Australian left-handed batter Sam Heazlett will play for Kathmandu Gorkhas in the third season of the Nepal Premier League, which begins on Monday, October 26. Heazlett gives the Gorkhas another overseas batting option alongside David Warner. According to Onlinekhabar, the franchise has also signed Australia’s Will Bosisto, KS Bharat, and Sri Lanka’s Sahan Arachchige. That makes five reported overseas players. Under the ICC sanction CAN announced on October 16, franchises can register up to eight overseas players, with four allowed in the playing XI, the Kathmandu Post has reported.

Heazlett’s record and his NPL form for Biratnagar

All career figures below are as reported by Onlinekhabar and have not been independently checked:

• First-class debut: against Tasmania in 2015–16, he scored 129 in the first innings and 78 in the second. He finished that season with 649 runs for Queensland.
• International: He was named in Australia’s ODI squad in 2017 and has played one ODI.
• T20 cricket: 898 runs in 51 matches across all T20 cricket, with a highest score of 74 not out.
• List A: 1,618 runs in 41 matches, with three centuries and 14 half-centuries.

His most visible NPL innings for Biratnagar came on December 6, 2025, in the second season. He made 51, and Faf du Plessis added 50, as the Kings chased 148 against Sudurpaschim Royals in 11.5 overs. They won by six wickets and secured a place in the first qualifier, Ratopati reported.

The Gorkhas announced Warner on September 15 as their third overseas signing of the season, the Kathmandu Post reported. Heazlett’s arrival adds to a batting group that already leans heavily on overseas names. The Gorkhas have not said how many matches Warner will play, so it is unclear how the XI will line up. The franchise has also not said whether Heazlett will play every match.

A schedule listing on SportsCafe shows the Gorkhas’ first fixture as Janakpur Bolts on October 29. That has not been confirmed against CAN’s official fixture list. See the NPL 2026 fixtures page for updates and the Kathmandu Gorkhas team page for squad changes.