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Tilak Bhandari
Bowler•Nepali
Current NPL team
Lumbini Lions
NPL 2026 status
Confirmed squadSquad listing
13 / 14
01
NPL Best Bowling
3/15
02
NPL Title
2025 (Lumbini Lions)
03
NPL Auction (2024)
10L NPR
04
Domestic Best
4/22
05
U19 World Cup
2024
06
NPL 2025 Matches
5
Player overview
About Tilak Bhandari
Tilak Raj Bhandari is a Nepali cricketer born on October 28, 2004, in Butwal.
Player details
| Full name | Tilak Raj Bhandari |
| Date of birth | October 28, 2004 |
| Birthplace | Butwal, Nepal |
| Country | Nepali |
| Playing role | Bowler |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
| Bowling style | Right-arm leg break (leg-spin) |
NPL record
Tilak Bhandari at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Tilak Bhandari.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Lumbini Lions | Not publicly aggregated | Not publicly aggregated | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly aggregated | Not publicly available |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Lumbini Lions | 5 (recorded matches) | 6 | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | 3–4 (see note) | 3/15 |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Lumbini Lions | Season not yet played | — | — | — | — | — |
Salary & auction
| NPL 2024 (Auction, Oct 6, 2024) | Bought by Lumbini Lions — Rs 1,000,000 (10 lakh) |
| NPL 2025 | Retained by Lumbini Lions — fee not publicly disclosed |
| NPL 2026 | Retained by Lumbini Lions (core group) — fee not publicly disclosed |
| Net Worth | Not publicly disclosed |
Career record
Tilak Bhandari career records
Available senior career figures from the structured player record.
| Format | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Best bowling | 100s / 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL / Domestic T20 | 5 | 6 | 3–4 | 3/15 | 0/0 |
| U19 Youth ODI | Not publicly aggregated | Not publicly aggregated | Not publicly aggregated | 3/23 | 0/0 |
No senior ODI, Test, or List A appearances. Verified NPL 2025 match figures: vs Biratnagar Kings (0/28, Dec 3), vs Janakpur Bolts (0/18, Dec 5), vs Kathmandu Gorkhas (0/13, Dec 10), vs Biratnagar Kings (3/15, Dec 11), vs Sudurpaschim Royals final (1/26, Dec 13). Club site lists 3 wickets; ESPNcricinfo match log totals 4 — discrepancy flagged rather than silently resolved.
Records & achievements
- NPL 2025 champion with Lumbini Lions (December 13, 2025)
- Retained by Lumbini Lions across all three NPL auctions (2024, 2025, 2026)
- Player of the Match, Bagmati Province vs Gandaki Province, June 8, 2023 (4/22)
- Part of Nepal's 2024 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup squad; Nepal reached the Super Six stage
Career
Tilak Bhandari's teams and career
Career Timeline
- 2004 — Born October 28 in Butwal, Nepal.
- 2019 — Represented Nepal U16 at the ACC U16 Eastern Region tournament.
- June 8, 2023 — Player of the Match for Bagmati Province vs Gandaki Province (4/22).
- January 2024 — Part of Nepal's squad at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, South Africa; Nepal reach Super Six.
- October 6, 2024 — Signed by Lumbini Lions at the inaugural NPL auction for Rs 1,000,000.
- 2024 — NPL debut season with Lumbini Lions.
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