Dipendra Singh Airee
- Date of Birth 2000-1-24
- Role middle-order batter
- Batting Style right-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm medium
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ODI | NED vs NEP | 2018-08-01 |
| T20 | NED vs NEP | 2018-07-29 |
| TEST | MCC vs NEP | 2019-11-06 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
68
Innings
64
Runs
1241
Average
21.77
Strike Rate
74.31
Highest Score
105
100s
1
50s
5
Fours
93
Sixes
17
Catches
32
Bowling Statistics
Matches
68
Innings
60
Wickets
42
Average
35.33
Economy
4.02
Strike Rate
52.6
Best Figure
3/18
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
2210
Runs Conceded
1484
Batting Statistics
Matches
90
Innings
78
Runs
1956
Average
32.06
Strike Rate
139.11
Highest Score
110*
100s
1
50s
10
Fours
139
Sixes
82
Catches
40
Bowling Statistics
Matches
90
Innings
64
Wickets
58
Average
19.32
Economy
6.04
Strike Rate
19.1
Best Figure
4/18
4 Wickets
2
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
1112
Runs Conceded
1121
Batting Statistics
Matches
89
Innings
84
Runs
1697
Average
22.62
Strike Rate
72.21
Highest Score
105
100s
1
50s
8
Fours
130
Sixes
27
Catches
38
Bowling Statistics
Matches
89
Innings
69
Wickets
50
Average
32.5
Economy
4.03
Strike Rate
48.3
Best Figure
4/14
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
2419
Runs Conceded
1625
Batting Statistics
Matches
99
Innings
86
Runs
2062
Average
30.77
Strike Rate
139.13
Highest Score
110*
100s
1
50s
10
Fours
147
Sixes
87
Catches
48
Bowling Statistics
Matches
99
Innings
70
Wickets
60
Average
21.2
Economy
6.34
Strike Rate
20
Best Figure
4/18
4 Wickets
2
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
1202
Runs Conceded
1272
Dipendra Singh Airee burst into the limelight after breaking the record for the fastest fifty in T20I cricket: nine balls against Mongolia in September 2023, and within seven months became only the third man to hit six sixes in an over in a T20I.
A middle-order power-hitter, a useful offspinner and a gun fielder, Airee quickly became one of Nepal's most important players in both ODI and T20I cricket. He was one of the rising stars of Nepal's post-Paras Khadka generation and made his senior team debut as a 17-year-old against Kenya in 2017, after playing in the 2016 U-19 World Cup.
Though Airee began his senior career exclusively as a batter - he bowled just once in his first 22 T20Is and similarly in just a handful of ODIs under Khadka's captaincy - his disciplined offspin became a staple of the team's strategy when Nepal's fixtures resumed following the Covid-19 pandemic. Not only did Airee begin to regularly bowl a full quota of overs, he was indispensable enough as a wicket-taker to see him through patchy batting form.
However, his biggest asset might be his electric fielding. Whether stationed inside the ring in the powerplay or out on the boundary during the slog overs at the death, Airee is a magnet for the ball, pulling off sensational catches and spectacular run outs.
Airee is the first player from Nepal to reach 1000 T20I runs and is the only player from the country with a double of 1000-plus runs and 50-plus wickets in T20Is. While he's had greater impact in the T20 format, he is also one of the first five Nepal batters to breach the 1000-run mark in ODIs.
