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Dipendra Singh Airee
All-Rounder•Nepalese
Current NPL team
Sudurpaschim Royals
NPL 2026 status
Confirmed squadSquad listing
04 / 12
01
NPL Runs
389
02
NPL Wickets
18
03
NPL Strike Rate
147.35
04
T20I Wickets
54
05
Fastest T20I 50
9 balls
06
T20I Runs
1,000+
Player overview
About Dipendra Singh Airee
Dipendra Singh Airee is one of the most explosive all-rounders in Nepalese cricket and, since April 2026, the captain of Nepal's T20I side.
Player details
| Full name | Dipendra Singh Airee |
| Date of birth | 24 January 2000 |
| Birthplace | Gajjar and Tilachaur, Nepal |
| Country | Nepalese |
| Playing role | All-Rounder |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style | Right-arm offbreak / right-arm medium |
NPL record
Dipendra Singh Airee at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Dipendra Singh Airee.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Sudurpaschim Royals | 9 | 227 | 57 | 37.83 | 9 | 3/— |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Sudurpaschim Royals | 8 | 162 | 39 | 27.00 | 9 | 4/— |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Sudurpaschim Royals | Season not yet played | — | — | — | — | — |
Salary & auction
| NPL Status | Marquee player, Sudurpaschim Royals (random marquee draw, three-year cycle) |
| NPL Salary | Not publicly disclosed in exact figures |
| PSL 2026 | — PKR 60 lakh (base price) |
| ILT20 | Gulf Giants (2024); retained 2025 — value not publicly disclosed |
Career record
Dipendra Singh Airee career records
Available senior career figures from the structured player record.
| Format | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Best bowling | 100s / 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 83 | 1,000+ | 54 | 4/18 | Multiple/Multiple |
| ODI | 68 | 1,000+ | 43 | 3/18 | 1+/Multiple |
NPL career totals (2024–2025): 389 runs in 17 matches at 32.42 average, strike rate 147.35, highest 57; 18 wickets at 22.11 average, economy 8.73, best 4/23. Ranks 5th on NPL all-time run-scorers and 11th on wicket-takers. Nepal does not hold Test status.
Records & achievements
- Fastest T20I fifty in history: 9 balls vs Mongolia, 27 September 2023
- Third player in T20I history to hit six sixes in a single over, vs Qatar, 13 April 2024
- First Nepal player to reach 1,000 T20I runs; only Nepal player with 1,000+ T20I runs and 50+ T20I wickets
- First Nepal international signed in the <a href='https://psl-t20.com/' target='_blank'>Pakistan Super League</a> (Islamabad United, February 2026)
Career
Dipendra Singh Airee's teams and career
Career Timeline
- 2016 — Represents Nepal at the U-19 World Cup.
- 2017 — Captained Nepal U-19 at ACC Under-19 Asia Cup; List A debut vs Kenya (11 March).
- 29 July 2018 — T20I debut vs Netherlands.
- 1 August 2018 — ODI debut vs Netherlands.
- 27 September 2023 — Fastest T20I fifty in history (9 balls) vs Mongolia at the Asian Games.
- 13 April 2024 — First Nepal player to hit six sixes in a T20I over, vs Qatar.