Avinash Karn

Avinash Karn (Nepali: अविनाश कर्ण) (born 4 February 1995) is a Nepalese professional cricketer. Karn is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler.^[1] He made his debut for Nepal against Afghanistan in August 2013.^[2]

Avinash Karn

Personal information
Born	(1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 29)
Nickname	Avi
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Nepal (2015–2015)
T20I debut (cap 16)	30 June 2015 v Netherlands
Last T20I	1 July 2015 v Netherlands
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013–2015	Nepal Army (National League)
2014–2014	Colors X-Factors (NPL)
2015–2015	Sunrise HSS (SPA Cup)
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20 Matches 2 2 7 Runs scored 4 20 4 Batting average 4.00 20.00 4.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 4 17 4 Balls bowled 48 42 144 Wickets 1 0 7 Bowling average 49.00 – 19.42 5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 10 wickets in match 0 – 0 Best bowling 1/31 – 2/14 Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 August 2015

He represents the Nepal Army Club of the National League, Colors X-Factors of the Nepal Premier League and Sunrise Higher Secondary School, which plays in the SPA Cup.

He has currently moved to Australia and is playing for Strathfield in the 2024/2025 Sydney Shires competition.

Playing career

Avinash is the second Nepalese bowler after Mehboob Alam to pick up all 10 wickets in a limited overs match. He single-handedly bowled out Baitadi in the U-19 National Cricket Tournament by picking up all 10 wickets for 24 runs in 6.1 overs.^[3]

He also represented Nepal Under-19s in the 2013 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup in May 2013. He was the best bowler of the tournament taking total of 24 wickets which included an eight-wicket haul and a hat-trick against Bahrain Under-19.^[4] Then he was selected in national team's squad for the 2013 ACC Emerging Teams Cup,^[5] where he played against Afghanistan^[6] and under-23 age level teams of the Test nations – India^[7] and Pakistan.^[8] He was a part of the team in the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier as Nepal qualified for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.^[9]

He made List A debut in 2014 World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand in January 2014.^[10] Karn was selected in Nepal's squad for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, their maiden appearance in the ICC global event, but was eventually replaced by Anil Mandal after he suffered an injury to his right knee and, therefore, was ruled out of the tournament.^[11]

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 30 June 2015.^[12]

References

1. "Avinash Karn". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
2. "Group A: Afghanistan v Nepal at Singapore, Aug 17, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
3. "Avinash's perfect 10". Retrieved 21 October 2014.
4. "Group B: Bahrain Under-19s v Nepal Under-19s at Kuala Lumpur, May 6, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
5. "Nepal Squad". Cricinfo.
6. "Group A: Afghanistan v Nepal at Singapore, Aug 17, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
7. "Group A: India Under-23s v Nepal at Singapore, Aug 20, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
8. "Group A: Nepal v Pakistan Under-23s at Singapore, Aug 21, 2013 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
9. "Nepal enters ICC World Twenty20 with thrilling win". icc-cricket.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
10. "13th Match, Group A: Hong Kong v Nepal at Rangiora, Jan 19, 2014 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
11. "Anil Kumar Mandal to replace Avinash Karn in the Nepal squad for ICC World Twenty20 2014". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014.
12. "Nepal tour of Netherlands, 1st T20I: Netherlands v Nepal at Amstelveen, Jun 30, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

External links

• Avinash Karn at ESPNcricinfo