Four innings with the bat, none with the ball
Mohammad Aadil Alam's Season 3 has been one-sided in a way nobody would have predicted. He is an all-rounder — right-hand bat, right-arm medium pace — and the bowling is the part of his game with the headline: three wickets on ODI debut against the USA, the evidence that his honest medium pace can trouble international batters. But in five Kathmandu matches, he has bowled no balls at all.
With the bat, he has played four innings and made 30 runs: 0 against Janakpur Bolts on 29 October, 20 against Karnali Yaks on 2 November, 1 against Lumbini Lions on 7 November and 9 against Chitwan Rhinos on 9 November. The 20 against Karnali was his best — 27 balls, one six, in a chase of 181 that Kathmandu won by four wickets. It was a supporting innings rather than a starring one, but it was the kind of innings that keeps a chase on track.
The bowling absence is the puzzle. Kathmandu's attack has been built on Karan KC's fast-medium, two left-arm spinners and Sahan Arachchige's off-breaks, and the captain has not yet turned to Aadil Alam's medium pace. It may be a match-up decision — medium pace on a gripping Kirtipur surface is the hardest bowling to hide — or it may simply be that the XI has been winning without him. Either way, the all-rounder's season so far is half a season.
Mohammad Aadil Alam's NPL 2026 numbers
Batting: 30 runs in four innings, highest score 20, strike rate 81.08. Bowling: no entry — he has not bowled in the season. The table below is current through Match 20.
| Matches | Runs | Balls | Highest | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | Average | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 30 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 81.08 | 7.50 | 0 |
The strike rate of 81.08 is the slowest among Kathmandu's regular batters, and the average of 7.50 is the lowest — but both numbers come with the context of his role. Aadil Alam bats in the lower middle order, where the job is often to survive a difficult spell or to push a total along rather than to dominate. His 20 against Karnali took 27 balls in a chase where the asking rate was never out of hand, and his 9 against Chitwan took 8 balls at the end of an innings already worth 180.
What the numbers do not show is the bowling, and that is the gap in the story. An all-rounder who has not bowled in five matches is a batter for now, whatever the squad list says. The run-in — Sudurpaschim Royals on 13 November, Pokhara Avengers on 15 November, then the playoffs — is where that changes, if it changes at all.
Innings by innings — 0, 20, 1, 9
Match 5, 29 October, vs Janakpur Bolts — 0 off 1 ball. A first-ball duck in Kathmandu's only defeat. The side were bowled out for 115, and Aadil Alam was one of the wickets in the collapse. Janakpur chased 116 with eight wickets to spare. Match 10, 2 November, vs Karnali Yaks — 20 off 27 balls. His best innings of the season, and his most useful. Chasing 181, Kathmandu needed calm as much as power after Warner's early burst, and Aadil Alam's 20 — with a six — helped keep the chase on track. Rashid Khan's 50 and Karan KC's 44 did the rest, and Kathmandu won by four wickets. Match 18, 7 November, vs Lumbini Lions — 1 off 1 ball. In and out in a single ball, at the end of Kathmandu's 160 for 8. The total was enough — Lumbini were bowled out for 124 and Kathmandu won by 36 runs. Match 20, 9 November, vs Chitwan Rhinos — 9 off 8 balls. Two fours in a short stay at the end of the innings, as Kathmandu reached 180 for 8. Chitwan made 170 for 7, and Kathmandu won by 10 runs.Where he fits in the Kathmandu side
Kathmandu Gorkhas sit top of the NPL Season 3 points table with 8 points from five matches — four wins, one loss, net run rate +1.168 — and they are already certain of a playoff place. Karan KC captains the side, Monty Desai is head coach, and the squad was built around three overseas signings, of whom David Warner has now flown home after scoring 127 runs in four matches.
For Aadil Alam, the run-in is a chance to complete his season. He is 22 years old, a retained domestic player, and the only all-rounder in the squad whose bowling has not yet been used. If the captain wants a sixth bowling option in a big match — a playoff, a final — the medium pace that took three wickets on ODI debut is sitting in the XI, waiting for the ball. SialTV will update this page after every Kathmandu match, through the final on 21 November.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Mohammad Aadil Alam's role for Kathmandu Gorkhas?
He is a right-hand batter and right-arm medium-pace all-rounder, retained by Kathmandu for Season 3. He was born 18 October 2003 in Simraungadh, Bara, and took three wickets on ODI debut against the USA.
How many runs has Mohammad Aadil Alam scored in NPL 2026?
30 runs in four innings, at an average of 7.50 and a strike rate of 81.08. His best is 20 against Karnali Yaks on 2 November, in a four-wicket win chasing 181.
Has Mohammad Aadil Alam bowled in NPL Season 3?
No. He has no bowling entry in the Season 3 stats file through Kathmandu's first five matches. His medium pace has not been used yet — the attack has been built on Karan KC, the two left-arm spinners and Sahan Arachchige.