Basanta Regmi

Basanta Regmi
Personal information
Born 6 April 1986
Bhairahawa, Nepal
Nickname The Crisis Man of Nepalese Cricket[1]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Left-arm orthodox spin
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
  • Nepal
T20I debut (cap 8) 16 March 2014 v Hong Kong
Last T20I 24 November 2014 v Hong Kong
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2014 Kantipur Gurkhas (NPL)
2011–2015 APF (National League)
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20 Youth ODI
Matches 4 11 23 10
Runs scored 3 148 75 182
Batting average 3.00 21.14 12.50 22.75
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Top score 3 45 20* 66
Balls bowled 84 594 500 301
Wickets 5 16 30 12
Bowling average 14.40 22.37 16.73 17.91
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/14 3/43 4/16 3/31
Catches/stumpings 0/- 3/- 5/- 6/-
Source: CricketArchive, 18 March 2015

Basanta Regmi (also spelled as Basant Regmi) (Nepali: वसन्त रेग्मी) (born 6 April 1986) is a Nepalese cricketer. All-rounder Regmi is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spinner.[2] He made his debut for Nepal against Namibia in March 2006.[3]

He is the captain of the Kantipur Gurkhas of the Nepal Premier League. He also plays for the APF Club in the National League.

Change of bowling action

Regmi entered the Nepalese cricketing arena as a left-armed fast bowler with a reputation for swinging the ball both ways. However, he suffered a motorbike accident, which left a significant impact in his career. The accident caused Regmi to change his bowling action, shifting from fast bowling to finger spin.[4]

Early life and career

Born in Bhairahawa in 1986, Regmi first represented Nepal at Under-17 level, playing in the ICC Under-17 Asia Cup in Pakistan in July 2000.[5] In his second match he won the man of the match award for his 3 important wickets against Bahrain.[6] He represented in the ACC Under-17 Asia Cup the following year in Bangladesh.[7]

In 2002, he played his first Under-19 World Cup, the 2002 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand but could not do much there as he did not get enough games to play.[8] Nepal finished the tournament as runners-up in the plate competition,[9] but Regmi only played one match, against Scotland.[8] Making his Under-19 youth ODI debut in the match, he didn't bat or bowl during the 48 run win.[10] The following year he played for Nepal Under-19s in one match against their Indian counterparts in Kirtipur, where he bowled future Indian player Suresh Raina.[11]

He played in his second Under-19 World Cup, the 2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.[8] He also played three matches during the ACC Under-19 Cup the following year.

Selectors did not lose their faith on him and he again featured for Nepal in the 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.[8] He took 12 wickets and made 141 runs with the bat. His 3 wickets helped win the plate-semifinal against South Africa[12] by 2 runs. In the plate final against New Zealand he scored 66 runs and took 3 wickets and won Man of the match award.[13]

International career

Later in 2006, he made his debut for the senior Nepali side, playing in an ICC Intercontinental Cup play-off match against Namibia. This was followed by three matches against the Pakistan Cricket Academy in Multan, the 2006 ACC Trophy in Malaysia and four matches in the ACC Premier League against Hong Kong, the UAE, Singapore and Malahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reusing_Wikipedia_contentysia.

He played four matches for Nepal in 2007, all in the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait. In 2008, he was selected for the Nepal squad for Division Five of the World Cricket League in Jersey.[14] He played in all matches during the tournament.

Later in the year, he played in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite in Malaysia. In 2009, he played in a three-day match against the Marylebone Cricket Club, taking 3/20 and 3/27 to help lead his team to an innings win over an MCC side captained by former England Test cricketer Min Patel.[15] He also played in the ACC Twenty20 Cup the same year.

Half-century and 2 wickets against Singapore in the 2010 Division Five,[16] innings of 17* runs & 2 important wickets in the same match against Hong Kong in 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup,[17] 5 wickets against the USA in the final of 2012 Division Four,[18] man of the series performance by taking 21 wickets in the 2012 Division Four[19] (highest wicket taker of the tournament), 10 wickets in 2012 ACC Trophy Elite,[20] 10 wickets in 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup,[21] and 14 wickets in 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.[22]

In the 2014 World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand he scored 118 runs and picked up 9 wickets.[23][24] He took wickets in all the three matches that Nepal played in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.

He took 5 wickets during the 2014 Asian Games at an average of 5.80 and an economy rate of 3.16.[25] He was also the best bowler in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three. He took 14 wickets in the tournament.[26]

He is also the leading wicket taker in World Cricket League matches with 103 wickets in 51 matches at an average of 11.65 and economy rate of 3.00.[27][28][29][30][19][31][24][26][32] He is also the first bowler to take 100 wickets in this format, achieving this feat after taking 2 wickets in a match against Netherlands in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia.[33] He took a total of 7 wickets from 5 matches in the tournament.[32]

Man of the Match awards

The following list illustrates all the matches in which Regmi has been awarded Man of the Match while representing Nepal in international tournaments/series.

S.N. Event/Series Opponent Venue Match Performance Team Position
1 2006 ACC Trophy,
Malaysia		 Bahrain Bahrain
(One-day)		 Bayuemas Oval,
Kuala Lampur		 10-2-23-3 & 21(32)
Scorecard		 4th
2 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup,
Kuwait		 Malaysia Malaysia
(Other T20)		 Kuwait Oil Company Hubara Ground,
Ahmadi City		 3.5-0-20-3 & 33(33)
Scorecard		 Group Stage
3 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup,
UAE		 Qatar Qatar
(Other T20)		 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium,
Sharjah		 4-0-11-3 & 5*(5)
Scorecard		 5th
4 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five,
Nepal		 Singapore Singapore
(One-day)		 Pulchowk Engineering Campus Ground,
Lalitpur		 54(61) & 10-1-33-2
Scorecard		 1st
5 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four,
Italy		 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
(One-day)		 Centro Sportivo Ca'Nova,
Medicina		 9.5-4-13-4
Scorecard		 3rd
6 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier,
UAE		 Kenya Kenya
(T20)		 ICC Global Cricket Academy,
Dubai		 4-0-23-3 & 3*(2)
Scorecard		 7th
7 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four,
Malaysia		 United States USA
(One-day)		 Kinrara Academy Oval,
Kuala Lumpur		 9.1-2-20-5 & 1 catch
Scorecard		 1st
8 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier,
UAE		 United Arab Emirates UAE
(T20)		 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium,
Abu Dhabi		 4-0-16-4
Scorecard		 3rd

References

  1. ↑ ""Crisis Man" achieves 100 wickets in WCL". Nepal Cricket.
  2. ↑ "Basanta Regmi". Cricinfo.
  3. ↑ "Challenge match: Namibia v Nepal at Windhoek, Mar 23-26, 2006 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  4. ↑ "Basant Regmi bike accident Archives - Cricketlok". Cricketlok.
  5. ↑ "BOWLING IN ICC UNDER-17 ASIA CUP 2000 (ORDERED BY AVERAGE)". cricketarchive.com.
  6. ↑ "Scorecard of Bahrain Under-17s v Nepal Under-17s, ICC Under-17 Asia Cup 2000 (Group A)". cricketarchive.com.
  7. ↑ "BOWLING IN ASIAN CRICKET COUNCIL UNDER-17 ASIA CUP 2000/01 (ORDERED BY AVERAGE)". cricketarchive.com.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Under-19 ODIs played by Basanta Regmi at CricketArchive
  9. ↑ Scorecard of Nepal Under-19s v Zimbabwe Under-19s, 8 February 2002 at CricketArchive
  10. ↑ Scorecard of Nepal v Scotland, 1 February 2002 at CricketArchive
  11. ↑ Scorecard of Nepal Under-19s v India Under-19s, 28 April 2003 at CricketArchive
  12. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.co.uk.
  13. ↑ Scorecard of Nepal Under-19s v New Zealand Under-19s, 18 February 2006
  14. ↑ Nepal squad for 2008 WCL Division Five at tournament official website
  15. ↑ Scorecard of Nepal v MCC, 27–29 March 2009 at CricketArchive
  16. ↑ "Nepal v Singapore at Lalitpur, Feb 21, 2010 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  17. ↑ "Group B: Nepal v Hong Kong at Kirtipur, Dec 3, 2011 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  18. ↑ "Final: Nepal v United States of America at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 10, 2012 - Cricket Scorecard - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Cricket Records - ICC World Cricket League Division Four, 2012 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  20. ↑ "Cricket Records - Records - Asian Cricket Council Trophy Elite, 2012/13 - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  21. ↑ "Cricket Records - Records - Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 Cup, 2012/13 - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  22. ↑ "Cricket Records - ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 2013/14 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  23. ↑ "Cricket Records - ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, 2013/14 - Records - Most runs - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Cricket Records - ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, 2013/14 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  25. ↑ "Cricket Records - Records - Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition, 2014/15 - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Cricket Records - ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2014/15 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  27. ↑ "World Cricket League StatsZone". cricketeurope4.net.
  28. ↑ "Cricket Records - Records - ICC World Cricket League Division Five, 2008 - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  29. ↑ "Cricket Records - Records - ICC World Cricket League Division Five, 2009/10 - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  30. ↑ "Cricket Records - ICC World Cricket League Division Four, 2010 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  31. ↑ "Cricket Records - ICC World Cricket League Division Three, 2013 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 "Cricket Records - ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2014/15 - Records - Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo.
  33. ↑ "Regmi completes 100 wickets in WCL". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

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