Siddhant Lohani ( ne, सिद्धान्त लोहनी) (born 2 March 1995) is a Nepalese

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er. Lohani is a right-handed batsman and a

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bowler. He made his debut for

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against

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in July 2015. He represents the Region No.1 Biratnagar of the

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of the

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and Merryland College, which plays in the SPA Cup.

Playing career

Siddhant first represented Nepal Under-19s in the 2014 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup. He plays for Region no. 1 Biratnagar in the domestic league. He scored a half century off just 19 balls and went on to score 67 runs off 25 balls against Region no. 8 Pokhara in the Senior One-Day National Cricket Tournament 2015. His man of the match performance included six fours and six sixes. In the final of Kathmandu Cricket League 2015, he scored 31 runs off 15 balls as his team, Dhagahdi United, lifted the trophy. Siddhant, known his ability to play 360 degree shots, was subsequently selected for

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. He made his

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debut in the tournament against Jersey. Playing his debut match for Nepal, he scored 27 off 16 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes, including a helicopter shot and caused a run out. On 19 October 2016, at a match played at the

Birendranagar Birendranagar ( ne, वीरेन्द्रनगर) officially Birendranagar Municipality is a city in Surkhet District in Karnali Province of Nepal. It is the district headquarter of Surkhet District and also the capital city of Karnali ...

Cricket Club, Pathari, Siddhant scored 127 runs off just 45 balls. He hit 12 sixes and 8 fours for Seven Star Club, Itahari and won the man of the match award.

Personal life

He considers

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skipper AB de Villiers as his role model.

References

External links

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Siddhant Lohani
on CricketArchive
Siddhant Lohani
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