LIONS
2026 SquadNPL 2026 player profile
Aakash Tripathi
Batting All-Rounder•Nepali
Current NPL team
Lumbini Lions
NPL 2026 status
Confirmed squadSquad listing
07 / 14
01
NPL 2025 Runs
118
02
NPL 2025 Strike Rate
85.51
03
NPL Best Score
39
04
Domestic T20 Runs
309
05
List A Runs
119
06
U19 Best Score
78
Player overview
About Aakash Tripathi
Aakash Tripathi is a Nepali cricketer, born on 10 September 2005 in Rupandehi.
Player details
| Full name | Aakash Tripathi |
| Date of birth | 10 September 2005 |
| Birthplace | Kotahimai, Rupandehi District, Nepal |
| Country | Nepali |
| Playing role | Batting All-Rounder |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style | Right-arm off-break |
NPL record
Aakash Tripathi at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Aakash Tripathi.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Janakpur Bolts | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Kathmandu Gorkhas | Not fully published | 118 | 39 | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Lumbini Lions | Season not yet played | — | — | — | — | — |
Salary & auction
| NPL Season 1 (2024) | Janakpur Bolts — NPR 1,000,000 (base: NPR 500,000; sold after bidding contest with Kathmandu Gorkhas) |
| NPL Season 2 (2025) | Kathmandu Gorkhas — NPR 700,000 (Category B player) |
| NPL Season 3 (2026) | Lumbini Lions — NPR 500,000 (7 July 2026 mini-auction) |
| Current Salary | No fixed annual salary publicly disclosed beyond NPL auction fees |
Career record
Aakash Tripathi career records
Available senior career figures from the structured player record.
| Format | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Best bowling | 100s / 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic T20 (incl. NPL) | 12 | 309 | Not publicly consolidated | Not publicly consolidated | 0/3 |
| List A / 50-over | 9 | 119 | Not publicly consolidated | N/A | 0/1 |
No Test appearances. No confirmed senior ODI or T20I debut for Nepal's national team as of this update. NPL 2025 figures (118 runs, strike rate 85.51, top score 39) come from franchise-cricket record pages and are consistent with individual innings confirmed via match scorecards. Full official season-by-season NPL averages and bowling figures are not fully published.
Records & achievements
- Player of the Match, U19 World Cup Asia Qualifiers vs Singapore (78 off 100 balls), February 2023
- Part of the Nepal U19 squad that reached the Super Six stage at the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024
- Highest confirmed NPL T20 score from match reports: 39 (NPL 2025, opening match vs Janakpur Bolts)
- Consistently valued as a Category B domestic pick across three NPL auctions (2024, 2025, 2026)
Career
Aakash Tripathi's teams and career
Career Timeline
- 10 Sept 2005 — Born in Kotahimai, Rupandehi, Nepal.
- Feb 2023 — Player of the Match (78 off 100) vs Singapore, U19 World Cup Asia Qualifiers, Ajman.
- Feb 2023 — Nepal U19s top the Asia Qualifiers group, booking a spot at the 2024 U19 World Cup.
- Jan–Feb 2024 — Represents Nepal at the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup, South Africa; Nepal reach the Super Six stage.
- Oct 2024 — Signed by Janakpur Bolts for NPR 1 million at the inaugural NPL auction (NPL Season 1).
- Aug 2025 — Signed by Kathmandu Gorkhas for NPR 700,000 at the NPL Season 2 auction.
Same squad