Basanta Regmi was born on 6 April 1986 and is a Nepalese professional cricketer.
24 Facts About Basanta Regmi
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Basanta Regmi made his debut for Nepal against Namibia in March 2006.
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Basanta Regmi was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever One Day International match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018.
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Basanta Regmi is the captain of the Kantipur Gurkhas of the Nepal Premier League.
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Basanta Regmi plays for the APF Club in the National League.
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Basanta Regmi represented Nepal in the ACC Under-17 Asia Cup the following year in Bangladesh.
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Nepal finished the tournament as runners-up in the plate competition, but Basanta Regmi only played one match, against Scotland.
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Basanta Regmi played in his second Under-19 World Cup, the 2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.
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Basanta Regmi played three matches during the ACC Under-19 Cup the following year.
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Basanta Regmi took 12 wickets and made 141 runs with the bat.
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Basanta Regmi played four matches for Nepal in 2007, all in the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait.
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Basanta Regmi played in the ACC Twenty20 Cup the same year.
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Basanta Regmi took wickets in all the three matches that Nepal played in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.
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Basanta Regmi took 5 wickets during the 2014 Asian Games at an average of 5.80 and an economy rate of 3.16.
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Basanta Regmi was the best bowler in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three.
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Basanta Regmi is the leading wicket taker in World Cricket League matches with 103 wickets in 51 matches at an average of 11.65 and economy rate of 3.00.
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Basanta Regmi is the first bowler to take 100 wickets in this format, achieving this feat after taking 2 wickets in a match against Netherlands in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two in Namibia.
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Basanta Regmi took a total of 7 wickets from 5 matches in the tournament.
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Basanta Regmi took 8 wickets in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at an average of 13.75 and an economy rate of 6.40, including a four-wicket haul against Hong Kong, which is the best bowling figures of a Nepalese bowler in the T20I format.
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Basanta Regmi made his ODI debut for Nepal against the Netherlands on 1 August 2018.
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Basanta Regmi had to change his bowling style due to his broken finger, switching from left-arm fast to slow left-arm orthodox.
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Basanta Regmi was inspired by Daniel Vettori and Ashley Giles, and tried to imitate them, watching several highlights to try and learn how to get a batsman out as a spinner.
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Basanta Regmi is known for his ability as a useful partnership breaker.
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Basanta Regmi is a useful lower order batsman, capable of hitting big shots.