Aarif Sheikh
74Nepal · BAT · 2018 to 2026
BATTING
- Matches
- 77
- Innings
- 67
- Runs
- 1604
- Average
- 27.65
- Strike rate
- 65.65
- High score
- 84
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 9
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 9
- Average
- 84.66
- Economy
- 4.7
- Strike rate
- 107.8
- Best figures
- 1/9
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 35 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Aarif Sheikh played 76 ODIs for Nepal in CricArcade's archive, from 2018 to 2026. The first came against Netherlands at VRA Ground, with a score of 0, and the last against Netherlands at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in 2026.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 1,473 runs at 28.3 in 70 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 84 from 85 balls against Netherlands at Forthill in 2025, in a match Nepal won. In all: 9 fifties.
At home the average was 26.1 across 25 ODIs; away it was 20.9 across 26 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against United Arab Emirates: 265 runs at 29.4 in 14 ODIs. Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 25 ODIs and 418 runs at 26.1. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. Nepal won 36 of the ODIs Aarif Sheikh played and lost 37.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 76 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 85 | Netherlands | Forthill | 2025 | Won |
| 78 | 99 | Netherlands | Forthill | 2025 | Won |
| 66 | 79 | Oman | Moosa Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Lost |
| 63 | 76 | United States | Moosa Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Lost |
| 63 | 93 | West Indies | Harare Sports Club | 2023 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/9 | 3 | Scotland | Grand Prairie Stadium | 2024 | Won |
| 1/16 | 6 | Papua New Guinea | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Won |
| 1/18 | 6 | Oman | Maple Leaf North-West Ground | 2024 | Lost |
| 1/19 | 5 | United States | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2025 | Lost |
| 1/21 | 10 | Papua New Guinea | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 265 | 29.44 | 0/1 | 3 | 50.67 |
| Scotland | 10 | 125 | 17.86 | 0/1 | 1 | 57.00 |
| Oman | 9 | 221 | 31.57 | 0/1 | 1 | 66.00 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 204 | 29.14 | 0/1 | 3 | 53.33 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 255 | 31.88 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Namibia | 6 | 133 | 33.25 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| United States | 5 | 73 | 24.33 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| United States | 5 | 61 | 20.33 | 0/0 | 1 | 46.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 3 | 48 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 1 | 63 | 63.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 25 | 418 | 26.13 | 0/1 | 1 | 115.00 |
| Away | 26 | 481 | 20.91 | 0/1 | 3 | 108.00 |
| Neutral | 25 | 668 | 37.11 | 0/7 | 5 | 63.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 | 94 | 18.80 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 70 | 1,473 | 28.33 | 0/9 | 9 | 82.67 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 25 | 418 | 26.13 | 0/1 | 1 | 115.00 |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 8 | 171 | 28.50 | 0/1 | 5 | 31.40 |
| ICC Academy | 6 | 134 | 26.80 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Forthill | 4 | 208 | 52.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Moosa Cricket Stadium | 4 | 137 | 45.67 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd | 4 | 87 | 29.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Netherlands, 2018 at VRA Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Netherlands, 2026 at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 4 October 1997
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,443
- Ducks
- 5
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 6th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 39.1
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 59.6
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 107.4
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 37.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 46.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,281 balls faced in that period.
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