Rijan Dhakal

{{Short description|Nepalese cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Rijan Dhakal


रिजन ढकाल

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| country = Nepal

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hetauda, Nepal

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Left arm medium

| role = Bowler

| odishirt = 23

| T20Ishirt = 23

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2024-present

| odidebutdate = 8 February

| odidebutyear = 2024

| odidebutagainst = Canada

| odicap = 38

| lastodidate = 10 February

| lastodiyear = 2024

| lastodiagainst = Canada

| T20Idebutdate = 28 September

| T20Idebutyear = 2024

| T20Idebutagainst = Canada

| T20Icap = 47

| lastT20Idate = 17 October

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| lastT20Iagainst = United States

| club1 = Bagmati Province

| year1 = 2021-Present

| club2 = Chitwan Rhinos

| year2 = 2024-Present

| date = 18 October 2024

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/rijan-dhakal-1111123 Cricinfo

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Rijan Dhakal (born 6 May 1999) is a Nepalese cricketer{{Cite web |title=Rijan Dhakal Profile - Cricket Player Nepal {{!}} Stats, Records, Video |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/rijan-dhakal-1111123|access-date=2024-01-05 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} who plays as a left arm medium. He has played in different leagues including NepalT20 for different teams like Biratnagar Super Kings & Lalitpur Patriots. He had also been a part of Under-19s and Nepal national under-16 cricket team.

Currently he has been playing under Bagmati Province in the Prime Minister One Day Cup.

International career

In February 2024, he was named in Nepal's squad for their One Day International (ODI) series against the Canada and League 2 game against Netherlands and Namibia.{{cite web |title=Nepal's two different squads announced for Canada and CWC League 2 series |url=https://www.cricnepal.com/nepals-two-different-squads-announced-for-canada-and-cwc-league-2-series |access-date=4 February 2024 |work=Cricnepal|date=4 February 2024 }}

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