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Sompal Kami

Sompal Kami
Sompal Kami Cricketer.jpg
Personal information
Full name Sompal Kami
Born (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 21)
Turang-8, Salyara, Gulmi, Nepal
Nickname Gulmi Express, Somu
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Role All-rounder
Website Sompal Kami on Facebook
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 10) 16 March 2014 v Hong Kong
Last T20I 17 July 2015 v Papua New Guinea
T20I shirt no. 62
Domestic team information
Years Team
2015–2015 Nepal Army (National League)
2014–2014 Jagdamba Giants (NPL)
2015–2015 New Horizon (SPA Cup)
2015–2015 Kalutura Physical Culture Club
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20
Matches 11 14 14
Runs scored 85 88 88
Batting average 17.00 11.00 17.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 40 26 40
Balls bowled 228 672 276
Wickets 12 21 14
Bowling average 22.33 26.04 22.71
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/13 3/35 2/13
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 August 2015

Sompal Kami (Nepali: सोमपाल कामी) (born 2 February 1996) is a Nepalese cricketer. Kami is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.

His bowling speed was measured above 140 km/h during the match against Afghanistan in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. He is currently the #82 ranked T20I bowler in the world, achieving the 316 rating benchmark on 17 July 2015. He represents the Nepal Army Club of the National League, Jagdamba Giants of the Nepal Premier League and New Horizon College, which plays in the SPA Cup.

Originally from Gulmi in western Nepal, his father moved to Punjab with his family. Sompal spent his childhood as an enthusiastic cricket lover. He represented various school level tournaments. Most notable was his participation in Indian Premier Corporate League where he was the captain.

He made his debut for Nepal against UAE in January 2014. He was subsequently selected in the Nepal national cricket team for the 2014 World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand.

Sompal made his entry to Kathmandu Region No. 3 through the Nepali Cricket Fan Club. He was one of the key players of Kathmandu Region No. 3, which won the U-19 National Championship. He broke a record in the tournament by scoring two centuries and achieving the best bowling figures. Through this tournament he impressed the Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake and was able to cement his place in the national squad.


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