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Durgesh Gupta
Bowling All-Rounder•Nepali
Current NPL team
Lumbini Lions
NPL 2026 status
Confirmed squadSquad listing
09 / 14
01
NPL Best Bowling
3/21
02
NPL Title
2025 (Lumbini Lions)
03
NPL Auction (2024)
8L NPR
04
NPL Auction (2025)
5L NPR
05
NPL Auction (2026)
5L NPR
06
U19 World Cup
2024
Player overview
About Durgesh Gupta
Durgesh Gupta is a Nepali cricketer born 25 December 2004, a right-handed batter and left-arm medium-fast bowler.
Player details
| Full name | Durgesh Gupta |
| Date of birth | 25 December 2004 |
| Birthplace | Not officially confirmed; one fan profile lists Kapilbastu, Nepal |
| Country | Nepali |
| Playing role | Bowling All-Rounder |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style | Left-arm medium-fast |
NPL record
Durgesh Gupta at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Durgesh Gupta.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Lumbini Lions | Not publicly aggregated | Not publicly aggregated | 5* | Not publicly available | Not publicly aggregated | 3/21 |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Lumbini Lions | Squad member (champions) | Not publicly aggregated | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly aggregated | Not publicly available |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Lumbini Lions | Season not yet played | — | — | — | — | — |
Salary & auction
| NPL Season 1 (2024) | Lumbini Lions — Signed at inaugural auction — NPR 8 lakh |
| NPL Season 2 (2025) | Lumbini Lions — Released, then re-signed at auction — NPR 5 lakh |
| NPL Season 3 (2026) | Lumbini Lions — Released, then bought back at auction — NPR 5 lakh |
| Current Salary | Not publicly reported beyond disclosed NPL fees |
Career record
Durgesh Gupta career records
Available senior career figures from the structured player record.
| Format | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Best bowling | 100s / 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic T20 (incl. NPL) | Not publicly aggregated | Not publicly aggregated | Not publicly aggregated | 3/21 | 0/0 |
| U19 List A / ODI | Not publicly aggregated | Not publicly aggregated | Not publicly aggregated | 0/11 | 0/0 |
No senior ODI or T20I appearances for Nepal. Best confirmed NPL figures: 3/21 (4 overs) vs Biratnagar Kings in 2024. Played at the 2024 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup including vs Bangladesh U19 (9 off 14, 0/11 from 3 overs). Full aggregated NPL stats across all three seasons have not been published in a single verified source.
Records & achievements
- NPL 2025 champion with Lumbini Lions, the franchise's maiden title, as part of the squad throughout their playoff run
- Best senior bowling figures: 3/21 in four overs against Biratnagar Kings, NPL 2024
- Three-season NPL representative for Lumbini Lions across all three editions (2024, 2025, 2026), despite being released and re-signed via auction in both 2025 and 2026
- Represented Nepal Under-19s at the 2024 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa
Career
Durgesh Gupta's teams and career
Career Timeline
- 25 December 2004 — Born.
- January–February 2024 — Represented Nepal Under-19s at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.
- 2024 — Signed by Lumbini Lions for NPR 8 lakh in the inaugural NPL auction.
- 2024 (NPL Season 1) — Took 3/21 vs Biratnagar Kings, his best senior franchise bowling figures to date.
- 2025 — Released, then re-signed by Lumbini Lions for NPR 5 lakh in the NPL Season 2 auction.
- December 2025 — Part of the Lumbini Lions squad that won its maiden NPL title, beating Sudurpaschim Royals in the final.
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