Karan K.C. ( ne, करण के.सी.; born 10 October 1991) is a Nepalese professional cricketer. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever

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(ODI) match, against the

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, in August 2018. Karan guided

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to a one-wicket victory against Canada in their final match of the

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in Windhoek, Namibia on 14 February 2018. The victory ensured

a berth for

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to be held in March in Zimbabwe. Karan is a right-handed

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and a right-arm Fast-Medium bowler. He made his debut for

against

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in January 2015. He represents the Region no. 8 Pokhara of the

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, Panchakanya Tej of the

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and Pentagon International College, which plays in the SPA Cup. He represented Panchakanya Tej in the Everest Premier League, 2016.

Playing career

Karan was born in

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and brought up in

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, India. He represented Panchakanya Tej in the 2014 Nepal Premier League, where he picked up 10 wickets from the 7 matches at an average of 13.40. He was selected in the 18 man preliminary squad for the

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but did not make it to the final squad. Subsequent to that, he went

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along with his teammate Aarif Sheikh in September 2014 for a 10-day training camp a
Just Cricket Academy
in

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. He toured

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along with the team in November 2014 where he played two three-day matches against

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. He made his

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debut in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in

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in January 2015. Playing his first tournament for Nepal, he picked up 9 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 15.88 and an economy of 3.31, including a five-wicket haul against

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, which is the best bowling figures of a Nepalese bowler in the

format. He made his

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debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 30 June 2015. Karan scored 42 runs, remaining unbeaten in the must-win match against

, helping Nepal win the match on the last ball. This victory allowed Nepal to qualify for the

. He was adjudged

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for the last wicket partnership of 51 runs with

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. In July 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for their

(ODI) series against the Netherlands. These were Nepal's first ODI matches since gaining ODI status during the

. He made his ODI debut for Nepal against the

on 1 August 2018. In August 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the

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tournament. In October 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad in the Eastern sub-regional group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament. In June 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the

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of the

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tournament. In September 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2019-20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series and 2019-20 Oman Pentangular Series. In the match against Netherlands in the Pentangular Series, he took 4 wickets for 17 runs, and played a match-winning knock of 31

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. He made his first-class debut on 6 November 2019, for

against the

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(MCC), during the MCC's tour of Nepal. Later the same month, he was named in Nepal's squads for the

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in Bangladesh, and for the cricket tournament at the

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. The Nepal team won the bronze medal, after they beat the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match. In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the

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References

External links

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Karan KC's Facebook Profile
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