Dipendra Singh Airee

Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepali: दिपेन्द्र सिंह ऐरी; born 24 January 2000) is a Nepalese cricketer.[1][2] In August 2018, he was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands. In September 2019, he was appointed as the vice-captain of Nepal's Twenty20 International (T20I) team.[3]

Dipendra Singh Airee
दिपेन्द्र सिंह ऐरी
Personal information
Full nameDipendra Singh Airee
Born (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium, right-arm offbreak
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 2)1 August 2018 v Netherlands
Last ODI12 February 2020 v USA
T20I debut (cap 19)29 July 2018 v Netherlands
Last T20I1 March 2020 v Hong Kong
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 21
Runs scored 419
Batting average 20.95
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 62
Balls bowled 113
Wickets 7
Bowling average 11.57
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/14
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2020

Career

He made his List A debut for Nepal against Kenya in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 11 March 2017.[4] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] In 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, he was captain of the Nepal national under-19 cricket team. He scored 88 runs and took 4/39 against India in the group A match and was adjudged man of the match.[6] He scored 88 runs to push the total score to 185/8. India were 91/1 after which he led the attack forcing a collapse to 166 all out. India U-19 team were the defending champions and the victory was considered an upset by cricket critics.[7]

In January 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[8]

In July 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for their One Day International (ODI) series against the Netherlands.[9] These were Nepal's first ODI matches since gaining ODI status during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[10]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) on 29 July 2018 in the 2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series, against the Netherlands.[11] He made his ODI debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 1 August 2018.[12]

In August 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[13] 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.[14] In June 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[15][16]

He made his first-class debut on 6 November 2019, for Nepal against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), during the MCC's tour of Nepal.[17][18] Later the same month, he was named as the vice-captain of Nepal's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[19] He was also named in Nepal's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[20] The Nepal team won the bronze medal, after they beat the Maldives by five wickets in the third-place playoff match.[21] In September 2020, he was one of eighteen cricketers to be awarded with a central contract by the Cricket Association of Nepal.[22]

References
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  2. "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 1". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. "DS Airee appointed VC, Vesawkar, Regmi and Malla out of Nepal squad for Singapore & Oman". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 35th Match: Nepal v Kenya at Kirtipur, Mar 11, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. "6th Match, Group A, Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Nov 12 2017 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. "Nepal upset India in Under-19 Asia Cup". 12 November 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  8. "Nepali Cricket team announced for Division 2". My Republica. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  9. "Nepal spinner Shakti Gauchan to retire after Netherlands tour". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  10. "Nepal thrash PNG to secure ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  11. "3rd Match, Nepal tour of England and Netherlands at London, Jul 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  12. "1st ODI, Nepal tour of England and Netherlands at Amstelveen, Aug 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  13. "Nepal announce squad for Asia Cup Qualifier, fixtures decided". The Himalayan. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  14. "Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  15. "Nepal's 14-member squad announced for ICC World T20 Asia Finals". Khabarhub. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  16. "Sharad back in the team, Jora, Bhim left out". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  17. "Marylebone Cricket Club tour of Nepal at Kirtipur, Nov 6-8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  18. "Overseas Tour". MCC. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  19. "Final Squad Announced For Emerging Cup, Khadka and Lamichhane Miss Out". dailylivescores. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  20. "Lamichhane to miss SAG". My Republica. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  21. "South Asian Games: Bronze for Nepal in men's cricket". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  22. "Nepal: Women to receive inaugural central contracts, all cricketers to be insured". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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