Prithu Baskota () (born 5 July 1992) is a Nepalese

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er.

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Prithu is a right-handed

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and a right-arm

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bowler. He made his debut for

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

against

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2010. He represents the

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of the

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and GoldenGate International College, which plays in the SPA Cup.

Playing career

Baskota was selected as part of Nepal's fourteen-man squad for the

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in the

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, and made his

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debut during the tournament against

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. He made eight further appearances during the tournament, with his final appearance coming against

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. In the nine matches he played in the tournament, Baskota scored 83 runs, at an

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of 20.75, with a high score of 36

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. With the ball, he took two wickets. Nepal finished the tournament in the seventh place, therefore failing to qualify for the

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. Later in 2012, Baskota was selected as part of the Nepal Under-19s squad for the Under-19 World Cup in

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, where he made six Youth

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appearances during the tournament. In August 2012, he was selected in Nepal's fourteen-man squad for the World Cricket League Division Four in

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. He played for Upchurch Cricket Club, a cricket club in

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, in Kent Cricket League Division 2 in July 2015. He scored an unbeaten 146 runs off 125 balls in a match against Gravesend Cricket Club and picked up 2 wickets. Baskota was subsequently selected in Nepal's squad for the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship's matches against

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. In January 2021, he was named in the

Bagmati Province Bagmati Province (, ''Bāgmatī pradēśa'') is one of the seven Provinces of Nepal, provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. Bagmati is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest province by area. It is bordered ...

's squad for the

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. He was the highest run-scorer in the tournament, securing 215 runs.

Man of the match awards

The following list illustrates all the matches in which Baskota has won the man of the match award while representing Nepal in international series/tournaments.

References

External links

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