Sundeep Jora

Sundeep Jora
Personal information
Born (2001-10-20) 20 October 2001 (age 22)
Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 19)28 January 2019 v UAE
Last ODI21 February 2023 v Scotland
T20I debut (cap 24)31 January 2019 v UAE
Last T20I5 November 2023 v Oman
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 5 6
Runs scored 56 101
Batting average 11.20 20.20
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 28 53*
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 October 2023
Medal record
Representing  Nepal
Men's Cricket
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

Sundeep Jora (Nepali: सन्दीप जोरा; born 20 October 2001) is a Nepalese cricketer.[1][2] He made his international cricket debut on 28 January 2019 against the UAE in the third ODI match of the series.[3][4] He is the youngest player to score a Twenty20 International (T20I) half century.[5]

Jora made his T20I debut against the United Arab Emirates on 31 January 2019.[6] He scored 53 not out to become the youngest male cricketer to score a half century in a T20I match, at the age of 17 years and 103 days.[7] He was part of Nepal's squad for the Asia qualification tournament for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[8] He also featured in The 2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series.

In November 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[9] Later the same month, he was also named in Nepal's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[10] The Nepal team won the bronze medal, after they beat the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "डेब्यू ब्वाइ सन्दीप जोराः घरेलु क्रिकेटबाट चम्किएका ब्याट्सम्यान". Online Khabar. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 1". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Sundeep Jora". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  4. ^ "The Kathmandu Post -Jora, Sarraf, Sarki break into national fold". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Nepal's Sandeep Jora becomes the youngest player to score a T20I fifty". The New Indian Express. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ "1st T20I, Nepal tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Jan 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Nepal's Sundeep Jora youngest man to hit T20 International fifty". India Today. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Winner of Asia Qualifier competing to claim 13th ICC U19 World Cup 2020 spot". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Final Squad Announced For Emerging Cup, Khadka and Lamichhane Miss Out". dailylivescores. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Lamichhane to miss SAG". My Republica. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. ^ "South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

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