Lalit Bhandari (born 22 July 1996) is a Nepalese

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er. He made his

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debut for

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against the

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in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 6 December 2017. In January 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the

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

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

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. He made his

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debut for Nepal in the

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against the

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on 29 July 2018. He made his ODI debut for Nepal against the

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on 3 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-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament. In September 2020, Bhandari was injured in a motorbike accident. He was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and was discharged early the following month.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhandari, Lalit 1996 births Living people Nepalese cricketers Nepal One Day International cricketers People from Kanchanpur District