Sundeep Jora

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]

Sundeep Jora

Personal information
Born	(2001-10-20) 20 October 2001 (age 23) Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Nepal (2019–present)
ODI debut (cap 19)	28 January 2019 v UAE
Last ODI	21 February 2023 v Scotland
T20I debut (cap 24)	31 January 2019 v UAE
Last T20I	16 June 2024 v Bangladesh
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 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

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]

In May 2024, he was named in Nepal's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[12]

References

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.
12. "Nepal has announced their Squad for T20 World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

External links

• Sundeep Jora at ESPNcricinfo