Karan KC
85Nepal · PACE · 2018 to 2026
BATTING
- Matches
- 73
- Innings
- 54
- Runs
- 723
- Average
- 16.81
- Strike rate
- 90.6
- High score
- 65*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 107
- Average
- 25.41
- Economy
- 5.06
- Strike rate
- 30
- Best figures
- 5/29
- 4w / 5w
- 7 / 4
- Catches / Stumpings
- 12 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 5
CAREER IN BRIEF
Karan KC played 72 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 1 wicket, and the last against Netherlands at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in 2026.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 699 runs at 18.4 in 67 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 65 not out from 41 balls against Scotland at Forthill in 2025, in a match Nepal won. The best bowling is 5 for 29 against Namibia at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd in 2026.
In all: 1 fifty, 4 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 18.8 across 21 ODIs; away it was 16.4 across 25 ODIs. The most runs came against Scotland: 146 runs at 36.5 in 9 ODIs. Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 21 ODIs and 207 runs at 18.8. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. Nepal won 31 of the ODIs Karan KC played and lost 40.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 72 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65* | 41 | Scotland | Forthill | 2025 | Won |
| 49 | 31 | United States | ICC Academy | 2025 | Lost |
| 42 | 26 | Papua New Guinea | Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) | 2021 | Won |
| 31* | 37 | Scotland | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 2023 | Won |
| 29* | 25 | Papua New Guinea | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/29 | 10 | Namibia | Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd | 2026 | Lost |
| 5/33 | 9 | Oman | Moosa Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Won |
| 5/38 | 10 | Oman | Moosa Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Lost |
| 5/61 | 10 | Namibia | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 2023 | Won |
| 4/15 | 7.1 | United States | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 2020 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 56 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 17 | 25.76 |
| Oman | 10 | 69 | 11.50 | 0/0 | 26 | 15.96 |
| Scotland | 9 | 146 | 36.50 | 0/1 | 12 | 31.75 |
| Namibia | 7 | 85 | 21.25 | 0/0 | 12 | 21.83 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 74 | 14.80 | 0/0 | 8 | 29.13 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 79 | 39.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 74.00 |
| United States | 7 | 26 | 6.50 | 0/0 | 13 | 18.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 35 | 11.67 | 0/0 | 8 | 12.63 |
| United States | 3 | 56 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 104.00 |
| Canada | 2 | 51 | 25.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 50.00 |
| India | 1 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 14.50 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 7 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 54.00 |
| West Indies | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 81.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 207 | 18.82 | 0/0 | 30 | 27.57 |
| Away | 25 | 278 | 16.35 | 0/1 | 36 | 24.53 |
| Neutral | 26 | 235 | 16.79 | 0/0 | 41 | 23.78 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 21 | 5.25 | 0/0 | 5 | 39.80 |
| 2020s | 67 | 699 | 18.39 | 0/1 | 102 | 24.37 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground | 21 | 207 | 18.82 | 0/0 | 30 | 27.57 |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 8 | 34 | 6.80 | 0/0 | 10 | 26.50 |
| ICC Academy | 6 | 83 | 16.60 | 0/0 | 9 | 25.33 |
| Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) | 5 | 76 | 25.33 | 0/0 | 8 | 20.88 |
| Forthill | 4 | 93 | 46.50 | 0/1 | 7 | 29.00 |
| Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd | 4 | 54 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 12.56 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Netherlands, 2018 at VRA Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Netherlands, 2026 at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 10 October 1991
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 798
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 7
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 56.5
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 111.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 19.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 22.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 780 balls faced in that period.
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