Sagar Pun

Sagar Pun (Nepali: सागर पुन) (born 1 March 1993) is a Nepalese professional cricketer. An aAll-rounder, Sagar is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler.^[1] He made his debut for Nepal against Singapore in March 2013.^[2]

Sagar Pun

Personal information
Born	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) Nepal
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Nepal
Only ODI (cap 15)	30 August 2018 v UAE
T20I debut (cap 9)	16 March 2014 v Hong Kong
Last T20I	17 July 2015 v Papua New Guinea
T20I shirt no.	7
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014	Vishal Warriors
2015	Nepal Army
2015	Pentagon
2015	Kurunegala Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20 Matches 9 22 21 Runs scored 90 237 209 Batting average 10.00 11.85 11.61 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 20 47 22 Balls bowled 141 777 249 Wickets 6 19 11 Bowling average 21.83 25.63 25.27 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/26 3/18 3/12 Catches/stumpings 2/– 9/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 September 2021

He plays for the Nepal Army Club of the National League, Vishal Warriors of the Nepal Premier League and Pentagon International College, which plays in the SPA Cup.

Playing career

Sagar Pun is one of the most talented Nepali cricketers,^[3] having qualified for the national team following his consistent performance in the U-19 tournaments and national games.

Sagar made his debut in the 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup match against Singapore – the only match he played in the event. Sagar remained in the national team system and impressed the team management enough to be picked for the 2013 ACC Emerging Teams Cup in August 2013 in Singapore.

Sagar marked a fine one-day debut with a prized scalp of Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi in the Emerging Teams Cup,^[4] a tournament where he scored an unbeaten 52 against the U-23 team of India.^[5] Following his impressive performance in Singapore, Sagar cemented his place in the senior team and never looked back.

After poor results by regular opener Pradeep Airee, Sagar was promoted in the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in UAE. Sagar batted with a positive body language despite not converting his scores into big ones.^[6]

Sagar played a vital role in Nepal's win against Afghanistan in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. He bowled 3 overs and conceded just 10 runs, helping Nepal to seal the 9-run victory over Afghanistan, their first victory since 2004 in any format against their old rivals.^[7]

Sagar took 7 wickets during the 2014 Asian Games at an average of 5.57. He had an exceptional economy rate of just 3.90.^[8] He scored 107 runs in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, including a half-century against Uganda,^[9] in three innings at an average of 53.50^[10] and picked up 8 wickets.^[11]

In February 2015, he went to Sri Lanka after being recruited by Kurunegala Sports Club to play in the Emerging Trophy Tournament, three-day cricket tournament.^[12]

In August 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.^[13] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Nepal against the United Arab Emirates on 30 August 2018.^[14]

References

1. "Sagar Pun". Cricinfo.
2. "Group A: Nepal v Singapore at Kirtipur, Mar 31, 2013 – Cricket Scorecard – ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
3. "ICC World T20, Nepal Vs Afghanistan: Conclusions". Retrieved 24 February 2024.
4. "Group A: Afghanistan v Nepal at Singapore, Aug 17, 2013 – Cricket Scorecard – ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
5. "Group A: India Under-23s v Nepal at Singapore, Aug 20, 2013 – Cricket Scorecard – ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
6. "The Himalayan Times : Playerspeak: Sagar Pun All rounder - Detail News : Nepal News Portal". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
7. "9th Match, First Round Group A: Afghanistan v Nepal at Chittagong, Mar 20, 2014 – Cricket Scorecard – ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
8. "Cricket Records – Records – Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition, 2014/15 – Most wickets – ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
9. "Final: Nepal v Uganda at Kuala Lumpur, Oct 30, 2014 – Cricket Scorecard – ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
10. "Cricket Records – ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2014/15 – Records – Most runs – ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
11. "Cricket Records – ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2014/15 – Records – Most wickets – ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
12. "Four cricketers to play in Sri Lanka". ekantipur.com.
13. "Nepal announce squad for Asia Cup Qualifier, fixtures decided". The Himalayan. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
14. "4th Match, Asia Cup Qualifiers at Kuala Lumpur, Aug 30 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

External links

• Sagar Pun at ESPNcricinfo