Shahab Alam
Nepalese cricketer
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Shahab Alam (Nepali: शाहब आलम) is a Nepalese cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm orthodox spinner.[1] He made his debut for Nepal against the Netherlands in April 2021.[2]
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| Born | 26 August 1999 Bhairahawa, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 34) | 17 April 2021 v Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 August 2022 v Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo,, 23 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He represents the Tribhuwan Army Club in domestic cricket.[3]
Playing career
Alam represented Nepal national under-19 cricket team in the 2017 ICC Asia Under-19s World Cup Qualifier and picked up 12 wickets at an average of 10.08.[4] He took three wickets for 15 runs in the final of the 2017 ACC Under-19 Eastern Region against Hong Kong as Nepal qualified for the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.[5] In an Under-19 Asia Cup match against India, he took two crucial wickets for 11 runs and helped his team win the match.[6]
In 2018, he earned the bid of Rs. 150,000 and was sold to Biratnagar Titans of the Pokhara Premier League.[7] He was the second-leading wicket-taker in the 2019 Prime Minister Cup, where he picked up 16 wickets in six matches at an average of 8.75.[8]
Alam played for Team Narayani in the 2020 Gautam Buddha Cup and picked up four wickets at an average of 7.25.[9] He also picked up 10 wickets from four matches at an average of 9.00 in the 2019–20 Manmohan Memorial National One-Day Cup.[10]
He was the second-leading wicket-taker in the 2021 Prime Minister Cup, where he took 12 wickets in five matches at an average of 12.66.[11] In a match against Province No. 1, he was awarded man of the match award for his four-wicket haul.[12] He was selected in the 18-member national team for the closed camps for the T20I series against Qatar[13] but the tour was eventually postponed due to the increasing COVID-19 cases in Qatar.[14]
Alam was subsequently selected in the 15 members national squad for the 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series[15] and made his T20I debut against Netherlands on 17 April 2021.[2] He picked up 2 wickets from three matches in the series.[16]