Dipendra Singh Airee

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Dipendra Singh Airee
दिपेन्द्र सिंह ऐरी
Personal information
Born (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24)
Mahendranagar, Nepal
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium, right-arm off break
RoleSpinner (Bowler)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 2)1 August 2018 v Netherlands
Last ODI17 July 2022 v Scotland
T20I debut (cap 19)29 July 2018 v Netherlands
Last T20I30 August 2022 v Kenya
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 16 38 1 34
Runs scored 291 979 1 669
Batting average 19.40 37.65 0.50 20.90
100s/50s 1/0 1/4 0/0 1/2
Top score 105 110* 1 105
Balls bowled 450 260 6 635
Wickets 7 11 0 14
Bowling average 40.28 23.27 28.92
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/30 4/21 4/14
Catches/stumpings 8/– 19/– 0/– 14/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2022
Medal record

Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepali: दिपेन्द्र सिंह ऐरी; born 24 January 2000) is a Nepalese cricketer.[1][2] In August 2018, he was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands.[3]

Career

He made his List A debut for Nepal against Kenya in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 11 March 2017.[4] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] In 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, he was captain of the Nepal national under-19 cricket team. He scored 88 runs and took 4/39 against India in the group A match and was adjudged man of the match.[6] He scored 88 runs to push the total score to 185/8. India were 91/1 after which he led the attack forcing a collapse to 166 all out. India U-19 team were the defending champions and the victory was considered an upset by cricket critics.[7]

In January 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[8]

In July 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for their One Day International (ODI) series against the Netherlands.[9] These were Nepal's first ODI matches since gaining ODI status during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[10]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) on 29 July 2018 in the 2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series, against the Netherlands.[11] He made his ODI debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 1 August 2018.[12]

In August 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[13] In October 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.[14] In June 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[15][16]

He made his first-class debut on 6 November 2019, for Nepal against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), during the MCC's tour of Nepal.[17][18] Later the same month, he was named as the vice-captain of Nepal's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[19] He was also named in Nepal's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[20] The Nepal team won the bronze medal, after they beat the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match.[21] In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.[22]

In December 2021, Airee along with Gyanendra Malla were sacked as vice-captain and captain respectively, over disciplinary issues, with the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) appointing Sandeep Lamichhane as the new national captain.[23]

On 26 March 2022, in the second match of a two-match series against Papua New Guinea, Airee scored his first century in an ODI match with 105 runs.[24] On 2 April 2022, in the final round-robin match of the tri-series, Airee scored his first century in T20I cricket, with 110 not out against Malaysia.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Dipendra Singh Airee". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 1". Emerging Cricket. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Nepal Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 35th Match: Nepal v Kenya at Kirtipur, Mar 11, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. ^ "6th Match, Group A, Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Nov 12 2017 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Nepal upset India in Under-19 Asia Cup". 12 November 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Nepali Cricket team announced for Division 2". My Republica. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Nepal spinner Shakti Gauchan to retire after Netherlands tour". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Nepal thrash PNG to secure ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  11. ^ "3rd Match, Nepal tour of England and Netherlands at London, Jul 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  12. ^ "1st ODI, Nepal tour of England and Netherlands at Amstelveen, Aug 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Nepal announce squad for Asia Cup Qualifier, fixtures decided". The Himalayan. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Nepal's 14-member squad announced for ICC World T20 Asia Finals". Khabarhub. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Sharad back in the team, Jora, Bhim left out". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club tour of Nepal at Kirtipur, Nov 6-8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Overseas Tour". MCC. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Final Squad Announced For Emerging Cup, Khadka and Lamichhane Miss Out". dailylivescores. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Lamichhane to miss SAG". My Republica. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  21. ^ "South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket". The Himalayan Times. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Nepal: Women to receive inaugural central contracts, all cricketers to be insured". Emerging Cricket. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  23. ^ IANS. "Skipper Gyanendra Malla Sacked, Sandeep Lamichhane Made New Captain of Nepal | Sports news Indiacom Cricket Nepal". www.india.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  24. ^ "With Dipendra's first century, Nepal sets a target of 279 runs against PNG". Khabar Hub. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  25. ^ "Nepal defeats Malaysia by 85 runs". Khabar Hub. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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