Prithu Baskota ( ne, पृथु बाँसकोटा) (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 (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

against

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in November 2010. He represents the

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of the

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and GoldenGate International College, which plays in the

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Playing career

Baskota was selected as part of Nepal's fourteen man squad for the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier in the

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, making 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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. He scored 83 runs in his nine matches, which came at an

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of 20.75, with a high score of 36

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. With the ball, he took 2 wickets. Nepal finished the tournament in seventh place, therefore failing to qualify for the 2012 World Twenty20. Later in 2012, he was selected as part of the Nepal Under-19s squad for the Under-19 World Cup in

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, making 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. He 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 ( ne, बाग्मती प्रदेश, ''Bagmati Pradesh'') is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. The province is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest provinc ...

's squad for the 2021 Prime Minister Cup. 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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