Dilsad Ali is a Nepal right-handed wicketkeeper from the Under-19 setup who was bought by Biratnagar Kings for NPR 5 lakh at the NPL Season 3 auction. His fee was joint second-highest among the Kings' auction buys, after he entered the pool in Category B with a 5-lakh base price. He went unsold in the initial live bidding on 6 July before Biratnagar acquired him. A Nepal Under-19 international, he arrives rated as a genuine challenger to Lokesh Bam rather than mere cover.
For the Nepal Premier League 2026, he gives the Kings wicketkeeping competition behind the stumps, and the franchise a long-term gloveman to develop.
About Dilsad Ali
Dilsad Ali is a right-handed wicketkeeper from Nepal’s Under-19 setup, bought by Biratnagar Kings for NPR 5 lakh at the Season 3 auction.
His fee — joint second-highest among the Kings’ auction buys — signals that the franchise rates him as a genuine challenger to Lokesh Bam rather than mere cover.
Born 3 May 2007, he entered the auction in Category B with a 5-lakh base price and went unsold in the initial live bidding round on 6 July before Biratnagar moved for him — the franchise paying full base price for a teenager it had clearly scouted, not a panic buy.
That fee puts him level with Naren Saud as the Kings’ joint second-costliest auction buy — rare air for an uncapped teenager, and a measure of how highly the franchise rates his keeping. Season 3 is his first NPL campaign.
Player details
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dilsad Ali |
| Date of birth | 3 May 2007 |
| Country | Nepal |
| Playing role | Wicketkeeper |
| Batting style | Right-hand bat |
Playing style and strengths
Little of Dilsad Ali’s game is on the public record beyond his Nepal Under-19 international status, so his playing style has to be read through his role: a right-handed wicketkeeper-batter in the modern T20 mould, where the keeping has to be clean enough to stand up to Sandeep Lamichhane’s leg-break and the batting has to offer middle- or lower-order runs.
What the auction tells us is instructive. A Category B base of 5 lakh — paid in full after he went unsold in the live round — means the Kings scouted him rather than stumbled on him, and that they project him as a keeper who can bat, not a batter filling in with gloves. Until senior numbers exist, his strengths are positional: young legs behind the stumps, a right-hand batting option in a squad with left-hand variety, and time on his side.
Dilsad Ali's role at Biratnagar Kings in Season 3
Dilsad Ali’s Season 3 role is challenger and successor-in-waiting. Lokesh Bam has kept for the Kings since the league began, holds 23 T20I caps and was retained on 16 June 2026 — the gloves are Bam’s to lose. Dilsad’s job is to make that statement uncomfortable: push in training, take any opportunity from rotation or injury, and learn a franchise season from inside the squad.
The three-keeper structure — Bam, Dilsad, and 2-lakh base-price buy Prajwal Thapa — tells the story: Thapa is the emergency cover, Dilsad is the investment. His 5-lakh fee, joint second-highest of the Kings’ eight auction buys, only makes sense if the franchise sees a future first-choice keeper. Season 3 success for him is measured in development and readiness, not necessarily appearances.
Dilsad Ali at NPL 2026
Season-by-season Nepal Premier League figures for Dilsad Ali.
| Season | Team | Matches | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL 2024 (Season 1) | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available |
| NPL 2025 (Season 2) | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | Not publicly available |
| NPL 2026 (Season 3) | Biratnagar Kings | Season not yet played | — | — | — | — | — |
Records & achievements
- Nepal Under-19 international wicketkeeper
- Bought by Biratnagar Kings for NPR 5 lakh, joint second-highest among their auction buys
- Entered the auction in Category B with a 5-lakh base price
- Went unsold in the initial live bidding round on 6 July before Biratnagar acquired him
Frequently Asked Questions
Which team does Dilsad Ali play for in NPL Season 3?
Biratnagar Kings, who bought him at the Season 3 auction.
What is Dilsad Ali’s role?
Wicketkeeper who bats right-handed.
What did Biratnagar Kings pay for Dilsad Ali?
NPR 5 lakh, his Category B base price — joint second-highest among the Kings’ auction buys.
How old is Dilsad Ali?
He was born on 3 May 2007 and represents Nepal Under-19s.
Sources
Follow Biratnagar Kings
Biratnagar Kings squad lists every player’s Season 3 listing separately — retained core, auction buys and overseas signings. Auction prices apply only to the listed auction transaction; they are not a career salary or a retained-player fee.