Kiran Thagunna
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| Full name | Kiran Kumar Thagunna | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1997 Baitadi ,Nepal | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 51) | 16 June 2025 v Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 June 2025 v Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 99 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2024-present | Pokhara Avengers | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Kiran Thagunna (born 23 July 1997) is a Nepalese cricketer[1] who plays as a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm fast bowler. He made his T20I debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 16 June 2025.[2] He has represented the Sudurpaschim Province cricket team in domestic competitions.[3][4] During the 2025 Prime Minister’s Cup, he scored two centuries, including an innings of 121 runs against Gandaki and another century against Koshi[5], becoming the third batter to record two centuries in a single edition of the tournament.[6]
Franchise cricket
He played for the Pokhara Avengers in the Nepal Premier League during the inaugural season and the second season.[7]
References
- ^ "Kiran Thagunna Profile - Cricket Player Nepal | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ Staff, cricnepal (17 June 2025). "Kiran Thagunna and Rupesh Singh make their T20I debut for Nepal". cricnepal.com. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ "Thagunna raises the bar with second century this edition". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ GC, Bhupendra (30 March 2025). "घरमै बलिङ मेसिन राखेर आफूलाई निखारेका किरण". हाम्रो खेलकुद. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "Kiran Thagunna's century won Sudurpaschim by 31 runs against Koshi Pradesh". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "Kiran Thagunna lights up PM Cup's Day 2 with first century of seventh edition". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ^ Staff, cricnepal (29 June 2025). "Pokhara Avengers announce retained players for Nepal Premier League season 2". cricnepal.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.