only 2 other bowlers who have taken 50+ wickets for Nepal. They are among the top 3 wicket-takers for their country.
You can check out the top 20 bowlers who have grabbed the most wickets for Nepal in ODI cricket.
Most Wickets for Nepal in ODIs
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4W/5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 56 | 55 | 119 | 6/11 | 19.03 | 4.43 | 25.7 | 8/3 |
| Karan KC | 56 | 56 | 79 | 5/33 | 26.07 | 5.14 | 30.4 | 5/3 |
| Sompal Kami | 59 | 59 | 77 | 5/33 | 29.00 | 5.13 | 33.8 | 1/1 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 33 | 29 | 41 | 5/20 | 22.17 | 3.81 | 34.8 | 2/1 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 58 | 52 | 38 | 3/18 | 35.65 | 3.98 | 53.7 | 0/0 |
| Gulsan Jha | 32 | 30 | 30 | 5/47 | 30.93 | 6.00 | 30.9 | 0/1 |
| Kushal Malla | 38 | 31 | 24 | 2/6 | 33.12 | 4.41 | 45.0 | 0/0 |
| Sushan Bhari | 11 | 11 | 15 | 4/5 | 18.20 | 3.88 | 28.1 | 1/0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 55 | 15 | 15 | 4/20 | 18.66 | 4.74 | 23.6 | 1/0 |
| Rohit Paudel | 66 | 12 | 10 | 4/22 | 25.40 | 4.31 | 35.3 | 1/0 |
| Paras Khadka | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4/26 | 27.00 | 3.91 | 41.3 | 1/0 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 55 | 30 | 8 | 1/16 | 72.37 | 4.68 | 92.6 | 0/0 |
| Mohammad Aadil Alam | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3/31 | 27.66 | 3.77 | 44.0 | 0/0 |
| Pawan Sarraf | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2/45 | 41.83 | 4.67 | 53.6 | 0/0 |
| Bikram Sob | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2/20 | 23.00 | 5.43 | 25.4 | 0/0 |
| Sagar Dhakal | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2/31 | 37.00 | 3.87 | 57.2 | 0/0 |
| Basant Regmi | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2/49 | 29.25 | 4.03 | 43.5 | 0/0 |
| Hemant Dhami | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3/49 | 16.33 | 6.12 | 16.0 | 0/0 |
| Aakash Chand | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/31 | 41.00 | 6.30 | 39.0 | 0/0 |
| Kamal Airee | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2/56 | 54.50 | 5.73 | 57.0 | 0/0 |
(Note – BBI: Best Bowling in an Innings, Avg: Bowling Average, Econ: Economy Rate, SR: Strike Rate}
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