Sompal Kami

Sompal Kami
Personal information
Born 2 February 1996
Turang-8, Salyara, Gulmi, Nepal
Nickname The Gulmi Express
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
  • Nepal
T20I debut (cap 10) 16 March 2014 v Hong Kong
Last T20I 24 November 2014 v Hong Kong
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2014 Jagdamba Giants (NPL)
2015–2015 Nepal Army (National League)
2015–2015 New Horizon (SPA Cup)
2015–2015 Kalutura Physical Culture Club
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20
Matches 4 12 4
Runs scored 40 70 40
Batting average 40.00 10.00 40.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 40 26 40
Balls bowled 78 606 78
Wickets 5 19 5
Bowling average 16.60 24.21 16.60
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, 23 March 2015

Sompal Kami (Nepali: सोमपाल कामी) (born 2 February 1996) is a Nepalese cricketer. All-rounder Sompal is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[1] He made his debut for Nepal against UAE in January 2014.[2] He currently holds the responsibility of pace attack for the team. His bowling speed was measured above 140 km/h during the match against Afghanistan in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.

He represents the Jagdamba Giants of the Nepal Premier League, Nepal Army Club of the National League and New Horizon College, which plays in the SPA Cup.

Early life and career

Originally from Gulmi in western Nepal, his father went Punjab with his family in the course of work. Then Sompal spent his childhood as an enthusiastic cricket lover in Punjab. He used to represent various school level tournaments but most notable was his participation in Indian Premier Corporate League where he was the captain. He was subsequently selected in the Nepal national cricket team for the 2014 World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand.[3]

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 made a smashing 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.

In an unofficial tournament, Sagarmatha Cement Journey to World Cup tournament in December 2013 in Kathmandu, Sompal was the leading wicket-taker with 10 wickets from four matches.

International career

A right-arm fast bowler, Sompal played six List A matches in the 2014 World Cup Qualifier and took eight wickets – one less than spinner Basanta Regmi.[4] He also played three Twenty20 International matches in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, held in Bangladesh, and took four wickets with best figures of 2/13.[5]

Sompal picked up five wickets for 47 against Malaysia in the 2014 ACC Premier League in Malaysia, the best bowling figures of his career till date.[6] He took 15 wickets in the tournament in total and was adjudged the best bowler of the tournament.[7] During the 2014 Asian Games, Sompal took five wickets at an average of just 4.00 and an exceptional economy rate of just 2.50.[8] He was the only Nepalese player to be chosen in the Select XI of the tournament by Asian Cricket Council.[9] He also took 11 wickets in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, which Nepal won.[7]

In the first Twenty20 International of Nepal's November 2014 series against Hong Kong (played in Sri Lanka), Sompal, batting tenth, scored 40 runs from 31 balls in Nepal's first innings of 72 all out, which included six fours and two sixes. He consequently set a new record in all Twenty20 matches for the highest score made by a number ten batsman, surpassing the previous figure of 37 runs set by Sri Lankan Pradeep Nishantha in 2007.[10] Sompal and Shakti Gauchan (5*) put on 43 runs for the ninth wicket, the fifth-best ninth-wicket partnership in Twenty20 Internationals.[11]

He was the leading Nepalese wicket-taker in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia. He picked up 11 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 19.18 and an economy of 4.00.[12] In February 2015, he went Sri Lanka after being recruited by Kalutura Physical Culture Club to play in the Emerging Trophy Tournament, three-day cricket tournament.[13] He played 5 matches and picked up 39 wickets in 8 innings.

Man of the Match awards

The following list illustrates all the matches in which Kami 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 2014 ACC Premier League,
Malaysia		 Malaysia Malaysia
(One-day)		 Selangor Turf Club,
Kuala Lampur		 9-0-28-4
Scorecard		 3rd

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