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Kushal Malla
All-Rounder•Nepalese
Current NPL team
Chitwan Rhinos
NPL 2026 status
Confirmed squadSquad listing
13 / 13
01
T20I Runs
1,003
02
T20I HS
137
03
ODI Runs
813
04
NPL Career Runs
358
05
NPL Wickets
10
06
NPL Rank (runs)
#7
Player overview
About Kushal Malla
Kushal Malla (born 5 March 2004) is a Nepalese left-handed batting all-rounder and left-arm orthodox spinner who captains Chitwan Rhinos in the Nepal Premier League.
Player details
| Full name | Kushal Malla |
| Date of birth | 5 March 2004 |
| Birthplace | Nepal (raised and schooled in Butwal, Rupandehi; currently based in Chandragiri, Kathmandu) |
| Country | Nepalese |
| Playing role | All-Rounder |
| Batting style | Left-hand bat |
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox (left-arm spin) |
NPL record
Kushal Malla at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Kushal Malla.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Chitwan Rhinos | 8 innings | 223 | 72 | 27.88 | 9 | 2/– |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Chitwan Rhinos | 7 innings | 135 | 30 | 27.00 | 1 | 1/– |
| Career (2024–25) | Chitwan Rhinos | 15 innings | 358 | 72 | 27.54 | 10 | 2/18 |
Salary & auction
| NPL marquee salary | Minimum NPR 2 million (~US$15,000); higher amounts negotiable with franchise |
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Marquee draft allocation to Chitwan Rhinos (no open-market auction price) |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Retained as marquee player and captain |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Retained as marquee player and captain |
Career record
Kushal Malla career records
Available senior career figures from the structured player record.
| Format | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Best bowling | 100s / 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 59 | 1,003 | 19 | 4/33 | 1/4 |
| ODI | 40 | 813 | 24 | 2/6 | 1/4 |
T20I bowling: 28 innings, 19 wickets, avg 21.21. ODI bowling: 33 innings, 24 wickets, avg 34.37. All T20: 1,114 runs in 66 matches. #7 all-time NPL run-scorer.
Records & achievements
- Youngest marquee player in Nepal Premier League history
- #7 all-time run-scorer in the NPL as of the 2025 season
- Captain of Chitwan Rhinos across all three NPL seasons (2024–2026)
- Previously held the fastest T20I century record (34 balls)
Career
Kushal Malla's teams and career
Career Timeline
- 2019 — T20I debut vs Zimbabwe on 27 September 2019 in the Singapore Tri-Nation Series.
- 2020 — ODI debut vs the United States on 8 February 2020 and awarded a central contract by CAN.
- 2021 — Became the youngest player to score a T20I half-century after making 50* in the Nepal Tri-Nation Series final.
- 2022–23 — Starred for Nepal at the 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023), including a then-world-record 34-ball T20I century against Mongolia.
- 2023 — Scored his maiden ODI century against Oman in just 54 balls.
- 2024 — Named marquee player and captain of Chitwan Rhinos for the inaugural NPL season; selected for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Chitwan Rhinos