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Sundeep Jora
Middle-order Batter•Nepalese
Current NPL team
Lumbini Lions
NPL 2026 status
Confirmed squadSquad listing
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01
T20I Debut Score
53*
02
NPL 2024 Runs
108
03
NPL 2025 Runs
115
04
Career-Best T20I
63
05
List A Best
112
06
Hong Kong Sixes Runs
176
Player overview
About Sundeep Jora
Sundeep Jora is a right-handed middle-order batter for the Nepal national cricket team and a core member of NPL champions Lumbini Lions.
Player details
| Full name | Sundeep Jora |
| Date of birth | 20 October 2001 |
| Birthplace | Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur, Nepal |
| Country | Nepalese |
| Playing role | Middle-order Batter |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style | Does not bowl regularly (specialist batter) |
NPL record
Sundeep Jora at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Sundeep Jora.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Lumbini Lions | 6 | 108 | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | 0 | N/A (specialist batter) |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Lumbini Lions | 10 | 115 | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | 0 | N/A (specialist batter) |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Lumbini Lions | Season yet to begin (17 Nov–13 Dec 2026) | — | — | — | — | — |
Salary & auction
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Signed at inaugural auction — 15 lakh (NPR 1,500,000) |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Retained by Lumbini Lions — fee not publicly disclosed |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Retained by Lumbini Lions — fee not publicly disclosed |
| Current Salary | National-team match fees and central contract not publicly disclosed |
Career record
Sundeep Jora career records
Available senior career figures from the structured player record.
| Format | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Best bowling | 100s / 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | Not publicly consolidated | Not publicly consolidated | 0 | N/A | 0/3+ |
| ODI / List A | Not publicly consolidated | Not publicly consolidated | 0 | N/A | 1/Not publicly consolidated |
Jora has represented Nepal at T20I level since January 2019, most recently featuring against Scotland in February 2026. Ball-by-ball aggregate career figures are maintained on ESPNcricinfo's Statsguru but are not consolidated in a single public summary. Nepal does not currently hold Test status; Jora has not played Test cricket.
Records & achievements
- Youngest male T20I half-centurion in history — 53* off 46 balls vs UAE, 31 January 2019, aged 17 years 103 days
- Hong Kong Sixes 2025/26 record — most sixes in the tournament (23), scoring 176 runs
- Part of Nepal's squad for its first-ever ODI series win (vs Papua New Guinea, 2021)
- Part of Nepal's squad for its first-ever bilateral T20I series win over a Test-playing nation (vs West Indies, September 2025)
Career
Sundeep Jora's teams and career
Career Timeline
- 2019 — Nepal U-19 squad, 2019 ACC U-19 Asia Cup.
- 28 Jan 2019 — List A/ODI debut vs UAE.
- 31 Jan 2019 — T20I debut vs UAE; scores 53* to become youngest male T20I half-centurion (17y 103d).
- Nov 2019 — Named in Nepal squad, 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup and South Asian Games (bronze medal).
- Jan 2021 — 60 off 76 for Karnali Province vs Nepal Armed Police Force; Player of the Match.
- Jul 2021 — Part of Nepal's first-ever ODI series win, vs Papua New Guinea.
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