Raju Basnyat

Raju Basnyat (also spelled as Raju Basnet) (born 9 January 1980) is a Nepalese cricketer. All-rounder Raju is a left-handed batsman and a leg spinner.^[1] He made his debut for Nepal against Bhutan in March 2003.^[2]

Raju Basnyat

Personal information
Born	(1980-01-09) 9 January 1980 (age 45) Nepal
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Leg spin
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004–2010	Kathmandu (National League)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Youth ODI Matches 4 4 Runs scored 40 6 Batting average 20.00 2.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 23 4 Balls bowled 258 114 Wickets 5 0 Bowling average 22.00 - 5 wickets in innings 0 - 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 3/27 0/1 Catches/stumpings 0/0 1/0
Source: CricketArchive, 8 March 2008

He represents the Region no. 3 Kathmandu of the National League.

Playing career

Born in Nepal in 1980, Raju Basnyat first represented Nepal at Under-19 level when he played in the 2000 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka.^[3] He made his début for the senior side in 2004 when he played against the UAE and Malaysia in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup.^[4] He played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against the UAE and Hong Kong later in the year.^[3]

In 2005, he played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore,^[3] the UAE and Hong Kong.^[4] The matches against the UAE and Hong Kong also counted towards the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup^[5] and are his last first-class matches to date.^[4] In August 2006 he toured Pakistan with Nepal and played in the ACC Trophy in Malaysia, his most recent appearance for his country.^[3]