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Papua New Guinea national cricket team

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{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Papua New Guinea
| image = Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
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| caption =
| nickname = Barramundis
| association = [[Cricket PNG]]
| coach = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joe Dawes]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Barras name Dawes as coach|url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-name-dawes-coach/|newspaper=[[The National (Papua New Guinea)|The National]]|date=2 February 2018|access-date=2 January 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102225843/https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-name-dawes-coach/||archive-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>
| captain = [[Assad Vala]]

| icc_status = Associate Member with ODI status
| icc_member_year = 1973
| icc_region = [[ICC East Asia-Pacific|East Asia-Pacific]]
| odi_rank = 20th
| t20i_rank = 17th
| odi_rank_best = 17th
| t20i_rank_best = 15th (09-Sep-2016)

| first_odi = v. {{cr|HKG}} at [[Tony Ireland Stadium]], [[Townsville]]; 8 November 2014
| most_recent_odi = v. {{cr|NAM}} at [[Central Broward Regional Park]], [[Lauderhill, Florida|Lauderhill]]; 23 September 2019
| num_odis = 27
| num_odis_this_year = 0
| odi_record = 7/20 (0 ties, 0 no result)
| odi_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wcq_apps = 10
| wcq_first = [[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]]
| wcq_best = 3rd ([[1982 ICC Trophy|1982]])

| first_t20i = v. {{cr|IRE}} at [[Stormont (cricket ground)|Stormont]], [[Belfast]]; 15 July 2015
| most_recent_t20i = v. {{cr|NED}} at [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]], [[Dubai]]; 2 November 2019
| num_t20is = 26
| num_t20is_this_year = 0
| t20i_record = 17/8 (0 ties, 1 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wt20q_apps = 4
| wt20q_first = [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]
| wt20q_best = Runner-ups ([[2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2019]])

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The '''Papua New Guinea national cricket team''', nicknamed the '''Barramundis''', is the team that represents the country of [[Papua New Guinea]] in [[international cricket]]. The team is organised by [[Papua New Guinea Cricket Board|Cricket PNG]], which has been an Associate Member of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) since 1973.<ref name="CAP">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/77.html|title=Papua New Guinea|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|publisher=The Cricketer|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902052245/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/77.html|archive-date=2 September 2018|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="EWC">{{Cite book|last=Morgan|first=Roy|title=Encyclopedia of world cricket|date=2007|publisher=SportsBooks|isbn=978-1-899807-51-2|location=Cheltenham|pages=|oclc=84998953}}</ref> Papua New Guinea previously had [[One-Day International]] (ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014 World Cup Qualifier]].<ref name="odistatus">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/77919/scotland-and-uae-battle-lock-horns-in-final-of-icc-cwcq-2014|title=Scotland and UAE battle lock horns in final of ICC CWCQ 2014|work=International Cricket Council|date=31 January 2014|accessdate=31 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131233903/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/77919/scotland-and-uae-battle-lock-horns-in-final-of-icc-cwcq-2014|archivedate=31 January 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] during the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]], a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, at the final [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|World Cricket League 2]] fixture; PNG defeated [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] to finish at the fourth position and reclaim their [[One-Day International|ODI]] status.<ref name="ODI2">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198795 |title=Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426171011/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198795 |archive-date=26 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Papua New Guinea is the strongest team in the [[ICC East Asia-Pacific]] region, winning most ICC regional tournaments and having a similar record in the [[Cricket at the Pacific Games|cricket tournament]] at the [[Pacific Games]].<ref name="EWC" /><ref name="SPG07">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/SOUTHPACIFIC/about.shtml|title=XIII South Pacific Games 2007|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Europe|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614105934/https://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/SOUTHPACIFIC/about.shtml|archive-date=14 June 2012|access-date=}}</ref> The team has also played in every edition of the [[Cricket World Cup Qualifier|World Cup Qualifier]] (previously the ICC Trophy).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Team/List_of_Matches.html|title=List of Matches for Papua New Guinea in ICC Trophy Matches|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302191802/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Team/List_of_Matches.html|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=}}</ref> Papua New Guinea holds the world record for the highest score in a one-day match, making 572/7 against [[New Caledonia cricket team|New Caledonia]] in 2007.<ref name="PNGRec">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000056/005620.shtml|title=Papua New Guinea run riot|last=Nixon|first=Andrew|date=1 September 2007|website=Cricket Europe|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170226/https://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000056/005620.shtml|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref>

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status to all its Members. Therefore, all [[Twenty20]] matches played between Papua New Guinea and other [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC members]] after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|work=International Cricket Council|date=26 April 2018|accessdate=1 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427044502/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|archive-date=27 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

===Beginnings===

Cricket was introduced to the [[Territory of Papua]] by missionaries in the 1890s, and the local population soon took up the game. Matches were not always played to strict rules, with teams of more than fifty players a common occurrence. Cricket did not arrive in the [[Territory of New Guinea]] until Australia took over the administration of the territory under a United Nations mandate.<ref name="EWC" />

Cricket in rural areas tended to be played mostly by the indigenous population, whilst in urban areas such as [[Port Moresby]] the game was played mostly by the British and Australian [[expatriate]] population, and a competition for clubs in the city was started in 1937. A team of nine expatriate and two indigenous players played in Papua New Guinea's first international, against Australia<ref name="EWC" /> in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/PNG/1971-72_PNG_Australia_XI_in_Papua_New_Guinea_1971-72.html|title=Australia XI in Papua New Guinea 1971/72|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018020529/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/PNG/1971-72_PNG_Australia_XI_in_Papua_New_Guinea_1971-72.html|archive-date=18 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref>

Since its beginnings cricket was picked up naturally in the [[Motuan people|Motuan]] areas of [[Papua New Guinea]], most recognisably the village of [[Hanuabada]]. Hanuabada village is located on the outer suburbs of Port Moresby, here cricket is played everyday from small children to their national stars, every afternoon the streets are flooded with boys playing cricket, this was also where the Liklik Kricket Competition was started in PNG. It may be for these reasons more than half of the PNG national cricket team is from Hanuabada village.

===ICC Membership===

Papua New Guinea became an associate member of the ICC in 1973,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1149566|title='Most of us didn't know cricket was played on turf' – Norman Vanua reminisces about PNG's rise|last=|first=|date=1 April 2019|work=International Cricket Council|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401080529/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1149566|archive-date=1 April 2019|accessdate=1 April 2019}}</ref> shortly before the country gained independence in 1975.<ref name="EWC" /> The [[West Indies cricket team]] visited the country that year, beating the national side by four wickets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/140/140062.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v West Indies, 23 October 1975|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018020611/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/140/140062.html|archive-date=18 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref> The team for that match contained six indigenous players, and from this point on, indigenous players began to dominate the national team.<ref name="EWC" />

They played in the first [[ICC Trophy]] in 1979, though they failed to progress beyond the first round.<ref name="ICCT79">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG|title=ICC Trophy 1979|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001192327/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1979_ENG_ICC_Trophy_1979.html|archive-date=1 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref> They won the gold medal at the first South Pacific Games cricket tournament later in the year and have won the gold medal every time since.<ref name="EWC" /><ref name="SPG07" /> After a tour of Australia in 1981,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/Papua_New_Guinea_in_Australia_1980-81.html|title=Papua New Guinea in Australia 1980/81|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403035628/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/Papua_New_Guinea_in_Australia_1980-81.html|archive-date=3 April 2016|access-date=}}</ref> Papua New Guinea had their best international performance in the [[1982 ICC Trophy]] where they finished third after beating [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] in a play-off.<ref name="ICCT82">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/42/42589.html|title=Scorecard of Bangladesh v Papua New Guinea, 9 July 1982|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018020652/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/42/42589.html|archive-date=18 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref>

Papua New Guinea again failed to progress beyond the first round at the [[1986 ICC Trophy]],<ref name="ICCT86">{{Cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_1986.html|title=ICC Trophy 1986|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313141102/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_1986.html|archive-date=13 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> though they did record the highest total in the tournament's history in their match against [[Gibraltar national cricket team|Gibraltar]].<ref name="ICCTRec">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Icct/Overall/Highest_Team_Totals.html|title=Team totals of 300 and more in an innings in the ICC Trophy|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005194916/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Icct/Overall/Highest_Team_Totals.html|archive-date=5 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref> They bounced back to win the gold medal at the South Pacific Games in [[New Caledonia]] the following year.<ref name="EWC" /> They reached the second round of the [[1990 ICC Trophy]] in the [[Netherlands]]<ref name="ICCT90">{{Cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Unibind_ICC_Trophy_1990.html|title=Unibind ICC Trophy 1990|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709101844/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Unibind_ICC_Trophy_1990.html|archive-date=9 July 2017|access-date=}}</ref> and the gold medal when they hosted the South Pacific Games in 1991.<ref name="EWC" />

They reached the plate final of the [[1994 ICC Trophy]], but did not play the match as they had already booked a flight home, not expecting to qualify.<ref name="ICCT94">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/58/58641.html|title=Scorecard of Denmark v Namibia, 1 March 1994|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191919/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/58/58641.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> This has been an occasional problem for Papua New Guinea, as flights to and from the country are infrequent. They also left the 1998 [[ACC Trophy]] in Nepal early after losing their first two games, forfeiting their match against the [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]] as otherwise they would have had to have waited more than a week for the next flight. This has also meant they have rarely played overseas outside of official tournaments, the only exceptions being a visit to [[Fiji]] in 1977, a tour of Hong Kong in the early 1980s and the aforementioned tour of Australia.<ref name="EWC" />

===Modern era===

Another international outlet for Papua New Guinea team opened up in 1996 when they participated in the first [[ACC Trophy]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. They reached the semi-final, where they lost to Bangladesh.<ref name="ACCT96">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102651.html|title=Scorecard of Bangladesh v Papua New Guinea, 13 September 1996|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180736/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102651.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> They played in the tournament again in 1998, but left the tournament early. They have not played in the tournament since due to the establishment of the ICC's East Asia/Pacific development region.<ref name="EWC" /> In-between the two ACC Trophy tournaments, Papua New Guinea finished 13th in the [[1997 ICC Trophy]].<ref name="ICCT97">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/63/63785.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Singapore, 5 April 1997|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111204958/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/63/63785.html|archive-date=11 November 2017|access-date=}}</ref> They failed to progress beyond the first round of the [[2001 ICC Trophy|2001 tournament]] in Ontario.<ref name="ICCT01">{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_2001.html|title=ICC Trophy 2001|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602131508/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_2001.html|archive-date=2 June 2019|access-date=}}</ref> They finished third in the 2001 [[Pacifica Cup]]<ref name="PC01">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71601.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Tonga, 8 February 2001|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190223/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71601.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> and won the same event in 2002, beating [[Tonga national cricket team|Tonga]] in the final.<ref name="PC02">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74743.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Tonga, 5 June 2002|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222430/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74743.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref>

They again won the gold medal at [[Cricket at the 2003 South Pacific Games|cricket tournament]] of the [[2003 South Pacific Games]],<ref name="SPG03">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&compID=18028&c=2-1976-0-0-0|title=Results for SPG 2003 Cricket|last=|first=|date=29 July 2003|website=Sporting Pulse|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208171437/http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&compID=18028&c=2-1976-0-0-0|archive-date=8 February 2013|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref> and in 2005 played in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup qualification#World Cup Qualifying Series Division 2 2005|repêchage tournament]] of the [[2005 ICC Trophy]]. They won the tournament after beating regional rivals [[Fiji national cricket team|Fiji]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102370.html|title=Scorecard of Fiji v Papua New Guinea, 27 February 2005|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223455/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102370.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> This qualified them for the [[2005 ICC Trophy]], where they finished 11th.<ref name="ICCT05">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/82/82975.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Uganda, 11 July 2005|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165735/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/82/82975.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> In 2007, Papua New Guinea played in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] of the [[World Cricket League]] in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] where they finished third.<ref name="WCL307">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/122/122318.html|title=Scorecard of Cayman Islands v Papua New Guinea, 2 June 2007|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729182824/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/122/122318.html|archive-date=29 July 2012|access-date=}}</ref> They played in the [[Cricket at the 2007 South Pacific Games|cricket tournament]] of the [[2007 South Pacific Games]], where they again won the gold medal.<ref name="SPG07" />

In late January 2009, Papua New Guinea travelled to [[Buenos Aires]] to take part in [[2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] of the World Cricket League where they played [[Argentina national cricket team|Argentina]], the [[Cayman Islands national cricket team|Cayman Islands]], [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] and the top two teams from [[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|Division Four]] in 2008. A top two finish in this tournament would have qualified them for the [[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier]] in South Africa later in 2009, from which they could have qualified for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/GLOBAL/WCL/structure0609.pdf|title=ICC World Cricket League Division 1-5 Structure for 2006-2009|last=ICC World Cricket League|date=|website=Cricket Europe|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004231108/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/GLOBAL/WCL/structure0609.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2007|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref> Papua New Guinea narrowly missed qualification, ending up in third place behind Afghanistan and Uganda.

It was third time lucky for Papua New Guinea when they contested Division Three of the World Cricket League in January 2011. Winning their first 4 matches of the tournament, they had assured themselves a top two finish, before losing the final round robin match and then the final, both against Hong Kong.

In April 2011, Papua New Guinea took part in [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the [[World Cricket League]], held in the [[United Arab Emirates]] and came third, thus qualifying for the [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] in New Zealand.

In February 2013, Papua New Guinea travelled to Auckland, New Zealand, for the [[2013 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship|EAP Championship]] and went through the group stages unbeaten before defeating Vanuatu in the final.<ref name="icc-europeicc">{{Cite web|url=http://www.icc-europe.org/match_zone/series/newsdetails.php#selection-751.0-751.52|title=Papua New Guinea advance to World Twenty20 Qualifier|last=|first=|date=7 February 2013|website=International Cricket Council|access-date=29 March 2013}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> As a result, they participated in the [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] in the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] in October.

===ODI and T20I status===
Papua New Guinea finished 4th in the [[2013 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|final qualifying tournament]] for the [[2015 ICC Cricket World Cup]], in [[New Zealand]] in 2014. While missing out on qualification for the World Cup, their final position allowed them to gain [[One Day International]] (ODI) status for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/714845.html|title=Netherlands, Kenya and Canada lose ODI status|last=|first=|date=1 February 2014|website=ESPN Cricinfo|publisher=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303013918/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/714845.html|archive-date=3 March 2014|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> By having ODI status, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) also granted Papua New Guinea [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/756175.html| title=Nepal, Netherlands get T20 international status| publisher=ESPN Cricinfo| date=28 June 2014| accessdate=15 July 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226180032/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/756175.html| archive-date=26 December 2016| url-status=live}}</ref>

The team played their first ODI match in a two-match series [[Hong Kong cricket team against Papua New Guinea in Australia in 2014–15|against Hong Kong]] in Australia in November 2014.<ref name="ODIdebut">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/791609.html|title=Papua New Guinea set to make ODI debut|last=|first=|date=23 October 2014|work=ESPN Cricinfo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023222834/http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/791609.html|archive-date=23 October 2014|accessdate=24 October 2014}}</ref>
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 8 November 2014
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|HK}}
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| score1 = 202 (48.3)
| runs1 = [[Jamie Atkinson]] 59 (79)
| wickets1 = [[Assad Vala]] 2/17 (5 overs)
| score2 = 203/6 (40 overs)
| runs2 = [[Charles Amini]] 61[[not out|*]] (67)
| wickets2 = [[Irfan Ahmed]] 3/51 (8 overs)
| result = Papua New Guinea won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/791633.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Tony Ireland Stadium]], [[Townsville]]
| umpires = [[Phil Jones (umpire)|Phil Jones]] (NZ) and [[Paul Wilson (cricketer)|Paul Wilson]] (Aus)
| motm =
| toss = Hong Kong won the toss and chose to bat.
| rain =
| notes = First ever ODI match for Papua New Guinea.
}}
They won the first by 4 wickets, the second by 3 wickets. As on date (November-2016), they are the only country that has won its first two ODIs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mukherjee|first=Abhishek|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/papua-new-guinea-create-history-to-become-first-team-to-win-first-two-odis-208766|title=Papua New Guinea create history to become first team to win first two ODIs|date=13 November 2014|work=Cricket Country|access-date=20 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220172123/http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/papua-new-guinea-create-history-to-become-first-team-to-win-first-two-odis-208766|archive-date=20 February 2017}}</ref>

Papua New Guinea's first scheduled T20I match was against Hong Kong on 13 July 2015 at the [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]]. However the match was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain, with no toss taking place.<ref name="PNG-HK">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875489.html |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 17th Match, Group A: Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea at Bready, Jul 13, 2015 |accessdate=15 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201000709/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875489.html |archive-date=1 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> They played their first full match two days later, against Ireland, beating them by 2 wickets.<ref name="PNG-Ire">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875501.html |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 23rd Match, Group A: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015 |accessdate=15 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711181240/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875501.html |archive-date=11 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> With their victory against Nepal on 17 July, they became the first team to qualify for the play-off section of the tournament.<ref name="PNG-Playoffs">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/899777.html|title=Dominant PNG progress to knockouts with easy win|last=Della Penna|first=Peter|date=17 July 2015|work=ESPN Cricinfo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718011205/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/899777.html|archive-date=18 July 2015|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>

Papua New Guinea crashed out early from the race of qualification for the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]] slated to be held in India. They finished eighth during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland.

In September 2017, then team coach [[Jason Gillespie]] suggested that Papua New Guinea should be added to the [[Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/1110839.html |title=Jason Gillespie named interim PNG coach |accessdate=13 July 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713143316/http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/1110839.html |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=live |date=13 July 2017 }}</ref><ref name="AusLO">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/jason-gillespie-papua-new-guines-coach-inclusion-jlt-one-day-domestic-australia-new-team/2017-09-06|title=Throw PNG a one-day lifeline: Gillespie|last=Burnett|first=Adam|date=6 September 2017|work=Cricket Australia|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906181930/http://www.cricket.com.au/news/jason-gillespie-papua-new-guines-coach-inclusion-jlt-one-day-domestic-australia-new-team/2017-09-06|archive-date=6 September 2017|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref>

==Papua New Guinea Cricket Board==

[[Papua New Guinea Cricket Board]] is the official [[Sport governing body|governing body]] of the sport of [[cricket]] in [[Papua New Guinea]]. Its current headquarters is in [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]]. Papua New Guinea Cricket Board is Papua New Guinea's representative at the [[International Cricket Council]] and is an associate member and has been a member of that body since 1973. It is also a member of the [[East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council]].

==Home ground==

===Amini Park===

[[Amini Park]] is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/India/content/ground/518990.html|title=Amini Park - Papua New Guinea - Cricket Grounds - ESPNcricinfo|website=Cricinfo|accessdate=8 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002502/http://www.espncricinfo.com/India/content/ground/518990.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273.html|title=Amini Park, Port Moresby|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023095039/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273.html|archive-date=23 October 2019|access-date=}}</ref>
The ground is named for the Amini family, several of whom have played cricket for Papua New Guinea,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/PNG_A.html|title=Papua New Guinea players (A)|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425153729/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/PNG_A.html|archive-date=25 April 2019|access-date=}}</ref> the ground has seen the men's team play [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] and [[Victorian Bushrangers|Victoria]].

The women's team played [[Japan national women's cricket team|Japan]] in a three match series at the ground in September 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273_misc.html|title=Other matches played on Amini Park, Port Moresby|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926012310/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273_misc.html|archive-date=26 September 2017|access-date=}}</ref>

{{location map+|Papua New Guinea|float=center|width=400|caption=Locations of all stadiums which have hosted international cricket matches within Papua New Guinea|places=
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==Tournament history==

===ICC Cricket World Cup===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Cricket World Cup|World Cup record]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|India}}{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|PAK}} {{flagicon|SRI}} [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|SRI}} {{flagicon|BGD}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]|| colspan="7"|''Not eligible ''
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''0/10'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

===ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy)===

*[[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]]: First round<ref name="ICCT79" />
*[[1982 ICC Trophy|1982]]: 3rd place<ref name="ICCT82" />
*[[1986 ICC Trophy|1986]]: First round<ref name="ICCT86" />
*[[1990 ICC Trophy|1990]]: Second round<ref name="ICCT90" />
*[[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]: Reached plate final but did not take part<ref name="ICCT94" />
*[[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]]: 13th place<ref name="ICCT97" />
*[[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: First round<ref name="ICCT01" />
*[[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]: 11th place<ref name="ICCT05" />
*[[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009]]: Did not qualify
*[[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014]]: 4th place
*[[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2018]]: 9th place

===ICC T20 World Cup===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[ICC T20 World Cup]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2020 ICC World Twenty20|2020]]||colspan ="7"|''Qualified''
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''0/16'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

===ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier===

*[[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]: 8th place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/scorecard/546474/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-69th-match-7th-place-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2011-12|title=Full Scorecard of Nepal vs Papua New Guinea, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 69th Match, 7th Place Play-off - Score Report|last=|first=|date=23 March 2012|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226190332/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/scorecard/546474/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-69th-match-7th-place-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2011-12|archive-date=26 February 2020|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2013]]: 8th place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/game/660225/papua-new-guinea-vs-scotland-67th-match-7th-place-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2013-14|title=Scotland beat Papua New Guinea by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) - Papua New Guinea vs Scotland, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 67th Match, 7th place play-off Match Summary, Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]]: 8th Place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/875545/afghanistan-vs-papua-new-guinea-3rd-qualifying-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015|title=Mangal, bowlers put Afghanistan in World T20|last=Della Penna|first=Peter|date=23 July 2015|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911105607/http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/875545/afghanistan-vs-papua-new-guinea-3rd-qualifying-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015|archive-date=11 September 2018|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2019]]: Runners-up<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/1199549/netherlands-vs-papua-new-guinea-final-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-qualifier-2019-20|title=Roelof van der Merwe and Brandon Glover help Netherlands defend title|last=Della Penna|first=Peter|date=1 November 2019|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104092058/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/1199549/netherlands-vs-papua-new-guinea-final-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-qualifier-2019-20|archive-date=4 November 2019|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>

===ICC World Cricket League===

*2007: [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] 3rd place<ref name="WCL307" />
*2009: [[2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] 3rd place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/|title=ICC World Cricket League Division Three Table - 2009|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224223228/https://www.espncricinfo.com/|archive-date=24 February 2020|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*2011: [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] 2nd place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8785/game/494742/hong-kong-vs-papua-new-guinea-final-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three-2010-11|title=Hong Kong beat Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) - Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea, ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Final Match Summary, Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*2011: [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] 3rd place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/505971/hong-kong-vs-papua-new-guinea-3rd-place-play-off-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2011|title=Papua New Guinea beat Hong Kong by 127 runs - Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea, ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 3rd Place Play-off Match Summary, Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128204648/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/505971/hong-kong-vs-papua-new-guinea-3rd-place-play-off-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2011|archive-date=28 January 2020|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*2019: [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] 3rd place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/1174844/papua-new-guinea-vs-united-states-of-america-3rd-place-playoff-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2019|title=Papua New Guinea beat United States of America by 5 wickets (with 102 balls remaining) - Papua New Guinea vs United States of America, ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 3rd Place Playoff Match Summary, Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509100142/http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/1174844/papua-new-guinea-vs-united-states-of-america-3rd-place-playoff-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2019|archive-date=9 May 2019|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>

===ICC EAP Cricket Trophy===

*[[ICC EAP Cricket Trophy|2009]]: 1st place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/253/253932.html|title=Fiji v Papua New Guinea East Asia-Pacific Trophy 2009/10 (World Cricket League Group)|last=|first=|date=25 September 2009|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308065255/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/253/253932.html|archive-date=8 March 2016|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2011 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy Twenty20 Division One|2011]]: 1st place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/518998/scorecard/519012/papua-new-guinea-vs-vanuatu-final-|title=Full Scorecard of Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu Final 2011 - Score Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2013 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship|2013]]: 1st place<ref name="icc-europeicc"/>

===Pacifica Cup===

*2001: 3rd place<ref name="PC01" />
*2002: Winners<ref name="PC02" />

===(South) Pacific Games===

*1979: Gold medal<ref name="EWC" />
*1987: Gold medal<ref name="EWC" />
*1991: Gold medal<ref name="EWC" />
*[[Cricket at the 2003 South Pacific Games|2003]]: Gold medal
*[[Cricket at the 2007 South Pacific Games|2007]]: Gold medal
*[[Cricket at the 2011 Pacific Games|2011]]: Gold medal
*[[Cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games|2015]]: Silver medal
*[[Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games|2019]]: Gold medal

===ACC Trophy===

*1996: Semi-final<ref name="ACCT96" />
*1998: First round<ref name="EWC" />
*2000 onwards: Not taken part as now part of the East Asia/Pacific region<ref name="EWC" />

==Current squad==
'''Key'''
*S/N = Shirt number

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Name
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Age
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Batting Style
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Bowling Style
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Formats
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | S/N
|-
! colspan="6" | Opening batsmen
|-
| [[Lega Siaka]] || {{age|1991|12|21}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 6
|-
| [[Sese Bau]] || {{age|1992|6|23}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 34
|-
| [[Hiri Hiri]] || {{age|1995|5|1}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 44
|-
| [[Kiplin Doriga]] || {{age|1995|10|15}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 45
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Assad Vala]] || {{age|1987|8|5}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI (C), T20I (C) || 13
|-
| [[Mahuru Dai]] || {{age|1984|5|30}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 14
|-
| [[Gaudi Toka]] || {{age|1994|6|16}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 46
|-
| [[Charles Amini]] || {{age|1992|4|14}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 92
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Tony Ura]] || {{age|1989|10|15}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 4
|-
| [[Simon Atai]] || {{age|1989|9|19}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 31
|-
| [[Jack Vare]] || {{age|1992|6|23}} || Left-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 11
|-
! colspan="6" | Pace bowlers
|-
| [[Norman Vanua]] || {{age|1993|12|2}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 2
|-
| [[John Reva]] || {{age|1990|9|23}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 6
|-
| [[Jason Kila]] || {{age|1990|1|15}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 7
|-
| [[Nosaina Pokana]] || {{age|1996|4|12}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || ODI, T20 || 43
|-
| [[Riley Hekure]] || {{age|1994|10|31}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 52
|-
! colspan="6" | Spin bowlers
|-
| [[Pipi Raho]] || {{age|1988|3|4}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 20
|-
| [[Damien Ravu]] || {{age|1994|5|3}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 53
|-
| [[Chad Soper]] || {{age|1991|11|10}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 77
|-
|}

==Records and statistics of international matches==
'''International match summary – Papua New Guinea'''<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704210050/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=4 July 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="T20I">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123212241/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |archive-date=23 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" | '''Playing record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural match
|-
| align="left"| One-Day Internationals || 27 || 7 || 20 || 0 || 0 || 8 November 2014
|-
| align="left"| Twenty20 Internationals || 26 || 17 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 15 July 2015
|-
|}
''Last updated 2 November 2019''

===One-Day Internationals===
*Highest team total: 264/7 v. [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], 9 November 2014 at [[Riverway Stadium|Tony Ireland Stadium]], [[Townsville, Australia|Townsville]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623212748/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=23 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Highest individual score: 151, [[Tony Ura]] v. [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]], 6 March 2018 at [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / High scores |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307024238/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=7 March 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Best individual bowling figures: 6/41, [[Chad Soper]] v. [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], 6 November 2016 at [[Mission Road Ground]], [[Mong Kok]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 February 2016}}</ref>

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'''Most ODI runs for Papua New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=4 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220054423/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || 739 || 27.37 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Tony Ura]] || 718 || 27.61 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Lega Siaka]] || 471 || 18.84 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Mahuru Dai]] || 454 || 28.37 || 2014–2018
|-
|[[Sese Bau]] || 378 || 18.90 || 2016–2019
|}
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'''Most ODI wickets for Papua New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=4 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220055146/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || 34 || 26.47 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || 27 || 24.00 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Chad Soper]] || 25 || 29.32 || 2016–2019
|-
|[[Nosaina Pokana]] || 20 || 25.15 || 2016–2019
|-
|[[Mahuru Dai]] || 18 || 37.50 || 2014–2018
|}
{{col-end}}

'''Highest individual innings in ODIs'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team|title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Highest Scores|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=15 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307024238/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team|archive-date=7 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Year
|-
|[[Tony Ura]] || '''151*''' || {{cr|IRE}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 6 March 2018
|-
|[[Lega Siaka]] || '''109''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Riverway Stadium|Townsville]] || 9 November 2014
|-
|[[Kiplin Doriga]] || '''89*''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[ICC Academy Ground|Dubai]] || 8 December 2017
|-
|[[Mahuru Dai]] || '''76*''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Mission Road Ground|Mong Kok]] || 8 November 2016
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || '''70''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Mission Road Ground|Mong Kok]] || 6 November 2016
|}

'''Best bowling figures in an innings in ODIs'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team|title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=29 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704150404/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team|archive-date=4 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Date
|-
|[[Chad Soper]] || '''6/41''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Mission Road Ground|Mong Kok]] || 6 November 2016
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || '''4/24''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 17 March 2018
|-
|[[Charles Amini]] || '''4/27''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 17 March 2018
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || '''4/37''' || {{cr|USA}} || [[Wanderers Cricket Ground|Windhoek]] || 27 April 2019
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || '''4/39''' || {{cr|UAE}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 9 March 2018
|}

'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODI" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"| '''v. Test nations'''
|- align="center"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IRE}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 March 2018 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|WIN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 March 2018 ||
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|- align="center"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|HK}} || 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 ||8 November 2014 ||8 November 2014
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 22 September 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|OMA}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 14 August 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 ||6 October 2017 ||8 October 2017
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 ||31 March 2017 ||2 April 2017
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|USA}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 27 April 2019 || 27 April 2019
|}
''Records complete to ODI #4210. Last updated 23 September 2019.''

===Twenty20 Internationals===
*Highest team total: 216/4 v. [[Philippines national cricket team|Philippines]], 22 March 2019 at [[Amini Park]], [[Port Moresby]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220061546/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Highest individual score: 107*, [[Tony Ura]] v. [[Philippines national cricket team|Philippines]], 23 March 2019 at [[Amini Park]], [[Port Moresby]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref>
*Best innings bowling: 5/15, [[Damien Ravu]] v. [[Vanuatu national cricket team|Vanuatu]], on 9 July 2019 at Faleata Oval No 3, [[Apia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most T20I runs for Papua New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Tony Ura]] || 671 || 37.27 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || 460 || 23.00 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Charles Amini]] || 377 || 26.92 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Sese Bau]] || 356 || 25.42 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || 321 || 22.92 || 2015–2019
|}
{{col-break}}

'''Most T20I wickets for Papua New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || 35 || 14.42 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Damien Ravu]] || 24 || 9.20 || 2019–2019
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || 20 || 12.45 || 2016–2019
|-
|[[Nosaina Pokana]] || 19 || 17.26 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Charles Amini]] || 19 || 19.31 || 2015–2019
|}
{{col-end}}

'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I" />

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%; width: 700px;"
|- class="unsortable"
! scope="col" colspan=9 | '''v. Test nations'''
|- align="center"
! scope="col"| Opposition
! scope="col"| {{abbr|M|Matches played}}
! scope="col"| {{abbr|W|Matches won}}
! scope="col"| {{abbr|L|Matches lost}}
! scope="col"| {{abbr|T|Matches tied}}
! scope="col"| {{abbr|NR|Matches with no result}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | First Match
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | First Win
|- align="center"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|AFG}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 23 July 2015 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IRE}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 15 July 2015 || 15 July 2015
|-
! scope="col" colspan=9 | '''v. Associate Members'''
|- align="center"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|BER}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 19 October 2019 || 19 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|KEN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 27 October 2019 || 27 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20 October 2019 || 20 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NEP}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 July 2015 || 17 July 2015
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NED}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 24 October 2019 || 24 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PHI}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 22 March 2019 || 22 March 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SAM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 July 2019 || 8 July 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 21 October 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SIN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 October 2019 || 25 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 12 April 2017 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|VAN}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 22 March 2019 || 22 March 2019
|-
|}
''Records complete to T20I #997. Last updated 2 November 2019.''

==Other records and statistics==
===First-class matches===

*Most first-class runs: [[Assad Vala]] '''559'''
*Most first-class wickets: [[Norman Vanua]] '''16'''
*Highest individual score: [[Assad Vala]] '''144*''' v. [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], 16–19 October 2016
*Highest team score: '''311''' v. [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], 16–19 October 2016
*Best bowling (innings): [[Loa Nou]] '''5/49''' v. [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]], 16–18 June 2015
*Best bowling (match): [[Lega Siaka]] '''7/54''' v. [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], 16–19 October 2016

===ICC Trophy===
*Highest team total: 455/9 v. Gibraltar, 18 June 1986 (Tournament record)<ref name="ICCTRec" />
*Highest individual score: 162 by T Souter v. [[Israel national cricket team|Israel]], 20 June 1986<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Batting/|title=Highest Individual Innings for Papua New Guinea in ICC Trophy Matches|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302214016/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Batting/|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=}}</ref>
*Best innings bowling: 5/12 by W Maha v. Gibraltar, 18 June 1986<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Bowling/Best_Bowling_in_an_Innings.html|title=Best Bowling in an Innings for Papua New Guinea in ICC Trophy Matches|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302214315/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Bowling/Best_Bowling_in_an_Innings.html|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=}}</ref>

===Overall===

*Highest team total: 572/7 v. New Caledonia, 31 August 2007 (world record)<ref name="PNGRec" />
*Highest individual score: 162 by B Harry v. [[Israel national cricket team|Israel]], 20 June 1986<ref name="EWC" />
*Best innings bowling: 8/27 by Mea Steven v. [[Vanuatu national cricket team|New Hebrides]], 1979<ref name="EWC" />

==Players==
Papua New Guinea's squad for the [[ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2019]] in Scotland, 14–21 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-on-a-mission/|title=Barras on a mission|last=|first=|date=28 March 2019|work=The National (Papua New Guinea)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403073756/https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-on-a-mission/|archive-date=3 April 2019|accessdate=3 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[Assad Vala]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Charles Amini]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Simon Atai]]
* [[Sese Bau]]
* [[Kiplin Doriga]]
* [[Gaudi Toka]]
* [[Nosaina Pokana]]
* [[Damien Ravu]]
* [[Riley Hekure]]
* [[Lega Siaka]]
* [[Chad Soper]]
* [[Tony Ura]]
* [[Norman Vanua]]
* [[Hiri Hiri]]

==See also==

* [[Papua New Guinea national women's cricket team]]
* [[Papua New Guinea Under-19 cricket team]]
* [[List of Papua New Guinea ODI cricketers|Papua New Guinea ODI cricketers]]
* [[List of Papua New Guinea Twenty20 International cricketers|Papua New Guinea T20I cricketers]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{National Sports Teams of Papua New Guinea}}
{{National cricket teams}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Papua New Guinea National Cricket Team}}
[[Category:Cricket in Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:National cricket teams]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Papua New Guinea|Cricket]]
[[Category:Papua New Guinea in international cricket]]

Oman national cricket team

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| association = [[Oman Cricket Board]]
| coach = {{flagicon|SL}} [[Duleep Mendis]]
| captain = [[Zeeshan Maqsood]]

| icc_status = Associate Member with ODI status
| icc_member_year = 2014
| icc_region = [[Asian Cricket Council|Asia]]

| odi_rank = 13th
| t20i_rank = 18th
| odi_rank_best = 13th (01 May 2020) 
| t20i_rank_best = 14th (20-Oct-2019) 

| first_odi = v. {{cr|NAM}} at [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]; 27 April 2019
| most_recent_odi = v. {{cr|USA}} at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]]; 11 February 2020
| num_odis = 11
| num_odis_this_year = 6
| odi_record = 8/3 (0 ties, 0 no result)
| odi_record_this_year = 5/1 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wcq_apps = 2
| wcq_first = [[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]
| wcq_best = 9th (2005)

| first_t20i = v. {{cr|AFG}} at [[Castle Avenue, Dublin|Castle Avenue]], [[Dublin]]; 25 July 2015
| most_recent_t20i = v. {{cr|MDV}} at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]]; 25 February 2020
| num_t20is = 36
| num_t20is_this_year = 3
| t20i_record = 16/19 (0 ties, 1 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 2/1 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wt20_apps = 2
| wt20_first = [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]
| wt20_best = Group stage (2016)
| wt20q_apps = 2
| wt20q_first = [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]
| wt20q_best = 6th ([[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]], [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier|2019]])

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The '''Oman national cricket team''' is the team that represents the country of [[Oman]] and is governed by the [[Oman Cricket Board]], which became an Affiliate Member of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) in 2000, and gained Associate status in 2014. The national side has played matches at [[Twenty20 International]] level.
On 24 April 2019, Oman achieved [[One-Day International]] status for the first time until 2022, after they beat tournament hosts Namibia by four wickets in [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]].
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1196656 |title=Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status|accessdate=24 April 2019 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

Oman's first competitive matches came at the [[2002 ACC Trophy]], and the side has since participated in many [[Asian Cricket Council]] tournaments, finishing runner-up in the [[2004 ACC Trophy]] and twice winning the [[ACC Twenty20 Cup]]. Oman has participated in [[ICC World Cup Qualifier]] without qualifying for the final tournament, placing ninth at the [[2005 ICC Trophy]] and eleventh at the [[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009 World Cup Qualifier]]. In July 2015, with their win against [[Namibia cricket team|Namibia]] in the [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]], Oman gained [[Twenty20 International]] status and qualified for [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]] in [[India]], its first major international tournament<ref name="OmanQual">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/902731.html |title=Oman secure World T20 spot with memorable win |accessdate=23 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all [[Twenty20]] matches played between Oman and other [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC Members]] after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|work=[[International Cricket Council]]|date=26 April 2018|accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref>

Most cricket in Oman is played by expatriate Indians and Pakistanis (and their descendants), rather than by [[Omani people|native Omanis]] – in 2010, only 100 of the 780 players in the national league were Arabs, or around 13 percent.<ref>(27 July 2011). [http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/news/july-2011/2229 "More men in Oman"] – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 February 2015.</ref> The composition of the Omani national side has generally reflected this, although several Arabs have appeared for the team. Quotas of Arab players have been introduced for both club teams and the national side, in order to boost cricket's popularity amongst the Arab population.

Compared to other Associate nations '''Oman''' have been incredibly consistent and have been the quickest team in terms of rising performance. The Oman Team had been participating in Division 5, against small teams like [[Tanzania]], [[Nigeria]] etc. just in 2016. They had also only become an associate member in 2014. But already now in 2020, they have become an established ODI nation, and one of the strongest associate teams in cricket. In 6 years they have established themselves with T20I Status, won through all divisions, participated in a World T20, and gained ODI Status. It is an incredible achievement of doing all of these difficult things in a small time.

==History==
{{See also|Cricket in Oman}}

===Early years and ICC Membership===

Oman became an affiliate member of the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] in 2000. Their senior international debut came at the 2002 [[ACC Trophy]] where they failed to progress beyond the first round, with their only win coming against [[Qatari cricket team|Qatar]]. A huge improvement was shown in the 2004 tournament when they reached the final, where they lost against [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|the United Arab Emirates]]. This qualified them for the [[2005 ICC Trophy]], the final qualification stage for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]]. It also qualified them for the [[Asia Cup]] in 2006. Later in 2004, they won the Middle East Cup after a tied game against [[Bahraini cricket team|Bahrain]]. They won the tournament as they beat Bahrain in the group stage. In the [[2014 ACC Premier League]] in Malaysia they reached 4th place with three wins.

===2005 ICC Trophy and aftermath===

In 2005, Oman became the first affiliate member of the ICC to compete in the [[ICC Trophy]]. Despite being the mystery men of the tournament, they lost all their group games, but then won their play-off games against [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] and [[United States cricket team|the USA]], the latter when they successfully chased down a mammoth target of 345, featuring an unbroken 127-run partnership for the eighth wicket. This gave them ninth place out of the twelve teams in the competition, enough to earn a place in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the [[ICC World Cricket League]] in 2007.

2006 saw a drop in form for Oman, as they were eliminated in the first round of the ACC Trophy, with their only win coming against [[Maldives cricket team|the Maldives]]. As mentioned above, they were originally scheduled to participate in the Asia Cup in 2006, playing their first ODIs against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[India national cricket team|India]]. However this tournament was postponed until 2008, and the ACC decided to use the 2006 ACC Trophy as a qualification tournament, meaning that Oman's place was taken by [[Hong Kong cricket team|Hong Kong]].

===2007–2013===

In October/November 2007, Oman took part in the inaugural [[ACC Twenty20 Cup]] held in [[Kuwait]], where they played in Group A against; [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]], [[Nepalese cricket team|Nepal]] and [[Qatar national cricket team|Qatar]]. Oman finished in the top two of their group and qualified for the semi-final stage. Oman beat [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]] in their semi-final, then shared the tournament after the final match against Afghanistan was tied.

In November 2007, Oman travelled to [[Namibia]] to take part in Division Two of the ICC World Cricket League. They played [[Danish cricket team|Denmark]], [[Namibian cricket team|the hosts]] and [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|the UAE]] in addition to the two qualifiers from [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]]; [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] and [[Argentina national cricket team|Argentina]]. Although Oman won all their group matches, they lost to the UAE in the final. On the basis of their top four finish in this tournament, Oman qualified for the [[ICC World Cup Qualifier]] in 2009, the final tournament in qualification for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]].

In January 2009, Oman participated in the ACC Cup, Challenge tournament in [[Chiang Mai]], Thailand. They came first with ease, defeating the [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]] and [[Bhutan national cricket team|Bhutan]] in the Semi finals and finals respectively. The fourth favourites to win the cup were hosts, [[Thailand national cricket team|Thailand]] who ended up in fourth place.

In April 2009, Oman travelled to South Africa to participate in the [[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier|ICC World Cup Qualifier]], the final tournament in qualification for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]]. During the tournament Oman finished last in their group and in the 11th place playoff they beat [[Denmark national cricket team|Denmark]] by 5 wickets.

In the [[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup]], Oman were drawn in Group B. In the group stages of the competition it won all five of its games, finishing top of the group and qualifying for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals it lost to the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]], therefore missing out on a chance to win back-to-back titles. In the third place playoff, it defeated [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]]. This victory enabled Oman to claim the final qualifying spot for the cricket tournament at the [[2010 Asian Games]]. They played in [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]], where they came 3rd to remain in [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]].

=== 2014 onwards: Associate Membership and ODI and T20I status ===

At the ICC Annual Conference, held in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], in June 2014, the [[Oman Cricket Board]] was upgraded from an affiliate member of the ICC to an associate member.<ref>(26 June 2014). [http://www.timesofoman.com/article/36592/Sports/Oman-becomes-International-Cricket-Council-associate-member- "Oman becomes International Cricket Council associate member"] – ''[[Times of Oman]]''. Retrieved 17 November 2015.</ref> That announcement came during the [[2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2014 WCL Division Four]], where Oman placed fifth to be relegated to the [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2016 Division Five]] event. Despite the team's poor performance in the 50-over format, Oman went on to win its next major international tournament, the [[2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup]], thus qualifying for [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier]] in Ireland and Scotland.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/series/811107.html ACC TWENTY20 CUP, 2014/15] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2015.</ref>

By defeating [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] in a sudden-death match at the World Twenty20 Qualifier, Oman reached the top six teams at the tournament, thus qualifying for the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016 World Twenty20]] and gaining [[Twenty20 International]] status until at least 2019.<ref>Peter Della Penna (23 July 2015). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/902731.html "Oman secure World T20 spot with memorable win"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2015.</ref> The team made its T20I debut in the fifth-place play-off against [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], and later in the year played bilateral T20I series against Afghanistan, [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], and [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]].
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 25 July
| time = 10:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|OMA}}
| team2 = {{cr|AFG}}
| score1 = 127/9 (20 overs)
| score2 = 130/5 (18.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Khawar Ali]] 21 (26)
| wickets1 = [[Dawlat Zadran]] 2/21 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Najibullah Zadran]] 44 (34)
| wickets2 = [[Rajesh Ranpura]] 2/17 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Clontarf Cricket Club Ground]], [[Dublin]]
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = [[Gregory Brathwaite]] (WI) and [[Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Najibullah Zadran]] (Afg)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875551.html Scorecard]
| result = Afghanistan won by 5 wickets
| notes = Oman's first T20I match.<ref name="OmanQual" />
*''[[Aamir Kaleem]], [[Aamer Ali]], [[Munis Ansari]], [[Jatinder Singh]], [[Khawar Ali]], [[Mehran Khan]], [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]], [[Rajesh Ranpura]], [[Sultan Ahmed (Omani cricketer)|Sultan Ahmed]], [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] and [[Zeeshan Siddiqui]] (all Oman) made their T20I debuts.
}}
In 2016 Oman appeared at the 2016 World Twenty20 in India where they recorded an upset victory over [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]].<ref name="Oman-win">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/980047.html |title=Joy for underdogs Oman, Ireland stunned |access-date=12 March 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{anchor|match4}} 9 March
| time = 19:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score1 = 154/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 157/8 (19.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gary Wilson (cricketer)|Gary Wilson]] 38 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Munis Ansari]] 3/37 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] 38 (33)
| wickets2 = [[Andy McBrine]] 2/15 (3 overs)
| venue = [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Dharamshala]]
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[Aamer Ali|Amir Ali]] (Oman)
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951311.html Scorecard]
| result = Oman won by 2 wickets
| notes = This was Oman's first victory in an ICC World T20 tournament.<ref name="Oman-win">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/980047.html |title=Joy for underdogs Oman, Ireland stunned |access-date=12 March 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
}}
They also appeared at the [[2016 Asia Cup Qualifier]].<ref>Andrew Nixon (2 November 2015). [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2015/articles/000052/005290.shtml "Busy month in UAE for associates"] – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 17 November 2015.</ref>

In January 2017 Oman took part in the [[Desert T20 Challenge|2017 Desert T20 Challenge]]. They reached the semi-finals of the tournament by beating [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] in the group stages, before being defeated by [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]].

In April 2019, Oman gained ODI status for the first time in history along with United States until 2022.
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1196656 |title=Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status|accessdate=24 April 2019 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| score1 = 226/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Karl Birkenstock]] 61 (108)
| wickets1 = [[Fayyaz Butt]] 2/28 (6 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score2 = 81 (29 overs)
| runs2 = [[Suraj Kumar]] 27 (61)
| wickets2 = [[Jan Frylinck]] 5/13 (8 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 145 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174845.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[David Odhiambo]] (Ken) and [[Claire Polosak]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Jan Frylinck]] (Nam)
| notes = [[Stephan Baard]], [[Karl Birkenstock]], [[Gerhard Erasmus]], [[Jan Frylinck]], [[Zane Green]], [[Jean-Pierre Kotze]], [[Bernard Scholtz]], [[JJ Smit]], [[Christi Viljoen]], [[Craig Williams (cricketer)|Craig Williams]], [[Pikky Ya France]] (Nam), [[Aqib Ilyas]], [[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]], [[Fayyaz Butt]], [[Jatinder Singh]], [[Kaleemullah (cricketer)|Kaleemullah]], [[Khawar Ali]], [[Khurram Nawaz]], [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]], [[Sandeep Goud]], [[Suraj Kumar]] and [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] (Oma) and all made their ODI debuts.
*''[[Claire Polosak]] (Aus) became the first female to umpire in a men's ODI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26615484/claire-polosak-make-history-first-female-umpire-men-odi |title=Claire Polosak to make history as first female umpire in a men's ODI |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
*''First ever ODI match for Oman.''
}}

==International grounds==

{{location map+|Oman|float=center|width=390|caption=Locations of all stadiums which have hosted international cricket matches within Oman|places=
{{location map~|Oman|label=[[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium|Al Amerat]]|position=right|lat=23.4869|long=58.4932}}
}}

==Tournament history==

===ICC Trophy/ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier===

*[[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]] to [[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]]: Not eligible – not an ICC Member
*[[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: Not eligible – ICC Affiliate Member
*[[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]: 9th place
*[[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009]]: 11th place
*[[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014]]: Did not qualify
*[[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2018]]: Did not qualify
*[[2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2022]]: TBD

===ICC T20 World Cup===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[ICC T20 World Cup]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]|||Group Stage||13/16||3||1||1||0||1
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2020 ICC World Twenty20|2020]]||colspan ="7"| Qualified
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''13/16'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''1'''
|}

===ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier===
*[[2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2008]]: Not eligible
*[[2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2010]]: Not eligible
*[[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]: 15th place
*[[2014 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2014]]: Did not qualify
*[[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]]: 6th place
*[[2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2019]]: 6th place

===ICC World Cricket League===

* [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2007 Division Two]]: 2nd place
* [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2011 Division Three]]: 3rd place
* [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2013 Division Three]]: 5th place – relegated
* [[2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2014 Division Four]]: 5th place – relegated
* [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2016 Division Five]]: 2nd place - promoted
* [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2016 Division Four]]: 2nd place - promoted
* [[2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2017 Division Three]]: '''Champions''' - promoted
* [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2018 Division Two]]: 5th place - relegated
* [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2018 Division Three]]: '''Champions''' (hosts) - promoted
* [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2019 Division Two]]: 2nd place

===ACC Trophy===

*[[1996 ACC Trophy|1996]] to [[2000 ACC Trophy|2000]]: Not eligible – not an ACC member
*[[2002 ACC Trophy|2002]]: Group stage
*[[2004 ACC Trophy|2004]]: 2nd place
*[[2006 ACC Trophy|2006]]: 11th place
*[[2009 ACC Trophy Challenge|2009 Challenge]]: '''Champions''' – promoted
*[[2010 ACC Trophy Elite|2010 Elite]]: 6th place
*[[2012 ACC Trophy Elite|2012 Elite]]: 6th place
*[[2014 ACC Premier League|2014 Premier]]: 4th place
*[[2014 ACC Championship|2014 Championship]]: Qualified – tournament not held

===ACC Twenty20 Cup===

*[[2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2007]]: 1st place – tied with [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]]
*[[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2009]]: 3rd place
*[[2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2011]]: 3rd place
*[[2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2013]]: Group stage
*[[2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2015]]: 1st place

===ACC Western Region T20===

*[[2019 ACC Western Region T20|2019]]: Did not participate
*[[2020 ACC Western Region T20|2020]]: Group League (5th)

===Asian Games===
*[[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games – Men|2010]]: Qualified – did not participate
*[[Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games – Men|2014]]: Did not participate

===Desert T20 Challenge===
*[[2017 Desert T20 Challenge|2017]]: 4th place

==Current squad==
This lists all the players who have played for Oman in the past year and the forms in which they have played.

'''Key'''
*S/N = Shirt number

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Age
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Batting Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Bowling Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Formats
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | S/N
|-
! colspan="6" | Batsmen
|-
| [[Jatinder Singh]] || {{age|1989|3|5}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 10
|-
| [[Aqib Ilyas]] || {{age|1992|3|12}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 47
|-
| [[Mehran Khan]] || {{age|1987|4|13}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || T20 || 14
|-
| [[Khurram Nawaz]] || {{age|1986|1|30}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 75
|-
| [[Mohammad Sanuth]] || {{age|1980|7|25}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 8
|-
| [[Moonamchery Michal]] || {{age|1983|5|18}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || List A || —
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || {{age|1987|10|24}} || Left-handed bat || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI (C), T20I (C) || 12
|-
| [[Aamir Kaleem]] || {{age|1981|11|20}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 13
|-
| [[Ajay Lalcheta]] || {{age|1983|10|22}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 77
|-
| [[Khawar Ali]] || {{age|1985|12|20}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 68
|-
| [[Sandeep Goud]] || {{age|1991|11|8}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 26
|-
| [[Jay Odedra]] || {{age|1989|11|8}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 5
|-
| [[Wasim Ali (Omani cricketer)|Wasim Ali]] || {{age|1998|12|7}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || T20 || —
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Suraj Kumar]] || {{age|1988|11|29}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 29
|-
| [[Naseem Khushi]] || {{age|1982|8|11}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 86
|-
! colspan="6" | Pace bowlers
|-
| [[Fayyaz Butt]] || {{age|1993|8|17}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 1
|-
| [[Kaleemullah (cricketer)|Kaleemullah]] || {{age|1990|12|24}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 22
|-
| [[Sufyan Mehmood]] || {{age|1991|10|21}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 21
|-
| [[Badal Singh]] || {{age|1987|10|29}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 11
|-
! colspan="6" | Spin bowlers
|-
| [[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]] || {{age|1988|4|10}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 18
|-
| [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] || {{age|1982|9|4}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 99
|}

==Coaching staff==

* Director of Cricket : {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Duleep Mendis]]<ref>[http://timesofoman.com/article/74718/Sports/Cricket/Duleep-describes-India-tour-as-'good-learning-experience'-for-Oman-team Duleep describes India tour as ‘good learning experience’ for Oman team]</ref>
* Manager: {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Syed Jamil Zaidi
* Head coach: {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Duleep Mendis]]
* Asst. coach: {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Mazher Saleem Khan
* Batting coach: n/a
* Bowling coach: {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Rumesh Ratnayake]]
* Spin Bowling Coach: n/a
* Fielding coach: {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Bharadwaj]]
* Mental conditioning coach: n/a
* Fitness trainer: {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nagendra Prasad]]
* Head Physiotherapist: {{flagicon|IND}} Jaganathan Premnath
* Masseur: n/a
* Performance analyst: Zeeshan Siddiqui

== Records and statistics ==

'''International match summary — Oman'''<ref name="ODIsummary">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="T20I">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" | '''Playing record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural match
|-
| align="left"| One-Day Internationals || 11 || 8 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 27 April 2019
|-
| align="left"| Twenty20 Internationals || 36 || 16 || 19 || 0 || 1 || 25 July 2015
|-
''Last updated 25 February 2020''
|}

=== One-Day Internationals ===

* Highest team total: 276/6 v. [[United States national cricket team|USA]] on 11 February 2020 at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Oman ODI Highest totals |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 109[[Not out|*]], [[Aqib Ilyas]] v. [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] on 9 February 2020 at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Oman ODI Highest individual score |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
* Best bowling figures in an innings: 4/15, [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] v. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on 5 January 2020 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Oman ODI Best bowling figures in an innings |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
'''Most ODI runs for Oman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / One-Day Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Aqib Ilyas]] || 621 || 69.00 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || 253 || 28.11 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Khawar Ali]]|| 245 || 24.50 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] || 212 || 70.66 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Jatinder Singh]] || 182 || 16.54 || 2019–2020
|}
{{col-break}}

'''Most ODI wickets for Oman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || 20 || 17.25 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]] || 18 || 21.00 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Aqib Ilyas]] || 16 || 12.62 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Khawar Ali]] || 12 || 33.41 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] || 9 || 26.00 || 2019-2020
|}
{{col-end}}

'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODIsummary" />

''Records complete to ODI #4244. Last updated 11 February 2020.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 27 April 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NEP}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 February 2020 || 5 February 2020
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PNG}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14 August 2019 || 14 August 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 15 August 2019 || 15 August 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 January 2020 || 5 January 2020
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|USA}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 February 2020 || 6 February 2020
|}

=== Twenty20 Internationals ===

* Highest team total: 180/5 v. [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] on 19 February 2016 at [[Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium]], [[Fatullah]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Oman T20I Highest totals |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=9 October 2019}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 72[[Not out|*]], [[Khawar Ali]] v. [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]] on 25 February 2020 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium|Al Amerat Cricket Stadium Turf 1]], [[Muscat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Oman T20I Highest individual score |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=9 October 2019}}</ref>
* Best bowling figures in an innings: 5/15, [[Aamir Kaleem]] v. [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] on 10 October 2019 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Oman T20I Best bowling figures in an innings |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=9 October 2019}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
'''Most T20I runs for Oman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Jatinder Singh]] || 697 || 27.88 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Khawar Ali]] || 601 || 20.72 || 2015-2020
|-
|[[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || 547 || 24.86 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Aqib Ilyas]]|| 408 || 22.66 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Aamir Kaleem]] || 357 || 18.78 || 2015–2020
|}
{{col-break}}

'''Most T20I wickets for Oman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]] || 51 || 16.25 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Khawar Ali]] || 35 || 16.85 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Aamir Kaleem]] || 25 || 18.48 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] || 24 || 21.66 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || 18 || 24.83 || 2015–2020
|}
{{col-end}}

'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I"/>

''Records complete to T20I #1058. Last updated 25 February 2020.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Full Members'''
|-
|align=left| {{cr|AFG}} || 5 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 25 July 2015 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|BAN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 March 2016 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|IRE}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 9 March 2016 || 9 March 2016
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
|align=left| {{cr|BHR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 February 2020 || 23 February 2020
|-
|align=left| {{cr|CAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 October 2019 || 25 October 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|HKG}} || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 21 November 2015 || 21 November 2015
|-
|align=left| {{cr|JER}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 27 October 2019 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|MDV}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 February 2020 || 25 February 2020
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NAM}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 29 October 2019 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NEP}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 October 2019 || 10 October 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NED}} || 4 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 11 March 2016 || 9 October 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NGR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 October 2019 || 23 October 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|QAT}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 24 February 2020 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|SCO}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 19 January 2017 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|UAE}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 22 November 2015 || 18 October 2019
|}

==See also==
* [[Cricket in Oman]]
* [[List of Oman ODI cricketers]]
* [[List of Oman Twenty20 International cricketers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{National cricket teams}}
{{National sports teams of Oman}}

[[Category:National cricket teams]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Oman|Cricket]]
[[Category:Oman in international cricket]]
[[Category:Cricket in Oman]]

United Arab Emirates national cricket team

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = United Arab Emirates
| image = Flag of United Arab Emirates.svg
| alt =
| caption =
| association = [[Emirates Cricket Board]]
| captain = [[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]]
| coach = [[Robin Singh (cricketer)|Robin Singh]]

| icc_status = Associate Member with ODI status
| icc_member_year = 1990
| icc_region = [[Asian Cricket Council|Asia]]

| odi_rank = 18th
| t20i_rank = 13th
| odi_rank_best = 14th (1-Sep-2018) 
| t20i_rank_best = 11th (21-Oct-2019) 

| first_odi = v. {{cr|IND}} at [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]]; 13 April 1994
| most_recent_odi = v. {{cr|NAM}} at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]]; 9 January 2020
| num_odis = 59
| num_odis_this_year = 3
| odi_record = 17/42 (0 ties, 0 no result)
| odi_record_this_year = 2/1 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wc_apps = 2
| wc_first = [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
| wc_best = Group stage (1996, [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]])
| wcq_apps = 7
| wcq_first = [[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]
| wcq_best = Champions (1994)

| first_t20i = v. {{cr|NED}} at [[Sylhet International Cricket Stadium|Kingsmead]], [[Sylhet]]; 17 March 2014
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The '''United Arab Emirates national cricket team''' ({{lang-ar|فريق الإمارات الوطني للكريكيت}}) is the team that represents the [[United Arab Emirates]] in [[international cricket]]. They are governed by the [[Emirates Cricket Board]] (ECB) which became an Affiliate Member of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) in 1989 and an [[ICC members|Associate Member]] the following year.<ref name="TL">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/GENERAL/TIMELINES/uae.shtml A Timeline of UAE cricket] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709093903/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/GENERAL/TIMELINES/uae.shtml |date=July 9, 2012 }} at CricketEurope</ref> Since 2005, the ICC's headquarters have been located in [[Dubai]].

One of the emerging [[One Day International]] (ODI) teams,<ref name="EWC">Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sportsbooks Publishing, 2007</ref> the UAE won the [[ACC Trophy]] on four consecutive occasions between 2000 and 2006, and were runners-up in the other three times the tournament has been played in 1996, 1998<ref name="TL" /> and 2008.<ref name="ACCT08">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/180/180216.html Scorecard] of Hong Kong v UAE, 3 August 2008 at CricketArchive</ref> They won the [[ICC Trophy]] in 1994, and played their first ODIs that year, later playing in the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="TL" /> Other ODI matches came in the [[2004 Asia Cup|2004]] and [[2008 Asia Cup]]s. At the [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014 World Cup Qualifier]], the UAE placed second behind [[Scotland cricket team|Scotland]], qualifying for the [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015 World Cup]] and gaining ODI status until 2018.<ref name="odistatus">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/77919/scotland-and-uae-battle-lock-horns-in-final-of-icc-cwcq-2014|title=Scotland and UAE battle lock horns in final of ICC CWCQ 2014|work=International Cricket Council|date=31 January 2014|accessdate=31 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131233903/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/77919/scotland-and-uae-battle-lock-horns-in-final-of-icc-cwcq-2014|archivedate=31 January 2014}}</ref>

UAE made the group stage of the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]]. The team has qualified for the [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]] as hosts. Following the demise of the [[World Cricket League]] (WCL), UAE will play in the [[2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] going forward.

==History==

===Early days===
In 1892, the United Kingdom took responsibility of the Sheikhdoms, and cricket was introduced by the British Army in what is now the UAE, but was then known as the "[[Trucial States]]". The game spread during World War II, as personnel from the British Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth forces (which included [[first-class cricket|first-class]] and [[club cricket|club]] cricketers from Australia and New Zealand) stationed in cities such as [[Ajman]], [[Al Ain]], Dubai and [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], continued their favourite pastime. The pitches installed by them around the air base in Sharjah were used by British and other foreign nationals after the war ended.<ref name="EWC" />

Sharjah residents began playing the Dubai residents in the local derbies which were held in Dubai. The Garden city of Al Ain has the oldest cricket council in the whole of the UAE. The popularity of the game declined after independence in 1971; however, when South Asians began settling in the country, they brought with them a wish to play cricket. The local Arab population, educated in India and Pakistan, set up clubs and domestic tournaments began in the 1980s.<ref name="EWC" />

===Making of the national side===
The first match was played by the UAE national side in February 1976 against [[Pakistan International Airlines cricket team|Pakistan International Airlines]] in Sharjah. The visitors scored 345/5 from their 50 overs and the UAE were on 88/4 from 28 overs when the game was abandoned due to rain.<ref name="EWC" />

Wealthy locals began investing in the sport and an International standard cricket ground was constructed in Sharjah. The [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]] hosted its first international event in 1984 when [[India national cricket team|India]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] contested the [[Asia Cup]]. The venue has gone on to host almost 200 ODIs<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Grounds/27/1745_o.html One-Day International Matches] played on [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]] at CricketArchive</ref> and four [[Test cricket|Test matches]],<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Grounds/27/1745_t.html Test Matches played at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium] at CricketArchive</ref> the Test matches having been held there due to security concerns in Pakistan.<ref name="EWC" />

The [[Emirates Cricket Board]] (ECB) was established in 1989<ref name="EWC" /> and gained affiliate membership of the ICC the same year. They were quickly promoted to associate member status the following year.<ref name="TL" /> Also in 1990 the national side returned to action, twice losing heavily to the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]]. These heavy defeats showed that much work needed to be done if the UAE were to be successful in the [[1994 ICC Trophy]] and the ECB adopted a controversial policy.<ref name="EWC" />

===1994 ICC Trophy===
Hoping to form a successful national side in time for the tournament in Kenya, the ECB attracted several players with first-class experience in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to take up employment in the country so that they could satisfy the residential requirements to represent the UAE in the tournament.<ref name="EWC" />

With just one native Arab selected in the shape of [[Sultan Zarawani]], who [[Captain (cricket)|captained]] the side, the UAE won the trophy and thus qualified for the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 World Cup]].<ref name="EWC" /> [[UAE]] had beaten [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in the final,<ref name="ICCT94">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/58/58659.html Scorecard] of Kenya v UAE, 6 March 1994 at CricketArchive</ref> and the Kenyan players and cricket board were very vocal in their anger at being defeated by what they and other observers described as a team of imported mercenaries.<ref name="EWC" />

Whilst the ICC remained relatively silent on the controversy, the national team eligibility requirements were strongly tightened for all future ICC sanctioned tournaments.<ref name="EWC" />

===First ODIs===
The UAE played their first ODIs in 1994 when they played against India and Pakistan in the [[Austral-Asia Cup]], which they also hosted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149440.html |title=The star who turned traitor |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=16 April 2019}}</ref> They finished last in a tri-series against Kenya and the Netherlands the same year and also finished last in a tournament against the A sides of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 1995. They returned to ODI cricket in the 1996 World Cup where they lost all matches except the one against the Netherlands, which was the first ever ODI between two associate members of the ICC.<ref name="TL" />

Later in 1996 the UAE were runners-up to [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] in the first ACC Trophy. The tightened eligibility rules meant that they were unable to repeat their 1994 success when they finished tenth in the [[1997 ICC Trophy]] in Malaysia.<ref name="TL" /> They were beaten by Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the 1998 ACC Trophy.<ref name="Shock">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000040/004020.shtml Saudis stun champions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524044325/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000040/004020.shtml |date=May 24, 2011 }}, 25 July 2008, CricketEurope</ref>

===21st century===

====2000 – 2009====

With Bangladesh being promoted to ICC full membership, the UAE began to establish themselves as the top associate side in Asia, though they often fell short against the top associates in Europe and North America, a position that remains to this day.<ref name="EWC" /> They won the ACC Trophy in 2000 and 2002, beating [[Hong Kong cricket team|Hong Kong]] and [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] in the respective finals, but finished fifth in the [[2001 ICC Trophy]] in Canada.<ref name="TL" />

UAE hosted the [[2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge]] and finished fifth, level on points with four other teams. The year was a busy one for the UAE cricketers as they played the first [[ICC Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]] match against Nepal, with [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]] taking nine [[Wicket#Dismissing a batsman|wickets]] in the first innings. They beat [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]] later in the tournament but lost to [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] in the semi-finals. They also won the ACC Trophy again, beating [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] in the final. They returned to ODI cricket, losing to India and Sri Lanka in the first round of the [[Asia Cup]], and finished fourth in the [[Hong Kong Sixes]], beating India and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] on the way.<ref name="TL" />

They reached the semi-finals of the ICC Intercontinental Cup again in 2005, also playing a series against [[England Lions cricket team|England A]] at Sharjah, losing all four matches.<ref name="TL" /> The [[2005 ICC Trophy]] in Ireland saw them finish sixth.<ref name="ICCT05">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/82/82973.html Scorecard] of Netherlands v UAE, 11 July 2005 at CricketArchive</ref> They beat Hong Kong in the final of the 2006 ACC Trophy, but began their [[2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup]] campaign with an innings defeat by [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]]. The campaign continued with a draw against Scotland and a defeat by [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]], again by an innings. They finished fourth in the first [[ACC Twenty20 Cup]] in 2007.<ref name="TL" />

Their campaign in the [[2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup]] was unsuccessful, with just one win against [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]] in their seven matches.<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620180456/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml |date=June 20, 2007 }} at CricketEurope</ref> Things went better for them in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the [[World Cricket League]] in [[Windhoek]] in 2007, winning the tournament after beating Oman in the final.<ref name="WCL207">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/131/131292.html Scorecard] of Oman v UAE, 1 December 2007 at CricketArchive</ref>

They again played in the Asia Cup in 2008, losing to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the first round.<ref name="AC08">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/Asia_Cup_2008.html 2008 Asia Cup Points Table] at CricketArchive</ref> Their 2008 ACC Trophy Elite began with a shock defeat by [[Saudi Arabia national cricket team|Saudi Arabia]], their first ACC Trophy defeat since the 1998 semi-final.<ref name="Shock" /> They lost to Hong Kong in the final, ending a run of four consecutive titles.<ref name="ACCT08"/>

The UAE hosted and were runners-up at the [[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup]], losing the final to [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], after winning four group matches and accounting for Oman in their semi-final.<ref>[http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-twenty20-cup-2009 Asian Cricket, Accessed 14 May 2011]</ref>

====2010 – present====

In October 2010, the team announced that it had hired [[Kabir Khan (cricketer)|Kabir Khan]] to become its coach. Khan had great success with the Afghan team during his one-year stint as they became eligible to play ODIs. Kabir Khan also stated that his aim was to help UAE qualify for the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/other/content/story/479636.html |title=Kabir Khan to coach UAE |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=2 October 2010 |accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref>

In April 2011, the UAE hosted and won [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the [[World Cricket League]] without losing a match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv2-2011/content/series/475041.html|title=ICC World Cricket League Division Two|website=Cricinfo|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref> In June/July 2011, they played Kenya at [[Nairobi]] for the first round of [[2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]. In December, the UAE participated in the [[2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup]] in Nepal.<ref>[http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-twenty20-cup-2011 Asian Cricket, Accessed 14 May 2011]</ref> Then in 2013, they traveled to Scotland to compete in the [[2013 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]], the final event of the 2009–13 World Cricket League.<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/WCL7/DATABASE/ABOUT/structure.shtml Cricket Europe, Accessed 14 May 2011] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921043421/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/WCL7/DATABASE/ABOUT/structure.shtml |date=September 21, 2012 }}</ref>

UAE finished third in the [[2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup]] which after defeating Hong Kong in the play-off for third place. In November, they hosted [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] and finished fourth after losing to Nepal in the play-off for third place, and qualified for the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]], defeating the Netherlands by 10 runs in the quarter-final.

Afthab Muhammad Nisar is the captain of UAE's under 17 side

UAE participated in the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]] but were unsuccessful in the tournament, going without a win. UAE finished second in the [[2014 ACC Premier League]] and qualified for the [[2014 ACC Championship]]. They also qualified for 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

UAE qualified to play in the Cricket World Cup after a lapse of almost twenty years. Unlike other teams in the tournament, the squad of players mainly consisted of semi-professionals.<ref name="2015wcstandings">{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2015/features-and-specials/85785/zimbabwe-v-uae-preview-match-8-nelson |title=Zimbabwe v UAE Preview, Match 8, Nelson |date=18 February 2015 |publisher=ICC |accessdate=19 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219053517/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2015/features-and-specials/85785/zimbabwe-v-uae-preview-match-8-nelson |archive-date=2015-02-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team registered their highest ODI total ever at the 2015 Cricket World Cup in a group stage match played against Zimbabwe in Nelson, New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/834413.html |title=Williams, Ervine ruin UAE's spirited comeback |author=Monga, Sidharth |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=19 February 2015 |accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref> However, they failed to register a win and were eliminated from the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]] with 6 losses out of 6 matches in [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B|Pool B]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/standings/| title= Standings / Cricket World Cup 2015 - ICC Cricket / Official Website|work= International Cricket Council| accessdate= 18 March 2015}}</ref>

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 March 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 235/7 (47.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rameez Shahzad]] 59 (61)
| wickets1 = [[Sikandar Raza]] 3/41 (10 overs)
| score2 = 226/7 (40 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]] 80 (80)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammad Naveed]] 3/40 (8 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 3 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]] method)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1133029.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
| umpires = [[Gregory Brathwaite]] (WI) and [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Mohammad Naveed]] (UAE)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Zimbabwe were set a revised target of 230 runs from 40 overs due to rain.
| notes = [[Shaiman Anwar]] became the first batsman for the United Arab Emirates to score 1,000 runs in ODIs.<ref name="UAE-Zim">{{Cite web |url=https://www.crictracker.com/icc-world-cup-qualifiers-2018-zimbabwe-vs-uae-statistical-highlights/ |title=ICC World Cup Qualifiers, 2018: Zimbabwe vs UAE – Statistical Highlights |accessdate=22 March 2018 |work=CricTracker}}</ref>
*''This was the United Arab Emirates' first win against a [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full members|Full Member side]] in ODIs.<ref name="UAE-Zim"/>
}}
This was their first win against a full member side.

==International grounds==
{{main|List of international cricket five-wicket hauls on Emirati cricket grounds}}

==International contribution by UAE grounds==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto 1em auto; width:55%;"
|-
!Stadium
!City
!Tests
!ODIs
!T20Is
|-
|[[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]]
|[[Dubai]]
|10<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=1;id=2439;type=ground|title= Records / Dubai International Cricket Stadium / Test matches / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|18<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2;id=2439;type=ground|title= Records / Dubai International Cricket Stadium / One-Day Internationals / Match results|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|36<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=3;id=2439;type=ground|title= Records / Dubai International Cricket Stadium / Twenty20 Internationals / Match results|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]]
|[[Sharjah]]
|9<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=1;id=848;type=ground|title= Records / Sharjah Cricket Stadium / Test matches / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|226<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2;id=848;type=ground|title= Records / Sharjah Cricket Stadium / One Day International matches / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|12<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=3;id=848;type=ground|title= Records / Sharjah Cricket Stadium / Twenty20 International matches / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium]]
|[[Abu Dhabi]]
|9<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=1;id=1965;type=ground|title= Records / Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi / Test matches / Match results|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|31<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2;id=1965;type=ground|title= Records / Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi / One Day International matches / Match results|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|19<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=3;id=1965;type=ground|title= Records / Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi / Twenty20 International matches / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[ICC Academy Ground]]
|[[Dubai]]
|0
|10<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2;id=2569;type=ground|title= Records / ICC Academy, Dubai / One Day Internationals / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|11<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=3;id=2569;type=ground|title= Records / ICC Academy, Dubai / Twenty20 Internationals / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|}
Updated 3 November 2016

{{location map+|UAE|float=center|width=390|caption=Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within UAE|places=
{{location map~|UAE|label=[[Dubai International Cricket Stadium|DSC]]/[[ICC Academy Ground|ICC Academy]]|position=right|lat=25.046667|long=55.218889}}
{{location map~|UAE|label=[[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah]]|position=right|lat=25.330822|long=55.420956}}
{{location map~|UAE|label=[[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Sheikh Zayed]]|position=left|lat=24.396389|long=54.540556}}
}}

==Infrastructure==
In terms of infrastructure, the UAE have the best stadiums as compared to other [[List of International Cricket Council members#Associate Members|Associate members]]: [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium]] in Abu Dhabi;
[[DSC Cricket Stadium]], Dubai and Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, which has hosted around 200 ODIs and Test matches.

International stadiums in Ajman and Al Ain are currently under development.

The following are the main cricket stadiums in UAE:
* [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]]
* [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]]
* [[Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 1]], [[Dubai]]
* [[Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2]], Dubai
* [[ICC Global Cricket Academy]] 1, Dubai
* [[ICC Global Cricket Academy]] 2, Dubai
* [[Ajman International Cricket Stadium ]](under construction), [[Ajman]]
* [[Al Ain International Cricket Stadium]] (under construction), [[Al Ain]]

==Tournament history==

===[[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]]===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Cricket World Cup|World Cup record]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |{{tooltip|P|Played}}
! width=50 |{{tooltip|W|Won}}
! width=50 |{{tooltip|L|Lost}}
! width=50 |{{tooltip|T|Tie}}
! width=50 |{{tooltip|NR|No Result}}
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]||colspan="7" rowspan=4|''Not eligible – not an ICC member''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]
|-
|{{flagicon|India}}{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]||colspan="7"|''Did not participate in qualifying''
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|PAK}} {{flagicon|SRI}} [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]||First Round||11/12||5||1||4||0||0
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]||colspan="7" rowspan=4|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} {{flagicon|ZIM}} {{flagicon|KEN}} [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|SRI}} {{flagicon|BGD}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]||Group Stage||13/14||6||0||6||0||0
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]||colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]||-||–||–||–||–||–||–
|-
|'''Total'''||colspan=2|'''0 Titles'''||'''11'''||'''1'''||'''10'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

===ICC T20 World Cup===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=8|[[ICC T20 World Cup]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="4"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|||Group Stage||16/16||3||0||3||0||0
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="2"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2020 ICC World Twenty20|2020]]
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2021 ICC World Twenty20|2021]]|| colspan="7"| TBD
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''16/16'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|-
|}

===[[ICC World Cup Qualifier]]===

* [[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]] to [[1986 ICC Trophy|1986]]: Not eligible – Not an ICC member<ref name="TL" />
* [[1990 ICC Trophy|1990]]: Did not participate<ref name="WC92">{{cite web|url=http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT90/|title=ICC Trophy 1990: Netherlands|website=uk.cricinfo.com|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref>
* [[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]: Winners<ref name="TL" />
* [[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]]: 10th place<ref name="TL" />
* [[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: 5th place<ref name="TL" />
* [[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]: 6th place<ref name="ICCT05" />
* [[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier|2009]]: 7th place<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iccworldcupqualifier.yahoo.net/matchesandscores/uana1904.html?nocache=1305450919640%2C |title=ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2009, 7th-8th place playoff |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date=2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321012532/http://iccworldcupqualifier.yahoo.net/matchesandscores/uana1904.html?nocache=1305450919640%2C |archivedate=March 21, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014]]: Runner up (Qualified for [[2015 Cricket World Cup]])
*[[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2018]]: 6th place

===[[ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]]===

* [[2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2010]]: 3rd Place<ref>2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier</ref>
* [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2013]]: 4th Place<ref>2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier</ref>
* [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]]: 13th Place<ref>2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier</ref>
* [[2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2019]]: 8th Place

===[[ICC Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]]===

* [[2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2004]]: Semi Finals<ref name="TL" />
* [[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2005]]: Semi Finals<ref name="TL" />
* [[2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2006]]: First round<ref name="TL" />
* [[2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Shield|2009–10 (Shield)]]: 2nd place
* [[2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2011–13]]: 4th place

===[[World Cricket League]]===

*[[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2007 Division Two]]: '''Champions'''<ref name="WCL207" />
*[[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009 World Cup Qualifier]]: 7th place
*[[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2011 Division Two]]: '''Champions'''
*[[2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship|2011–13 WCL Championship]]: 3rd place
*[[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2018 Division Two]]: '''Champions'''

===[[Asia Cup]]===

* 1983 to 1988: Not eligible – Not an ACC member<ref name="TL" />
* 1990/91: Did not participate<ref name="TL" />
* 1995: Did not participate<ref name="TL" />
* 1997: Did not qualify<ref name="TL" />
* 2000: Did not qualify<ref name="TL" />
* [[2004 Asia Cup|2004]]: First round<ref name="TL" />
* [[2008 Asia Cup|2008]]: First round<ref name="AC08" />
* [[2010 Asia Cup|2010]]: Did not qualify<ref name="TL" />
* [[2012 Asia Cup|2012]] Did not qualify<ref name="TL" />
* 2014: Did not qualify<ref name="TL" />
* [[2016 Asia Cup|2016]]: First round, 5th place
* [[2018 Asia Cup|2018]]:Did not qualify

===ACC Western Region T20===

* [[2019 ACC Western Region T20|2019]]:Did not play
* [[2020 ACC Western Region T20|2020]]:Winner (Qualified for [[2020 Asia Cup Qualifier]])

===[[ACC Championship]]===

*[[2014 ACC Championship|2014]]: Qualified

===[[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament]]===

*[[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament|2004]]: Runners-up
*[[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament|2005]]: '''Winners'''
*[[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament|2006]]: Runners-up

===[[ACC Premier League]]===
*[[2014 ACC Premier League|2014]]: Runners-up

===[[ACC Trophy]]===
* [[1996 ACC Trophy|1996]]: Runners up<ref name="TL" />
* [[1998 ACC Trophy|1998]]: Semi Finals<ref name="Shock" />
* [[2000 ACC Trophy|2000]]: Winners<ref name="TL" />
* [[2002 ACC Trophy|2002]]: Winners<ref name="TL" />
* [[2004 ACC Trophy|2004]]: Winners<ref name="TL" />
* [[2006 ACC Trophy|2006]]: Winners<ref name="TL" />
* [[2008 ACC Trophy Elite|2008 (Elite)]]: Runners up<ref name="ACCT08" />
* [[2010 ACC Trophy Elite|2010 (Elite)]]: 6th place
* [[2012 ACC Trophy Elite|2012]]: '''Winners''' (Shared trophy with [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]])

===[[ACC Twenty20 Cup]]===
* [[2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2007]]: 4th place<ref name="TL" />
* [[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2009]]: Runners-up
* [[2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2011]]: 5th place
* [[2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2013]]: 3rd place

==Current squad==
This lists all the players who have played for UAE in the past year and the forms in which they have played.

'''Key'''
*S/N = Shirt number

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:#555555; color:white; | Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#555555; color:white; | Age
! style="text-align:center; background:#555555; color:white; | Batting Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#555555; color:white; | Bowling Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#555555; color:white; | Formats
! style="text-align:center; background:#555555; color:white; | S/N
|-
! colspan="6" | Batsmen
|-
| [[Basil Hameed]] || {{age|1992|4|12}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 4
|-
| [[Rameez Shahzad]] || {{age|1987|11|30}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 6
|-
| [[Ashfaq Ahmed (Emirati cricketer)|Ashfaq Ahmed]] || {{age|1985|6|26}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 11
|-
| [[Mohammad Boota]] || {{age|1983|1|5}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 17
|-
| [[Chirag Suri]] || {{age|1995|2|18}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 18
|-
| [[Jonathan Figy]] || {{age|2001|8|25}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 44
|-
| [[Shaiman Anwar]] || {{age|1979|3|15}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 50
|-
| [[Adnan Mufti]] || {{age|1984|12|30}} || Right-handed bat || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 84
|-
| [[Darius D'Silva]] || {{age|1995|2|18}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 85
|-
| [[Chundangapoyil Rizwan]] || {{age|1988|4|19}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 86
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Muhammad Usman (cricketer)|Muhammad Usman]] || {{age|1985|10|13}} || Left-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 47
|-
| [[Rohan Mustafa]] || {{age|1988|10|07}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 88
|-
| [[Waheed Ahmed]] || {{age|1985|11|15}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 99
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Abdul Shakoor (cricketer)|Abdul Shakoor]] || {{age|1985|3|15}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 1
|-
| [[Vriitya Aravind]] || {{age|2002|6|11}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 33
|-
! colspan="6" | Pace bowlers
|-
| [[Palaniapan Meiyappan]] || {{age|2000|10|8}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 8
|-
| [[Qadeer Ahmed]] || {{age|1985|11|15}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 22
|-
| [[Zawar Farid]] || {{age|1992|7|25}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 23
|-
| [[Sultan Ahmed (Emirati cricketer)|Sultan Ahmed]] || {{age|1989|10|11}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 29
|-
| [[Mohammad Ayaz]] || {{age|1987|10|13}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || —
|-
! colspan="6" | Spin bowlers
|-
| [[Imran Haider]] || {{age|1987|10|31}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 5
|-
| [[Zahoor Khan]] || {{age|1989|5|25}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 19
|-
| [[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]] || {{age|1988|10|10}} || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI (C), T20I (C) || 69
|-
| [[Mohammad Naveed]] || {{age|1987|6|3}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || T20 || 87
|-
| [[Junaid Siddique (Emirati cricketer)|Junaid Siddique]] || {{age|1992|12|6}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 92
|-
| [[Amir Hayat]] || {{age|1982|8|28}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 93
|-
|}

==Coaching staff==
* Batting coach: Unknown
* Batting consultant:{{flagicon|TTO}} [[Brian Lara]]
* Spin bowling coach:{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Paul Adams (cricketer)|Paul Adams]]
* Fast bowling coach:{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Gillespie]]
* Bowling consultant:{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Gough]]
* Fielding coach:{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Julien Fountain]]
* Wicket keeping coach:{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Read]]
* Strength & Conditioning coach:{{flagicon|SRI}} Jade Roberts
* Physiotherapist:{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Gloster]]

==Records and statistics==

'''International match summary – United Arab Emirates'''<ref name="ODI">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=27;type=team |title=Records /United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="T20I">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=27;type=team |title=Records / United Arab Emirates / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" | '''Playing Record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural match
|-
| align="left"| One-Day Internationals || 59 || 17 || 42 || 0 || 0 || 13 April 1994
|-
| align="left"| Twenty20 Internationals || 49 || 24 || 24 || 0 || 1 || 17 March 2014
|-
|}
''Last updated 27 February 2020.''

===One-Day Internationals===
* Highest team total: 300/6 (49.1 overs) v. [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] on 23 January 2018 at [[ICC Academy Ground|ICC Academy 1]], [[Dubai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=27;type=team|title=Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Highest totals |website=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 132[[Not out|*]], [[Khurram Khan]] v. [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] on 30 November 2014 at [[ICC Academy Ground|ICC Academy 1]], [[Dubai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=27;type=team|title=Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / High scores|publisher=|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref>
* Best individual bowling figures: 6/34, [[Zahoor Khan]] v. [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]] on 2 March 2017 at [[ICC Academy Ground|ICC Academy 1]], [[Dubai]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=27;type=team |title= Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures |accessdate=2 March 2017}}</ref>

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'''Most ODI runs for the United Arab Emirates'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=27;type=team| title=Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Most runs | publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Shaiman Anwar]]|| 1,219 || 31.25 || 2014-2019
|-
|[[Muhammad Usman (cricketer)|Muhammad Usman]] || 818 || 29.21 || 2016-2020
|-
|[[Rohan Mustafa]]|| 754 || 22.17 || 2014-2020
|-
|[[Rameez Shahzad]] || 691 || 53.15 || 2016-2018
|-
|[[Khurram Khan]]|| 582 || 41.57 || 2004-2015
|}
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'''Most ODI wickets for the United Arab Emirates'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=27;type=team| title=Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets | publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Mohammad Naveed]]|| 53 || 33.15 || 2014-2019
|-
|[[Rohan Mustafa]]|| 41 || 33.17 || 2014-2020
|-
|[[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]]|| 35 || 31.40 || 2014-2020
|-
|[[Imran Haider]]|| 32 || 26.28 || 2017-2019
|-
|[[Zahoor Khan]]|| 31 || 22.67 || 2017-2019
|}
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'''Highest individual innings in ODIs''' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=27;type=team| title=Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Highest Scores | publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Date
|-
|[[Khurram Khan]] || '''132*''' || {{cr|AFG}} || [[ICC Academy Ground|Dubai]] || 30 November 2014
|-
|[[Rameez Shahzad]] || '''121*''' || {{cr|SCO}} || [[ICC Academy Ground|Dubai]] || 23 January 2018
|-
|[[Rameez Shahzad]] || '''112*''' || {{cr|WIN}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 6 March 2018
|-
|[[Rohan Mustafa]] || '''109''' || {{cr|PNG}} || [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Abu Dhabi]] || 4 April 2017
|-
|[[Shaiman Anwar]] || '''106''' || {{cr|IRE}} || [[The Gabba|Brisbane]] || 25 February 2015
|}
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'''Best bowling figures in an innings in ODIs''' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=27;type=team| title=Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures | publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Date
|-
|[[Zahoor Khan]] || '''6/34''' || {{cr|IRE}} || [[ICC Academy Ground|Dubai]] || 2 March 2017
|-
|[[Rohan Mustafa]] || '''5/25''' || {{cr|PNG}} || [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Abu Dhabi]] || 4 April 2017
|-
|[[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]] || '''5/26''' || {{cr|NAM}} || [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium|Muscat]] || 9 January 2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Naveed]] || '''5/28''' || {{cr|PNG}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 4 March 2018
|-
|[[Shaukat Dukanwala]] || '''5/29''' || {{cr|NED}} || [[Gaddafi Stadium|Lahore]] || 1 March 1996
|}
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'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODI" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| colspan="8" align="center" | '''v. Test nations'''
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|AFG}} || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 May 2014 || 28 November 2014
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 24 June 2008 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 18 February 1996 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|IND}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 13 April 1994 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} || 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 25 February 2015 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 27 February 1996 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 17 April 1994 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 16 February 1996 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 17 July 2004 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 15 March 2015 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} || 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 22 March 2018 || 22 March 2018
|-
| colspan="8" align="center" | '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|HK}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 May 2014 || 4 May 2014
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 January 2020 || 6 January 2020
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NEP}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 30 August 2018 || 30 August 2018
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NED}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 March 1996 || 1 March 1996
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|OMA}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 January 2020 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|PNG}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 31 March 2017 || 31 March 2017
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|SCO}} || 8 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 February 2014 || 24 January 2017
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|USA}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 8 December 2019 ||
|}
''Last updated 9 January 2020.''

===Twenty20 Internationals===
* Highest team total: 199/5 v. [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]] on 27 February 2020 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=27;type=team |title=Records / UAE / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=14 April 2017}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 117[[Not out|*]], [[Shaiman Anwar]] v. [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] on 14 April 2017 at [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Sheikh Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=27;type=team|title=Cricket Records - Records - United Arab Emirates - Twenty20 Internationals - High scores - ESPNcricinfo|publisher=|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref>
* Best individual bowling figures: 4/9, [[Sultan Ahmed (Emirati cricketer)|Sultan Ahmed]] v. [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]] on 27 February 2020 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=27;type=team |title= United Arab Emirates – Records – Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings |publisher= ESPNCricinfo |accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref>

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'''Most T20I runs for the United Arab Emirates'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=27;type=team| title=Records / United Arab Emirates / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs | publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Shaiman Anwar]]|| 971 || 33.48 || 2014-2019
|-
|[[Rohan Mustafa]]|| 766 || 19.15 || 2014-2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Usman (cricketer)|Mohammad Usman]] || 765 || 24.67 || 2016-2020
|-
|[[Rameez Shahzad]]|| 449 || 24.94 || 2016-2019
|-
|[[Chirag Suri]] || 352 || 35.20 || 2018-2020
|}
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'''Most T20I wickets for the United Arab Emirates'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=27;type=team| title=Records / United Arab Emirates / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets| publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Rohan Mustafa]]|| 45 || 19.77 || 2014-2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Naveed]]|| 37 || 19.70 || 2015-2019
|-
|[[Amjad Javed]] || 33 || 16.96 || 2014-2017
|-
|[[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]] || 29 || 30.13 || 2014-2020
|-
|[[Zahoor Khan]] || 27 || 18.62 || 2017-2020
|}
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'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Test nations'''
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|AFG}} || 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 10 July 2015 || 19 February 2016
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 22 October 2018 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 26 February 2016 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|IND}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 March 2016 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 19 March 2014 || 16 February 2016
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 29 February 2016 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 25 February 2016 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 21 March 2014 ||
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|CAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 27 October 2019 || 27 October 2019
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|HK}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21 February 2016 || 21 February 2016
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|IRN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 February 2020 || 23 February 2020
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|JER}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 22 October 2019 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|KUW}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 24 February 2020 || 24 February 2020
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NEP}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 31 January 2019 || 31 January 2019
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NED}} || 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 17 March 2014 || 3 August 2019
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NGA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 24 October 2019 || 24 October 2019
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|OMN}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 22 November 2015 || 22 November 2015
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|PNG}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12 April 2017 || 12 April 2017
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|QAT}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 26 February 2020 || 26 February 2020
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|KSA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 February 2020 || 25 February 2020
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|SCO}} || 2 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 9 July 2015 || 4 February 2016
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|USA}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 15 March 2019 || 16 March 2019
|}
''Records complete to T20I #1066. Last updated 27 February 2020.''

==Other First-class Records==
===ICC Trophy===
* Highest team total: 330/9 v. [[Bermuda]], 27 February 1994 at [[Nairobi Club Ground]]<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedArabEmirates/Icct/Highest_Team_Totals_UnitedArabEmirates.html UAE totals of 200 and more in an innings in the ICC Trophy]{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829211228/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedArabEmirates/Icct/Highest_Team_Totals_UnitedArabEmirates.html |date=August 29, 2008 }} at CricketArchive</ref>
* Highest individual score: 126 [[not out]] by [[Azhar Saeed]], 25 February 1994 at [[Aga Khan Sports Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]]<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedArabEmirates/Icct/Highest_Player_Scores_UnitedArabEmirates.html Individual scores of 100 and more in an innings for UAE in the ICC Trophy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018221531/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedArabEmirates/Icct/Highest_Player_Scores_UnitedArabEmirates.html |date=October 18, 2012 }} at CricketArchive</ref>
* Best innings bowling: 5/32 by [[Ahmed Nadeem]] v. [[United States national cricket team|USA]], 1 July 2005 at [[The Meadow, Downpatrick]]<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedArabEmirates/Icct/Best_Innings_Bowling_UnitedArabEmirates.html Four or more wickets in an innings for UAE in the ICC Trophy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007150330/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedArabEmirates/Icct/Best_Innings_Bowling_UnitedArabEmirates.html |date=October 7, 2008 }} at CricketArchive</ref>

===Overall===
* Highest team total: 459/4 v. [[Brunei national cricket team|Brunei]],<ref name="EWC" /> 14 August 2006 at [[Kinrara Academy Oval]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]<ref name="BruUAE">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/101/101567.html Scorecard] of Brunei v UAE, 14 August 2006 at CricketArchive</ref>
* Highest individual score: 213 not out by [[Arshad Ali (cricketer)|Arshad Ali]] v. Brunei,<ref name="EWC" /> 14 August 2006 at [[Kinrara Academy Oval]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]<ref name="BruUAE" />
* Best innings bowling: 9/74 by Ali Asad v. Nepal,<ref name="EWC" /> 25 March 2004 at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/79/79319.html Scorecard] of UAE v Nepal, 25 March 2004 at CricketArchive</ref>

==World records==
* Highest ever partnership for 7th wicket in World Cup history ([[Amjad Javed]] and [[Shaiman Anwar]] 107 v. Ireland, [[Amjad Javed]] and [[Nasir Aziz]] 107 v. West Indies). UAE became the first team to score 100+ run stand for the 7th wicket in World Cup history. Thus, Amjad Javed is the only player in World Cup history to involve in two 100+ run stands for the seventh wicket.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_by_wicket.html?id=12;type=trophy| title=Highest partnerships by wicket in World Cup| publisher=Cricinfo| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219031713/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_by_wicket.html?id=12%3Btype%3Dtrophy| archivedate=2017-02-19}}</ref>
* Khurram Khan is the oldest player to score an ODI century as well as the oldest player to score his maiden ODI century (at the age of 43 years and 162 days).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282995.html| title=Oldest player to score an ODI century| publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284138.html| title=Oldest player to score his maiden ODI century| publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[United Arab Emirates national women's cricket team]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.emiratescricket.com/ Emirates Cricket Board official website]

{{National cricket teams}}
{{National sports teams of the United Arab Emirates}}

[[Category:Cricket in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:National cricket teams]]
[[Category:National sports teams of the United Arab Emirates|Cricket]]
[[Category:United Arab Emirates in international cricket]]

Oman national cricket team

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| association = [[Oman Cricket Board]]
| coach = {{flagicon|SL}} [[Duleep Mendis]]
| captain = [[Zeeshan Maqsood]]

| icc_status = Associate Member with ODI status
| icc_member_year = 2014
| icc_region = [[Asian Cricket Council|Asia]]

| odi_rank = 13th
| t20i_rank = 18th
| odi_rank_best = 13th (01 May 2020) 
| t20i_rank_best = 14th (20-Oct-2019) 

| first_odi = v. {{cr|NAM}} at [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]; 27 April 2019
| most_recent_odi = v. {{cr|USA}} at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]]; 11 February 2020
| num_odis = 11
| num_odis_this_year = 6
| odi_record = 8/3 (0 ties, 0 no result)
| odi_record_this_year = 5/1 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wcq_apps = 2
| wcq_first = [[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]
| wcq_best = 9th (2005)

| first_t20i = v. {{cr|AFG}} at [[Castle Avenue, Dublin|Castle Avenue]], [[Dublin]]; 25 July 2015
| most_recent_t20i = v. {{cr|MDV}} at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]]; 25 February 2020
| num_t20is = 36
| num_t20is_this_year = 3
| t20i_record = 16/19 (0 ties, 1 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 2/1 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wt20_apps = 2
| wt20_first = [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]
| wt20_best = Group stage (2016)
| wt20q_apps = 2
| wt20q_first = [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]
| wt20q_best = 6th ([[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]], [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier|2019]])

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The '''Oman national cricket team''' is the team that represents the country of [[Oman]] and is governed by the [[Oman Cricket Board]], which became an Affiliate Member of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) in 2000, and gained Associate status in 2014. The national side has played matches at [[Twenty20 International]] level.
On 24 April 2019, Oman achieved [[One-Day International]] status for the first time until 2022, after they beat tournament hosts Namibia by four wickets in [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]].
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1196656 |title=Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status|accessdate=24 April 2019 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

Oman's first competitive matches came at the [[2002 ACC Trophy]], and the side has since participated in many [[Asian Cricket Council]] tournaments, finishing runner-up in the [[2004 ACC Trophy]] and twice winning the [[ACC Twenty20 Cup]]. Oman has participated in [[ICC World Cup Qualifier]] without qualifying for the final tournament, placing ninth at the [[2005 ICC Trophy]] and eleventh at the [[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009 World Cup Qualifier]]. In July 2015, with their win against [[Namibia cricket team|Namibia]] in the [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]], Oman gained [[Twenty20 International]] status and qualified for [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]] in [[India]], its first major international tournament<ref name="OmanQual">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/902731.html |title=Oman secure World T20 spot with memorable win |accessdate=23 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all [[Twenty20]] matches played between Oman and other [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC Members]] after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|work=[[International Cricket Council]]|date=26 April 2018|accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref>

Most cricket in Oman is played by expatriate Indians and Pakistanis (and their descendants), rather than by [[Omani people|native Omanis]] – in 2010, only 100 of the 780 players in the national league were Arabs, or around 13 percent.<ref>(27 July 2011). [http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/news/july-2011/2229 "More men in Oman"] – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 February 2015.</ref> The composition of the Omani national side has generally reflected this, although several Arabs have appeared for the team. Quotas of Arab players have been introduced for both club teams and the national side, in order to boost cricket's popularity amongst the Arab population.

Compared to other Associate nations '''Oman''' have been incredibly consistent and have been the quickest team in terms of rising performance. The Oman Team had been participating in Division 5, against small teams like [[Tanzania]], [[Nigeria]] etc. just in 2016. They had also only become an associate member in 2014. But already now in 2020, they have become an established ODI nation, and one of the strongest associate teams in cricket. In 6 years they have established themselves with T20I Status, won through all divisions, participated in a World T20, and gained ODI Status. It is an incredible achievement of doing all of these difficult things in a small time.

==History==
{{See also|Cricket in Oman}}

===Early years and ICC Membership===

Oman became an affiliate member of the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] in 2000. Their senior international debut came at the 2002 [[ACC Trophy]] where they failed to progress beyond the first round, with their only win coming against [[Qatari cricket team|Qatar]]. A huge improvement was shown in the 2004 tournament when they reached the final, where they lost against [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|the United Arab Emirates]]. This qualified them for the [[2005 ICC Trophy]], the final qualification stage for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]]. It also qualified them for the [[Asia Cup]] in 2006. Later in 2004, they won the Middle East Cup after a tied game against [[Bahraini cricket team|Bahrain]]. They won the tournament as they beat Bahrain in the group stage. In the [[2014 ACC Premier League]] in Malaysia they reached 4th place with three wins.

===2005 ICC Trophy and aftermath===

In 2005, Oman became the first affiliate member of the ICC to compete in the [[ICC Trophy]]. Despite being the mystery men of the tournament, they lost all their group games, but then won their play-off games against [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] and [[United States cricket team|the USA]], the latter when they successfully chased down a mammoth target of 345, featuring an unbroken 127-run partnership for the eighth wicket. This gave them ninth place out of the twelve teams in the competition, enough to earn a place in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the [[ICC World Cricket League]] in 2007.

2006 saw a drop in form for Oman, as they were eliminated in the first round of the ACC Trophy, with their only win coming against [[Maldives cricket team|the Maldives]]. As mentioned above, they were originally scheduled to participate in the Asia Cup in 2006, playing their first ODIs against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[India national cricket team|India]]. However this tournament was postponed until 2008, and the ACC decided to use the 2006 ACC Trophy as a qualification tournament, meaning that Oman's place was taken by [[Hong Kong cricket team|Hong Kong]].

===2007–2013===

In October/November 2007, Oman took part in the inaugural [[ACC Twenty20 Cup]] held in [[Kuwait]], where they played in Group A against; [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]], [[Nepalese cricket team|Nepal]] and [[Qatar national cricket team|Qatar]]. Oman finished in the top two of their group and qualified for the semi-final stage. Oman beat [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]] in their semi-final, then shared the tournament after the final match against Afghanistan was tied.

In November 2007, Oman travelled to [[Namibia]] to take part in Division Two of the ICC World Cricket League. They played [[Danish cricket team|Denmark]], [[Namibian cricket team|the hosts]] and [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|the UAE]] in addition to the two qualifiers from [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]]; [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] and [[Argentina national cricket team|Argentina]]. Although Oman won all their group matches, they lost to the UAE in the final. On the basis of their top four finish in this tournament, Oman qualified for the [[ICC World Cup Qualifier]] in 2009, the final tournament in qualification for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]].

In January 2009, Oman participated in the ACC Cup, Challenge tournament in [[Chiang Mai]], Thailand. They came first with ease, defeating the [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]] and [[Bhutan national cricket team|Bhutan]] in the Semi finals and finals respectively. The fourth favourites to win the cup were hosts, [[Thailand national cricket team|Thailand]] who ended up in fourth place.

In April 2009, Oman travelled to South Africa to participate in the [[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier|ICC World Cup Qualifier]], the final tournament in qualification for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]]. During the tournament Oman finished last in their group and in the 11th place playoff they beat [[Denmark national cricket team|Denmark]] by 5 wickets.

In the [[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup]], Oman were drawn in Group B. In the group stages of the competition it won all five of its games, finishing top of the group and qualifying for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals it lost to the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]], therefore missing out on a chance to win back-to-back titles. In the third place playoff, it defeated [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]]. This victory enabled Oman to claim the final qualifying spot for the cricket tournament at the [[2010 Asian Games]]. They played in [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]], where they came 3rd to remain in [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]].

=== 2014 onwards: Associate Membership and ODI and T20I status ===

At the ICC Annual Conference, held in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], in June 2014, the [[Oman Cricket Board]] was upgraded from an affiliate member of the ICC to an associate member.<ref>(26 June 2014). [http://www.timesofoman.com/article/36592/Sports/Oman-becomes-International-Cricket-Council-associate-member- "Oman becomes International Cricket Council associate member"] – ''[[Times of Oman]]''. Retrieved 17 November 2015.</ref> That announcement came during the [[2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2014 WCL Division Four]], where Oman placed fifth to be relegated to the [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2016 Division Five]] event. Despite the team's poor performance in the 50-over format, Oman went on to win its next major international tournament, the [[2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup]], thus qualifying for [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier]] in Ireland and Scotland.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/series/811107.html ACC TWENTY20 CUP, 2014/15] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2015.</ref>

By defeating [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] in a sudden-death match at the World Twenty20 Qualifier, Oman reached the top six teams at the tournament, thus qualifying for the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016 World Twenty20]] and gaining [[Twenty20 International]] status until at least 2019.<ref>Peter Della Penna (23 July 2015). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/902731.html "Oman secure World T20 spot with memorable win"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2015.</ref> The team made its T20I debut in the fifth-place play-off against [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], and later in the year played bilateral T20I series against Afghanistan, [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], and [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]].
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 25 July
| time = 10:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|OMA}}
| team2 = {{cr|AFG}}
| score1 = 127/9 (20 overs)
| score2 = 130/5 (18.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Khawar Ali]] 21 (26)
| wickets1 = [[Dawlat Zadran]] 2/21 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Najibullah Zadran]] 44 (34)
| wickets2 = [[Rajesh Ranpura]] 2/17 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Clontarf Cricket Club Ground]], [[Dublin]]
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = [[Gregory Brathwaite]] (WI) and [[Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Najibullah Zadran]] (Afg)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875551.html Scorecard]
| result = Afghanistan won by 5 wickets
| notes = Oman's first T20I match.<ref name="OmanQual" />
*''[[Aamir Kaleem]], [[Aamer Ali]], [[Munis Ansari]], [[Jatinder Singh]], [[Khawar Ali]], [[Mehran Khan]], [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]], [[Rajesh Ranpura]], [[Sultan Ahmed (Omani cricketer)|Sultan Ahmed]], [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] and [[Zeeshan Siddiqui]] (all Oman) made their T20I debuts.
}}
In 2016 Oman appeared at the 2016 World Twenty20 in India where they recorded an upset victory over [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]].<ref name="Oman-win">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/980047.html |title=Joy for underdogs Oman, Ireland stunned |access-date=12 March 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{anchor|match4}} 9 March
| time = 19:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score1 = 154/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 157/8 (19.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gary Wilson (cricketer)|Gary Wilson]] 38 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Munis Ansari]] 3/37 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] 38 (33)
| wickets2 = [[Andy McBrine]] 2/15 (3 overs)
| venue = [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Dharamshala]]
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[Aamer Ali|Amir Ali]] (Oman)
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951311.html Scorecard]
| result = Oman won by 2 wickets
| notes = This was Oman's first victory in an ICC World T20 tournament.<ref name="Oman-win">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/980047.html |title=Joy for underdogs Oman, Ireland stunned |access-date=12 March 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
}}
They also appeared at the [[2016 Asia Cup Qualifier]].<ref>Andrew Nixon (2 November 2015). [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2015/articles/000052/005290.shtml "Busy month in UAE for associates"] – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 17 November 2015.</ref>

In January 2017 Oman took part in the [[Desert T20 Challenge|2017 Desert T20 Challenge]]. They reached the semi-finals of the tournament by beating [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] in the group stages, before being defeated by [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]].

In April 2019, Oman gained ODI status for the first time in history along with United States until 2022.
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1196656 |title=Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status|accessdate=24 April 2019 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| score1 = 226/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Karl Birkenstock]] 61 (108)
| wickets1 = [[Fayyaz Butt]] 2/28 (6 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score2 = 81 (29 overs)
| runs2 = [[Suraj Kumar]] 27 (61)
| wickets2 = [[Jan Frylinck]] 5/13 (8 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 145 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174845.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[David Odhiambo]] (Ken) and [[Claire Polosak]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Jan Frylinck]] (Nam)
| notes = [[Stephan Baard]], [[Karl Birkenstock]], [[Gerhard Erasmus]], [[Jan Frylinck]], [[Zane Green]], [[Jean-Pierre Kotze]], [[Bernard Scholtz]], [[JJ Smit]], [[Christi Viljoen]], [[Craig Williams (cricketer)|Craig Williams]], [[Pikky Ya France]] (Nam), [[Aqib Ilyas]], [[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]], [[Fayyaz Butt]], [[Jatinder Singh]], [[Kaleemullah (cricketer)|Kaleemullah]], [[Khawar Ali]], [[Khurram Nawaz]], [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]], [[Sandeep Goud]], [[Suraj Kumar]] and [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] (Oma) and all made their ODI debuts.
*''[[Claire Polosak]] (Aus) became the first female to umpire in a men's ODI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26615484/claire-polosak-make-history-first-female-umpire-men-odi |title=Claire Polosak to make history as first female umpire in a men's ODI |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
*''First ever ODI match for Oman.''
}}

==International grounds==

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==Tournament history==

===ICC Trophy/ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier===

*[[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]] to [[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]]: Not eligible – not an ICC Member
*[[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: Not eligible – ICC Affiliate Member
*[[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]: 9th place
*[[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009]]: 11th place
*[[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014]]: Did not qualify
*[[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2018]]: Did not qualify
*[[2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2022]]: TBD

===ICC T20 World Cup===

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|-
!colspan=9|[[ICC T20 World Cup]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]|||Group Stage||13/16||3||1||1||0||1
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2020 ICC World Twenty20|2020]]||colspan ="7"| Qualified
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''13/16'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''1'''
|}

===ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier===
*[[2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2008]]: Not eligible
*[[2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2010]]: Not eligible
*[[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]: 15th place
*[[2014 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2014]]: Did not qualify
*[[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]]: 6th place
*[[2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2019]]: 6th place

===ICC World Cricket League===

* [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2007 Division Two]]: 2nd place
* [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2011 Division Three]]: 3rd place
* [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2013 Division Three]]: 5th place – relegated
* [[2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2014 Division Four]]: 5th place – relegated
* [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2016 Division Five]]: 2nd place - promoted
* [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2016 Division Four]]: 2nd place - promoted
* [[2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2017 Division Three]]: '''Champions''' - promoted
* [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2018 Division Two]]: 5th place - relegated
* [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2018 Division Three]]: '''Champions''' (hosts) - promoted
* [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2019 Division Two]]: 2nd place

===ACC Trophy===

*[[1996 ACC Trophy|1996]] to [[2000 ACC Trophy|2000]]: Not eligible – not an ACC member
*[[2002 ACC Trophy|2002]]: Group stage
*[[2004 ACC Trophy|2004]]: 2nd place
*[[2006 ACC Trophy|2006]]: 11th place
*[[2009 ACC Trophy Challenge|2009 Challenge]]: '''Champions''' – promoted
*[[2010 ACC Trophy Elite|2010 Elite]]: 6th place
*[[2012 ACC Trophy Elite|2012 Elite]]: 6th place
*[[2014 ACC Premier League|2014 Premier]]: 4th place
*[[2014 ACC Championship|2014 Championship]]: Qualified – tournament not held

===ACC Twenty20 Cup===

*[[2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2007]]: 1st place – tied with [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]]
*[[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2009]]: 3rd place
*[[2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2011]]: 3rd place
*[[2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2013]]: Group stage
*[[2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2015]]: 1st place

===ACC Western Region T20===

*[[2019 ACC Western Region T20|2019]]: Did not participate
*[[2020 ACC Western Region T20|2020]]: Group League (5th)

===Asian Games===
*[[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games – Men|2010]]: Qualified – did not participate
*[[Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games – Men|2014]]: Did not participate

===Desert T20 Challenge===
*[[2017 Desert T20 Challenge|2017]]: 4th place

==Current squad==
This lists all the players who have played for Oman in the past year and the forms in which they have played.

'''Key'''
*S/N = Shirt number

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Age
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Batting Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Bowling Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Formats
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | S/N
|-
! colspan="6" | Batsmen
|-
| [[Jatinder Singh]] || {{age|1989|3|5}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 10
|-
| [[Aqib Ilyas]] || {{age|1992|3|12}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 47
|-
| [[Mehran Khan]] || {{age|1987|4|13}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || T20 || 14
|-
| [[Khurram Nawaz]] || {{age|1986|1|30}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 75
|-
| [[Mohammad Sanuth]] || {{age|1980|7|25}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 8
|-
| [[Moonamchery Michal]] || {{age|1983|5|18}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || List A || —
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || {{age|1987|10|24}} || Left-handed bat || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 12
|-
| [[Aamir Kaleem]] || {{age|1981|11|20}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 13
|-
| [[Ajay Lalcheta]] || {{age|1983|10|22}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 77
|-
| [[Khawar Ali]] || {{age|1985|12|20}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 68
|-
| [[Sandeep Goud]] || {{age|1991|11|8}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 26
|-
| [[Jay Odedra]] || {{age|1989|11|8}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 5
|-
| [[Wasim Ali (Omani cricketer)|Wasim Ali]] || {{age|1998|12|7}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || T20 || —
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Suraj Kumar]] || {{age|1988|11|29}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 29
|-
| [[Naseem Khushi]] || {{age|1982|8|11}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 86
|-
! colspan="6" | Pace bowlers
|-
| [[Fayyaz Butt]] || {{age|1993|8|17}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 1
|-
| [[Kaleemullah (cricketer)|Kaleemullah]] || {{age|1990|12|24}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 22
|-
| [[Sufyan Mehmood]] || {{age|1991|10|21}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 21
|-
| [[Badal Singh]] || {{age|1987|10|29}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 11
|-
! colspan="6" | Spin bowlers
|-
| [[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]] || {{age|1988|4|10}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 18
|-
| [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] || {{age|1982|9|4}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 99
|}

==Coaching staff==

* Director of Cricket : {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Duleep Mendis]]<ref>[http://timesofoman.com/article/74718/Sports/Cricket/Duleep-describes-India-tour-as-'good-learning-experience'-for-Oman-team Duleep describes India tour as ‘good learning experience’ for Oman team]</ref>
* Manager: {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Syed Jamil Zaidi
* Head coach: {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Duleep Mendis]]
* Asst. coach: {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Mazher Saleem Khan
* Batting coach: n/a
* Bowling coach: {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Rumesh Ratnayake]]
* Spin Bowling Coach: n/a
* Fielding coach: {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Bharadwaj]]
* Mental conditioning coach: n/a
* Fitness trainer: {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nagendra Prasad]]
* Head Physiotherapist: {{flagicon|IND}} Jaganathan Premnath
* Masseur: n/a
* Performance analyst: Zeeshan Siddiqui

== Records and statistics ==

'''International match summary — Oman'''<ref name="ODIsummary">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="T20I">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" | '''Playing record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural match
|-
| align="left"| One-Day Internationals || 11 || 8 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 27 April 2019
|-
| align="left"| Twenty20 Internationals || 36 || 16 || 19 || 0 || 1 || 25 July 2015
|-
''Last updated 25 February 2020''
|}

=== One-Day Internationals ===

* Highest team total: 276/6 v. [[United States national cricket team|USA]] on 11 February 2020 at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Oman ODI Highest totals |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 109[[Not out|*]], [[Aqib Ilyas]] v. [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] on 9 February 2020 at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Oman ODI Highest individual score |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
* Best bowling figures in an innings: 4/15, [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] v. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on 5 January 2020 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Oman ODI Best bowling figures in an innings |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>

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{{col-break}}
'''Most ODI runs for Oman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / One-Day Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Aqib Ilyas]] || 621 || 69.00 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || 253 || 28.11 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Khawar Ali]]|| 245 || 24.50 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] || 212 || 70.66 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Jatinder Singh]] || 182 || 16.54 || 2019–2020
|}
{{col-break}}

'''Most ODI wickets for Oman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || 20 || 17.25 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]] || 18 || 21.00 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Aqib Ilyas]] || 16 || 12.62 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Khawar Ali]] || 12 || 33.41 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] || 9 || 26.00 || 2019-2020
|}
{{col-end}}

'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODIsummary" />

''Records complete to ODI #4244. Last updated 11 February 2020.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 27 April 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NEP}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 February 2020 || 5 February 2020
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PNG}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14 August 2019 || 14 August 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 15 August 2019 || 15 August 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 January 2020 || 5 January 2020
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|USA}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 February 2020 || 6 February 2020
|}

=== Twenty20 Internationals ===

* Highest team total: 180/5 v. [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] on 19 February 2016 at [[Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium]], [[Fatullah]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Oman T20I Highest totals |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=9 October 2019}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 72[[Not out|*]], [[Khawar Ali]] v. [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]] on 25 February 2020 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium|Al Amerat Cricket Stadium Turf 1]], [[Muscat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Oman T20I Highest individual score |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=9 October 2019}}</ref>
* Best bowling figures in an innings: 5/15, [[Aamir Kaleem]] v. [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] on 10 October 2019 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Oman T20I Best bowling figures in an innings |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=9 October 2019}}</ref>

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{{col-break}}
'''Most T20I runs for Oman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Jatinder Singh]] || 697 || 27.88 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Khawar Ali]] || 601 || 20.72 || 2015-2020
|-
|[[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || 547 || 24.86 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Aqib Ilyas]]|| 408 || 22.66 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Aamir Kaleem]] || 357 || 18.78 || 2015–2020
|}
{{col-break}}

'''Most T20I wickets for Oman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]] || 51 || 16.25 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Khawar Ali]] || 35 || 16.85 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Aamir Kaleem]] || 25 || 18.48 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] || 24 || 21.66 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || 18 || 24.83 || 2015–2020
|}
{{col-end}}

'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I"/>

''Records complete to T20I #1058. Last updated 25 February 2020.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Full Members'''
|-
|align=left| {{cr|AFG}} || 5 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 25 July 2015 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|BAN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 March 2016 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|IRE}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 9 March 2016 || 9 March 2016
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
|align=left| {{cr|BHR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 February 2020 || 23 February 2020
|-
|align=left| {{cr|CAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 October 2019 || 25 October 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|HKG}} || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 21 November 2015 || 21 November 2015
|-
|align=left| {{cr|JER}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 27 October 2019 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|MDV}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 February 2020 || 25 February 2020
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NAM}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 29 October 2019 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NEP}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 October 2019 || 10 October 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NED}} || 4 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 11 March 2016 || 9 October 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NGR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 October 2019 || 23 October 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|QAT}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 24 February 2020 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|SCO}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 19 January 2017 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|UAE}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 22 November 2015 || 18 October 2019
|}

==See also==
* [[Cricket in Oman]]
* [[List of Oman ODI cricketers]]
* [[List of Oman Twenty20 International cricketers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{National cricket teams}}
{{National sports teams of Oman}}

[[Category:National cricket teams]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Oman|Cricket]]
[[Category:Oman in international cricket]]
[[Category:Cricket in Oman]]

Papua New Guinea national cricket team

2020-07-15T13:34:56Z

103.60.175.61: /* Current squad */

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{{Use British English|date=January 2019}}
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| image = Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
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| caption =
| nickname = Barramundis
| association = [[Cricket PNG]]
| coach = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joe Dawes]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Barras name Dawes as coach|url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-name-dawes-coach/|newspaper=[[The National (Papua New Guinea)|The National]]|date=2 February 2018|access-date=2 January 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102225843/https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-name-dawes-coach/||archive-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>
| captain = [[Assad Vala]]

| icc_status = Associate Member with ODI status
| icc_member_year = 1973
| icc_region = [[ICC East Asia-Pacific|East Asia-Pacific]]
| odi_rank = 20th
| t20i_rank = 17th
| odi_rank_best = 17th
| t20i_rank_best = 15th (09-Sep-2016)

| first_odi = v. {{cr|HKG}} at [[Tony Ireland Stadium]], [[Townsville]]; 8 November 2014
| most_recent_odi = v. {{cr|NAM}} at [[Central Broward Regional Park]], [[Lauderhill, Florida|Lauderhill]]; 23 September 2019
| num_odis = 27
| num_odis_this_year = 0
| odi_record = 7/20 (0 ties, 0 no result)
| odi_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wcq_apps = 10
| wcq_first = [[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]]
| wcq_best = 3rd ([[1982 ICC Trophy|1982]])

| first_t20i = v. {{cr|IRE}} at [[Stormont (cricket ground)|Stormont]], [[Belfast]]; 15 July 2015
| most_recent_t20i = v. {{cr|NED}} at [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]], [[Dubai]]; 2 November 2019
| num_t20is = 26
| num_t20is_this_year = 0
| t20i_record = 17/8 (0 ties, 1 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wt20q_apps = 4
| wt20q_first = [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]
| wt20q_best = Runner-ups ([[2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2019]])

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The '''Papua New Guinea national cricket team''', nicknamed the '''Barramundis''', is the team that represents the country of [[Papua New Guinea]] in [[international cricket]]. The team is organised by [[Papua New Guinea Cricket Board|Cricket PNG]], which has been an Associate Member of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) since 1973.<ref name="CAP">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/77.html|title=Papua New Guinea|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|publisher=The Cricketer|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902052245/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/77.html|archive-date=2 September 2018|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="EWC">{{Cite book|last=Morgan|first=Roy|title=Encyclopedia of world cricket|date=2007|publisher=SportsBooks|isbn=978-1-899807-51-2|location=Cheltenham|pages=|oclc=84998953}}</ref> Papua New Guinea previously had [[One-Day International]] (ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014 World Cup Qualifier]].<ref name="odistatus">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/77919/scotland-and-uae-battle-lock-horns-in-final-of-icc-cwcq-2014|title=Scotland and UAE battle lock horns in final of ICC CWCQ 2014|work=International Cricket Council|date=31 January 2014|accessdate=31 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131233903/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/77919/scotland-and-uae-battle-lock-horns-in-final-of-icc-cwcq-2014|archivedate=31 January 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] during the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]], a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, at the final [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|World Cricket League 2]] fixture; PNG defeated [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] to finish at the fourth position and reclaim their [[One-Day International|ODI]] status.<ref name="ODI2">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198795 |title=Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426171011/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198795 |archive-date=26 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Papua New Guinea is the strongest team in the [[ICC East Asia-Pacific]] region, winning most ICC regional tournaments and having a similar record in the [[Cricket at the Pacific Games|cricket tournament]] at the [[Pacific Games]].<ref name="EWC" /><ref name="SPG07">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/SOUTHPACIFIC/about.shtml|title=XIII South Pacific Games 2007|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Europe|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614105934/https://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/SOUTHPACIFIC/about.shtml|archive-date=14 June 2012|access-date=}}</ref> The team has also played in every edition of the [[Cricket World Cup Qualifier|World Cup Qualifier]] (previously the ICC Trophy).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Team/List_of_Matches.html|title=List of Matches for Papua New Guinea in ICC Trophy Matches|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302191802/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Team/List_of_Matches.html|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=}}</ref> Papua New Guinea holds the world record for the highest score in a one-day match, making 572/7 against [[New Caledonia cricket team|New Caledonia]] in 2007.<ref name="PNGRec">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000056/005620.shtml|title=Papua New Guinea run riot|last=Nixon|first=Andrew|date=1 September 2007|website=Cricket Europe|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170226/https://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000056/005620.shtml|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref>

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status to all its Members. Therefore, all [[Twenty20]] matches played between Papua New Guinea and other [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC members]] after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|work=International Cricket Council|date=26 April 2018|accessdate=1 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427044502/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|archive-date=27 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

===Beginnings===

Cricket was introduced to the [[Territory of Papua]] by missionaries in the 1890s, and the local population soon took up the game. Matches were not always played to strict rules, with teams of more than fifty players a common occurrence. Cricket did not arrive in the [[Territory of New Guinea]] until Australia took over the administration of the territory under a United Nations mandate.<ref name="EWC" />

Cricket in rural areas tended to be played mostly by the indigenous population, whilst in urban areas such as [[Port Moresby]] the game was played mostly by the British and Australian [[expatriate]] population, and a competition for clubs in the city was started in 1937. A team of nine expatriate and two indigenous players played in Papua New Guinea's first international, against Australia<ref name="EWC" /> in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/PNG/1971-72_PNG_Australia_XI_in_Papua_New_Guinea_1971-72.html|title=Australia XI in Papua New Guinea 1971/72|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018020529/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/PNG/1971-72_PNG_Australia_XI_in_Papua_New_Guinea_1971-72.html|archive-date=18 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref>

Since its beginnings cricket was picked up naturally in the [[Motuan people|Motuan]] areas of [[Papua New Guinea]], most recognisably the village of [[Hanuabada]]. Hanuabada village is located on the outer suburbs of Port Moresby, here cricket is played everyday from small children to their national stars, every afternoon the streets are flooded with boys playing cricket, this was also where the Liklik Kricket Competition was started in PNG. It may be for these reasons more than half of the PNG national cricket team is from Hanuabada village.

===ICC Membership===

Papua New Guinea became an associate member of the ICC in 1973,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1149566|title='Most of us didn't know cricket was played on turf' – Norman Vanua reminisces about PNG's rise|last=|first=|date=1 April 2019|work=International Cricket Council|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401080529/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1149566|archive-date=1 April 2019|accessdate=1 April 2019}}</ref> shortly before the country gained independence in 1975.<ref name="EWC" /> The [[West Indies cricket team]] visited the country that year, beating the national side by four wickets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/140/140062.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v West Indies, 23 October 1975|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018020611/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/140/140062.html|archive-date=18 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref> The team for that match contained six indigenous players, and from this point on, indigenous players began to dominate the national team.<ref name="EWC" />

They played in the first [[ICC Trophy]] in 1979, though they failed to progress beyond the first round.<ref name="ICCT79">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG|title=ICC Trophy 1979|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001192327/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1979_ENG_ICC_Trophy_1979.html|archive-date=1 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref> They won the gold medal at the first South Pacific Games cricket tournament later in the year and have won the gold medal every time since.<ref name="EWC" /><ref name="SPG07" /> After a tour of Australia in 1981,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/Papua_New_Guinea_in_Australia_1980-81.html|title=Papua New Guinea in Australia 1980/81|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403035628/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/Papua_New_Guinea_in_Australia_1980-81.html|archive-date=3 April 2016|access-date=}}</ref> Papua New Guinea had their best international performance in the [[1982 ICC Trophy]] where they finished third after beating [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] in a play-off.<ref name="ICCT82">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/42/42589.html|title=Scorecard of Bangladesh v Papua New Guinea, 9 July 1982|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018020652/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/42/42589.html|archive-date=18 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref>

Papua New Guinea again failed to progress beyond the first round at the [[1986 ICC Trophy]],<ref name="ICCT86">{{Cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_1986.html|title=ICC Trophy 1986|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313141102/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_1986.html|archive-date=13 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> though they did record the highest total in the tournament's history in their match against [[Gibraltar national cricket team|Gibraltar]].<ref name="ICCTRec">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Icct/Overall/Highest_Team_Totals.html|title=Team totals of 300 and more in an innings in the ICC Trophy|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005194916/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Icct/Overall/Highest_Team_Totals.html|archive-date=5 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref> They bounced back to win the gold medal at the South Pacific Games in [[New Caledonia]] the following year.<ref name="EWC" /> They reached the second round of the [[1990 ICC Trophy]] in the [[Netherlands]]<ref name="ICCT90">{{Cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Unibind_ICC_Trophy_1990.html|title=Unibind ICC Trophy 1990|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709101844/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Unibind_ICC_Trophy_1990.html|archive-date=9 July 2017|access-date=}}</ref> and the gold medal when they hosted the South Pacific Games in 1991.<ref name="EWC" />

They reached the plate final of the [[1994 ICC Trophy]], but did not play the match as they had already booked a flight home, not expecting to qualify.<ref name="ICCT94">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/58/58641.html|title=Scorecard of Denmark v Namibia, 1 March 1994|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191919/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/58/58641.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> This has been an occasional problem for Papua New Guinea, as flights to and from the country are infrequent. They also left the 1998 [[ACC Trophy]] in Nepal early after losing their first two games, forfeiting their match against the [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]] as otherwise they would have had to have waited more than a week for the next flight. This has also meant they have rarely played overseas outside of official tournaments, the only exceptions being a visit to [[Fiji]] in 1977, a tour of Hong Kong in the early 1980s and the aforementioned tour of Australia.<ref name="EWC" />

===Modern era===

Another international outlet for Papua New Guinea team opened up in 1996 when they participated in the first [[ACC Trophy]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. They reached the semi-final, where they lost to Bangladesh.<ref name="ACCT96">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102651.html|title=Scorecard of Bangladesh v Papua New Guinea, 13 September 1996|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180736/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102651.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> They played in the tournament again in 1998, but left the tournament early. They have not played in the tournament since due to the establishment of the ICC's East Asia/Pacific development region.<ref name="EWC" /> In-between the two ACC Trophy tournaments, Papua New Guinea finished 13th in the [[1997 ICC Trophy]].<ref name="ICCT97">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/63/63785.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Singapore, 5 April 1997|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111204958/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/63/63785.html|archive-date=11 November 2017|access-date=}}</ref> They failed to progress beyond the first round of the [[2001 ICC Trophy|2001 tournament]] in Ontario.<ref name="ICCT01">{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_2001.html|title=ICC Trophy 2001|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602131508/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_2001.html|archive-date=2 June 2019|access-date=}}</ref> They finished third in the 2001 [[Pacifica Cup]]<ref name="PC01">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71601.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Tonga, 8 February 2001|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190223/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71601.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> and won the same event in 2002, beating [[Tonga national cricket team|Tonga]] in the final.<ref name="PC02">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74743.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Tonga, 5 June 2002|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222430/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74743.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref>

They again won the gold medal at [[Cricket at the 2003 South Pacific Games|cricket tournament]] of the [[2003 South Pacific Games]],<ref name="SPG03">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&compID=18028&c=2-1976-0-0-0|title=Results for SPG 2003 Cricket|last=|first=|date=29 July 2003|website=Sporting Pulse|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208171437/http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&compID=18028&c=2-1976-0-0-0|archive-date=8 February 2013|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref> and in 2005 played in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup qualification#World Cup Qualifying Series Division 2 2005|repêchage tournament]] of the [[2005 ICC Trophy]]. They won the tournament after beating regional rivals [[Fiji national cricket team|Fiji]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102370.html|title=Scorecard of Fiji v Papua New Guinea, 27 February 2005|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223455/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102370.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> This qualified them for the [[2005 ICC Trophy]], where they finished 11th.<ref name="ICCT05">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/82/82975.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Uganda, 11 July 2005|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165735/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/82/82975.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> In 2007, Papua New Guinea played in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] of the [[World Cricket League]] in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] where they finished third.<ref name="WCL307">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/122/122318.html|title=Scorecard of Cayman Islands v Papua New Guinea, 2 June 2007|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729182824/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/122/122318.html|archive-date=29 July 2012|access-date=}}</ref> They played in the [[Cricket at the 2007 South Pacific Games|cricket tournament]] of the [[2007 South Pacific Games]], where they again won the gold medal.<ref name="SPG07" />

In late January 2009, Papua New Guinea travelled to [[Buenos Aires]] to take part in [[2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] of the World Cricket League where they played [[Argentina national cricket team|Argentina]], the [[Cayman Islands national cricket team|Cayman Islands]], [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] and the top two teams from [[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|Division Four]] in 2008. A top two finish in this tournament would have qualified them for the [[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier]] in South Africa later in 2009, from which they could have qualified for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/GLOBAL/WCL/structure0609.pdf|title=ICC World Cricket League Division 1-5 Structure for 2006-2009|last=ICC World Cricket League|date=|website=Cricket Europe|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004231108/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/GLOBAL/WCL/structure0609.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2007|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref> Papua New Guinea narrowly missed qualification, ending up in third place behind Afghanistan and Uganda.

It was third time lucky for Papua New Guinea when they contested Division Three of the World Cricket League in January 2011. Winning their first 4 matches of the tournament, they had assured themselves a top two finish, before losing the final round robin match and then the final, both against Hong Kong.

In April 2011, Papua New Guinea took part in [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the [[World Cricket League]], held in the [[United Arab Emirates]] and came third, thus qualifying for the [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] in New Zealand.

In February 2013, Papua New Guinea travelled to Auckland, New Zealand, for the [[2013 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship|EAP Championship]] and went through the group stages unbeaten before defeating Vanuatu in the final.<ref name="icc-europeicc">{{Cite web|url=http://www.icc-europe.org/match_zone/series/newsdetails.php#selection-751.0-751.52|title=Papua New Guinea advance to World Twenty20 Qualifier|last=|first=|date=7 February 2013|website=International Cricket Council|access-date=29 March 2013}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> As a result, they participated in the [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] in the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] in October.

===ODI and T20I status===
Papua New Guinea finished 4th in the [[2013 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|final qualifying tournament]] for the [[2015 ICC Cricket World Cup]], in [[New Zealand]] in 2014. While missing out on qualification for the World Cup, their final position allowed them to gain [[One Day International]] (ODI) status for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/714845.html|title=Netherlands, Kenya and Canada lose ODI status|last=|first=|date=1 February 2014|website=ESPN Cricinfo|publisher=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303013918/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/714845.html|archive-date=3 March 2014|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> By having ODI status, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) also granted Papua New Guinea [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/756175.html| title=Nepal, Netherlands get T20 international status| publisher=ESPN Cricinfo| date=28 June 2014| accessdate=15 July 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226180032/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/756175.html| archive-date=26 December 2016| url-status=live}}</ref>

The team played their first ODI match in a two-match series [[Hong Kong cricket team against Papua New Guinea in Australia in 2014–15|against Hong Kong]] in Australia in November 2014.<ref name="ODIdebut">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/791609.html|title=Papua New Guinea set to make ODI debut|last=|first=|date=23 October 2014|work=ESPN Cricinfo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023222834/http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/791609.html|archive-date=23 October 2014|accessdate=24 October 2014}}</ref>
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| date = 8 November 2014
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|HK}}
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| score1 = 202 (48.3)
| runs1 = [[Jamie Atkinson]] 59 (79)
| wickets1 = [[Assad Vala]] 2/17 (5 overs)
| score2 = 203/6 (40 overs)
| runs2 = [[Charles Amini]] 61[[not out|*]] (67)
| wickets2 = [[Irfan Ahmed]] 3/51 (8 overs)
| result = Papua New Guinea won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/791633.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Tony Ireland Stadium]], [[Townsville]]
| umpires = [[Phil Jones (umpire)|Phil Jones]] (NZ) and [[Paul Wilson (cricketer)|Paul Wilson]] (Aus)
| motm =
| toss = Hong Kong won the toss and chose to bat.
| rain =
| notes = First ever ODI match for Papua New Guinea.
}}
They won the first by 4 wickets, the second by 3 wickets. As on date (November-2016), they are the only country that has won its first two ODIs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mukherjee|first=Abhishek|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/papua-new-guinea-create-history-to-become-first-team-to-win-first-two-odis-208766|title=Papua New Guinea create history to become first team to win first two ODIs|date=13 November 2014|work=Cricket Country|access-date=20 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220172123/http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/papua-new-guinea-create-history-to-become-first-team-to-win-first-two-odis-208766|archive-date=20 February 2017}}</ref>

Papua New Guinea's first scheduled T20I match was against Hong Kong on 13 July 2015 at the [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]]. However the match was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain, with no toss taking place.<ref name="PNG-HK">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875489.html |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 17th Match, Group A: Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea at Bready, Jul 13, 2015 |accessdate=15 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201000709/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875489.html |archive-date=1 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> They played their first full match two days later, against Ireland, beating them by 2 wickets.<ref name="PNG-Ire">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875501.html |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 23rd Match, Group A: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015 |accessdate=15 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711181240/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875501.html |archive-date=11 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> With their victory against Nepal on 17 July, they became the first team to qualify for the play-off section of the tournament.<ref name="PNG-Playoffs">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/899777.html|title=Dominant PNG progress to knockouts with easy win|last=Della Penna|first=Peter|date=17 July 2015|work=ESPN Cricinfo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718011205/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/899777.html|archive-date=18 July 2015|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>

Papua New Guinea crashed out early from the race of qualification for the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]] slated to be held in India. They finished eighth during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland.

In September 2017, then team coach [[Jason Gillespie]] suggested that Papua New Guinea should be added to the [[Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/1110839.html |title=Jason Gillespie named interim PNG coach |accessdate=13 July 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713143316/http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/1110839.html |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=live |date=13 July 2017 }}</ref><ref name="AusLO">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/jason-gillespie-papua-new-guines-coach-inclusion-jlt-one-day-domestic-australia-new-team/2017-09-06|title=Throw PNG a one-day lifeline: Gillespie|last=Burnett|first=Adam|date=6 September 2017|work=Cricket Australia|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906181930/http://www.cricket.com.au/news/jason-gillespie-papua-new-guines-coach-inclusion-jlt-one-day-domestic-australia-new-team/2017-09-06|archive-date=6 September 2017|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref>

==Papua New Guinea Cricket Board==

[[Papua New Guinea Cricket Board]] is the official [[Sport governing body|governing body]] of the sport of [[cricket]] in [[Papua New Guinea]]. Its current headquarters is in [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]]. Papua New Guinea Cricket Board is Papua New Guinea's representative at the [[International Cricket Council]] and is an associate member and has been a member of that body since 1973. It is also a member of the [[East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council]].

==Home ground==

===Amini Park===

[[Amini Park]] is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/India/content/ground/518990.html|title=Amini Park - Papua New Guinea - Cricket Grounds - ESPNcricinfo|website=Cricinfo|accessdate=8 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002502/http://www.espncricinfo.com/India/content/ground/518990.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273.html|title=Amini Park, Port Moresby|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023095039/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273.html|archive-date=23 October 2019|access-date=}}</ref>
The ground is named for the Amini family, several of whom have played cricket for Papua New Guinea,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/PNG_A.html|title=Papua New Guinea players (A)|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425153729/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/PNG_A.html|archive-date=25 April 2019|access-date=}}</ref> the ground has seen the men's team play [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] and [[Victorian Bushrangers|Victoria]].

The women's team played [[Japan national women's cricket team|Japan]] in a three match series at the ground in September 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273_misc.html|title=Other matches played on Amini Park, Port Moresby|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926012310/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273_misc.html|archive-date=26 September 2017|access-date=}}</ref>

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==Tournament history==

===ICC Cricket World Cup===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Cricket World Cup|World Cup record]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|India}}{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|PAK}} {{flagicon|SRI}} [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|SRI}} {{flagicon|BGD}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]|| colspan="7"|''Not eligible ''
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''0/10'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

===ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy)===

*[[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]]: First round<ref name="ICCT79" />
*[[1982 ICC Trophy|1982]]: 3rd place<ref name="ICCT82" />
*[[1986 ICC Trophy|1986]]: First round<ref name="ICCT86" />
*[[1990 ICC Trophy|1990]]: Second round<ref name="ICCT90" />
*[[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]: Reached plate final but did not take part<ref name="ICCT94" />
*[[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]]: 13th place<ref name="ICCT97" />
*[[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: First round<ref name="ICCT01" />
*[[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]: 11th place<ref name="ICCT05" />
*[[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009]]: Did not qualify
*[[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014]]: 4th place
*[[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2018]]: 9th place

===ICC T20 World Cup===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[ICC T20 World Cup]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2020 ICC World Twenty20|2020]]||colspan ="7"|''Qualified''
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''0/16'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

===ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier===

*[[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]: 8th place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/scorecard/546474/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-69th-match-7th-place-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2011-12|title=Full Scorecard of Nepal vs Papua New Guinea, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 69th Match, 7th Place Play-off - Score Report|last=|first=|date=23 March 2012|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226190332/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/scorecard/546474/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-69th-match-7th-place-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2011-12|archive-date=26 February 2020|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2013]]: 8th place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/game/660225/papua-new-guinea-vs-scotland-67th-match-7th-place-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2013-14|title=Scotland beat Papua New Guinea by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) - Papua New Guinea vs Scotland, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 67th Match, 7th place play-off Match Summary, Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]]: 8th Place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/875545/afghanistan-vs-papua-new-guinea-3rd-qualifying-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015|title=Mangal, bowlers put Afghanistan in World T20|last=Della Penna|first=Peter|date=23 July 2015|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911105607/http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/875545/afghanistan-vs-papua-new-guinea-3rd-qualifying-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015|archive-date=11 September 2018|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2019]]: Runners-up<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/1199549/netherlands-vs-papua-new-guinea-final-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-qualifier-2019-20|title=Roelof van der Merwe and Brandon Glover help Netherlands defend title|last=Della Penna|first=Peter|date=1 November 2019|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104092058/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/1199549/netherlands-vs-papua-new-guinea-final-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-qualifier-2019-20|archive-date=4 November 2019|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>

===ICC World Cricket League===

*2007: [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] 3rd place<ref name="WCL307" />
*2009: [[2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] 3rd place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/|title=ICC World Cricket League Division Three Table - 2009|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224223228/https://www.espncricinfo.com/|archive-date=24 February 2020|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*2011: [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] 2nd place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8785/game/494742/hong-kong-vs-papua-new-guinea-final-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three-2010-11|title=Hong Kong beat Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) - Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea, ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Final Match Summary, Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*2011: [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] 3rd place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/505971/hong-kong-vs-papua-new-guinea-3rd-place-play-off-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2011|title=Papua New Guinea beat Hong Kong by 127 runs - Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea, ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 3rd Place Play-off Match Summary, Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128204648/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/505971/hong-kong-vs-papua-new-guinea-3rd-place-play-off-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2011|archive-date=28 January 2020|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*2019: [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] 3rd place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/1174844/papua-new-guinea-vs-united-states-of-america-3rd-place-playoff-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2019|title=Papua New Guinea beat United States of America by 5 wickets (with 102 balls remaining) - Papua New Guinea vs United States of America, ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 3rd Place Playoff Match Summary, Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509100142/http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/1174844/papua-new-guinea-vs-united-states-of-america-3rd-place-playoff-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2019|archive-date=9 May 2019|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>

===ICC EAP Cricket Trophy===

*[[ICC EAP Cricket Trophy|2009]]: 1st place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/253/253932.html|title=Fiji v Papua New Guinea East Asia-Pacific Trophy 2009/10 (World Cricket League Group)|last=|first=|date=25 September 2009|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308065255/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/253/253932.html|archive-date=8 March 2016|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2011 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy Twenty20 Division One|2011]]: 1st place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/518998/scorecard/519012/papua-new-guinea-vs-vanuatu-final-|title=Full Scorecard of Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu Final 2011 - Score Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2013 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship|2013]]: 1st place<ref name="icc-europeicc"/>

===Pacifica Cup===

*2001: 3rd place<ref name="PC01" />
*2002: Winners<ref name="PC02" />

===(South) Pacific Games===

*1979: Gold medal<ref name="EWC" />
*1987: Gold medal<ref name="EWC" />
*1991: Gold medal<ref name="EWC" />
*[[Cricket at the 2003 South Pacific Games|2003]]: Gold medal
*[[Cricket at the 2007 South Pacific Games|2007]]: Gold medal
*[[Cricket at the 2011 Pacific Games|2011]]: Gold medal
*[[Cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games|2015]]: Silver medal
*[[Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games|2019]]: Gold medal

===ACC Trophy===

*1996: Semi-final<ref name="ACCT96" />
*1998: First round<ref name="EWC" />
*2000 onwards: Not taken part as now part of the East Asia/Pacific region<ref name="EWC" />

==Current squad==
'''Key'''
*S/N = Shirt number

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Name
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Age
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Batting Style
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Bowling Style
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Formats
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | S/N
|-
! colspan="6" | Opening batsmen
|-
| [[Lega Siaka]] || {{age|1991|12|21}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 6
|-
| [[Sese Bau]] || {{age|1992|6|23}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 34
|-
| [[Hiri Hiri]] || {{age|1995|5|1}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 44
|-
| [[Kiplin Doriga]] || {{age|1995|10|15}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 45
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Assad Vala]] || {{age|1987|8|5}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI (C), T20I (C) || 13
|-
| [[Mahuru Dai]] || {{age|1984|5|30}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 14
|-
| [[Gaudi Toka]] || {{age|1994|6|16}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|Left-arm fast]] || ODI, T20 || 46
|-
| [[Charles Amini]] || {{age|1992|4|14}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 92
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Tony Ura]] || {{age|1989|10|15}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 4
|-
| [[Simon Atai]] || {{age|1989|9|19}} || Right-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 31
|-
| [[Jack Vare]] || {{age|1992|6|23}} || Left-handed || N/A || ODI, T20 || 11
|-
! colspan="6" | Pace bowlers
|-
| [[Norman Vanua]] || {{age|1993|12|2}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 2
|-
| [[John Reva]] || {{age|1990|9|23}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 6
|-
| [[Jason Kila]] || {{age|1990|1|15}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 7
|-
| [[Nosaina Pokana]] || {{age|1996|4|12}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || ODI, T20 || 43
|-
| [[Riley Hekure]] || {{age|1994|10|31}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 52
|-
! colspan="6" | Spin bowlers
|-
| [[Pipi Raho]] || {{age|1988|3|4}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 20
|-
| [[Damien Ravu]] || {{age|1994|5|3}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 53
|-
| [[Chad Soper]] || {{age|1991|11|10}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 77
|-
|}

==Records and statistics of international matches==
'''International match summary – Papua New Guinea'''<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704210050/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=4 July 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="T20I">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123212241/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |archive-date=23 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" | '''Playing record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural match
|-
| align="left"| One-Day Internationals || 27 || 7 || 20 || 0 || 0 || 8 November 2014
|-
| align="left"| Twenty20 Internationals || 26 || 17 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 15 July 2015
|-
|}
''Last updated 2 November 2019''

===One-Day Internationals===
*Highest team total: 264/7 v. [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], 9 November 2014 at [[Riverway Stadium|Tony Ireland Stadium]], [[Townsville, Australia|Townsville]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623212748/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=23 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Highest individual score: 151, [[Tony Ura]] v. [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]], 6 March 2018 at [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / High scores |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307024238/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=7 March 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Best individual bowling figures: 6/41, [[Chad Soper]] v. [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], 6 November 2016 at [[Mission Road Ground]], [[Mong Kok]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 February 2016}}</ref>

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'''Most ODI runs for Papua New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=4 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220054423/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || 739 || 27.37 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Tony Ura]] || 718 || 27.61 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Lega Siaka]] || 471 || 18.84 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Mahuru Dai]] || 454 || 28.37 || 2014–2018
|-
|[[Sese Bau]] || 378 || 18.90 || 2016–2019
|}
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'''Most ODI wickets for Papua New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=4 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220055146/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || 34 || 26.47 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || 27 || 24.00 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Chad Soper]] || 25 || 29.32 || 2016–2019
|-
|[[Nosaina Pokana]] || 20 || 25.15 || 2016–2019
|-
|[[Mahuru Dai]] || 18 || 37.50 || 2014–2018
|}
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'''Highest individual innings in ODIs'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team|title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Highest Scores|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=15 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307024238/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team|archive-date=7 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Year
|-
|[[Tony Ura]] || '''151*''' || {{cr|IRE}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 6 March 2018
|-
|[[Lega Siaka]] || '''109''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Riverway Stadium|Townsville]] || 9 November 2014
|-
|[[Kiplin Doriga]] || '''89*''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[ICC Academy Ground|Dubai]] || 8 December 2017
|-
|[[Mahuru Dai]] || '''76*''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Mission Road Ground|Mong Kok]] || 8 November 2016
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || '''70''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Mission Road Ground|Mong Kok]] || 6 November 2016
|}

'''Best bowling figures in an innings in ODIs'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team|title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=29 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704150404/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team|archive-date=4 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Date
|-
|[[Chad Soper]] || '''6/41''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Mission Road Ground|Mong Kok]] || 6 November 2016
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || '''4/24''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 17 March 2018
|-
|[[Charles Amini]] || '''4/27''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 17 March 2018
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || '''4/37''' || {{cr|USA}} || [[Wanderers Cricket Ground|Windhoek]] || 27 April 2019
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || '''4/39''' || {{cr|UAE}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 9 March 2018
|}

'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODI" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"| '''v. Test nations'''
|- align="center"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IRE}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 March 2018 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|WIN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 March 2018 ||
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|- align="center"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|HK}} || 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 ||8 November 2014 ||8 November 2014
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 22 September 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|OMA}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 14 August 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 ||6 October 2017 ||8 October 2017
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 ||31 March 2017 ||2 April 2017
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|USA}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 27 April 2019 || 27 April 2019
|}
''Records complete to ODI #4210. Last updated 23 September 2019.''

===Twenty20 Internationals===
*Highest team total: 216/4 v. [[Philippines national cricket team|Philippines]], 22 March 2019 at [[Amini Park]], [[Port Moresby]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220061546/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Highest individual score: 107*, [[Tony Ura]] v. [[Philippines national cricket team|Philippines]], 23 March 2019 at [[Amini Park]], [[Port Moresby]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref>
*Best innings bowling: 5/15, [[Damien Ravu]] v. [[Vanuatu national cricket team|Vanuatu]], on 9 July 2019 at Faleata Oval No 3, [[Apia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most T20I runs for Papua New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Tony Ura]] || 671 || 37.27 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || 460 || 23.00 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Charles Amini]] || 377 || 26.92 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Sese Bau]] || 356 || 25.42 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || 321 || 22.92 || 2015–2019
|}
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'''Most T20I wickets for Papua New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || 35 || 14.42 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Damien Ravu]] || 24 || 9.20 || 2019–2019
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || 20 || 12.45 || 2016–2019
|-
|[[Nosaina Pokana]] || 19 || 17.26 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Charles Amini]] || 19 || 19.31 || 2015–2019
|}
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'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I" />

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%; width: 700px;"
|- class="unsortable"
! scope="col" colspan=9 | '''v. Test nations'''
|- align="center"
! scope="col"| Opposition
! scope="col"| {{abbr|M|Matches played}}
! scope="col"| {{abbr|W|Matches won}}
! scope="col"| {{abbr|L|Matches lost}}
! scope="col"| {{abbr|T|Matches tied}}
! scope="col"| {{abbr|NR|Matches with no result}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | First Match
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | First Win
|- align="center"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|AFG}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 23 July 2015 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IRE}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 15 July 2015 || 15 July 2015
|-
! scope="col" colspan=9 | '''v. Associate Members'''
|- align="center"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|BER}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 19 October 2019 || 19 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|KEN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 27 October 2019 || 27 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20 October 2019 || 20 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NEP}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 July 2015 || 17 July 2015
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NED}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 24 October 2019 || 24 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PHI}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 22 March 2019 || 22 March 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SAM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 July 2019 || 8 July 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 21 October 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SIN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 October 2019 || 25 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 12 April 2017 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|VAN}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 22 March 2019 || 22 March 2019
|-
|}
''Records complete to T20I #997. Last updated 2 November 2019.''

==Other records and statistics==
===First-class matches===

*Most first-class runs: [[Assad Vala]] '''559'''
*Most first-class wickets: [[Norman Vanua]] '''16'''
*Highest individual score: [[Assad Vala]] '''144*''' v. [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], 16–19 October 2016
*Highest team score: '''311''' v. [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], 16–19 October 2016
*Best bowling (innings): [[Loa Nou]] '''5/49''' v. [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]], 16–18 June 2015
*Best bowling (match): [[Lega Siaka]] '''7/54''' v. [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], 16–19 October 2016

===ICC Trophy===
*Highest team total: 455/9 v. Gibraltar, 18 June 1986 (Tournament record)<ref name="ICCTRec" />
*Highest individual score: 162 by T Souter v. [[Israel national cricket team|Israel]], 20 June 1986<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Batting/|title=Highest Individual Innings for Papua New Guinea in ICC Trophy Matches|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302214016/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Batting/|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=}}</ref>
*Best innings bowling: 5/12 by W Maha v. Gibraltar, 18 June 1986<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Bowling/Best_Bowling_in_an_Innings.html|title=Best Bowling in an Innings for Papua New Guinea in ICC Trophy Matches|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302214315/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Bowling/Best_Bowling_in_an_Innings.html|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=}}</ref>

===Overall===

*Highest team total: 572/7 v. New Caledonia, 31 August 2007 (world record)<ref name="PNGRec" />
*Highest individual score: 162 by B Harry v. [[Israel national cricket team|Israel]], 20 June 1986<ref name="EWC" />
*Best innings bowling: 8/27 by Mea Steven v. [[Vanuatu national cricket team|New Hebrides]], 1979<ref name="EWC" />

==Players==
Papua New Guinea's squad for the [[ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2019]] in Scotland, 14–21 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-on-a-mission/|title=Barras on a mission|last=|first=|date=28 March 2019|work=The National (Papua New Guinea)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403073756/https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-on-a-mission/|archive-date=3 April 2019|accessdate=3 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[Assad Vala]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Charles Amini]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Simon Atai]]
* [[Sese Bau]]
* [[Kiplin Doriga]]
* [[Gaudi Toka]]
* [[Nosaina Pokana]]
* [[Damien Ravu]]
* [[Riley Hekure]]
* [[Lega Siaka]]
* [[Chad Soper]]
* [[Tony Ura]]
* [[Norman Vanua]]
* [[Hiri Hiri]]

==See also==

* [[Papua New Guinea national women's cricket team]]
* [[Papua New Guinea Under-19 cricket team]]
* [[List of Papua New Guinea ODI cricketers|Papua New Guinea ODI cricketers]]
* [[List of Papua New Guinea Twenty20 International cricketers|Papua New Guinea T20I cricketers]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{National Sports Teams of Papua New Guinea}}
{{National cricket teams}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Papua New Guinea National Cricket Team}}
[[Category:Cricket in Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:National cricket teams]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Papua New Guinea|Cricket]]
[[Category:Papua New Guinea in international cricket]]

Oman national cricket team

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| coach = {{flagicon|SL}} [[Duleep Mendis]]
| captain = [[Zeeshan Maqsood]]

| icc_status = Associate Member with ODI status
| icc_member_year = 2014
| icc_region = [[Asian Cricket Council|Asia]]

| odi_rank = 13th
| t20i_rank = 18th
| odi_rank_best = 13th (01 May 2020) 
| t20i_rank_best = 14th (20-Oct-2019) 

| first_odi = v. {{cr|NAM}} at [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]; 27 April 2019
| most_recent_odi = v. {{cr|USA}} at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]]; 11 February 2020
| num_odis = 11
| num_odis_this_year = 6
| odi_record = 8/3 (0 ties, 0 no result)
| odi_record_this_year = 5/1 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wcq_apps = 2
| wcq_first = [[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]
| wcq_best = 9th (2005)

| first_t20i = v. {{cr|AFG}} at [[Castle Avenue, Dublin|Castle Avenue]], [[Dublin]]; 25 July 2015
| most_recent_t20i = v. {{cr|MDV}} at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]]; 25 February 2020
| num_t20is = 36
| num_t20is_this_year = 3
| t20i_record = 16/19 (0 ties, 1 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 2/1 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wt20_apps = 2
| wt20_first = [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]
| wt20_best = Group stage (2016)
| wt20q_apps = 2
| wt20q_first = [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]
| wt20q_best = 6th ([[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]], [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier|2019]])

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The '''Oman national cricket team''' is the team that represents the country of [[Oman]] and is governed by the [[Oman Cricket Board]], which became an Affiliate Member of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) in 2000, and gained Associate status in 2014. The national side has played matches at [[Twenty20 International]] level.
On 24 April 2019, Oman achieved [[One-Day International]] status for the first time until 2022, after they beat tournament hosts Namibia by four wickets in [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]].
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1196656 |title=Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status|accessdate=24 April 2019 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

Oman's first competitive matches came at the [[2002 ACC Trophy]], and the side has since participated in many [[Asian Cricket Council]] tournaments, finishing runner-up in the [[2004 ACC Trophy]] and twice winning the [[ACC Twenty20 Cup]]. Oman has participated in [[ICC World Cup Qualifier]] without qualifying for the final tournament, placing ninth at the [[2005 ICC Trophy]] and eleventh at the [[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009 World Cup Qualifier]]. In July 2015, with their win against [[Namibia cricket team|Namibia]] in the [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]], Oman gained [[Twenty20 International]] status and qualified for [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]] in [[India]], its first major international tournament<ref name="OmanQual">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/902731.html |title=Oman secure World T20 spot with memorable win |accessdate=23 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all [[Twenty20]] matches played between Oman and other [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC Members]] after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|work=[[International Cricket Council]]|date=26 April 2018|accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref>

Most cricket in Oman is played by expatriate Indians and Pakistanis (and their descendants), rather than by [[Omani people|native Omanis]] – in 2010, only 100 of the 780 players in the national league were Arabs, or around 13 percent.<ref>(27 July 2011). [http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/news/july-2011/2229 "More men in Oman"] – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 February 2015.</ref> The composition of the Omani national side has generally reflected this, although several Arabs have appeared for the team. Quotas of Arab players have been introduced for both club teams and the national side, in order to boost cricket's popularity amongst the Arab population.

Compared to other Associate nations '''Oman''' have been incredibly consistent and have been the quickest team in terms of rising performance. The Oman Team had been participating in Division 5, against small teams like [[Tanzania]], [[Nigeria]] etc. just in 2016. They had also only become an associate member in 2014. But already now in 2020, they have become an established ODI nation, and one of the strongest associate teams in cricket. In 6 years they have established themselves with T20I Status, won through all divisions, participated in a World T20, and gained ODI Status. It is an incredible achievement of doing all of these difficult things in a small time.

==History==
{{See also|Cricket in Oman}}

===Early years and ICC Membership===

Oman became an affiliate member of the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] in 2000. Their senior international debut came at the 2002 [[ACC Trophy]] where they failed to progress beyond the first round, with their only win coming against [[Qatari cricket team|Qatar]]. A huge improvement was shown in the 2004 tournament when they reached the final, where they lost against [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|the United Arab Emirates]]. This qualified them for the [[2005 ICC Trophy]], the final qualification stage for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]]. It also qualified them for the [[Asia Cup]] in 2006. Later in 2004, they won the Middle East Cup after a tied game against [[Bahraini cricket team|Bahrain]]. They won the tournament as they beat Bahrain in the group stage. In the [[2014 ACC Premier League]] in Malaysia they reached 4th place with three wins.

===2005 ICC Trophy and aftermath===

In 2005, Oman became the first affiliate member of the ICC to compete in the [[ICC Trophy]]. Despite being the mystery men of the tournament, they lost all their group games, but then won their play-off games against [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] and [[United States cricket team|the USA]], the latter when they successfully chased down a mammoth target of 345, featuring an unbroken 127-run partnership for the eighth wicket. This gave them ninth place out of the twelve teams in the competition, enough to earn a place in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the [[ICC World Cricket League]] in 2007.

2006 saw a drop in form for Oman, as they were eliminated in the first round of the ACC Trophy, with their only win coming against [[Maldives cricket team|the Maldives]]. As mentioned above, they were originally scheduled to participate in the Asia Cup in 2006, playing their first ODIs against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[India national cricket team|India]]. However this tournament was postponed until 2008, and the ACC decided to use the 2006 ACC Trophy as a qualification tournament, meaning that Oman's place was taken by [[Hong Kong cricket team|Hong Kong]].

===2007–2013===

In October/November 2007, Oman took part in the inaugural [[ACC Twenty20 Cup]] held in [[Kuwait]], where they played in Group A against; [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]], [[Nepalese cricket team|Nepal]] and [[Qatar national cricket team|Qatar]]. Oman finished in the top two of their group and qualified for the semi-final stage. Oman beat [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]] in their semi-final, then shared the tournament after the final match against Afghanistan was tied.

In November 2007, Oman travelled to [[Namibia]] to take part in Division Two of the ICC World Cricket League. They played [[Danish cricket team|Denmark]], [[Namibian cricket team|the hosts]] and [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|the UAE]] in addition to the two qualifiers from [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]]; [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] and [[Argentina national cricket team|Argentina]]. Although Oman won all their group matches, they lost to the UAE in the final. On the basis of their top four finish in this tournament, Oman qualified for the [[ICC World Cup Qualifier]] in 2009, the final tournament in qualification for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]].

In January 2009, Oman participated in the ACC Cup, Challenge tournament in [[Chiang Mai]], Thailand. They came first with ease, defeating the [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]] and [[Bhutan national cricket team|Bhutan]] in the Semi finals and finals respectively. The fourth favourites to win the cup were hosts, [[Thailand national cricket team|Thailand]] who ended up in fourth place.

In April 2009, Oman travelled to South Africa to participate in the [[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier|ICC World Cup Qualifier]], the final tournament in qualification for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]]. During the tournament Oman finished last in their group and in the 11th place playoff they beat [[Denmark national cricket team|Denmark]] by 5 wickets.

In the [[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup]], Oman were drawn in Group B. In the group stages of the competition it won all five of its games, finishing top of the group and qualifying for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals it lost to the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]], therefore missing out on a chance to win back-to-back titles. In the third place playoff, it defeated [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]]. This victory enabled Oman to claim the final qualifying spot for the cricket tournament at the [[2010 Asian Games]]. They played in [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]], where they came 3rd to remain in [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]].

=== 2014 onwards: Associate Membership and ODI and T20I status ===

At the ICC Annual Conference, held in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], in June 2014, the [[Oman Cricket Board]] was upgraded from an affiliate member of the ICC to an associate member.<ref>(26 June 2014). [http://www.timesofoman.com/article/36592/Sports/Oman-becomes-International-Cricket-Council-associate-member- "Oman becomes International Cricket Council associate member"] – ''[[Times of Oman]]''. Retrieved 17 November 2015.</ref> That announcement came during the [[2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2014 WCL Division Four]], where Oman placed fifth to be relegated to the [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2016 Division Five]] event. Despite the team's poor performance in the 50-over format, Oman went on to win its next major international tournament, the [[2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup]], thus qualifying for [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier]] in Ireland and Scotland.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/series/811107.html ACC TWENTY20 CUP, 2014/15] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2015.</ref>

By defeating [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] in a sudden-death match at the World Twenty20 Qualifier, Oman reached the top six teams at the tournament, thus qualifying for the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016 World Twenty20]] and gaining [[Twenty20 International]] status until at least 2019.<ref>Peter Della Penna (23 July 2015). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/902731.html "Oman secure World T20 spot with memorable win"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2015.</ref> The team made its T20I debut in the fifth-place play-off against [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], and later in the year played bilateral T20I series against Afghanistan, [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], and [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]].
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 25 July
| time = 10:00
| team1 = {{cr-rt|OMA}}
| team2 = {{cr|AFG}}
| score1 = 127/9 (20 overs)
| score2 = 130/5 (18.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Khawar Ali]] 21 (26)
| wickets1 = [[Dawlat Zadran]] 2/21 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Najibullah Zadran]] 44 (34)
| wickets2 = [[Rajesh Ranpura]] 2/17 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Clontarf Cricket Club Ground]], [[Dublin]]
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = [[Gregory Brathwaite]] (WI) and [[Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Najibullah Zadran]] (Afg)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875551.html Scorecard]
| result = Afghanistan won by 5 wickets
| notes = Oman's first T20I match.<ref name="OmanQual" />
*''[[Aamir Kaleem]], [[Aamer Ali]], [[Munis Ansari]], [[Jatinder Singh]], [[Khawar Ali]], [[Mehran Khan]], [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]], [[Rajesh Ranpura]], [[Sultan Ahmed (Omani cricketer)|Sultan Ahmed]], [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] and [[Zeeshan Siddiqui]] (all Oman) made their T20I debuts.
}}
In 2016 Oman appeared at the 2016 World Twenty20 in India where they recorded an upset victory over [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]].<ref name="Oman-win">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/980047.html |title=Joy for underdogs Oman, Ireland stunned |access-date=12 March 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = {{anchor|match4}} 9 March
| time = 19:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score1 = 154/5 (20 overs)
| score2 = 157/8 (19.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gary Wilson (cricketer)|Gary Wilson]] 38 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Munis Ansari]] 3/37 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] 38 (33)
| wickets2 = [[Andy McBrine]] 2/15 (3 overs)
| venue = [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Dharamshala]]
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[Aamer Ali|Amir Ali]] (Oman)
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951311.html Scorecard]
| result = Oman won by 2 wickets
| notes = This was Oman's first victory in an ICC World T20 tournament.<ref name="Oman-win">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/980047.html |title=Joy for underdogs Oman, Ireland stunned |access-date=12 March 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
}}
They also appeared at the [[2016 Asia Cup Qualifier]].<ref>Andrew Nixon (2 November 2015). [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2015/articles/000052/005290.shtml "Busy month in UAE for associates"] – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 17 November 2015.</ref>

In January 2017 Oman took part in the [[Desert T20 Challenge|2017 Desert T20 Challenge]]. They reached the semi-finals of the tournament by beating [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] in the group stages, before being defeated by [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]].

In April 2019, Oman gained ODI status for the first time in history along with United States until 2022.
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1196656 |title=Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status|accessdate=24 April 2019 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| score1 = 226/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Karl Birkenstock]] 61 (108)
| wickets1 = [[Fayyaz Butt]] 2/28 (6 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score2 = 81 (29 overs)
| runs2 = [[Suraj Kumar]] 27 (61)
| wickets2 = [[Jan Frylinck]] 5/13 (8 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 145 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174845.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[David Odhiambo]] (Ken) and [[Claire Polosak]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Jan Frylinck]] (Nam)
| notes = [[Stephan Baard]], [[Karl Birkenstock]], [[Gerhard Erasmus]], [[Jan Frylinck]], [[Zane Green]], [[Jean-Pierre Kotze]], [[Bernard Scholtz]], [[JJ Smit]], [[Christi Viljoen]], [[Craig Williams (cricketer)|Craig Williams]], [[Pikky Ya France]] (Nam), [[Aqib Ilyas]], [[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]], [[Fayyaz Butt]], [[Jatinder Singh]], [[Kaleemullah (cricketer)|Kaleemullah]], [[Khawar Ali]], [[Khurram Nawaz]], [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]], [[Sandeep Goud]], [[Suraj Kumar]] and [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] (Oma) and all made their ODI debuts.
*''[[Claire Polosak]] (Aus) became the first female to umpire in a men's ODI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26615484/claire-polosak-make-history-first-female-umpire-men-odi |title=Claire Polosak to make history as first female umpire in a men's ODI |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
*''First ever ODI match for Oman.''
}}

==International grounds==

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==Tournament history==

===ICC Trophy/ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier===

*[[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]] to [[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]]: Not eligible – not an ICC Member
*[[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: Not eligible – ICC Affiliate Member
*[[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]: 9th place
*[[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009]]: 11th place
*[[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014]]: Did not qualify
*[[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2018]]: Did not qualify
*[[2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2022]]: TBD

===ICC T20 World Cup===

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|-
!colspan=9|[[ICC T20 World Cup]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| colspan="7"| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]|||Group Stage||13/16||3||1||1||0||1
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2020 ICC World Twenty20|2020]]||colspan ="7"| Qualified
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''13/16'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''1'''
|}

===ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier===
*[[2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2008]]: Not eligible
*[[2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2010]]: Not eligible
*[[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]: 15th place
*[[2014 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2014]]: Did not qualify
*[[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]]: 6th place
*[[2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2019]]: 6th place

===ICC World Cricket League===

* [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2007 Division Two]]: 2nd place
* [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2011 Division Three]]: 3rd place
* [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2013 Division Three]]: 5th place – relegated
* [[2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2014 Division Four]]: 5th place – relegated
* [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2016 Division Five]]: 2nd place - promoted
* [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2016 Division Four]]: 2nd place - promoted
* [[2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2017 Division Three]]: '''Champions''' - promoted
* [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2018 Division Two]]: 5th place - relegated
* [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2018 Division Three]]: '''Champions''' (hosts) - promoted
* [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2019 Division Two]]: 2nd place

===ACC Trophy===

*[[1996 ACC Trophy|1996]] to [[2000 ACC Trophy|2000]]: Not eligible – not an ACC member
*[[2002 ACC Trophy|2002]]: Group stage
*[[2004 ACC Trophy|2004]]: 2nd place
*[[2006 ACC Trophy|2006]]: 11th place
*[[2009 ACC Trophy Challenge|2009 Challenge]]: '''Champions''' – promoted
*[[2010 ACC Trophy Elite|2010 Elite]]: 6th place
*[[2012 ACC Trophy Elite|2012 Elite]]: 6th place
*[[2014 ACC Premier League|2014 Premier]]: 4th place
*[[2014 ACC Championship|2014 Championship]]: Qualified – tournament not held

===ACC Twenty20 Cup===

*[[2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2007]]: 1st place – tied with [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]]
*[[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2009]]: 3rd place
*[[2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2011]]: 3rd place
*[[2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2013]]: Group stage
*[[2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2015]]: 1st place

===ACC Western Region T20===

*[[2019 ACC Western Region T20|2019]]: Did not participate
*[[2020 ACC Western Region T20|2020]]: Group League (5th)

===Asian Games===
*[[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games – Men|2010]]: Qualified – did not participate
*[[Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games – Men|2014]]: Did not participate

===Desert T20 Challenge===
*[[2017 Desert T20 Challenge|2017]]: 4th place

==Current squad==
This lists all the players who have played for Oman in the past year and the forms in which they have played.

'''Key'''
*S/N = Shirt number

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Age
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Batting Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Bowling Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | Formats
! style="text-align:center; background:#DB161B; color:white; | S/N
|-
! colspan="6" | Batsmen
|-
| [[Jatinder Singh]] || {{age|1989|3|5}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 10
|-
| [[Aqib Ilyas]] || {{age|1992|3|12}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 47
|-
| [[Mehran Khan]] || {{age|1987|4|13}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off break]] || T20 || 14
|-
| [[Khurram Nawaz]] || {{age|1986|1|30}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || N/A || ODI, T20 || 75
|-
| [[Mohammad Sanuth]] || {{age|1980|7|25}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 8
|-
| [[Moonamchery Michal]] || {{age|1983|5|18}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || List A || —
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || {{age|1987|10|24}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 12
|-
| [[Aamir Kaleem]] || {{age|1981|11|20}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 13
|-
| [[Ajay Lalcheta]] || {{age|1983|10|22}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 77
|-
| [[Khawar Ali]] || {{age|1985|12|20}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 68
|-
| [[Sandeep Goud]] || {{age|1991|11|8}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 26
|-
| [[Jay Odedra]] || {{age|1989|11|8}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 5
|-
| [[Wasim Ali (Omani cricketer)|Wasim Ali]] || {{age|1998|12|7}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || T20 || —
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Suraj Kumar]] || {{age|1988|11|29}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || N/A || ODI, T20 || 29
|-
| [[Naseem Khushi]] || {{age|1982|8|11}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || N/A || ODI, T20 || 86
|-
! colspan="6" | Pace bowlers
|-
| [[Fayyaz Butt]] || {{age|1993|8|17}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 1
|-
| [[Kaleemullah (cricketer)|Kaleemullah]] || {{age|1990|12|24}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 22
|-
| [[Sufyan Mehmood]] || {{age|1991|10|21}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 21
|-
| [[Badal Singh]] || {{age|1987|10|29}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 11
|-
! colspan="6" | Spin bowlers
|-
| [[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]] || {{age|1988|4|10}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || Left-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 18
|-
| [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] || {{age|1982|9|4}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 99
|}

==Coaching staff==

* Director of Cricket : {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Duleep Mendis]]<ref>[http://timesofoman.com/article/74718/Sports/Cricket/Duleep-describes-India-tour-as-'good-learning-experience'-for-Oman-team Duleep describes India tour as ‘good learning experience’ for Oman team]</ref>
* Manager: {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Syed Jamil Zaidi
* Head coach: {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Duleep Mendis]]
* Asst. coach: {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Mazher Saleem Khan
* Batting coach: n/a
* Bowling coach: {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Rumesh Ratnayake]]
* Spin Bowling Coach: n/a
* Fielding coach: {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Bharadwaj]]
* Mental conditioning coach: n/a
* Fitness trainer: {{flagicon|IND}} [[Nagendra Prasad]]
* Head Physiotherapist: {{flagicon|IND}} Jaganathan Premnath
* Masseur: n/a
* Performance analyst: Zeeshan Siddiqui

== Records and statistics ==

'''International match summary — Oman'''<ref name="ODIsummary">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="T20I">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" | '''Playing record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural match
|-
| align="left"| One-Day Internationals || 11 || 8 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 27 April 2019
|-
| align="left"| Twenty20 Internationals || 36 || 16 || 19 || 0 || 1 || 25 July 2015
|-
''Last updated 25 February 2020''
|}

=== One-Day Internationals ===

* Highest team total: 276/6 v. [[United States national cricket team|USA]] on 11 February 2020 at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Oman ODI Highest totals |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 109[[Not out|*]], [[Aqib Ilyas]] v. [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] on 9 February 2020 at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Oman ODI Highest individual score |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
* Best bowling figures in an innings: 4/15, [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] v. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on 5 January 2020 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Oman ODI Best bowling figures in an innings |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most ODI runs for Oman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / One-Day Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Aqib Ilyas]] || 621 || 69.00 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || 253 || 28.11 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Khawar Ali]]|| 245 || 24.50 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] || 212 || 70.66 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Jatinder Singh]] || 182 || 16.54 || 2019–2020
|}
{{col-break}}

'''Most ODI wickets for Oman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || 20 || 17.25 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]] || 18 || 21.00 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Aqib Ilyas]] || 16 || 12.62 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Khawar Ali]] || 12 || 33.41 || 2019–2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] || 9 || 26.00 || 2019-2020
|}
{{col-end}}

'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODIsummary" />

''Records complete to ODI #4244. Last updated 11 February 2020.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 27 April 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NEP}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 February 2020 || 5 February 2020
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PNG}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14 August 2019 || 14 August 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 15 August 2019 || 15 August 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 January 2020 || 5 January 2020
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|USA}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 February 2020 || 6 February 2020
|}

=== Twenty20 Internationals ===

* Highest team total: 180/5 v. [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] on 19 February 2016 at [[Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium]], [[Fatullah]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Oman T20I Highest totals |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=9 October 2019}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 72[[Not out|*]], [[Khawar Ali]] v. [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]] on 25 February 2020 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium|Al Amerat Cricket Stadium Turf 1]], [[Muscat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Oman T20I Highest individual score |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=9 October 2019}}</ref>
* Best bowling figures in an innings: 5/15, [[Aamir Kaleem]] v. [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] on 10 October 2019 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Oman T20I Best bowling figures in an innings |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=9 October 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most T20I runs for Oman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Jatinder Singh]] || 697 || 27.88 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Khawar Ali]] || 601 || 20.72 || 2015-2020
|-
|[[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || 547 || 24.86 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Aqib Ilyas]]|| 408 || 22.66 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Aamir Kaleem]] || 357 || 18.78 || 2015–2020
|}
{{col-break}}

'''Most T20I wickets for Oman'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/oman/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=37;type=team |title=Records / Oman / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=5 December 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]] || 51 || 16.25 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Khawar Ali]] || 35 || 16.85 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Aamir Kaleem]] || 25 || 18.48 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]] || 24 || 21.66 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Zeeshan Maqsood]] || 18 || 24.83 || 2015–2020
|}
{{col-end}}

'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I"/>

''Records complete to T20I #1058. Last updated 25 February 2020.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Full Members'''
|-
|align=left| {{cr|AFG}} || 5 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 25 July 2015 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|BAN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 March 2016 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|IRE}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 9 March 2016 || 9 March 2016
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
|align=left| {{cr|BHR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 February 2020 || 23 February 2020
|-
|align=left| {{cr|CAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 October 2019 || 25 October 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|HKG}} || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 21 November 2015 || 21 November 2015
|-
|align=left| {{cr|JER}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 27 October 2019 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|MDV}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 February 2020 || 25 February 2020
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NAM}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 29 October 2019 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NEP}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 October 2019 || 10 October 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NED}} || 4 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 11 March 2016 || 9 October 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NGR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 October 2019 || 23 October 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|QAT}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 24 February 2020 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|SCO}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 19 January 2017 ||
|-
|align=left| {{cr|UAE}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 22 November 2015 || 18 October 2019
|}

==See also==
* [[Cricket in Oman]]
* [[List of Oman ODI cricketers]]
* [[List of Oman Twenty20 International cricketers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{National cricket teams}}
{{National sports teams of Oman}}

[[Category:National cricket teams]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Oman|Cricket]]
[[Category:Oman in international cricket]]
[[Category:Cricket in Oman]]

United Arab Emirates national cricket team

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| image = Flag of United Arab Emirates.svg
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| association = [[Emirates Cricket Board]]
| captain = [[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]]
| coach = [[Robin Singh (cricketer)|Robin Singh]]

| icc_status = Associate Member with ODI status
| icc_member_year = 1990
| icc_region = [[Asian Cricket Council|Asia]]

| odi_rank = 18th
| t20i_rank = 13th
| odi_rank_best = 14th (1-Sep-2018) 
| t20i_rank_best = 11th (21-Oct-2019) 

| first_odi = v. {{cr|IND}} at [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]]; 13 April 1994
| most_recent_odi = v. {{cr|NAM}} at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]]; 9 January 2020
| num_odis = 59
| num_odis_this_year = 3
| odi_record = 17/42 (0 ties, 0 no result)
| odi_record_this_year = 2/1 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wc_apps = 2
| wc_first = [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
| wc_best = Group stage (1996, [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]])
| wcq_apps = 7
| wcq_first = [[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]
| wcq_best = Champions (1994)

| first_t20i = v. {{cr|NED}} at [[Sylhet International Cricket Stadium|Kingsmead]], [[Sylhet]]; 17 March 2014
| most_recent_t20i = v. {{cr|KUW}} at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium|Al Amerat Cricket Stadium Turf 1]], [[Muscat]]; 27 February 2020
| num_t20is = 49
| num_t20is_this_year = 5
| t20i_record = 24/24 (0 ties, 1 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 5/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wt20_apps = 1
| wt20_first = [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]
| wt20_best = Group stage (2014)
| wt20q_apps = 4
| wt20q_first = [[2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2010]]
| wt20q_best = 3rd (2010)

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The '''United Arab Emirates national cricket team''' ({{lang-ar|فريق الإمارات الوطني للكريكيت}}) is the team that represents the [[United Arab Emirates]] in [[international cricket]]. They are governed by the [[Emirates Cricket Board]] (ECB) which became an Affiliate Member of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) in 1989 and an [[ICC members|Associate Member]] the following year.<ref name="TL">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/GENERAL/TIMELINES/uae.shtml A Timeline of UAE cricket] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709093903/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/GENERAL/TIMELINES/uae.shtml |date=July 9, 2012 }} at CricketEurope</ref> Since 2005, the ICC's headquarters have been located in [[Dubai]].

One of the emerging [[One Day International]] (ODI) teams,<ref name="EWC">Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sportsbooks Publishing, 2007</ref> the UAE won the [[ACC Trophy]] on four consecutive occasions between 2000 and 2006, and were runners-up in the other three times the tournament has been played in 1996, 1998<ref name="TL" /> and 2008.<ref name="ACCT08">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/180/180216.html Scorecard] of Hong Kong v UAE, 3 August 2008 at CricketArchive</ref> They won the [[ICC Trophy]] in 1994, and played their first ODIs that year, later playing in the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="TL" /> Other ODI matches came in the [[2004 Asia Cup|2004]] and [[2008 Asia Cup]]s. At the [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014 World Cup Qualifier]], the UAE placed second behind [[Scotland cricket team|Scotland]], qualifying for the [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015 World Cup]] and gaining ODI status until 2018.<ref name="odistatus">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/77919/scotland-and-uae-battle-lock-horns-in-final-of-icc-cwcq-2014|title=Scotland and UAE battle lock horns in final of ICC CWCQ 2014|work=International Cricket Council|date=31 January 2014|accessdate=31 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131233903/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/77919/scotland-and-uae-battle-lock-horns-in-final-of-icc-cwcq-2014|archivedate=31 January 2014}}</ref>

UAE made the group stage of the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]]. The team has qualified for the [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]] as hosts. Following the demise of the [[World Cricket League]] (WCL), UAE will play in the [[2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] going forward.

==History==

===Early days===
In 1892, the United Kingdom took responsibility of the Sheikhdoms, and cricket was introduced by the British Army in what is now the UAE, but was then known as the "[[Trucial States]]". The game spread during World War II, as personnel from the British Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth forces (which included [[first-class cricket|first-class]] and [[club cricket|club]] cricketers from Australia and New Zealand) stationed in cities such as [[Ajman]], [[Al Ain]], Dubai and [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], continued their favourite pastime. The pitches installed by them around the air base in Sharjah were used by British and other foreign nationals after the war ended.<ref name="EWC" />

Sharjah residents began playing the Dubai residents in the local derbies which were held in Dubai. The Garden city of Al Ain has the oldest cricket council in the whole of the UAE. The popularity of the game declined after independence in 1971; however, when South Asians began settling in the country, they brought with them a wish to play cricket. The local Arab population, educated in India and Pakistan, set up clubs and domestic tournaments began in the 1980s.<ref name="EWC" />

===Making of the national side===
The first match was played by the UAE national side in February 1976 against [[Pakistan International Airlines cricket team|Pakistan International Airlines]] in Sharjah. The visitors scored 345/5 from their 50 overs and the UAE were on 88/4 from 28 overs when the game was abandoned due to rain.<ref name="EWC" />

Wealthy locals began investing in the sport and an International standard cricket ground was constructed in Sharjah. The [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]] hosted its first international event in 1984 when [[India national cricket team|India]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] contested the [[Asia Cup]]. The venue has gone on to host almost 200 ODIs<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Grounds/27/1745_o.html One-Day International Matches] played on [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]] at CricketArchive</ref> and four [[Test cricket|Test matches]],<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Grounds/27/1745_t.html Test Matches played at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium] at CricketArchive</ref> the Test matches having been held there due to security concerns in Pakistan.<ref name="EWC" />

The [[Emirates Cricket Board]] (ECB) was established in 1989<ref name="EWC" /> and gained affiliate membership of the ICC the same year. They were quickly promoted to associate member status the following year.<ref name="TL" /> Also in 1990 the national side returned to action, twice losing heavily to the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]]. These heavy defeats showed that much work needed to be done if the UAE were to be successful in the [[1994 ICC Trophy]] and the ECB adopted a controversial policy.<ref name="EWC" />

===1994 ICC Trophy===
Hoping to form a successful national side in time for the tournament in Kenya, the ECB attracted several players with first-class experience in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to take up employment in the country so that they could satisfy the residential requirements to represent the UAE in the tournament.<ref name="EWC" />

With just one native Arab selected in the shape of [[Sultan Zarawani]], who [[Captain (cricket)|captained]] the side, the UAE won the trophy and thus qualified for the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 World Cup]].<ref name="EWC" /> [[UAE]] had beaten [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in the final,<ref name="ICCT94">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/58/58659.html Scorecard] of Kenya v UAE, 6 March 1994 at CricketArchive</ref> and the Kenyan players and cricket board were very vocal in their anger at being defeated by what they and other observers described as a team of imported mercenaries.<ref name="EWC" />

Whilst the ICC remained relatively silent on the controversy, the national team eligibility requirements were strongly tightened for all future ICC sanctioned tournaments.<ref name="EWC" />

===First ODIs===
The UAE played their first ODIs in 1994 when they played against India and Pakistan in the [[Austral-Asia Cup]], which they also hosted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149440.html |title=The star who turned traitor |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=16 April 2019}}</ref> They finished last in a tri-series against Kenya and the Netherlands the same year and also finished last in a tournament against the A sides of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 1995. They returned to ODI cricket in the 1996 World Cup where they lost all matches except the one against the Netherlands, which was the first ever ODI between two associate members of the ICC.<ref name="TL" />

Later in 1996 the UAE were runners-up to [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] in the first ACC Trophy. The tightened eligibility rules meant that they were unable to repeat their 1994 success when they finished tenth in the [[1997 ICC Trophy]] in Malaysia.<ref name="TL" /> They were beaten by Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the 1998 ACC Trophy.<ref name="Shock">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000040/004020.shtml Saudis stun champions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524044325/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000040/004020.shtml |date=May 24, 2011 }}, 25 July 2008, CricketEurope</ref>

===21st century===

====2000 – 2009====

With Bangladesh being promoted to ICC full membership, the UAE began to establish themselves as the top associate side in Asia, though they often fell short against the top associates in Europe and North America, a position that remains to this day.<ref name="EWC" /> They won the ACC Trophy in 2000 and 2002, beating [[Hong Kong cricket team|Hong Kong]] and [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] in the respective finals, but finished fifth in the [[2001 ICC Trophy]] in Canada.<ref name="TL" />

UAE hosted the [[2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge]] and finished fifth, level on points with four other teams. The year was a busy one for the UAE cricketers as they played the first [[ICC Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]] match against Nepal, with [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]] taking nine [[Wicket#Dismissing a batsman|wickets]] in the first innings. They beat [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]] later in the tournament but lost to [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] in the semi-finals. They also won the ACC Trophy again, beating [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] in the final. They returned to ODI cricket, losing to India and Sri Lanka in the first round of the [[Asia Cup]], and finished fourth in the [[Hong Kong Sixes]], beating India and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] on the way.<ref name="TL" />

They reached the semi-finals of the ICC Intercontinental Cup again in 2005, also playing a series against [[England Lions cricket team|England A]] at Sharjah, losing all four matches.<ref name="TL" /> The [[2005 ICC Trophy]] in Ireland saw them finish sixth.<ref name="ICCT05">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/82/82973.html Scorecard] of Netherlands v UAE, 11 July 2005 at CricketArchive</ref> They beat Hong Kong in the final of the 2006 ACC Trophy, but began their [[2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup]] campaign with an innings defeat by [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]]. The campaign continued with a draw against Scotland and a defeat by [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]], again by an innings. They finished fourth in the first [[ACC Twenty20 Cup]] in 2007.<ref name="TL" />

Their campaign in the [[2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup]] was unsuccessful, with just one win against [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]] in their seven matches.<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620180456/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml |date=June 20, 2007 }} at CricketEurope</ref> Things went better for them in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the [[World Cricket League]] in [[Windhoek]] in 2007, winning the tournament after beating Oman in the final.<ref name="WCL207">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/131/131292.html Scorecard] of Oman v UAE, 1 December 2007 at CricketArchive</ref>

They again played in the Asia Cup in 2008, losing to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the first round.<ref name="AC08">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/Asia_Cup_2008.html 2008 Asia Cup Points Table] at CricketArchive</ref> Their 2008 ACC Trophy Elite began with a shock defeat by [[Saudi Arabia national cricket team|Saudi Arabia]], their first ACC Trophy defeat since the 1998 semi-final.<ref name="Shock" /> They lost to Hong Kong in the final, ending a run of four consecutive titles.<ref name="ACCT08"/>

The UAE hosted and were runners-up at the [[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup]], losing the final to [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], after winning four group matches and accounting for Oman in their semi-final.<ref>[http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-twenty20-cup-2009 Asian Cricket, Accessed 14 May 2011]</ref>

====2010 – present====

In October 2010, the team announced that it had hired [[Kabir Khan (cricketer)|Kabir Khan]] to become its coach. Khan had great success with the Afghan team during his one-year stint as they became eligible to play ODIs. Kabir Khan also stated that his aim was to help UAE qualify for the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/other/content/story/479636.html |title=Kabir Khan to coach UAE |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=2 October 2010 |accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref>

In April 2011, the UAE hosted and won [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the [[World Cricket League]] without losing a match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv2-2011/content/series/475041.html|title=ICC World Cricket League Division Two|website=Cricinfo|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref> In June/July 2011, they played Kenya at [[Nairobi]] for the first round of [[2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]. In December, the UAE participated in the [[2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup]] in Nepal.<ref>[http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-twenty20-cup-2011 Asian Cricket, Accessed 14 May 2011]</ref> Then in 2013, they traveled to Scotland to compete in the [[2013 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]], the final event of the 2009–13 World Cricket League.<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/WCL7/DATABASE/ABOUT/structure.shtml Cricket Europe, Accessed 14 May 2011] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921043421/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/WCL7/DATABASE/ABOUT/structure.shtml |date=September 21, 2012 }}</ref>

UAE finished third in the [[2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup]] which after defeating Hong Kong in the play-off for third place. In November, they hosted [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] and finished fourth after losing to Nepal in the play-off for third place, and qualified for the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]], defeating the Netherlands by 10 runs in the quarter-final.

Afthab Muhammad Nisar is the captain of UAE's under 17 side

UAE participated in the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]] but were unsuccessful in the tournament, going without a win. UAE finished second in the [[2014 ACC Premier League]] and qualified for the [[2014 ACC Championship]]. They also qualified for 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

UAE qualified to play in the Cricket World Cup after a lapse of almost twenty years. Unlike other teams in the tournament, the squad of players mainly consisted of semi-professionals.<ref name="2015wcstandings">{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2015/features-and-specials/85785/zimbabwe-v-uae-preview-match-8-nelson |title=Zimbabwe v UAE Preview, Match 8, Nelson |date=18 February 2015 |publisher=ICC |accessdate=19 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219053517/http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/news/2015/features-and-specials/85785/zimbabwe-v-uae-preview-match-8-nelson |archive-date=2015-02-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team registered their highest ODI total ever at the 2015 Cricket World Cup in a group stage match played against Zimbabwe in Nelson, New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/834413.html |title=Williams, Ervine ruin UAE's spirited comeback |author=Monga, Sidharth |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=19 February 2015 |accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref> However, they failed to register a win and were eliminated from the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]] with 6 losses out of 6 matches in [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B|Pool B]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/standings/| title= Standings / Cricket World Cup 2015 - ICC Cricket / Official Website|work= International Cricket Council| accessdate= 18 March 2015}}</ref>

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 March 2018
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 235/7 (47.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rameez Shahzad]] 59 (61)
| wickets1 = [[Sikandar Raza]] 3/41 (10 overs)
| score2 = 226/7 (40 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sean Williams (cricketer)|Sean Williams]] 80 (80)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammad Naveed]] 3/40 (8 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 3 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]] method)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1133029.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]
| umpires = [[Gregory Brathwaite]] (WI) and [[Ahsan Raza]] (Pak)
| motm = [[Mohammad Naveed]] (UAE)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Zimbabwe were set a revised target of 230 runs from 40 overs due to rain.
| notes = [[Shaiman Anwar]] became the first batsman for the United Arab Emirates to score 1,000 runs in ODIs.<ref name="UAE-Zim">{{Cite web |url=https://www.crictracker.com/icc-world-cup-qualifiers-2018-zimbabwe-vs-uae-statistical-highlights/ |title=ICC World Cup Qualifiers, 2018: Zimbabwe vs UAE – Statistical Highlights |accessdate=22 March 2018 |work=CricTracker}}</ref>
*''This was the United Arab Emirates' first win against a [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full members|Full Member side]] in ODIs.<ref name="UAE-Zim"/>
}}
This was their first win against a full member side.

==International grounds==
{{main|List of international cricket five-wicket hauls on Emirati cricket grounds}}

==International contribution by UAE grounds==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto 1em auto; width:55%;"
|-
!Stadium
!City
!Tests
!ODIs
!T20Is
|-
|[[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]]
|[[Dubai]]
|10<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=1;id=2439;type=ground|title= Records / Dubai International Cricket Stadium / Test matches / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|18<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2;id=2439;type=ground|title= Records / Dubai International Cricket Stadium / One-Day Internationals / Match results|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|36<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=3;id=2439;type=ground|title= Records / Dubai International Cricket Stadium / Twenty20 Internationals / Match results|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]]
|[[Sharjah]]
|9<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=1;id=848;type=ground|title= Records / Sharjah Cricket Stadium / Test matches / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|226<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2;id=848;type=ground|title= Records / Sharjah Cricket Stadium / One Day International matches / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|12<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=3;id=848;type=ground|title= Records / Sharjah Cricket Stadium / Twenty20 International matches / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium]]
|[[Abu Dhabi]]
|9<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=1;id=1965;type=ground|title= Records / Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi / Test matches / Match results|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|31<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2;id=1965;type=ground|title= Records / Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi / One Day International matches / Match results|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|19<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=3;id=1965;type=ground|title= Records / Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi / Twenty20 International matches / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[ICC Academy Ground]]
|[[Dubai]]
|0
|10<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=2;id=2569;type=ground|title= Records / ICC Academy, Dubai / One Day Internationals / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|11<ref>{{cite web|url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=3;id=2569;type=ground|title= Records / ICC Academy, Dubai / Twenty20 Internationals / Match results
|publisher= cricinfo.com|accessdate= 3 November 2016}}</ref>
|}
Updated 3 November 2016

{{location map+|UAE|float=center|width=390|caption=Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within UAE|places=
{{location map~|UAE|label=[[Dubai International Cricket Stadium|DSC]]/[[ICC Academy Ground|ICC Academy]]|position=right|lat=25.046667|long=55.218889}}
{{location map~|UAE|label=[[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah]]|position=right|lat=25.330822|long=55.420956}}
{{location map~|UAE|label=[[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Sheikh Zayed]]|position=left|lat=24.396389|long=54.540556}}
}}

==Infrastructure==
In terms of infrastructure, the UAE have the best stadiums as compared to other [[List of International Cricket Council members#Associate Members|Associate members]]: [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium]] in Abu Dhabi;
[[DSC Cricket Stadium]], Dubai and Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, which has hosted around 200 ODIs and Test matches.

International stadiums in Ajman and Al Ain are currently under development.

The following are the main cricket stadiums in UAE:
* [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]]
* [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]]
* [[Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 1]], [[Dubai]]
* [[Dubai Cricket Council Ground No 2]], Dubai
* [[ICC Global Cricket Academy]] 1, Dubai
* [[ICC Global Cricket Academy]] 2, Dubai
* [[Ajman International Cricket Stadium ]](under construction), [[Ajman]]
* [[Al Ain International Cricket Stadium]] (under construction), [[Al Ain]]

==Tournament history==

===[[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]]===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Cricket World Cup|World Cup record]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |{{tooltip|P|Played}}
! width=50 |{{tooltip|W|Won}}
! width=50 |{{tooltip|L|Lost}}
! width=50 |{{tooltip|T|Tie}}
! width=50 |{{tooltip|NR|No Result}}
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]||colspan="7" rowspan=4|''Not eligible – not an ICC member''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]
|-
|{{flagicon|India}}{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]||colspan="7"|''Did not participate in qualifying''
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|PAK}} {{flagicon|SRI}} [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]||First Round||11/12||5||1||4||0||0
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]||colspan="7" rowspan=4|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} {{flagicon|ZIM}} {{flagicon|KEN}} [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|SRI}} {{flagicon|BGD}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]||Group Stage||13/14||6||0||6||0||0
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]||colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2023 Cricket World Cup|2023]]||-||–||–||–||–||–||–
|-
|'''Total'''||colspan=2|'''0 Titles'''||'''11'''||'''1'''||'''10'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

===ICC T20 World Cup===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=8|[[ICC T20 World Cup]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="4"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|||Group Stage||16/16||3||0||3||0||0
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]|| colspan="7" rowspan="2"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2020 ICC World Twenty20|2020]]
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2021 ICC World Twenty20|2021]]|| colspan="7"| TBD
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''16/16'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|-
|}

===[[ICC World Cup Qualifier]]===

* [[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]] to [[1986 ICC Trophy|1986]]: Not eligible – Not an ICC member<ref name="TL" />
* [[1990 ICC Trophy|1990]]: Did not participate<ref name="WC92">{{cite web|url=http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT90/|title=ICC Trophy 1990: Netherlands|website=uk.cricinfo.com|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref>
* [[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]: Winners<ref name="TL" />
* [[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]]: 10th place<ref name="TL" />
* [[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: 5th place<ref name="TL" />
* [[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]: 6th place<ref name="ICCT05" />
* [[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier|2009]]: 7th place<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iccworldcupqualifier.yahoo.net/matchesandscores/uana1904.html?nocache=1305450919640%2C |title=ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2009, 7th-8th place playoff |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date=2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321012532/http://iccworldcupqualifier.yahoo.net/matchesandscores/uana1904.html?nocache=1305450919640%2C |archivedate=March 21, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014]]: Runner up (Qualified for [[2015 Cricket World Cup]])
*[[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2018]]: 6th place

===[[ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]]===

* [[2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2010]]: 3rd Place<ref>2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier</ref>
* [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2013]]: 4th Place<ref>2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier</ref>
* [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]]: 13th Place<ref>2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier</ref>
* [[2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2019]]: 8th Place

===[[ICC Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]]===

* [[2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2004]]: Semi Finals<ref name="TL" />
* [[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2005]]: Semi Finals<ref name="TL" />
* [[2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2006]]: First round<ref name="TL" />
* [[2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Shield|2009–10 (Shield)]]: 2nd place
* [[2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2011–13]]: 4th place

===[[World Cricket League]]===

*[[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2007 Division Two]]: '''Champions'''<ref name="WCL207" />
*[[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009 World Cup Qualifier]]: 7th place
*[[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2011 Division Two]]: '''Champions'''
*[[2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship|2011–13 WCL Championship]]: 3rd place
*[[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2018 Division Two]]: '''Champions'''

===[[Asia Cup]]===

* 1983 to 1988: Not eligible – Not an ACC member<ref name="TL" />
* 1990/91: Did not participate<ref name="TL" />
* 1995: Did not participate<ref name="TL" />
* 1997: Did not qualify<ref name="TL" />
* 2000: Did not qualify<ref name="TL" />
* [[2004 Asia Cup|2004]]: First round<ref name="TL" />
* [[2008 Asia Cup|2008]]: First round<ref name="AC08" />
* [[2010 Asia Cup|2010]]: Did not qualify<ref name="TL" />
* [[2012 Asia Cup|2012]] Did not qualify<ref name="TL" />
* 2014: Did not qualify<ref name="TL" />
* [[2016 Asia Cup|2016]]: First round, 5th place
* [[2018 Asia Cup|2018]]:Did not qualify

===ACC Western Region T20===

* [[2019 ACC Western Region T20|2019]]:Did not play
* [[2020 ACC Western Region T20|2020]]:Winner (Qualified for [[2020 Asia Cup Qualifier]])

===[[ACC Championship]]===

*[[2014 ACC Championship|2014]]: Qualified

===[[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament]]===

*[[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament|2004]]: Runners-up
*[[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament|2005]]: '''Winners'''
*[[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament|2006]]: Runners-up

===[[ACC Premier League]]===
*[[2014 ACC Premier League|2014]]: Runners-up

===[[ACC Trophy]]===
* [[1996 ACC Trophy|1996]]: Runners up<ref name="TL" />
* [[1998 ACC Trophy|1998]]: Semi Finals<ref name="Shock" />
* [[2000 ACC Trophy|2000]]: Winners<ref name="TL" />
* [[2002 ACC Trophy|2002]]: Winners<ref name="TL" />
* [[2004 ACC Trophy|2004]]: Winners<ref name="TL" />
* [[2006 ACC Trophy|2006]]: Winners<ref name="TL" />
* [[2008 ACC Trophy Elite|2008 (Elite)]]: Runners up<ref name="ACCT08" />
* [[2010 ACC Trophy Elite|2010 (Elite)]]: 6th place
* [[2012 ACC Trophy Elite|2012]]: '''Winners''' (Shared trophy with [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]])

===[[ACC Twenty20 Cup]]===
* [[2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2007]]: 4th place<ref name="TL" />
* [[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2009]]: Runners-up
* [[2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2011]]: 5th place
* [[2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2013]]: 3rd place

==Current squad==
This lists all the players who have played for UAE in the past year and the forms in which they have played.

'''Key'''
*S/N = Shirt number

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:#555555; color:white; | Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#555555; color:white; | Age
! style="text-align:center; background:#555555; color:white; | Batting Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#555555; color:white; | Bowling Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#555555; color:white; | Formats
! style="text-align:center; background:#555555; color:white; | S/N
|-
! colspan="6" | Batsmen
|-
| [[Basil Hameed]] || {{age|1992|4|12}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 4
|-
| [[Rameez Shahzad]] || {{age|1987|11|30}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] || ODI, T20 || 6
|-
| [[Ashfaq Ahmed (Emirati cricketer)|Ashfaq Ahmed]] || {{age|1985|6|26}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed]] || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 11
|-
| [[Mohammad Boota]] || {{age|1983|1|5}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 17
|-
| [[Chirag Suri]] || {{age|1995|2|18}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 18
|-
| [[Jonathan Figy]] || {{age|2001|8|25}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 44
|-
| [[Shaiman Anwar]] || {{age|1979|3|15}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 50
|-
| [[Adnan Mufti]] || {{age|1984|12|30}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 84
|-
| [[Darius D'Silva]] || {{age|1995|2|18}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 85
|-
| [[Chundangapoyil Rizwan]] || {{age|1988|4|19}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 86
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Muhammad Usman (cricketer)|Muhammad Usman]] || {{age|1985|10|13}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || N/A || ODI, T20 || 47
|-
| [[Rohan Mustafa]] || {{age|1988|10|07}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 88
|-
| [[Waheed Ahmed]] || {{age|1985|11|15}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 99
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Abdul Shakoor (cricketer)|Abdul Shakoor]] || {{age|1985|3|15}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || N/A || ODI, T20 || 1
|-
| [[Vriitya Aravind]] || {{age|2002|6|11}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || N/A || ODI, T20 || 33
|-
! colspan="6" | Pace bowlers
|-
| [[Palaniapan Meiyappan]] || {{age|2000|10|8}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 8
|-
| [[Qadeer Ahmed]] || {{age|1985|11|15}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 22
|-
| [[Zawar Farid]] || {{age|1992|7|25}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 23
|-
| [[Sultan Ahmed (Emirati cricketer)|Sultan Ahmed]] || {{age|1989|10|11}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 29
|-
| [[Mohammad Ayaz]] || {{age|1987|10|13}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || Left-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || —
|-
! colspan="6" | Spin bowlers
|-
| [[Imran Haider]] || {{age|1987|10|31}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 5
|-
| [[Zahoor Khan]] || {{age|1989|5|25}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 19
|-
| [[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]] || {{age|1988|10|10}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI (C), T20I (C) || 69
|-
| [[Mohammad Naveed]] || {{age|1987|6|3}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || T20 || 87
|-
| [[Junaid Siddique (Emirati cricketer)|Junaid Siddique]] || {{age|1992|12|6}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 92
|-
| [[Amir Hayat]] || {{age|1982|8|28}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 93
|-
|}

==Coaching staff==
* Batting coach: Unknown
* Batting consultant:{{flagicon|TTO}} [[Brian Lara]]
* Spin bowling coach:{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Paul Adams (cricketer)|Paul Adams]]
* Fast bowling coach:{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Gillespie]]
* Bowling consultant:{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Gough]]
* Fielding coach:{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Julien Fountain]]
* Wicket keeping coach:{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Read]]
* Strength & Conditioning coach:{{flagicon|SRI}} Jade Roberts
* Physiotherapist:{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Gloster]]

==Records and statistics==

'''International match summary – United Arab Emirates'''<ref name="ODI">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=27;type=team |title=Records /United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="T20I">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=27;type=team |title=Records / United Arab Emirates / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" | '''Playing Record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural match
|-
| align="left"| One-Day Internationals || 59 || 17 || 42 || 0 || 0 || 13 April 1994
|-
| align="left"| Twenty20 Internationals || 49 || 24 || 24 || 0 || 1 || 17 March 2014
|-
|}
''Last updated 27 February 2020.''

===One-Day Internationals===
* Highest team total: 300/6 (49.1 overs) v. [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] on 23 January 2018 at [[ICC Academy Ground|ICC Academy 1]], [[Dubai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=27;type=team|title=Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Highest totals |website=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 132[[Not out|*]], [[Khurram Khan]] v. [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] on 30 November 2014 at [[ICC Academy Ground|ICC Academy 1]], [[Dubai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=27;type=team|title=Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / High scores|publisher=|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref>
* Best individual bowling figures: 6/34, [[Zahoor Khan]] v. [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]] on 2 March 2017 at [[ICC Academy Ground|ICC Academy 1]], [[Dubai]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=27;type=team |title= Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures |accessdate=2 March 2017}}</ref>

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'''Most ODI runs for the United Arab Emirates'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=27;type=team| title=Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Most runs | publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Shaiman Anwar]]|| 1,219 || 31.25 || 2014-2019
|-
|[[Muhammad Usman (cricketer)|Muhammad Usman]] || 818 || 29.21 || 2016-2020
|-
|[[Rohan Mustafa]]|| 754 || 22.17 || 2014-2020
|-
|[[Rameez Shahzad]] || 691 || 53.15 || 2016-2018
|-
|[[Khurram Khan]]|| 582 || 41.57 || 2004-2015
|}
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'''Most ODI wickets for the United Arab Emirates'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=27;type=team| title=Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets | publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Mohammad Naveed]]|| 53 || 33.15 || 2014-2019
|-
|[[Rohan Mustafa]]|| 41 || 33.17 || 2014-2020
|-
|[[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]]|| 35 || 31.40 || 2014-2020
|-
|[[Imran Haider]]|| 32 || 26.28 || 2017-2019
|-
|[[Zahoor Khan]]|| 31 || 22.67 || 2017-2019
|}
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'''Highest individual innings in ODIs''' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=27;type=team| title=Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Highest Scores | publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Date
|-
|[[Khurram Khan]] || '''132*''' || {{cr|AFG}} || [[ICC Academy Ground|Dubai]] || 30 November 2014
|-
|[[Rameez Shahzad]] || '''121*''' || {{cr|SCO}} || [[ICC Academy Ground|Dubai]] || 23 January 2018
|-
|[[Rameez Shahzad]] || '''112*''' || {{cr|WIN}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 6 March 2018
|-
|[[Rohan Mustafa]] || '''109''' || {{cr|PNG}} || [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Abu Dhabi]] || 4 April 2017
|-
|[[Shaiman Anwar]] || '''106''' || {{cr|IRE}} || [[The Gabba|Brisbane]] || 25 February 2015
|}
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'''Best bowling figures in an innings in ODIs''' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=27;type=team| title=Records / United Arab Emirates / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures | publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Date
|-
|[[Zahoor Khan]] || '''6/34''' || {{cr|IRE}} || [[ICC Academy Ground|Dubai]] || 2 March 2017
|-
|[[Rohan Mustafa]] || '''5/25''' || {{cr|PNG}} || [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Abu Dhabi]] || 4 April 2017
|-
|[[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]] || '''5/26''' || {{cr|NAM}} || [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium|Muscat]] || 9 January 2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Naveed]] || '''5/28''' || {{cr|PNG}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 4 March 2018
|-
|[[Shaukat Dukanwala]] || '''5/29''' || {{cr|NED}} || [[Gaddafi Stadium|Lahore]] || 1 March 1996
|}
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'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODI" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| colspan="8" align="center" | '''v. Test nations'''
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|AFG}} || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 May 2014 || 28 November 2014
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 24 June 2008 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 18 February 1996 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|IND}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 13 April 1994 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} || 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 25 February 2015 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 27 February 1996 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 17 April 1994 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 16 February 1996 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 17 July 2004 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 15 March 2015 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} || 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 22 March 2018 || 22 March 2018
|-
| colspan="8" align="center" | '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|HK}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 May 2014 || 4 May 2014
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 January 2020 || 6 January 2020
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NEP}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 30 August 2018 || 30 August 2018
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NED}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 March 1996 || 1 March 1996
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|OMA}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 January 2020 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|PNG}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 31 March 2017 || 31 March 2017
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|SCO}} || 8 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 February 2014 || 24 January 2017
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|USA}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 8 December 2019 ||
|}
''Last updated 9 January 2020.''

===Twenty20 Internationals===
* Highest team total: 199/5 v. [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]] on 27 February 2020 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=27;type=team |title=Records / UAE / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=14 April 2017}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 117[[Not out|*]], [[Shaiman Anwar]] v. [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] on 14 April 2017 at [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium|Sheikh Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=27;type=team|title=Cricket Records - Records - United Arab Emirates - Twenty20 Internationals - High scores - ESPNcricinfo|publisher=|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref>
* Best individual bowling figures: 4/9, [[Sultan Ahmed (Emirati cricketer)|Sultan Ahmed]] v. [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]] on 27 February 2020 at [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/uae/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=27;type=team |title= United Arab Emirates – Records – Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings |publisher= ESPNCricinfo |accessdate=1 December 2015}}</ref>

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'''Most T20I runs for the United Arab Emirates'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=27;type=team| title=Records / United Arab Emirates / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs | publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Shaiman Anwar]]|| 971 || 33.48 || 2014-2019
|-
|[[Rohan Mustafa]]|| 766 || 19.15 || 2014-2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Usman (cricketer)|Mohammad Usman]] || 765 || 24.67 || 2016-2020
|-
|[[Rameez Shahzad]]|| 449 || 24.94 || 2016-2019
|-
|[[Chirag Suri]] || 352 || 35.20 || 2018-2020
|}
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'''Most T20I wickets for the United Arab Emirates'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=27;type=team| title=Records / United Arab Emirates / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets| publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Rohan Mustafa]]|| 45 || 19.77 || 2014-2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Naveed]]|| 37 || 19.70 || 2015-2019
|-
|[[Amjad Javed]] || 33 || 16.96 || 2014-2017
|-
|[[Ahmed Raza (Emirati cricketer)|Ahmed Raza]] || 29 || 30.13 || 2014-2020
|-
|[[Zahoor Khan]] || 27 || 18.62 || 2017-2020
|}
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'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Test nations'''
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|AFG}} || 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 10 July 2015 || 19 February 2016
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 22 October 2018 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 26 February 2016 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|IND}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 March 2016 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 19 March 2014 || 16 February 2016
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 29 February 2016 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 25 February 2016 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 21 March 2014 ||
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|CAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 27 October 2019 || 27 October 2019
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|HK}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21 February 2016 || 21 February 2016
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|IRN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 February 2020 || 23 February 2020
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|JER}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 22 October 2019 ||
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|KUW}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 24 February 2020 || 24 February 2020
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NEP}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 31 January 2019 || 31 January 2019
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NED}} || 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 17 March 2014 || 3 August 2019
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|NGA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 24 October 2019 || 24 October 2019
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|OMN}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 22 November 2015 || 22 November 2015
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|PNG}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12 April 2017 || 12 April 2017
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|QAT}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 26 February 2020 || 26 February 2020
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|KSA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 February 2020 || 25 February 2020
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|SCO}} || 2 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 9 July 2015 || 4 February 2016
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|USA}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 15 March 2019 || 16 March 2019
|}
''Records complete to T20I #1066. Last updated 27 February 2020.''

==Other First-class Records==
===ICC Trophy===
* Highest team total: 330/9 v. [[Bermuda]], 27 February 1994 at [[Nairobi Club Ground]]<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedArabEmirates/Icct/Highest_Team_Totals_UnitedArabEmirates.html UAE totals of 200 and more in an innings in the ICC Trophy]{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829211228/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedArabEmirates/Icct/Highest_Team_Totals_UnitedArabEmirates.html |date=August 29, 2008 }} at CricketArchive</ref>
* Highest individual score: 126 [[not out]] by [[Azhar Saeed]], 25 February 1994 at [[Aga Khan Sports Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]]<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedArabEmirates/Icct/Highest_Player_Scores_UnitedArabEmirates.html Individual scores of 100 and more in an innings for UAE in the ICC Trophy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018221531/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedArabEmirates/Icct/Highest_Player_Scores_UnitedArabEmirates.html |date=October 18, 2012 }} at CricketArchive</ref>
* Best innings bowling: 5/32 by [[Ahmed Nadeem]] v. [[United States national cricket team|USA]], 1 July 2005 at [[The Meadow, Downpatrick]]<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedArabEmirates/Icct/Best_Innings_Bowling_UnitedArabEmirates.html Four or more wickets in an innings for UAE in the ICC Trophy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007150330/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedArabEmirates/Icct/Best_Innings_Bowling_UnitedArabEmirates.html |date=October 7, 2008 }} at CricketArchive</ref>

===Overall===
* Highest team total: 459/4 v. [[Brunei national cricket team|Brunei]],<ref name="EWC" /> 14 August 2006 at [[Kinrara Academy Oval]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]<ref name="BruUAE">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/101/101567.html Scorecard] of Brunei v UAE, 14 August 2006 at CricketArchive</ref>
* Highest individual score: 213 not out by [[Arshad Ali (cricketer)|Arshad Ali]] v. Brunei,<ref name="EWC" /> 14 August 2006 at [[Kinrara Academy Oval]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]<ref name="BruUAE" />
* Best innings bowling: 9/74 by Ali Asad v. Nepal,<ref name="EWC" /> 25 March 2004 at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/79/79319.html Scorecard] of UAE v Nepal, 25 March 2004 at CricketArchive</ref>

==World records==
* Highest ever partnership for 7th wicket in World Cup history ([[Amjad Javed]] and [[Shaiman Anwar]] 107 v. Ireland, [[Amjad Javed]] and [[Nasir Aziz]] 107 v. West Indies). UAE became the first team to score 100+ run stand for the 7th wicket in World Cup history. Thus, Amjad Javed is the only player in World Cup history to involve in two 100+ run stands for the seventh wicket.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_by_wicket.html?id=12;type=trophy| title=Highest partnerships by wicket in World Cup| publisher=Cricinfo| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219031713/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_by_wicket.html?id=12%3Btype%3Dtrophy| archivedate=2017-02-19}}</ref>
* Khurram Khan is the oldest player to score an ODI century as well as the oldest player to score his maiden ODI century (at the age of 43 years and 162 days).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282995.html| title=Oldest player to score an ODI century| publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284138.html| title=Oldest player to score his maiden ODI century| publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[United Arab Emirates national women's cricket team]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.emiratescricket.com/ Emirates Cricket Board official website]

{{National cricket teams}}
{{National sports teams of the United Arab Emirates}}

[[Category:Cricket in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:National cricket teams]]
[[Category:National sports teams of the United Arab Emirates|Cricket]]
[[Category:United Arab Emirates in international cricket]]

Papua New Guinea national cricket team

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| image = Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
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| nickname = Barramundis
| association = [[Cricket PNG]]
| coach = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joe Dawes]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Barras name Dawes as coach|url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-name-dawes-coach/|newspaper=[[The National (Papua New Guinea)|The National]]|date=2 February 2018|access-date=2 January 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102225843/https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-name-dawes-coach/||archive-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>
| captain = [[Assad Vala]]

| icc_status = Associate Member with ODI status
| icc_member_year = 1973
| icc_region = [[ICC East Asia-Pacific|East Asia-Pacific]]
| odi_rank = 20th
| t20i_rank = 17th
| odi_rank_best = 17th
| t20i_rank_best = 15th (09-Sep-2016)

| first_odi = v. {{cr|HKG}} at [[Tony Ireland Stadium]], [[Townsville]]; 8 November 2014
| most_recent_odi = v. {{cr|NAM}} at [[Central Broward Regional Park]], [[Lauderhill, Florida|Lauderhill]]; 23 September 2019
| num_odis = 27
| num_odis_this_year = 0
| odi_record = 7/20 (0 ties, 0 no result)
| odi_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wcq_apps = 10
| wcq_first = [[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]]
| wcq_best = 3rd ([[1982 ICC Trophy|1982]])

| first_t20i = v. {{cr|IRE}} at [[Stormont (cricket ground)|Stormont]], [[Belfast]]; 15 July 2015
| most_recent_t20i = v. {{cr|NED}} at [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]], [[Dubai]]; 2 November 2019
| num_t20is = 26
| num_t20is_this_year = 0
| t20i_record = 17/8 (0 ties, 1 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wt20q_apps = 4
| wt20q_first = [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]
| wt20q_best = Runner-ups ([[2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2019]])

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The '''Papua New Guinea national cricket team''', nicknamed the '''Barramundis''', is the team that represents the country of [[Papua New Guinea]] in [[international cricket]]. The team is organised by [[Papua New Guinea Cricket Board|Cricket PNG]], which has been an Associate Member of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) since 1973.<ref name="CAP">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/77.html|title=Papua New Guinea|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|publisher=The Cricketer|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902052245/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/77.html|archive-date=2 September 2018|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="EWC">{{Cite book|last=Morgan|first=Roy|title=Encyclopedia of world cricket|date=2007|publisher=SportsBooks|isbn=978-1-899807-51-2|location=Cheltenham|pages=|oclc=84998953}}</ref> Papua New Guinea previously had [[One-Day International]] (ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014 World Cup Qualifier]].<ref name="odistatus">{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/77919/scotland-and-uae-battle-lock-horns-in-final-of-icc-cwcq-2014|title=Scotland and UAE battle lock horns in final of ICC CWCQ 2014|work=International Cricket Council|date=31 January 2014|accessdate=31 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131233903/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/77919/scotland-and-uae-battle-lock-horns-in-final-of-icc-cwcq-2014|archivedate=31 January 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] during the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]], a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, at the final [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|World Cricket League 2]] fixture; PNG defeated [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] to finish at the fourth position and reclaim their [[One-Day International|ODI]] status.<ref name="ODI2">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198795 |title=Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426171011/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198795 |archive-date=26 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Papua New Guinea is the strongest team in the [[ICC East Asia-Pacific]] region, winning most ICC regional tournaments and having a similar record in the [[Cricket at the Pacific Games|cricket tournament]] at the [[Pacific Games]].<ref name="EWC" /><ref name="SPG07">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/SOUTHPACIFIC/about.shtml|title=XIII South Pacific Games 2007|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Europe|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614105934/https://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/SOUTHPACIFIC/about.shtml|archive-date=14 June 2012|access-date=}}</ref> The team has also played in every edition of the [[Cricket World Cup Qualifier|World Cup Qualifier]] (previously the ICC Trophy).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Team/List_of_Matches.html|title=List of Matches for Papua New Guinea in ICC Trophy Matches|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302191802/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Team/List_of_Matches.html|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=}}</ref> Papua New Guinea holds the world record for the highest score in a one-day match, making 572/7 against [[New Caledonia cricket team|New Caledonia]] in 2007.<ref name="PNGRec">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000056/005620.shtml|title=Papua New Guinea run riot|last=Nixon|first=Andrew|date=1 September 2007|website=Cricket Europe|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170226/https://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000056/005620.shtml|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref>

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status to all its Members. Therefore, all [[Twenty20]] matches played between Papua New Guinea and other [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC members]] after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|work=International Cricket Council|date=26 April 2018|accessdate=1 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427044502/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|archive-date=27 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

===Beginnings===

Cricket was introduced to the [[Territory of Papua]] by missionaries in the 1890s, and the local population soon took up the game. Matches were not always played to strict rules, with teams of more than fifty players a common occurrence. Cricket did not arrive in the [[Territory of New Guinea]] until Australia took over the administration of the territory under a United Nations mandate.<ref name="EWC" />

Cricket in rural areas tended to be played mostly by the indigenous population, whilst in urban areas such as [[Port Moresby]] the game was played mostly by the British and Australian [[expatriate]] population, and a competition for clubs in the city was started in 1937. A team of nine expatriate and two indigenous players played in Papua New Guinea's first international, against Australia<ref name="EWC" /> in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/PNG/1971-72_PNG_Australia_XI_in_Papua_New_Guinea_1971-72.html|title=Australia XI in Papua New Guinea 1971/72|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018020529/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/PNG/1971-72_PNG_Australia_XI_in_Papua_New_Guinea_1971-72.html|archive-date=18 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref>

Since its beginnings cricket was picked up naturally in the [[Motuan people|Motuan]] areas of [[Papua New Guinea]], most recognisably the village of [[Hanuabada]]. Hanuabada village is located on the outer suburbs of Port Moresby, here cricket is played everyday from small children to their national stars, every afternoon the streets are flooded with boys playing cricket, this was also where the Liklik Kricket Competition was started in PNG. It may be for these reasons more than half of the PNG national cricket team is from Hanuabada village.

===ICC Membership===

Papua New Guinea became an associate member of the ICC in 1973,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1149566|title='Most of us didn't know cricket was played on turf' – Norman Vanua reminisces about PNG's rise|last=|first=|date=1 April 2019|work=International Cricket Council|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401080529/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1149566|archive-date=1 April 2019|accessdate=1 April 2019}}</ref> shortly before the country gained independence in 1975.<ref name="EWC" /> The [[West Indies cricket team]] visited the country that year, beating the national side by four wickets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/140/140062.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v West Indies, 23 October 1975|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018020611/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/140/140062.html|archive-date=18 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref> The team for that match contained six indigenous players, and from this point on, indigenous players began to dominate the national team.<ref name="EWC" />

They played in the first [[ICC Trophy]] in 1979, though they failed to progress beyond the first round.<ref name="ICCT79">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG|title=ICC Trophy 1979|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001192327/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1979_ENG_ICC_Trophy_1979.html|archive-date=1 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref> They won the gold medal at the first South Pacific Games cricket tournament later in the year and have won the gold medal every time since.<ref name="EWC" /><ref name="SPG07" /> After a tour of Australia in 1981,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/Papua_New_Guinea_in_Australia_1980-81.html|title=Papua New Guinea in Australia 1980/81|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403035628/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/Papua_New_Guinea_in_Australia_1980-81.html|archive-date=3 April 2016|access-date=}}</ref> Papua New Guinea had their best international performance in the [[1982 ICC Trophy]] where they finished third after beating [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] in a play-off.<ref name="ICCT82">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/42/42589.html|title=Scorecard of Bangladesh v Papua New Guinea, 9 July 1982|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018020652/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/42/42589.html|archive-date=18 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref>

Papua New Guinea again failed to progress beyond the first round at the [[1986 ICC Trophy]],<ref name="ICCT86">{{Cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_1986.html|title=ICC Trophy 1986|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313141102/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_1986.html|archive-date=13 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> though they did record the highest total in the tournament's history in their match against [[Gibraltar national cricket team|Gibraltar]].<ref name="ICCTRec">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Icct/Overall/Highest_Team_Totals.html|title=Team totals of 300 and more in an innings in the ICC Trophy|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005194916/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Icct/Overall/Highest_Team_Totals.html|archive-date=5 October 2012|access-date=}}</ref> They bounced back to win the gold medal at the South Pacific Games in [[New Caledonia]] the following year.<ref name="EWC" /> They reached the second round of the [[1990 ICC Trophy]] in the [[Netherlands]]<ref name="ICCT90">{{Cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Unibind_ICC_Trophy_1990.html|title=Unibind ICC Trophy 1990|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709101844/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Unibind_ICC_Trophy_1990.html|archive-date=9 July 2017|access-date=}}</ref> and the gold medal when they hosted the South Pacific Games in 1991.<ref name="EWC" />

They reached the plate final of the [[1994 ICC Trophy]], but did not play the match as they had already booked a flight home, not expecting to qualify.<ref name="ICCT94">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/58/58641.html|title=Scorecard of Denmark v Namibia, 1 March 1994|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191919/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/58/58641.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> This has been an occasional problem for Papua New Guinea, as flights to and from the country are infrequent. They also left the 1998 [[ACC Trophy]] in Nepal early after losing their first two games, forfeiting their match against the [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]] as otherwise they would have had to have waited more than a week for the next flight. This has also meant they have rarely played overseas outside of official tournaments, the only exceptions being a visit to [[Fiji]] in 1977, a tour of Hong Kong in the early 1980s and the aforementioned tour of Australia.<ref name="EWC" />

===Modern era===

Another international outlet for Papua New Guinea team opened up in 1996 when they participated in the first [[ACC Trophy]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. They reached the semi-final, where they lost to Bangladesh.<ref name="ACCT96">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102651.html|title=Scorecard of Bangladesh v Papua New Guinea, 13 September 1996|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180736/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102651.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> They played in the tournament again in 1998, but left the tournament early. They have not played in the tournament since due to the establishment of the ICC's East Asia/Pacific development region.<ref name="EWC" /> In-between the two ACC Trophy tournaments, Papua New Guinea finished 13th in the [[1997 ICC Trophy]].<ref name="ICCT97">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/63/63785.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Singapore, 5 April 1997|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111204958/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/63/63785.html|archive-date=11 November 2017|access-date=}}</ref> They failed to progress beyond the first round of the [[2001 ICC Trophy|2001 tournament]] in Ontario.<ref name="ICCT01">{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_2001.html|title=ICC Trophy 2001|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602131508/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_2001.html|archive-date=2 June 2019|access-date=}}</ref> They finished third in the 2001 [[Pacifica Cup]]<ref name="PC01">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71601.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Tonga, 8 February 2001|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190223/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71601.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> and won the same event in 2002, beating [[Tonga national cricket team|Tonga]] in the final.<ref name="PC02">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74743.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Tonga, 5 June 2002|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222430/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74743.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref>

They again won the gold medal at [[Cricket at the 2003 South Pacific Games|cricket tournament]] of the [[2003 South Pacific Games]],<ref name="SPG03">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&compID=18028&c=2-1976-0-0-0|title=Results for SPG 2003 Cricket|last=|first=|date=29 July 2003|website=Sporting Pulse|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208171437/http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&compID=18028&c=2-1976-0-0-0|archive-date=8 February 2013|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref> and in 2005 played in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup qualification#World Cup Qualifying Series Division 2 2005|repêchage tournament]] of the [[2005 ICC Trophy]]. They won the tournament after beating regional rivals [[Fiji national cricket team|Fiji]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102370.html|title=Scorecard of Fiji v Papua New Guinea, 27 February 2005|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223455/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102370.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> This qualified them for the [[2005 ICC Trophy]], where they finished 11th.<ref name="ICCT05">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/82/82975.html|title=Scorecard of Papua New Guinea v Uganda, 11 July 2005|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165735/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/82/82975.html|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=}}</ref> In 2007, Papua New Guinea played in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] of the [[World Cricket League]] in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] where they finished third.<ref name="WCL307">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/122/122318.html|title=Scorecard of Cayman Islands v Papua New Guinea, 2 June 2007|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729182824/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/122/122318.html|archive-date=29 July 2012|access-date=}}</ref> They played in the [[Cricket at the 2007 South Pacific Games|cricket tournament]] of the [[2007 South Pacific Games]], where they again won the gold medal.<ref name="SPG07" />

In late January 2009, Papua New Guinea travelled to [[Buenos Aires]] to take part in [[2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] of the World Cricket League where they played [[Argentina national cricket team|Argentina]], the [[Cayman Islands national cricket team|Cayman Islands]], [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] and the top two teams from [[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|Division Four]] in 2008. A top two finish in this tournament would have qualified them for the [[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier]] in South Africa later in 2009, from which they could have qualified for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/GLOBAL/WCL/structure0609.pdf|title=ICC World Cricket League Division 1-5 Structure for 2006-2009|last=ICC World Cricket League|date=|website=Cricket Europe|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004231108/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/TOURNAMENTS/GLOBAL/WCL/structure0609.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2007|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref> Papua New Guinea narrowly missed qualification, ending up in third place behind Afghanistan and Uganda.

It was third time lucky for Papua New Guinea when they contested Division Three of the World Cricket League in January 2011. Winning their first 4 matches of the tournament, they had assured themselves a top two finish, before losing the final round robin match and then the final, both against Hong Kong.

In April 2011, Papua New Guinea took part in [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the [[World Cricket League]], held in the [[United Arab Emirates]] and came third, thus qualifying for the [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] in New Zealand.

In February 2013, Papua New Guinea travelled to Auckland, New Zealand, for the [[2013 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship|EAP Championship]] and went through the group stages unbeaten before defeating Vanuatu in the final.<ref name="icc-europeicc">{{Cite web|url=http://www.icc-europe.org/match_zone/series/newsdetails.php#selection-751.0-751.52|title=Papua New Guinea advance to World Twenty20 Qualifier|last=|first=|date=7 February 2013|website=International Cricket Council|access-date=29 March 2013}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> As a result, they participated in the [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] in the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]] in October.

===ODI and T20I status===
Papua New Guinea finished 4th in the [[2013 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|final qualifying tournament]] for the [[2015 ICC Cricket World Cup]], in [[New Zealand]] in 2014. While missing out on qualification for the World Cup, their final position allowed them to gain [[One Day International]] (ODI) status for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/714845.html|title=Netherlands, Kenya and Canada lose ODI status|last=|first=|date=1 February 2014|website=ESPN Cricinfo|publisher=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303013918/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/714845.html|archive-date=3 March 2014|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> By having ODI status, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) also granted Papua New Guinea [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/756175.html| title=Nepal, Netherlands get T20 international status| publisher=ESPN Cricinfo| date=28 June 2014| accessdate=15 July 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226180032/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/756175.html| archive-date=26 December 2016| url-status=live}}</ref>

The team played their first ODI match in a two-match series [[Hong Kong cricket team against Papua New Guinea in Australia in 2014–15|against Hong Kong]] in Australia in November 2014.<ref name="ODIdebut">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/791609.html|title=Papua New Guinea set to make ODI debut|last=|first=|date=23 October 2014|work=ESPN Cricinfo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023222834/http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/791609.html|archive-date=23 October 2014|accessdate=24 October 2014}}</ref>
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| date = 8 November 2014
| time =
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| team1 = {{cr-rt|HK}}
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| score1 = 202 (48.3)
| runs1 = [[Jamie Atkinson]] 59 (79)
| wickets1 = [[Assad Vala]] 2/17 (5 overs)
| score2 = 203/6 (40 overs)
| runs2 = [[Charles Amini]] 61[[not out|*]] (67)
| wickets2 = [[Irfan Ahmed]] 3/51 (8 overs)
| result = Papua New Guinea won by 4 wickets
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| venue = [[Tony Ireland Stadium]], [[Townsville]]
| umpires = [[Phil Jones (umpire)|Phil Jones]] (NZ) and [[Paul Wilson (cricketer)|Paul Wilson]] (Aus)
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| notes = First ever ODI match for Papua New Guinea.
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They won the first by 4 wickets, the second by 3 wickets. As on date (November-2016), they are the only country that has won its first two ODIs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mukherjee|first=Abhishek|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/papua-new-guinea-create-history-to-become-first-team-to-win-first-two-odis-208766|title=Papua New Guinea create history to become first team to win first two ODIs|date=13 November 2014|work=Cricket Country|access-date=20 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220172123/http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/papua-new-guinea-create-history-to-become-first-team-to-win-first-two-odis-208766|archive-date=20 February 2017}}</ref>

Papua New Guinea's first scheduled T20I match was against Hong Kong on 13 July 2015 at the [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]]. However the match was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain, with no toss taking place.<ref name="PNG-HK">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875489.html |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 17th Match, Group A: Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea at Bready, Jul 13, 2015 |accessdate=15 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201000709/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875489.html |archive-date=1 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> They played their first full match two days later, against Ireland, beating them by 2 wickets.<ref name="PNG-Ire">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875501.html |title=ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 23rd Match, Group A: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015 |accessdate=15 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711181240/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/875501.html |archive-date=11 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> With their victory against Nepal on 17 July, they became the first team to qualify for the play-off section of the tournament.<ref name="PNG-Playoffs">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/899777.html|title=Dominant PNG progress to knockouts with easy win|last=Della Penna|first=Peter|date=17 July 2015|work=ESPN Cricinfo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718011205/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015/content/story/899777.html|archive-date=18 July 2015|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref>

Papua New Guinea crashed out early from the race of qualification for the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]] slated to be held in India. They finished eighth during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland.

In September 2017, then team coach [[Jason Gillespie]] suggested that Papua New Guinea should be added to the [[Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/1110839.html |title=Jason Gillespie named interim PNG coach |accessdate=13 July 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713143316/http://www.espncricinfo.com/png/content/story/1110839.html |archive-date=13 July 2017 |url-status=live |date=13 July 2017 }}</ref><ref name="AusLO">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/jason-gillespie-papua-new-guines-coach-inclusion-jlt-one-day-domestic-australia-new-team/2017-09-06|title=Throw PNG a one-day lifeline: Gillespie|last=Burnett|first=Adam|date=6 September 2017|work=Cricket Australia|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906181930/http://www.cricket.com.au/news/jason-gillespie-papua-new-guines-coach-inclusion-jlt-one-day-domestic-australia-new-team/2017-09-06|archive-date=6 September 2017|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref>

==Papua New Guinea Cricket Board==

[[Papua New Guinea Cricket Board]] is the official [[Sport governing body|governing body]] of the sport of [[cricket]] in [[Papua New Guinea]]. Its current headquarters is in [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]]. Papua New Guinea Cricket Board is Papua New Guinea's representative at the [[International Cricket Council]] and is an associate member and has been a member of that body since 1973. It is also a member of the [[East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council]].

==Home ground==

===Amini Park===

[[Amini Park]] is a [[cricket]] ground in [[Port Moresby]], [[Papua New Guinea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/India/content/ground/518990.html|title=Amini Park - Papua New Guinea - Cricket Grounds - ESPNcricinfo|website=Cricinfo|accessdate=8 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002502/http://www.espncricinfo.com/India/content/ground/518990.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273.html|title=Amini Park, Port Moresby|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023095039/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273.html|archive-date=23 October 2019|access-date=}}</ref>
The ground is named for the Amini family, several of whom have played cricket for Papua New Guinea,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/PNG_A.html|title=Papua New Guinea players (A)|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425153729/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/PNG_A.html|archive-date=25 April 2019|access-date=}}</ref> the ground has seen the men's team play [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] and [[Victorian Bushrangers|Victoria]].

The women's team played [[Japan national women's cricket team|Japan]] in a three match series at the ground in September 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273_misc.html|title=Other matches played on Amini Park, Port Moresby|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926012310/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/77/3273_misc.html|archive-date=26 September 2017|access-date=}}</ref>

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==Tournament history==

===ICC Cricket World Cup===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Cricket World Cup|World Cup record]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|India}}{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|PAK}} {{flagicon|SRI}} [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]] || colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|SRI}} {{flagicon|BGD}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]|| colspan="7"|''Not eligible ''
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''0/10'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

===ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy)===

*[[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]]: First round<ref name="ICCT79" />
*[[1982 ICC Trophy|1982]]: 3rd place<ref name="ICCT82" />
*[[1986 ICC Trophy|1986]]: First round<ref name="ICCT86" />
*[[1990 ICC Trophy|1990]]: Second round<ref name="ICCT90" />
*[[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]: Reached plate final but did not take part<ref name="ICCT94" />
*[[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]]: 13th place<ref name="ICCT97" />
*[[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: First round<ref name="ICCT01" />
*[[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]: 11th place<ref name="ICCT05" />
*[[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2009]]: Did not qualify
*[[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014]]: 4th place
*[[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2018]]: 9th place

===ICC T20 World Cup===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[ICC T20 World Cup]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2020 ICC World Twenty20|2020]]||colspan ="7"|''Qualified''
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''0/16'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

===ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier===

*[[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]: 8th place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/scorecard/546474/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-69th-match-7th-place-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2011-12|title=Full Scorecard of Nepal vs Papua New Guinea, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 69th Match, 7th Place Play-off - Score Report|last=|first=|date=23 March 2012|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226190332/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/scorecard/546474/nepal-vs-papua-new-guinea-69th-match-7th-place-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2011-12|archive-date=26 February 2020|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2013]]: 8th place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/game/660225/papua-new-guinea-vs-scotland-67th-match-7th-place-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2013-14|title=Scotland beat Papua New Guinea by 5 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) - Papua New Guinea vs Scotland, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 67th Match, 7th place play-off Match Summary, Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]]: 8th Place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/875545/afghanistan-vs-papua-new-guinea-3rd-qualifying-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015|title=Mangal, bowlers put Afghanistan in World T20|last=Della Penna|first=Peter|date=23 July 2015|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911105607/http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/875545/afghanistan-vs-papua-new-guinea-3rd-qualifying-play-off-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-2015|archive-date=11 September 2018|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2019]]: Runners-up<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/1199549/netherlands-vs-papua-new-guinea-final-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-qualifier-2019-20|title=Roelof van der Merwe and Brandon Glover help Netherlands defend title|last=Della Penna|first=Peter|date=1 November 2019|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104092058/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8040/report/1199549/netherlands-vs-papua-new-guinea-final-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-qualifier-2019-20|archive-date=4 November 2019|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>

===ICC World Cricket League===

*2007: [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] 3rd place<ref name="WCL307" />
*2009: [[2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] 3rd place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/|title=ICC World Cricket League Division Three Table - 2009|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224223228/https://www.espncricinfo.com/|archive-date=24 February 2020|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*2011: [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] 2nd place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8785/game/494742/hong-kong-vs-papua-new-guinea-final-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three-2010-11|title=Hong Kong beat Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) - Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea, ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Final Match Summary, Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*2011: [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] 3rd place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/505971/hong-kong-vs-papua-new-guinea-3rd-place-play-off-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2011|title=Papua New Guinea beat Hong Kong by 127 runs - Hong Kong vs Papua New Guinea, ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 3rd Place Play-off Match Summary, Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128204648/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/505971/hong-kong-vs-papua-new-guinea-3rd-place-play-off-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2011|archive-date=28 January 2020|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*2019: [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] 3rd place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/1174844/papua-new-guinea-vs-united-states-of-america-3rd-place-playoff-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2019|title=Papua New Guinea beat United States of America by 5 wickets (with 102 balls remaining) - Papua New Guinea vs United States of America, ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 3rd Place Playoff Match Summary, Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509100142/http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/1174844/papua-new-guinea-vs-united-states-of-america-3rd-place-playoff-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2019|archive-date=9 May 2019|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>

===ICC EAP Cricket Trophy===

*[[ICC EAP Cricket Trophy|2009]]: 1st place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/253/253932.html|title=Fiji v Papua New Guinea East Asia-Pacific Trophy 2009/10 (World Cricket League Group)|last=|first=|date=25 September 2009|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308065255/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/253/253932.html|archive-date=8 March 2016|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2011 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy Twenty20 Division One|2011]]: 1st place<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/518998/scorecard/519012/papua-new-guinea-vs-vanuatu-final-|title=Full Scorecard of Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu Final 2011 - Score Report|last=|first=|date=|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
*[[2013 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship|2013]]: 1st place<ref name="icc-europeicc"/>

===Pacifica Cup===

*2001: 3rd place<ref name="PC01" />
*2002: Winners<ref name="PC02" />

===(South) Pacific Games===

*1979: Gold medal<ref name="EWC" />
*1987: Gold medal<ref name="EWC" />
*1991: Gold medal<ref name="EWC" />
*[[Cricket at the 2003 South Pacific Games|2003]]: Gold medal
*[[Cricket at the 2007 South Pacific Games|2007]]: Gold medal
*[[Cricket at the 2011 Pacific Games|2011]]: Gold medal
*[[Cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games|2015]]: Silver medal
*[[Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games|2019]]: Gold medal

===ACC Trophy===

*1996: Semi-final<ref name="ACCT96" />
*1998: First round<ref name="EWC" />
*2000 onwards: Not taken part as now part of the East Asia/Pacific region<ref name="EWC" />

==Current squad==
'''Key'''
*S/N = Shirt number

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Name
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Age
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Batting Style
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Bowling Style
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | Formats
! style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#FCD116; | S/N
|-
! colspan="6" | Opening batsmen
|-
| [[Lega Siaka]] || {{age|1991|12|21}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 6
|-
| [[Sese Bau]] || {{age|1992|6|23}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 34
|-
| [[Hiri Hiri]] || {{age|1995|5|1}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20 || 44
|-
| [[Kiplin Doriga]] || {{age|1995|10|15}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || N/A || ODI, T20 || 45
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Assad Vala]] || {{age|1987|8|5}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI (C), T20I (C) || 13
|-
| [[Mahuru Dai]] || {{age|1984|5|30}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 14
|-
| [[Gaudi Toka]] || {{age|1994|6|16}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|Left-arm fast]] || ODI, T20 || 46
|-
| [[Charles Amini]] || {{age|1992|4|14}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[leg break]] || ODI, T20 || 92
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Tony Ura]] || {{age|1989|10|15}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || N/A || ODI, T20 || 4
|-
| [[Simon Atai]] || {{age|1989|9|19}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || N/A || ODI, T20 || 31
|-
| [[Jack Vare]] || {{age|1992|6|23}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || N/A || ODI, T20 || 11
|-
! colspan="6" | Pace bowlers
|-
| [[Norman Vanua]] || {{age|1993|12|2}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 2
|-
| [[John Reva]] || {{age|1990|9|23}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 6
|-
| [[Jason Kila]] || {{age|1990|1|15}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 7
|-
| [[Nosaina Pokana]] || {{age|1996|4|12}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || ODI, T20 || 43
|-
| [[Riley Hekure]] || {{age|1994|10|31}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 52
|-
! colspan="6" | Spin bowlers
|-
| [[Pipi Raho]] || {{age|1988|3|4}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20 || 20
|-
| [[Damien Ravu]] || {{age|1994|5|3}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 53
|-
| [[Chad Soper]] || {{age|1991|11|10}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20 || 77
|-
|}

==Records and statistics of international matches==
'''International match summary – Papua New Guinea'''<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704210050/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=4 July 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="T20I">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=2 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123212241/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |archive-date=23 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" | '''Playing record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural match
|-
| align="left"| One-Day Internationals || 27 || 7 || 20 || 0 || 0 || 8 November 2014
|-
| align="left"| Twenty20 Internationals || 26 || 17 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 15 July 2015
|-
|}
''Last updated 2 November 2019''

===One-Day Internationals===
*Highest team total: 264/7 v. [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], 9 November 2014 at [[Riverway Stadium|Tony Ireland Stadium]], [[Townsville, Australia|Townsville]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623212748/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=23 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Highest individual score: 151, [[Tony Ura]] v. [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]], 6 March 2018 at [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / High scores |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307024238/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=7 March 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Best individual bowling figures: 6/41, [[Chad Soper]] v. [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], 6 November 2016 at [[Mission Road Ground]], [[Mong Kok]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 February 2016}}</ref>

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'''Most ODI runs for Papua New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=4 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220054423/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || 739 || 27.37 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Tony Ura]] || 718 || 27.61 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Lega Siaka]] || 471 || 18.84 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Mahuru Dai]] || 454 || 28.37 || 2014–2018
|-
|[[Sese Bau]] || 378 || 18.90 || 2016–2019
|}
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'''Most ODI wickets for Papua New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=4 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220055146/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=20;type=team |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || 34 || 26.47 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || 27 || 24.00 || 2014–2019
|-
|[[Chad Soper]] || 25 || 29.32 || 2016–2019
|-
|[[Nosaina Pokana]] || 20 || 25.15 || 2016–2019
|-
|[[Mahuru Dai]] || 18 || 37.50 || 2014–2018
|}
{{col-end}}

'''Highest individual innings in ODIs'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team|title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Highest Scores|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=15 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307024238/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team|archive-date=7 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Year
|-
|[[Tony Ura]] || '''151*''' || {{cr|IRE}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 6 March 2018
|-
|[[Lega Siaka]] || '''109''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Riverway Stadium|Townsville]] || 9 November 2014
|-
|[[Kiplin Doriga]] || '''89*''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[ICC Academy Ground|Dubai]] || 8 December 2017
|-
|[[Mahuru Dai]] || '''76*''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Mission Road Ground|Mong Kok]] || 8 November 2016
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || '''70''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Mission Road Ground|Mong Kok]] || 6 November 2016
|}

'''Best bowling figures in an innings in ODIs'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team|title=Records / Papua New Guinea / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=29 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704150404/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=20;type=team|archive-date=4 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Player!!Score!!Opposition!!Venue!!Date
|-
|[[Chad Soper]] || '''6/41''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Mission Road Ground|Mong Kok]] || 6 November 2016
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || '''4/24''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 17 March 2018
|-
|[[Charles Amini]] || '''4/27''' || {{cr|HKG}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 17 March 2018
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || '''4/37''' || {{cr|USA}} || [[Wanderers Cricket Ground|Windhoek]] || 27 April 2019
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || '''4/39''' || {{cr|UAE}} || [[Harare Sports Club|Harare]] || 9 March 2018
|}

'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODI" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"| '''v. Test nations'''
|- align="center"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IRE}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 March 2018 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|WIN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 March 2018 ||
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|- align="center"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|HK}} || 8 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 ||8 November 2014 ||8 November 2014
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 22 September 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|OMA}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 14 August 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 ||6 October 2017 ||8 October 2017
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 ||31 March 2017 ||2 April 2017
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|USA}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 27 April 2019 || 27 April 2019
|}
''Records complete to ODI #4210. Last updated 23 September 2019.''

===Twenty20 Internationals===
*Highest team total: 216/4 v. [[Philippines national cricket team|Philippines]], 22 March 2019 at [[Amini Park]], [[Port Moresby]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=18 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220061546/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Highest individual score: 107*, [[Tony Ura]] v. [[Philippines national cricket team|Philippines]], 23 March 2019 at [[Amini Park]], [[Port Moresby]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref>
*Best innings bowling: 5/15, [[Damien Ravu]] v. [[Vanuatu national cricket team|Vanuatu]], on 9 July 2019 at Faleata Oval No 3, [[Apia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/png/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most T20I runs for Papua New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Tony Ura]] || 671 || 37.27 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || 460 || 23.00 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Charles Amini]] || 377 || 26.92 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Sese Bau]] || 356 || 25.42 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || 321 || 22.92 || 2015–2019
|}
{{col-break}}

'''Most T20I wickets for Papua New Guinea'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=20;type=team |title=Records / Papua New Guinea / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Norman Vanua]] || 35 || 14.42 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Damien Ravu]] || 24 || 9.20 || 2019–2019
|-
|[[Assad Vala]] || 20 || 12.45 || 2016–2019
|-
|[[Nosaina Pokana]] || 19 || 17.26 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Charles Amini]] || 19 || 19.31 || 2015–2019
|}
{{col-end}}

'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I" />

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%; width: 700px;"
|- class="unsortable"
! scope="col" colspan=9 | '''v. Test nations'''
|- align="center"
! scope="col"| Opposition
! scope="col"| {{abbr|M|Matches played}}
! scope="col"| {{abbr|W|Matches won}}
! scope="col"| {{abbr|L|Matches lost}}
! scope="col"| {{abbr|T|Matches tied}}
! scope="col"| {{abbr|NR|Matches with no result}}
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | First Match
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | First Win
|- align="center"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|AFG}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 23 July 2015 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IRE}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 15 July 2015 || 15 July 2015
|-
! scope="col" colspan=9 | '''v. Associate Members'''
|- align="center"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|BER}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 19 October 2019 || 19 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|KEN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 27 October 2019 || 27 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20 October 2019 || 20 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NEP}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 July 2015 || 17 July 2015
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NED}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 24 October 2019 || 24 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PHI}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 22 March 2019 || 22 March 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SAM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 July 2019 || 8 July 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 21 October 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SIN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 October 2019 || 25 October 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 12 April 2017 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|VAN}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 22 March 2019 || 22 March 2019
|-
|}
''Records complete to T20I #997. Last updated 2 November 2019.''

==Other records and statistics==
===First-class matches===

*Most first-class runs: [[Assad Vala]] '''559'''
*Most first-class wickets: [[Norman Vanua]] '''16'''
*Highest individual score: [[Assad Vala]] '''144*''' v. [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], 16–19 October 2016
*Highest team score: '''311''' v. [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], 16–19 October 2016
*Best bowling (innings): [[Loa Nou]] '''5/49''' v. [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]], 16–18 June 2015
*Best bowling (match): [[Lega Siaka]] '''7/54''' v. [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], 16–19 October 2016

===ICC Trophy===
*Highest team total: 455/9 v. Gibraltar, 18 June 1986 (Tournament record)<ref name="ICCTRec" />
*Highest individual score: 162 by T Souter v. [[Israel national cricket team|Israel]], 20 June 1986<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Batting/|title=Highest Individual Innings for Papua New Guinea in ICC Trophy Matches|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302214016/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Batting/|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=}}</ref>
*Best innings bowling: 5/12 by W Maha v. Gibraltar, 18 June 1986<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Bowling/Best_Bowling_in_an_Innings.html|title=Best Bowling in an Innings for Papua New Guinea in ICC Trophy Matches|last=|first=|date=|website=Cricket Archive|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302214315/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/PapuaNewGuinea/ICC_Trophy/Bowling/Best_Bowling_in_an_Innings.html|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=}}</ref>

===Overall===

*Highest team total: 572/7 v. New Caledonia, 31 August 2007 (world record)<ref name="PNGRec" />
*Highest individual score: 162 by B Harry v. [[Israel national cricket team|Israel]], 20 June 1986<ref name="EWC" />
*Best innings bowling: 8/27 by Mea Steven v. [[Vanuatu national cricket team|New Hebrides]], 1979<ref name="EWC" />

==Players==
Papua New Guinea's squad for the [[ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2019]] in Scotland, 14–21 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-on-a-mission/|title=Barras on a mission|last=|first=|date=28 March 2019|work=The National (Papua New Guinea)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403073756/https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-on-a-mission/|archive-date=3 April 2019|accessdate=3 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[Assad Vala]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Charles Amini]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Simon Atai]]
* [[Sese Bau]]
* [[Kiplin Doriga]]
* [[Gaudi Toka]]
* [[Nosaina Pokana]]
* [[Damien Ravu]]
* [[Riley Hekure]]
* [[Lega Siaka]]
* [[Chad Soper]]
* [[Tony Ura]]
* [[Norman Vanua]]
* [[Hiri Hiri]]

==See also==

* [[Papua New Guinea national women's cricket team]]
* [[Papua New Guinea Under-19 cricket team]]
* [[List of Papua New Guinea ODI cricketers|Papua New Guinea ODI cricketers]]
* [[List of Papua New Guinea Twenty20 International cricketers|Papua New Guinea T20I cricketers]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{National Sports Teams of Papua New Guinea}}
{{National cricket teams}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Papua New Guinea National Cricket Team}}
[[Category:Cricket in Papua New Guinea]]
[[Category:National cricket teams]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Papua New Guinea|Cricket]]
[[Category:Papua New Guinea in international cricket]]

United States national cricket team

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| image =
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| caption = Logo of USA Cricket
| association = [[USA Cricket]]
| captain = [[Saurabh Netravalkar]]
| coach = [[J. Arunkumar]]

| icc_status = Associate member with ODI status
| icc_member_year = 1965
| icc_region = [[ICC Americas|Americas]]
| odi_rank = 19th
| odi_rank_best = 18th (24 September 2019) 
| t20i_rank = 34th
| t20i_rank_best = 30th (25 May 2019) 

| first_odi = v {{cr|NZL}} at [[The Oval]], [[London]]; 10 September 2004
| most_recent_odi = v {{cr|NEP}} at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]]; 12 February 2020
| num_odis = 15
| num_odis_this_year = 4
| odi_record = 6/9 (0 ties, 0 no result)
| odi_record_this_year = 0/4 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wcq_apps = 8
| wcq_first = [[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]]
| wcq_best = 7th ([[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]])

| first_t20i = v {{cr|UAE}} at [[ICC Academy Ground]], [[Dubai]]; 15 March 2019
| most_recent_t20i = v {{cr|CAN}} at [[White Hill Field]], [[Sandys Parish]]; 25 August 2019
| num_t20is = 8
| num_t20is_this_year = 0
| t20i_record = 2/5 (0 ties, 1 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wt20q_apps = 4
| wt20q_first = [[2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2010]]
| wt20q_best = 6th (2010)

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The '''United States national cricket team''' is the team that represents the [[United States]] in [[international cricket]]. The team was formerly organised by the [[United States of America Cricket Association]] (USACA), which became an [[ICC members|associate member]] of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) in 1965. In June 2017, the USACA was expelled by the ICC due to governance and financing issues, with the U.S. team being temporarily overseen by [[ICC Americas]] until a new sanctioning body was established.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/19706136/usaca-expelled-icc|title=USACA expelled by the ICC|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref> In January 2019, associate membership was officially granted to [[USA Cricket]].<ref name="ESPN Cricinfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25714489/usa-formally-approved-rejoin-icc-associate-member-usa-cricket |title=USA formally approved to rejoin ICC as Associate Member under USA Cricket |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=January 8, 2019}}</ref>

A U.S. representative team participated in [[United States v Canada (1844)|the first international cricket match]], played against [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] in 1844. For a century and a half, the U.S. national team seldom played against other national teams. It played mostly against Canada (in the annual [[Auty Cup]]), or against visiting teams from other countries.

The United States made its international tournament debut at the [[1979 ICC Trophy]] in England; it has since missed only two editions of the tournament (now known as the [[Cricket World Cup Qualifier|World Cup Qualifier]]). After winning the [[2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge]], the team qualified for the [[2004 ICC Champions Trophy]], playing its first two [[One Day International]] (ODI) matches. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all [[Twenty20]] matches played between the United States and other [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC members]] after January 1, 2019 are a full T20I.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|work=[[International Cricket Council]]|date=26 April 2018|accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref> The first ever T20I to be played by the United States was scheduled against the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1082175 |title=USA name squad for first-ever T20I |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=28 February 2019}}</ref>

In the [[World Cricket League]], the US finished fourth in the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2019 Division Two]] tournament, losing a third place playoff to Papua New Guinea, a match which was designated as an ODI (and thus became the United States' third-ever ODI match, 15 years after their last). This fourth-place finish was sufficient to earn the country a place in [[2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]], in which all the team's matches would carry ODI status. The team's [[2019 United States Tri-Nation Series|first domestic ODI series]] began on September 13, 2019, hosting Papua New Guinea and Namibia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/united-states-to-host-first-ever-odi-on-september-13-2098703|title=United States To Host First-Ever ODI On September 13|website=NDTV Sports|language=en|access-date=2019-09-15}}</ref>

==History==

{{main|History of United States cricket}}

===Beginnings===

The British brought cricket to the [[Thirteen Colonies]] in the early 18th century. Cricket further grew in the 18th century.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2006/october/cricket.php | title = Smithsonian Institution Magazine: Cricket, Anyone? | accessdate=2006-12-05}}</ref> It is understood from anecdotal evidence that [[George Washington]] was a strong supporter of cricket, participating on at least one occasion in a game of cricket with his troops at [[Valley Forge]] during the [[American Revolution]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/VALLEY.HTM | title = The American Revolution Webpage: The Winter At Valley Forge | accessdate=2006-12-05}}</ref> [[John Adams]] was recorded as saying in [[Congress of the United States|Congress]] that if leaders of cricket clubs could be called "presidents", there was no reason why the leader of the new nation could not be called the same.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/ICC_MEMBERS/USA/USA_HISTORY.html USA cricket history at cricinfo]</ref>

In 1844, the United States participated in the [[United States v Canada (1844)|first international cricket match]]. This was played against [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] at the [[St George's Cricket Club]] Ground, [[Bloomingdale Park]], New York.<ref name='CricInfoArticle'>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/usa/content/story/141158.html |title=Cricinfo – Cricket in the USA |last=Das |first=Deb |accessdate=2007-03-09 |date=n.d. |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] }}</ref> This first international sporting event was attended by 20,000 people and established the longest international sporting rivalry in the modern era.<ref name='CricClub'>{{cite web|url=http://cricketclub.org/can_usa.html |title=Canada Versus United States of America Cricket 1844 St George Cricket Club Ground, Manhattan, New York |accessdate=2007-03-09 |date=n.d. |publisher=Cricket Club |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006194244/http://cricketclub.org/can_usa.html |archivedate=October 6, 2006 }}</ref> Wagers of around $120,000 were placed on the outcome of the match. This is equivalent to around $1.5 million in 2007.<ref name='Canada Cricket'>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadacricket.com/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EEVlEFlyZuRgpCgjDK |title=Canada Cricket Online |accessdate=2007-03-09 |date=n.d. |publisher=Canada Cricket |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061027222539/http://www.canadacricket.com/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EEVlEFlyZuRgpCgjDK |archive-date=October 27, 2006 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="harris">{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/history/canada-1.htm|title=Some stories, some history, some facts, some observations: Canadian Cricket History|last=Harris|first=Jon|display-authors=et al |year=2002|accessdate=2009-07-23}}</ref>

Sides from England toured North America (taking in both the US and Canada) following the English cricket seasons of 1859, 1868 and 1872. These were organized as purely commercial ventures. Most of the matches of these early touring teams were played "against odds", that is to say the home team was permitted to have more than eleven players (usually twenty-two) in order to make a more even contest.<ref>[[Alan Gibson]], ''The Cricket Captains of England'', The Pavilion Library, 1989, {{ISBN|1-85145-390-3}}, 4–7.</ref>

===Decline===
In spite of cricket's popularity in the 18th and early 19th centuries, the game was supplanted by baseball in the 1850s and 1860s. As interest in baseball rose, the rules of that game were changed slightly to increase its popularity. For example, easily manufactured round [[baseball bat|bats]] were introduced to contrast the flat [[cricket bat|bats]] of cricket.<ref name='Seattle Cricket'>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlecricket.com/history/bsblckt.htm|title=Early Baseball and Cricket in America |accessdate=2007-03-09 |last= |first= |date=n.d. |publisher=Seattle Cricket Club }}</ref>

Another reason for cricket's decline in popularity may be that in the late 19th century American cricket remained an amateur sport reserved for the wealthy while England and Australia were developing a professional version of the game. As cricket standards improved with professionalism elsewhere in the world many North American cricket clubs stayed stubbornly elitist. Clubs such as [[Philadelphia Cricket Club|Philadelphia CC]] and [[Merion Cricket Club|Merion]] abandoned cricket and converted their facilities to other sports. Some city cricket clubs unknowingly contributed to their own demise by sponsoring auxiliary baseball teams.{{Citation needed|date=March 2007}}

By 1900, baseball was dominant numerically and culturally in the US.{{Citation needed|date=March 2007}} In addition, when the first international body for the sport, the [[Imperial Cricket Conference]] (ICC) was formed in 1909, membership was restricted to countries in the [[British Empire]]. This undercut the popularity of cricket outside the empire and reduced momentum to professionalize cricket in the US. Whether a more open ICC would have maintained or increased the momentum remains an open question, however.<ref name="CricInfoArticle"/> Regardless of its cause, the game did not flourish in the United States the way it did in the British Empire. From the 1880s until the outbreak of [[World War I]], cricket in the US was dominated not by a truly national team, but by the amateur [[Philadelphia cricket team]], which was selected from clubs in cricket's American stronghold – the [[Delaware Valley|Philadelphia metropolitan area]].

A tour of North America by the Australians in 1913 saw two first-class games (both won by the tourists) against a combined Canada–USA team.{{#section:Canada national cricket team|canadausa}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/9/9072.html |title=Canada and United States of America v Australians |publisher=Cricketarchive.co.uk |date=7 July 1913 |accessdate=2 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/9/9155.html |title=Australia in North America 1913 |publisher=Cricketarchive.co.uk |date=25 August 1913 |accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref>

===Philadelphian cricket===

{{main|Philadelphian cricket team}}[[Image:Philadelphians in 1884.JPG|right|thumb|The [[Philadelphian cricket team]], shown here on an 1884 tour of England, were the premier American cricket team for several decades after the US Civil War]]
The Philadelphian cricket team was a team that represented [[Philadelphia]] in [[first-class cricket]] between 1878 and 1913. Even though the United States had played the first ever international cricket match against [[Canada cricket team|Canada]] in 1844, the sport began a slow decline in the country.<ref name='CricinfoArticle'>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/143914.html |title=Cricinfo – Pennsylvania's hidden secret |last=Das |first=Deb |accessdate=2007-02-14 |date=April 7, 2005 |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] }}</ref> This decline was furthered by the rise in popularity of baseball. In Philadelphia, however, the sport remained very popular and from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of [[World War I]], the city produced a first class team that rivaled many others in the world. The team was composed of players from the four chief cricket clubs in Philadelphia–[[Germantown Cricket Club|Germantown]], [[Merion Cricket Club|Merion]], [[Belmont Cricket Club|Belmont]], and [[Philadelphia Cricket Club|Philadelphia]]. Players from smaller clubs, such as [[Tioga Cricket Club|Tioga]] and [[Moorestown Cricket Club|Moorestown]], and local colleges, such as [[Haverford College|Haverford]] and [[University of Pennsylvania|Penn]], also played for the Philadelphians. Over its 35 years, the team played in 89 first-class cricket matches. Of those, 29 were won, 46 were lost, 13 were drawn and one game was abandoned before completion.<ref>See summary of first-class matches [[Philadelphian cricket team#Summary of first-class matches|here]].</ref>

Arguably, the greatest American cricketer ever played for Philadelphia during this period. [[John Barton King]] was a very skilled batsman, but really proved his worth as a bowler. During his career, he set numerous records in North America and at least one [[first-class cricket|first-class]] bowling record.<ref name='Rolfe'>{{cite book |last=Rolfe |first=John |title=Everything You Want to Know About Sports (Sports Illustrated for Kids) |publisher=Bantam Books for Young Readers |location=New York |year=1994 |isbn=0-553-48166-5 |oclc= |doi= |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/everythingyouwan00cohe }}</ref> He competed with and succeeded against the best cricketers in the world from England and Australia. King was the dominant bowler on his team when it toured England in 1897, 1903, and 1908. He dismissed batsmen with his unique delivery, which he called "the angler", and helped to perfect swing bowling in the sport. Many of the great bowlers of today still use the strategies and techniques that he developed.<ref name='SABRUK'>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabruk.org/examiner/10/cricket.html |title=SABR UK Examiner no.10: Baseball and Cricket: Cross-Currents |accessdate=2007-01-31 |last=Synge |first=Allen |year=2007 |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] (UK Chapter) }}</ref> [[Plum Warner|Sir Pelham Warner]] described Bart King as one of the finest bowlers of all time,<ref name='WisObit'>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/234625.html |title=Wisden – 1966 – Obituaries in 1965 |accessdate=2007-01-31 |year=1966 |publisher=[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|John Wisden & Co]] }}</ref> and [[Donald Bradman]] called him "America's greatest cricketing son."<ref name='TheDon'>{{cite book | last = Bradman | first = Donald | authorlink = | title = The Art of Cricket | publisher = Robson Books | year = 1998 | pages = | doi = | isbn = }}</ref>

On June 28, 1913 the Philadelphians played the last first-class game on the mainland for more than 90 years. Games were played in the [[US Virgin Islands]] in the interim, which is considered as part of the West Indies by the ICC. The team had played an American national side 6 times between 1885 and 1894. The United States team won one of these matches, lost two, and earned a draw in three. Cricket remained a minor pastime in the United States until the mid-1960s, when ICC reforms allowed associate members to join.

===Status from 1965===
In 1965, [[Clifford Severn]] made his USA debut at 39, alongside his young brother [[Winston Severn|Winston]], in a two-day match against Canada at [[Calgary]]'s Riley Park as part of the longest running international rivalry in international cricket, now known as the Auty Cup. A year later in the return contest at the [[C Aubrey Smith]] field in Los Angeles, USA won by 54 runs.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/story/750517.html?CMP=OTC-RSS US cricket pioneer Clifford Severn passes away at 88]</ref>

In 1965, the Imperial Cricket Conference changed its name to the International Cricket Conference. In addition, new rules were adopted to permit the election of countries from outside the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]. This led to the expansion of the Conference, with the admission of Associate Members, including the United States. Today cricket is played in all fifty states.<ref name="usaca_organization">{{cite web|url=http://www.usaca.org/the-organization|title=The Organization|publisher=[[United States Cricket Association]]|accessdate=2009-07-21}}</ref>

The USA have played in every edition of the [[ICC Trophy]], though they didn't pass the first round until the [[1990 ICC Trophy|1990 tournament]] in the [[Netherlands]]. They reached the plate final of the [[1994 ICC Trophy|1994 tournament]], but opted not to play due to prior travel arrangements. They finished twelfth in [[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]].

===21st century===

====2000–09====

USA finished sixth in the [[2001 ICC Trophy]], their best performance to date. They have also played in every edition of the [[ICC Americas Championship]], winning in 2002.<ref name="TL">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/GENERAL/TIMELINES/usa.shtml Timeline of USA cricket] at CricketEurope</ref>

In 2004, the United States cricket team played a first-class match as part of the first [[ICC Intercontinental Cup]]. The matches against [[Canadian cricket team|Canada]] and [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]] were the first in many years.<ref name="TL" /> The team won the [[ICC 6 Nations Challenge]] beating [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]], [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]], and the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on net run rate by 0.028 of a run.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/ICC_Six_Nations_Challenge_2003-04.html ICC 6 Nations Challenge 2004 Points Table at Cricket Archive]</ref>

Winning the ICC Six Nations meant that they qualified for the [[ICC Champions Trophy 2004]] in England. Here the USA played their first ever [[One Day International]] match against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] at [[The Oval]] on September 10, 2004.<ref name="ODIs">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedStatesofAmerica/Odis/Odi_List.html List of ODIs played by the USA] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929211254/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedStatesofAmerica/Odis/Odi_List.html |date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> The US side was beaten by New Zealand and lost to [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] in the tournament, as well.<ref name="CT04">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/ICC_Champions_Trophy_2004.html Points Table from the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy at Cricket Archive]</ref>

The [[2005 ICC Trophy]] represented a chance for the US to re-establish themselves on the world stage and qualify for the [[2007 cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]]. A poor showing saw them finish at the bottom of their group, with four losses and a match abandoned due to rain from their five group fixtures. This failure robbed the USA of the prize of full [[One Day International]] status on offer to the World Cup qualifiers.<ref name="TL" /> This failure was compounded on August 9, 2005 when the ICC expelled the US from the [[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup]].<ref name="Susp">[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/usa/content/story/215409.html ICC suspends USA from Intercontinental Cup, Cricinfo]</ref>

The USA made their return to international cricket in August 2006 when they participated in Division One of the [[ICC Americas Championship]] in Canada.<ref name="AC106">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/CAN/2006_CAN_ICC_World_Cricket_League_Americas_Region_Division_One_2006.html Americas Division One at Cricket Archive]</ref> They finished second in the five team tournament.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/ICC_World_Cricket_League_Americas_Region_Division_One_2006.html Americas Division One points table]</ref>

In May 2007 the USA were to visit [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], Australia to take part in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] of the [[ICC World Cricket League]].<ref name="WCL Structure">[http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/development/wcl_div1-5_2007-2009.pdf World Cricket League Structure] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111013/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/development/wcl_div1-5_2007-2009.pdf |date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> A top two finish in this tournament would have qualified them for [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the same tournament later in the year.<ref name="WCL Structure"/> Unfortunately, the [[United States of America Cricket Association]] was suspended from the ICC and the team was pulled from this competition.<ref name="Susp2">[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/282227.html Cricinfo – ICC suspends USA Cricket Association]</ref> The suspension was due to an internal dispute over a constitution for the USACA. The dispute was resolved in early 2008, and the suspension was lifted on April 1 of that year.

The team's reinstatement permitted them to enter the [[World Cricket League]] in [[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|Division Five]] for 2008 in [[Jersey]]. The team made it through the Group Stage tied for first in their division with a 4–0–0 record (one match abandoned),<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/WCL5/DATABASE/RESULTS/tables.shtml Points tables] at WCL5 Official site</ref> but lost both their semi-final match with Jersey and their third-place play-off with Nepal.<ref name="WCL508">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/WCL5/DATABASE/RESULTS/index.shtml Results] at WCL5 Official site</ref>

====2010–2015====

USA finished second in the [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2010 Division Five]] after losing the final against [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] and won promotion to [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2010 Division Four]]. They continued their climb in more emphatic style by finishing first in 2010 Division Four, demolishing [[Italy national cricket team|Italy]] in the final. They were promoted to [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2011 Division Three]] where they took last place and were relegated to [[2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2012 Division Four]]. There they finished in second place, and were promoted back to [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2013 Division Three]]. They remained in Division Three after finishing in third place, but were relegated after finishing fifth in [[2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2014 Division Three]].

====2015 suspension====

On June 26, 2015, the ICC again suspended USACA, this time because an ICC review "had expressed significant concerns about the governance, finance, reputation and cricketing activities of USACA". This suspension does not impact the National Team playing Matches, but instead cuts off ICC funding and stops USACA from being able to approve any events held in the USA (although the ICC can still approve events held in the United States). This suspension will be upheld until USACA can show the ICC that "conditions relating to governance, finance and its cricket activities" have improved.<ref name="2015s">http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/891589.html</ref>

In the [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2016 Division Four]] the USA finished second, with a 3–2 record and was promoted to [[2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2017 Division Three]]. In the 2017 Division Three competition, the USA finished fourth, with a 2–3 record. The third place match was rained out and finished with no result. The USA remained in Division Three.

====2017-present: Transition to USA Cricket, Cricket World Cup League 2====
[[File:USA Squad Photo 2017.jpg|thumb|The U.S. national team, during their tour of the Middle East in December 2017.]]

On June 22, 2017 at the ICC Annual Conference in London, the ICC Full Council voted unanimously to expel the USACA, following a Board recommendation in April, and a recent Dispute Resolution Committee hearing before [[Michael Beloff]], which concluded in June 2017. This included its refusal to ratify an ICC-approved constitution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/19706136/usaca-expelled-icc|title=USACA expelled by the ICC|date=2017-06-22|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2020-01-08}}</ref> In January 2019, a new sanctioning body known as [[USA Cricket]] was officially admitted by the ICC as a new associate member.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25391041/usa-plan-launch-their-t20-league-2021|title=USA plan to launch their T20 League in 2021|date=2018-11-27|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref><ref name="ESPN Cricinfo"/>

The United States were promoted to the [[ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] for the first time, after they beat [[Singapore national cricket team|Singapore]] in the final match of the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2018 Division Three tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8785/report/1162859/singapore-vs-united-states-america-15th-match-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three|title=USA roll past Singapore to earn first-ever promotion to WCL Division Two|work=ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=19 November 2018}}</ref> In April 2019, after finishing in the top 4 of the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2019 Division Two tournament]], the United States qualified for the [[2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]]—which offers an opportunity to advance to the [[2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]]. All matches in the Cricket World Cup League 2 are played in the One Day International format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1196656|title=Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status|work=International Cricket Council|accessdate=24 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27384084/how-teams-secure-qualification-rank-no-1-32|title=The road to World Cup 2023: how teams can secure qualification, from rank No. 1 to 32|date=2019-08-14|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>

==Tournament history==

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===[[ICC Champions Trophy]]===
*[[1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy|1998]]–[[2002 ICC Champions Trophy|2002]]: Did not participate<ref name="ODIs" />
*[[2004 ICC Champions Trophy|2004]]: First round<ref name="CT04" />
*[[2006 ICC Champions Trophy|2006]]: Did not qualify<ref name="ODIs" />

===[[ICC Intercontinental Cup]]===
*[[2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2004]]: First round<ref name="TL" />
*[[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2005]]: Originally due to take part but replaced by [[Cayman Islands national cricket team|Cayman Islands]] due to suspension<ref name="Susp" />
*[[2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2006/07]]: Did not participate<ref name="TL" />
*[[2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2007/08]]: Did not participate<ref name="TL" />

===[[World Cricket League]]===
*2007: Originally set to take part in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] but relegated due to suspension<ref name="Susp2" />
*[[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2008 Division Five]]: 4th place<ref name="WCL508" />
*[[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2010 Division Five]]: 2nd place
*[[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2010 Division Four]]: '''Champions'''
*[[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2011 Division Three]]: 6th place
*[[2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2012 Division Four]]: 2nd place
*[[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2013 Division Three]]: 3rd place
*[[2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2014 Division Three]]: 5th place
*[[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2016 Division Four]]: 1st place
*[[2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2017 Division Three]]: 4th place
*[[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2018 Division Three]]: 2nd place
*[[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2019 Division Two]]: 4th place

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===[[ICC Trophy]]===
*[[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]]–[[1986 ICC Trophy|1986]]: First round<ref name="TL" />
*[[1990 ICC Trophy|1990]]: Second round<ref name="TL" />
*[[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]: Plate competition.<ref name="TL" />
*[[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]]: 12th place<ref name="TL" />
*[[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: 6th place<ref name="TL" />
*[[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]: 10th place<ref name="TL" />

===[[ICC Americas Championship]]===
*2000: 3rd place<ref name="TL" />
*[[2002 ICC Americas Championship|2002]]: Won<ref name="TL" />
*[[2004 ICC Americas Championship|2004]]: Runners up<ref name="TL" />
*[[2006 ICC Americas Championship|2006]]: Division One Runners up<ref name="AC106" />
*[[2008 ICC Americas Championship|2008]]: Won<ref name="TL" />
*2010: Runners up
*2011: Runners up
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===ICC Twenty20 Americas Championship===
*2010 Division One: Won
*[[2011 ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Twenty20 Division One|2011]] Division One: 2nd place
*[[2013 ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Twenty20 Division One|2013]] Division One: Won
*[[2015 ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Twenty20 Division One|2015]] Division One: 2nd place

==Stadium==
The only U.S. [[cricket stadium]] to meet international standards is [[Central Broward Regional Park]] in [[Lauderhill, Florida]]. Another well-established facility that has hosted international cricket is [[Leo Magnus Cricket Complex]] in Los Angeles. A facility in [[Indianapolis]] called the [[Indianapolis World Sports Park]] opened in 2014.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto 1em auto; width:55%;"
|-
!Stadium 
!City
!Opened
|-
|[[Central Broward Regional Park]]
|[[Lauderhill, Florida|Lauderhill]]
|2008
|-
|[[Indianapolis World Sports Park]]
|[[Indianapolis]]
|2014
|-
|[[The Leo Magnus Cricket Complex]]
|[[Los Angeles]]
|1973
|}

{{location map+|USA|float=center|width=390|caption=Locations of all stadiums which have hosted international cricket matches within the United States|places=
{{location map~|USA|label=[[Central Broward Regional Park|Central Broward]]|position=right|lat=26.1400|long=-80.1987}}
}}

==Current squad==
'''Key'''
*S/N = Shirt number

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:#002868; color:white; | Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#002868; color:white; | Age
! style="text-align:center; background:#002868; color:white; | Batting Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#002868; color:white; | Bowling Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#002868; color:white; | Formats
! style="text-align:center; background:#002868; color:white; | S/N
|-
! colspan="6" | Opening batsmen
|-
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
|-
! colspan="6" | Pace bowlers
|-
|-
! colspan="6" | Spin bowlers
|-
|-
|}

==Coaching staff==

==Players==
USA ODI squad for the [[2019 United States Tri-Nation Series]] at the [[Central Broward Regional Park]] in [[Lauderhill, Florida]] from 13–23 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-announced-for-first-odi-series/}}</ref>

* [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] ([[Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Karima Gore]]
* [[Elmore Hutchinson]]
* [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]]
* [[Nosthush Kenjige]]
* [[Jaskaran Malhotra]]
* [[Xavier Marshall]]
* [[Monank Patel]]
* [[Nisarg Patel]]
* [[Sagar Patel]]
* [[Timil Patel]]
* [[Jasdeep Singh]]
* [[Rusty Theron]]

USA's T20 squad for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier]] Regional Final in Bermuda from 18–25 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-announced-for-icc-t20-world-cup-americas-regional-final/}}</ref>
* [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] ([[Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Timroy Allen]]
* [[Cameron Gannon]]
* [[Karima Gore]]
* [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]]
* [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]]
* [[Aadil Ali]]
* [[Xavier Marshall]]
* [[Monank Patel]]
* [[Nisarg Patel]]
* [[Timil Patel]]
* [[Jasdeep Singh]]
* [[Hayden Walsh Jr.]]

On July 21, 2019 it was reported that 17 players had been signed to central contracts by [[USA Cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27234028/five-usa-players-get-12-month-contracts-three-pull-global-t20-canada}}</ref>

One year central contracts:
* [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]]
* [[Xavier Marshall]]
* [[Monank Patel]]
* [[Jasdeep Singh]]
* [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]]
Three month central contracts:
* [[Saurabh Netravalkar]]
* [[Jaskaran Malhotra]]
* [[Timroy Allen]]
* [[Karima Gore]]
* [[Ian Holland]]
* Akshay Homraj
* [[Elmore Hutchinson]]
* [[Nosthush Kenjige]]
* [[Nisarg Patel]]
* [[Sagar Patel]]
* [[Timil Patel]]
* [[Rusty Theron]]

USA's ODI squad for the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] in Namibia from 20–27 April 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26494733/xavier-marshall-usa-squad-wcl-division-two |title=Xavier Marshall in USA squad for WCL Division Two |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=11 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Elmore Hutchinson]]
* [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]]
* [[Nosthush Kenjige]]
* [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]]
* [[Jannisar Khan]]
* [[Jaskaran Malhotra]]
* [[Xavier Marshall]]
* [[Monank Patel]]
* [[Timil Patel]]
* [[Roy Silva]]
* [[Jasdeep Singh]]
* [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]]
* [[Hayden Walsh Jr.]]

==Captains==

{{main|List of United States national cricket captains}}

Eight players have represented the United States as captain. The first captain of the USA was Anil Kashkari in 1979. He captained the team through three matches, two of which the USA won.

[[Richard Staple]] is the only USA captain to captain the side in a [[One day international]], which occurred in 2004. The USA lost both matches. Overall with Staple as captain the USA played 16 matches, of which they won four and lost twelve. After Staple retired in 2005 [[Steve Massiah]] was given the captaincy. For the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] the captaincy was given to [[Sushil Nadkarni]].

In October 2013, [[Neil McGarrell]] was named USA's captain in a 15-man squad for the [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] in the [[UAE]]. McGarrell had played four Tests and 17 ODIs for [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] between 1998 and 2001. He made his debut for USA in 2012 against [[Canada cricket team|Canada]] and takes over from [[Steve Massiah]] who had captained for seven years.

In October 2018, [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] took over as captain of the team, after [[Ibrahim Khaleel]] was sacked.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24877552/khaleel-sacked-netravalkar-named-captain-usa-super50-squad |title=Khaleel sacked, Netravalkar named captain for USA's Super50 squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=3 October 2018}}</ref>

==[[2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2|ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] Fixtures==
In May 2019, the ICC announced the following schedule of Tri-Series involving The United States cricket team, as part of the [[2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]]. Each Tri-Series will have four scheduled [[One Day International]] matches for each team. This guarantees at least 36 scheduled ODI for each team before January 2022.<ref name="ICCMay19">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1212091 |title=ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Round
!Date
!Location
!1st team
!2nd team
!3rd team
!Result
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|-
|2
|[[2019 United States Tri-Nation Series|September 2019]]
|United States
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|PNG}}
|{{cr|NAM}}
|{{cr|NAM}}
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|3
|[[2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series|December 2019]]
|United Arab Emirates
|{{cr|UAE}}
|{{cr|SCO}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|-
|5
|[[2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series|February 2020]]
|Nepal
|{{cr|NEP}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|OMA}}
|{{cr|OMA}}
|-
|6
|March 2020
|TBC
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|SCO}}
|{{cr|UAE}}
|
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|-
|10
|September 2020
|TBC
|{{cr|NAM}}
|{{cr|PNG}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|-
|12
|January 2021
|TBC
|{{cr|OMA}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|NEP}}
|
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|15
|June 2021
|TBC
|{{cr|SCO}}
|{{cr|UAE}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|
|-
|16
|August 2021
|TBC
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|NEP}}
|{{cr|OMA}}
|
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|-
|18
|September 2021
|TBC
|{{cr|PNG}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|NAM}}
|
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|}

==Records==
'''International Match Summary – United States'''<ref name="ODI">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="T20I">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" | '''Playing Record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural Match
|-
| align="left"| One Day Internationals || 15 || 6 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 10 September 2004
|-
| align="left"| Twenty20 Internationals || 8 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 15 March 2019
|-
''Last updated 12 February 2020''
|}

===One Day Internationals===
*Highest team total: 282/8 v. [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] on 9 December 2019 at [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / One-Day Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
*Highest individual score: 95, [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]] v. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on 8 December 2019 at [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / One-Day Internationals / High scores |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
*Best innings bowling: 5/32, [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] v. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on 8 December 2019 at [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most ODI runs for United States'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / One-Day Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]] || 416 || 34.66 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Monank Patel]] || 287 || 23.91 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Ian Holland]] || 244 || 30.50 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Xavier Marshall]] || 221 || 17.00 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] || 186 || 15.50 || 2019-2020
|}
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'''Most ODI wickets for United States'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Saurabh Netravalkar]] || 19 || 16.68 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Cameron Stevenson]] || 12 || 19.66 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Rusty Theron]] || 11 || 31.63 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Karima Gore]] || 10 || 27.00 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] || 9 || 26.88 || 2019-2020
|}
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'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODI" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
|- align="center"
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Full Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|AUS}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 September 2004 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NZL}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 10 September 2004 ||
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 17 September 2019 || 17 September 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NEP}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 8 February 2020 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|OMA}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 6 February 2020 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PNG}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 27 April 2019 || 13 September 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 9 December 2019 || 9 December 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 December 2019 || 8 December 2019
|-
''Records complete to ODI #4245. Last updated 12 February 2020.''
|}

===Twenty20 Internationals===
*Highest team total: 158/6 v. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on 16 March 2019 at [[ICC Academy Ground]], [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
*Highest individual score: 72, [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] v. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on 15 March 2019 at [[ICC Academy Ground]], [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
*Best innings bowling: 4/27, [[Timil Patel]] v. [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] on 21 August 2019 at [[White Hill Field]], [[Sandys Parish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most T20I runs for United States'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] || 265 || 37.85 || 2019
|-
|[[Hayden Walsh Jr.]] || 114 || 19.00 || 2019
|-
|[[Jaskaran Malhotra]] || 112 || 18.86 || 2019
|-
|[[Xavier Marshall]] || 87 || 12.42 || 2019
|-
|[[Monank Patel]] || 85 || 12.14 || 2019
|}
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'''Most T20I wickets for United States'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Timil Patel]] || 11 || 13.27 || 2019
|-
|[[Karima Gore]] || 8 || 8.75 || 2019
|-
|[[Jasdeep Singh]] || 7 || 20.00 || 2019
|-
|[[Hayden Walsh Jr.]] || 6 || 20.00 || 2019
|-
|[[Nisarg Patel]] || 5 || 12.20 || 2019
|}
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'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
|- align="center"
|-
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|BER}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 18 August 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|CAN}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 21 August 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|CAY}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 19 August 2019 || 19 August 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 15 March 2019 ||
|-
''Records complete to T20I #865. Last updated 25 August 2019.''
|}

==See also==
* [[Cricket in the United States]]
* [[List of United States ODI cricketers]]
* [[List of United States Twenty20 International cricketers]]
* [[United States national under-19 cricket team]]
* [[Major League Cricket]]
* [[Pro Cricket]]
* [[USA Cricket|USA Cricket (Governing Body)]]

==Notes==
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==References==

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==External links==
*[http://www.usaca.org/ USACA website]
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/ICC_MEMBERS/USA/ Cricinfo USA]

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| caption = Logo of USA Cricket
| association = [[USA Cricket]]
| captain = [[Saurabh Netravalkar]]
| coach = [[J. Arunkumar]]

| icc_status = Associate member with ODI status
| icc_member_year = 1965
| icc_region = [[ICC Americas|Americas]]
| odi_rank = 19th
| odi_rank_best = 18th (24 September 2019) 
| t20i_rank = 34th
| t20i_rank_best = 30th (25 May 2019) 

| first_odi = v {{cr|NZL}} at [[The Oval]], [[London]]; 10 September 2004
| most_recent_odi = v {{cr|NEP}} at [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]]; 12 February 2020
| num_odis = 15
| num_odis_this_year = 4
| odi_record = 6/9 (0 ties, 0 no result)
| odi_record_this_year = 0/4 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wcq_apps = 8
| wcq_first = [[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]]
| wcq_best = 7th ([[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]])

| first_t20i = v {{cr|UAE}} at [[ICC Academy Ground]], [[Dubai]]; 15 March 2019
| most_recent_t20i = v {{cr|CAN}} at [[White Hill Field]], [[Sandys Parish]]; 25 August 2019
| num_t20is = 8
| num_t20is_this_year = 0
| t20i_record = 2/5 (0 ties, 1 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)

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| wt20q_best = 6th (2010)

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The '''United States national cricket team''' is the team that represents the [[United States]] in [[international cricket]]. The team was formerly organised by the [[United States of America Cricket Association]] (USACA), which became an [[ICC members|associate member]] of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) in 1965. In June 2017, the USACA was expelled by the ICC due to governance and financing issues, with the U.S. team being temporarily overseen by [[ICC Americas]] until a new sanctioning body was established.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/19706136/usaca-expelled-icc|title=USACA expelled by the ICC|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref> In January 2019, associate membership was officially granted to [[USA Cricket]].<ref name="ESPN Cricinfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25714489/usa-formally-approved-rejoin-icc-associate-member-usa-cricket |title=USA formally approved to rejoin ICC as Associate Member under USA Cricket |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=January 8, 2019}}</ref>

A U.S. representative team participated in [[United States v Canada (1844)|the first international cricket match]], played against [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] in 1844. For a century and a half, the U.S. national team seldom played against other national teams. It played mostly against Canada (in the annual [[Auty Cup]]), or against visiting teams from other countries.

The United States made its international tournament debut at the [[1979 ICC Trophy]] in England; it has since missed only two editions of the tournament (now known as the [[Cricket World Cup Qualifier|World Cup Qualifier]]). After winning the [[2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge]], the team qualified for the [[2004 ICC Champions Trophy]], playing its first two [[One Day International]] (ODI) matches. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all [[Twenty20]] matches played between the United States and other [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC members]] after January 1, 2019 are a full T20I.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|work=[[International Cricket Council]]|date=26 April 2018|accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref> The first ever T20I to be played by the United States was scheduled against the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1082175 |title=USA name squad for first-ever T20I |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=28 February 2019}}</ref>

In the [[World Cricket League]], the US finished fourth in the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2019 Division Two]] tournament, losing a third place playoff to Papua New Guinea, a match which was designated as an ODI (and thus became the United States' third-ever ODI match, 15 years after their last). This fourth-place finish was sufficient to earn the country a place in [[2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]], in which all the team's matches would carry ODI status. The team's [[2019 United States Tri-Nation Series|first domestic ODI series]] began on September 13, 2019, hosting Papua New Guinea and Namibia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/united-states-to-host-first-ever-odi-on-september-13-2098703|title=United States To Host First-Ever ODI On September 13|website=NDTV Sports|language=en|access-date=2019-09-15}}</ref>

==History==

{{main|History of United States cricket}}

===Beginnings===

The British brought cricket to the [[Thirteen Colonies]] in the early 18th century. Cricket further grew in the 18th century.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2006/october/cricket.php | title = Smithsonian Institution Magazine: Cricket, Anyone? | accessdate=2006-12-05}}</ref> It is understood from anecdotal evidence that [[George Washington]] was a strong supporter of cricket, participating on at least one occasion in a game of cricket with his troops at [[Valley Forge]] during the [[American Revolution]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/VALLEY.HTM | title = The American Revolution Webpage: The Winter At Valley Forge | accessdate=2006-12-05}}</ref> [[John Adams]] was recorded as saying in [[Congress of the United States|Congress]] that if leaders of cricket clubs could be called "presidents", there was no reason why the leader of the new nation could not be called the same.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/ICC_MEMBERS/USA/USA_HISTORY.html USA cricket history at cricinfo]</ref>

In 1844, the United States participated in the [[United States v Canada (1844)|first international cricket match]]. This was played against [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] at the [[St George's Cricket Club]] Ground, [[Bloomingdale Park]], New York.<ref name='CricInfoArticle'>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/usa/content/story/141158.html |title=Cricinfo – Cricket in the USA |last=Das |first=Deb |accessdate=2007-03-09 |date=n.d. |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] }}</ref> This first international sporting event was attended by 20,000 people and established the longest international sporting rivalry in the modern era.<ref name='CricClub'>{{cite web|url=http://cricketclub.org/can_usa.html |title=Canada Versus United States of America Cricket 1844 St George Cricket Club Ground, Manhattan, New York |accessdate=2007-03-09 |date=n.d. |publisher=Cricket Club |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006194244/http://cricketclub.org/can_usa.html |archivedate=October 6, 2006 }}</ref> Wagers of around $120,000 were placed on the outcome of the match. This is equivalent to around $1.5 million in 2007.<ref name='Canada Cricket'>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadacricket.com/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EEVlEFlyZuRgpCgjDK |title=Canada Cricket Online |accessdate=2007-03-09 |date=n.d. |publisher=Canada Cricket |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061027222539/http://www.canadacricket.com/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EEVlEFlyZuRgpCgjDK |archive-date=October 27, 2006 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="harris">{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/history/canada-1.htm|title=Some stories, some history, some facts, some observations: Canadian Cricket History|last=Harris|first=Jon|display-authors=et al |year=2002|accessdate=2009-07-23}}</ref>

Sides from England toured North America (taking in both the US and Canada) following the English cricket seasons of 1859, 1868 and 1872. These were organized as purely commercial ventures. Most of the matches of these early touring teams were played "against odds", that is to say the home team was permitted to have more than eleven players (usually twenty-two) in order to make a more even contest.<ref>[[Alan Gibson]], ''The Cricket Captains of England'', The Pavilion Library, 1989, {{ISBN|1-85145-390-3}}, 4–7.</ref>

===Decline===
In spite of cricket's popularity in the 18th and early 19th centuries, the game was supplanted by baseball in the 1850s and 1860s. As interest in baseball rose, the rules of that game were changed slightly to increase its popularity. For example, easily manufactured round [[baseball bat|bats]] were introduced to contrast the flat [[cricket bat|bats]] of cricket.<ref name='Seattle Cricket'>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlecricket.com/history/bsblckt.htm|title=Early Baseball and Cricket in America |accessdate=2007-03-09 |last= |first= |date=n.d. |publisher=Seattle Cricket Club }}</ref>

Another reason for cricket's decline in popularity may be that in the late 19th century American cricket remained an amateur sport reserved for the wealthy while England and Australia were developing a professional version of the game. As cricket standards improved with professionalism elsewhere in the world many North American cricket clubs stayed stubbornly elitist. Clubs such as [[Philadelphia Cricket Club|Philadelphia CC]] and [[Merion Cricket Club|Merion]] abandoned cricket and converted their facilities to other sports. Some city cricket clubs unknowingly contributed to their own demise by sponsoring auxiliary baseball teams.{{Citation needed|date=March 2007}}

By 1900, baseball was dominant numerically and culturally in the US.{{Citation needed|date=March 2007}} In addition, when the first international body for the sport, the [[Imperial Cricket Conference]] (ICC) was formed in 1909, membership was restricted to countries in the [[British Empire]]. This undercut the popularity of cricket outside the empire and reduced momentum to professionalize cricket in the US. Whether a more open ICC would have maintained or increased the momentum remains an open question, however.<ref name="CricInfoArticle"/> Regardless of its cause, the game did not flourish in the United States the way it did in the British Empire. From the 1880s until the outbreak of [[World War I]], cricket in the US was dominated not by a truly national team, but by the amateur [[Philadelphia cricket team]], which was selected from clubs in cricket's American stronghold – the [[Delaware Valley|Philadelphia metropolitan area]].

A tour of North America by the Australians in 1913 saw two first-class games (both won by the tourists) against a combined Canada–USA team.{{#section:Canada national cricket team|canadausa}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/9/9072.html |title=Canada and United States of America v Australians |publisher=Cricketarchive.co.uk |date=7 July 1913 |accessdate=2 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/9/9155.html |title=Australia in North America 1913 |publisher=Cricketarchive.co.uk |date=25 August 1913 |accessdate=23 March 2014}}</ref>

===Philadelphian cricket===

{{main|Philadelphian cricket team}}[[Image:Philadelphians in 1884.JPG|right|thumb|The [[Philadelphian cricket team]], shown here on an 1884 tour of England, were the premier American cricket team for several decades after the US Civil War]]
The Philadelphian cricket team was a team that represented [[Philadelphia]] in [[first-class cricket]] between 1878 and 1913. Even though the United States had played the first ever international cricket match against [[Canada cricket team|Canada]] in 1844, the sport began a slow decline in the country.<ref name='CricinfoArticle'>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/143914.html |title=Cricinfo – Pennsylvania's hidden secret |last=Das |first=Deb |accessdate=2007-02-14 |date=April 7, 2005 |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] }}</ref> This decline was furthered by the rise in popularity of baseball. In Philadelphia, however, the sport remained very popular and from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of [[World War I]], the city produced a first class team that rivaled many others in the world. The team was composed of players from the four chief cricket clubs in Philadelphia–[[Germantown Cricket Club|Germantown]], [[Merion Cricket Club|Merion]], [[Belmont Cricket Club|Belmont]], and [[Philadelphia Cricket Club|Philadelphia]]. Players from smaller clubs, such as [[Tioga Cricket Club|Tioga]] and [[Moorestown Cricket Club|Moorestown]], and local colleges, such as [[Haverford College|Haverford]] and [[University of Pennsylvania|Penn]], also played for the Philadelphians. Over its 35 years, the team played in 89 first-class cricket matches. Of those, 29 were won, 46 were lost, 13 were drawn and one game was abandoned before completion.<ref>See summary of first-class matches [[Philadelphian cricket team#Summary of first-class matches|here]].</ref>

Arguably, the greatest American cricketer ever played for Philadelphia during this period. [[John Barton King]] was a very skilled batsman, but really proved his worth as a bowler. During his career, he set numerous records in North America and at least one [[first-class cricket|first-class]] bowling record.<ref name='Rolfe'>{{cite book |last=Rolfe |first=John |title=Everything You Want to Know About Sports (Sports Illustrated for Kids) |publisher=Bantam Books for Young Readers |location=New York |year=1994 |isbn=0-553-48166-5 |oclc= |doi= |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/everythingyouwan00cohe }}</ref> He competed with and succeeded against the best cricketers in the world from England and Australia. King was the dominant bowler on his team when it toured England in 1897, 1903, and 1908. He dismissed batsmen with his unique delivery, which he called "the angler", and helped to perfect swing bowling in the sport. Many of the great bowlers of today still use the strategies and techniques that he developed.<ref name='SABRUK'>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabruk.org/examiner/10/cricket.html |title=SABR UK Examiner no.10: Baseball and Cricket: Cross-Currents |accessdate=2007-01-31 |last=Synge |first=Allen |year=2007 |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] (UK Chapter) }}</ref> [[Plum Warner|Sir Pelham Warner]] described Bart King as one of the finest bowlers of all time,<ref name='WisObit'>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/234625.html |title=Wisden – 1966 – Obituaries in 1965 |accessdate=2007-01-31 |year=1966 |publisher=[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|John Wisden & Co]] }}</ref> and [[Donald Bradman]] called him "America's greatest cricketing son."<ref name='TheDon'>{{cite book | last = Bradman | first = Donald | authorlink = | title = The Art of Cricket | publisher = Robson Books | year = 1998 | pages = | doi = | isbn = }}</ref>

On June 28, 1913 the Philadelphians played the last first-class game on the mainland for more than 90 years. Games were played in the [[US Virgin Islands]] in the interim, which is considered as part of the West Indies by the ICC. The team had played an American national side 6 times between 1885 and 1894. The United States team won one of these matches, lost two, and earned a draw in three. Cricket remained a minor pastime in the United States until the mid-1960s, when ICC reforms allowed associate members to join.

===Status from 1965===
In 1965, [[Clifford Severn]] made his USA debut at 39, alongside his young brother [[Winston Severn|Winston]], in a two-day match against Canada at [[Calgary]]'s Riley Park as part of the longest running international rivalry in international cricket, now known as the Auty Cup. A year later in the return contest at the [[C Aubrey Smith]] field in Los Angeles, USA won by 54 runs.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/story/750517.html?CMP=OTC-RSS US cricket pioneer Clifford Severn passes away at 88]</ref>

In 1965, the Imperial Cricket Conference changed its name to the International Cricket Conference. In addition, new rules were adopted to permit the election of countries from outside the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]. This led to the expansion of the Conference, with the admission of Associate Members, including the United States. Today cricket is played in all fifty states.<ref name="usaca_organization">{{cite web|url=http://www.usaca.org/the-organization|title=The Organization|publisher=[[United States Cricket Association]]|accessdate=2009-07-21}}</ref>

The USA have played in every edition of the [[ICC Trophy]], though they didn't pass the first round until the [[1990 ICC Trophy|1990 tournament]] in the [[Netherlands]]. They reached the plate final of the [[1994 ICC Trophy|1994 tournament]], but opted not to play due to prior travel arrangements. They finished twelfth in [[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]].

===21st century===

====2000–09====

USA finished sixth in the [[2001 ICC Trophy]], their best performance to date. They have also played in every edition of the [[ICC Americas Championship]], winning in 2002.<ref name="TL">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/GENERAL/TIMELINES/usa.shtml Timeline of USA cricket] at CricketEurope</ref>

In 2004, the United States cricket team played a first-class match as part of the first [[ICC Intercontinental Cup]]. The matches against [[Canadian cricket team|Canada]] and [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]] were the first in many years.<ref name="TL" /> The team won the [[ICC 6 Nations Challenge]] beating [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]], [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]], the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]], and the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on net run rate by 0.028 of a run.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/ICC_Six_Nations_Challenge_2003-04.html ICC 6 Nations Challenge 2004 Points Table at Cricket Archive]</ref>

Winning the ICC Six Nations meant that they qualified for the [[ICC Champions Trophy 2004]] in England. Here the USA played their first ever [[One Day International]] match against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] at [[The Oval]] on September 10, 2004.<ref name="ODIs">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedStatesofAmerica/Odis/Odi_List.html List of ODIs played by the USA] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929211254/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/UnitedStatesofAmerica/Odis/Odi_List.html |date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> The US side was beaten by New Zealand and lost to [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] in the tournament, as well.<ref name="CT04">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/ICC_Champions_Trophy_2004.html Points Table from the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy at Cricket Archive]</ref>

The [[2005 ICC Trophy]] represented a chance for the US to re-establish themselves on the world stage and qualify for the [[2007 cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]]. A poor showing saw them finish at the bottom of their group, with four losses and a match abandoned due to rain from their five group fixtures. This failure robbed the USA of the prize of full [[One Day International]] status on offer to the World Cup qualifiers.<ref name="TL" /> This failure was compounded on August 9, 2005 when the ICC expelled the US from the [[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup]].<ref name="Susp">[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/usa/content/story/215409.html ICC suspends USA from Intercontinental Cup, Cricinfo]</ref>

The USA made their return to international cricket in August 2006 when they participated in Division One of the [[ICC Americas Championship]] in Canada.<ref name="AC106">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/CAN/2006_CAN_ICC_World_Cricket_League_Americas_Region_Division_One_2006.html Americas Division One at Cricket Archive]</ref> They finished second in the five team tournament.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/ICC_World_Cricket_League_Americas_Region_Division_One_2006.html Americas Division One points table]</ref>

In May 2007 the USA were to visit [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], Australia to take part in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] of the [[ICC World Cricket League]].<ref name="WCL Structure">[http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/development/wcl_div1-5_2007-2009.pdf World Cricket League Structure] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111013/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/development/wcl_div1-5_2007-2009.pdf |date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> A top two finish in this tournament would have qualified them for [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the same tournament later in the year.<ref name="WCL Structure"/> Unfortunately, the [[United States of America Cricket Association]] was suspended from the ICC and the team was pulled from this competition.<ref name="Susp2">[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/282227.html Cricinfo – ICC suspends USA Cricket Association]</ref> The suspension was due to an internal dispute over a constitution for the USACA. The dispute was resolved in early 2008, and the suspension was lifted on April 1 of that year.

The team's reinstatement permitted them to enter the [[World Cricket League]] in [[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|Division Five]] for 2008 in [[Jersey]]. The team made it through the Group Stage tied for first in their division with a 4–0–0 record (one match abandoned),<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/WCL5/DATABASE/RESULTS/tables.shtml Points tables] at WCL5 Official site</ref> but lost both their semi-final match with Jersey and their third-place play-off with Nepal.<ref name="WCL508">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/WCL5/DATABASE/RESULTS/index.shtml Results] at WCL5 Official site</ref>

====2010–2015====

USA finished second in the [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2010 Division Five]] after losing the final against [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] and won promotion to [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2010 Division Four]]. They continued their climb in more emphatic style by finishing first in 2010 Division Four, demolishing [[Italy national cricket team|Italy]] in the final. They were promoted to [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2011 Division Three]] where they took last place and were relegated to [[2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2012 Division Four]]. There they finished in second place, and were promoted back to [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2013 Division Three]]. They remained in Division Three after finishing in third place, but were relegated after finishing fifth in [[2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2014 Division Three]].

====2015 suspension====

On June 26, 2015, the ICC again suspended USACA, this time because an ICC review "had expressed significant concerns about the governance, finance, reputation and cricketing activities of USACA". This suspension does not impact the National Team playing Matches, but instead cuts off ICC funding and stops USACA from being able to approve any events held in the USA (although the ICC can still approve events held in the United States). This suspension will be upheld until USACA can show the ICC that "conditions relating to governance, finance and its cricket activities" have improved.<ref name="2015s">http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/891589.html</ref>

In the [[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2016 Division Four]] the USA finished second, with a 3–2 record and was promoted to [[2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2017 Division Three]]. In the 2017 Division Three competition, the USA finished fourth, with a 2–3 record. The third place match was rained out and finished with no result. The USA remained in Division Three.

====2017-present: Transition to USA Cricket, Cricket World Cup League 2====
[[File:USA Squad Photo 2017.jpg|thumb|The U.S. national team, during their tour of the Middle East in December 2017.]]

On June 22, 2017 at the ICC Annual Conference in London, the ICC Full Council voted unanimously to expel the USACA, following a Board recommendation in April, and a recent Dispute Resolution Committee hearing before [[Michael Beloff]], which concluded in June 2017. This included its refusal to ratify an ICC-approved constitution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/19706136/usaca-expelled-icc|title=USACA expelled by the ICC|date=2017-06-22|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2020-01-08}}</ref> In January 2019, a new sanctioning body known as [[USA Cricket]] was officially admitted by the ICC as a new associate member.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25391041/usa-plan-launch-their-t20-league-2021|title=USA plan to launch their T20 League in 2021|date=2018-11-27|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref><ref name="ESPN Cricinfo"/>

The United States were promoted to the [[ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] for the first time, after they beat [[Singapore national cricket team|Singapore]] in the final match of the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2018 Division Three tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8785/report/1162859/singapore-vs-united-states-america-15th-match-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three|title=USA roll past Singapore to earn first-ever promotion to WCL Division Two|work=ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=19 November 2018}}</ref> In April 2019, after finishing in the top 4 of the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2019 Division Two tournament]], the United States qualified for the [[2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]]—which offers an opportunity to advance to the [[2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]]. All matches in the Cricket World Cup League 2 are played in the One Day International format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1196656|title=Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status|work=International Cricket Council|accessdate=24 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27384084/how-teams-secure-qualification-rank-no-1-32|title=The road to World Cup 2023: how teams can secure qualification, from rank No. 1 to 32|date=2019-08-14|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref>

==Tournament history==

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===[[ICC Champions Trophy]]===
*[[1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy|1998]]–[[2002 ICC Champions Trophy|2002]]: Did not participate<ref name="ODIs" />
*[[2004 ICC Champions Trophy|2004]]: First round<ref name="CT04" />
*[[2006 ICC Champions Trophy|2006]]: Did not qualify<ref name="ODIs" />

===[[ICC Intercontinental Cup]]===
*[[2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2004]]: First round<ref name="TL" />
*[[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2005]]: Originally due to take part but replaced by [[Cayman Islands national cricket team|Cayman Islands]] due to suspension<ref name="Susp" />
*[[2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2006/07]]: Did not participate<ref name="TL" />
*[[2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2007/08]]: Did not participate<ref name="TL" />

===[[World Cricket League]]===
*2007: Originally set to take part in [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] but relegated due to suspension<ref name="Susp2" />
*[[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2008 Division Five]]: 4th place<ref name="WCL508" />
*[[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2010 Division Five]]: 2nd place
*[[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2010 Division Four]]: '''Champions'''
*[[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2011 Division Three]]: 6th place
*[[2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2012 Division Four]]: 2nd place
*[[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2013 Division Three]]: 3rd place
*[[2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2014 Division Three]]: 5th place
*[[2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|2016 Division Four]]: 1st place
*[[2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2017 Division Three]]: 4th place
*[[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|2018 Division Three]]: 2nd place
*[[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2019 Division Two]]: 4th place

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===[[ICC Trophy]]===
*[[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]]–[[1986 ICC Trophy|1986]]: First round<ref name="TL" />
*[[1990 ICC Trophy|1990]]: Second round<ref name="TL" />
*[[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]: Plate competition.<ref name="TL" />
*[[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]]: 12th place<ref name="TL" />
*[[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: 6th place<ref name="TL" />
*[[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]: 10th place<ref name="TL" />

===[[ICC Americas Championship]]===
*2000: 3rd place<ref name="TL" />
*[[2002 ICC Americas Championship|2002]]: Won<ref name="TL" />
*[[2004 ICC Americas Championship|2004]]: Runners up<ref name="TL" />
*[[2006 ICC Americas Championship|2006]]: Division One Runners up<ref name="AC106" />
*[[2008 ICC Americas Championship|2008]]: Won<ref name="TL" />
*2010: Runners up
*2011: Runners up
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===ICC Twenty20 Americas Championship===
*2010 Division One: Won
*[[2011 ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Twenty20 Division One|2011]] Division One: 2nd place
*[[2013 ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Twenty20 Division One|2013]] Division One: Won
*[[2015 ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Twenty20 Division One|2015]] Division One: 2nd place

==Stadium==
The only U.S. [[cricket stadium]] to meet international standards is [[Central Broward Regional Park]] in [[Lauderhill, Florida]]. Another well-established facility that has hosted international cricket is [[Leo Magnus Cricket Complex]] in Los Angeles. A facility in [[Indianapolis]] called the [[Indianapolis World Sports Park]] opened in 2014.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto 1em auto; width:55%;"
|-
!Stadium 
!City
!Opened
|-
|[[Central Broward Regional Park]]
|[[Lauderhill, Florida|Lauderhill]]
|2008
|-
|[[Indianapolis World Sports Park]]
|[[Indianapolis]]
|2014
|-
|[[The Leo Magnus Cricket Complex]]
|[[Los Angeles]]
|1973
|}

{{location map+|USA|float=center|width=390|caption=Locations of all stadiums which have hosted international cricket matches within the United States|places=
{{location map~|USA|label=[[Central Broward Regional Park|Central Broward]]|position=right|lat=26.1400|long=-80.1987}}
}}

==Coaching staff==

==Players==
USA ODI squad for the [[2019 United States Tri-Nation Series]] at the [[Central Broward Regional Park]] in [[Lauderhill, Florida]] from 13–23 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-announced-for-first-odi-series/}}</ref>

* [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] ([[Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Karima Gore]]
* [[Elmore Hutchinson]]
* [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]]
* [[Nosthush Kenjige]]
* [[Jaskaran Malhotra]]
* [[Xavier Marshall]]
* [[Monank Patel]]
* [[Nisarg Patel]]
* [[Sagar Patel]]
* [[Timil Patel]]
* [[Jasdeep Singh]]
* [[Rusty Theron]]

USA's T20 squad for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier]] Regional Final in Bermuda from 18–25 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/team-usa-men/team-usa-squad-announced-for-icc-t20-world-cup-americas-regional-final/}}</ref>
* [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] ([[Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Timroy Allen]]
* [[Cameron Gannon]]
* [[Karima Gore]]
* [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]]
* [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]]
* [[Aadil Ali]]
* [[Xavier Marshall]]
* [[Monank Patel]]
* [[Nisarg Patel]]
* [[Timil Patel]]
* [[Jasdeep Singh]]
* [[Hayden Walsh Jr.]]

On July 21, 2019 it was reported that 17 players had been signed to central contracts by [[USA Cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27234028/five-usa-players-get-12-month-contracts-three-pull-global-t20-canada}}</ref>

One year central contracts:
* [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]]
* [[Xavier Marshall]]
* [[Monank Patel]]
* [[Jasdeep Singh]]
* [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]]
Three month central contracts:
* [[Saurabh Netravalkar]]
* [[Jaskaran Malhotra]]
* [[Timroy Allen]]
* [[Karima Gore]]
* [[Ian Holland]]
* Akshay Homraj
* [[Elmore Hutchinson]]
* [[Nosthush Kenjige]]
* [[Nisarg Patel]]
* [[Sagar Patel]]
* [[Timil Patel]]
* [[Rusty Theron]]

USA's ODI squad for the [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] in Namibia from 20–27 April 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26494733/xavier-marshall-usa-squad-wcl-division-two |title=Xavier Marshall in USA squad for WCL Division Two |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=11 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Elmore Hutchinson]]
* [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]]
* [[Nosthush Kenjige]]
* [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]]
* [[Jannisar Khan]]
* [[Jaskaran Malhotra]]
* [[Xavier Marshall]]
* [[Monank Patel]]
* [[Timil Patel]]
* [[Roy Silva]]
* [[Jasdeep Singh]]
* [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]]
* [[Hayden Walsh Jr.]]

==Captains==

{{main|List of United States national cricket captains}}

Eight players have represented the United States as captain. The first captain of the USA was Anil Kashkari in 1979. He captained the team through three matches, two of which the USA won.

[[Richard Staple]] is the only USA captain to captain the side in a [[One day international]], which occurred in 2004. The USA lost both matches. Overall with Staple as captain the USA played 16 matches, of which they won four and lost twelve. After Staple retired in 2005 [[Steve Massiah]] was given the captaincy. For the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] the captaincy was given to [[Sushil Nadkarni]].

In October 2013, [[Neil McGarrell]] was named USA's captain in a 15-man squad for the [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] in the [[UAE]]. McGarrell had played four Tests and 17 ODIs for [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] between 1998 and 2001. He made his debut for USA in 2012 against [[Canada cricket team|Canada]] and takes over from [[Steve Massiah]] who had captained for seven years.

In October 2018, [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] took over as captain of the team, after [[Ibrahim Khaleel]] was sacked.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24877552/khaleel-sacked-netravalkar-named-captain-usa-super50-squad |title=Khaleel sacked, Netravalkar named captain for USA's Super50 squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=3 October 2018}}</ref>

==[[2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2|ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] Fixtures==
In May 2019, the ICC announced the following schedule of Tri-Series involving The United States cricket team, as part of the [[2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]]. Each Tri-Series will have four scheduled [[One Day International]] matches for each team. This guarantees at least 36 scheduled ODI for each team before January 2022.<ref name="ICCMay19">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1212091 |title=ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Round
!Date
!Location
!1st team
!2nd team
!3rd team
!Result
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|-
|2
|[[2019 United States Tri-Nation Series|September 2019]]
|United States
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|PNG}}
|{{cr|NAM}}
|{{cr|NAM}}
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|3
|[[2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series|December 2019]]
|United Arab Emirates
|{{cr|UAE}}
|{{cr|SCO}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|-
|5
|[[2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series|February 2020]]
|Nepal
|{{cr|NEP}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|OMA}}
|{{cr|OMA}}
|-
|6
|March 2020
|TBC
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|SCO}}
|{{cr|UAE}}
|
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|-
|10
|September 2020
|TBC
|{{cr|NAM}}
|{{cr|PNG}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|-
|12
|January 2021
|TBC
|{{cr|OMA}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|NEP}}
|
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|15
|June 2021
|TBC
|{{cr|SCO}}
|{{cr|UAE}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|
|-
|16
|August 2021
|TBC
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|NEP}}
|{{cr|OMA}}
|
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|-
|18
|September 2021
|TBC
|{{cr|PNG}}
|{{cr|USA}}
|{{cr|NAM}}
|
|-style="background:#ddeeff"
|}

==Records==
'''International Match Summary – United States'''<ref name="ODI">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="T20I">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" | '''Playing Record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural Match
|-
| align="left"| One Day Internationals || 15 || 6 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 10 September 2004
|-
| align="left"| Twenty20 Internationals || 8 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 15 March 2019
|-
''Last updated 12 February 2020''
|}

===One Day Internationals===
*Highest team total: 282/8 v. [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] on 9 December 2019 at [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / One-Day Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
*Highest individual score: 95, [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]] v. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on 8 December 2019 at [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / One-Day Internationals / High scores |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
*Best innings bowling: 5/32, [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] v. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on 8 December 2019 at [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / One-Day Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most ODI runs for United States'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / One-Day Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]] || 416 || 34.66 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Monank Patel]] || 287 || 23.91 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Ian Holland]] || 244 || 30.50 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Xavier Marshall]] || 221 || 17.00 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] || 186 || 15.50 || 2019-2020
|}
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'''Most ODI wickets for United States'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Saurabh Netravalkar]] || 19 || 16.68 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Cameron Stevenson]] || 12 || 19.66 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Rusty Theron]] || 11 || 31.63 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Karima Gore]] || 10 || 27.00 || 2019-2020
|-
|[[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] || 9 || 26.88 || 2019-2020
|}
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'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODI" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
|- align="center"
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Full Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|AUS}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 13 September 2004 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NZL}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 10 September 2004 ||
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NAM}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 17 September 2019 || 17 September 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NEP}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 8 February 2020 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|OMA}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 6 February 2020 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PNG}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 27 April 2019 || 13 September 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 9 December 2019 || 9 December 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 December 2019 || 8 December 2019
|-
''Records complete to ODI #4245. Last updated 12 February 2020.''
|}

===Twenty20 Internationals===
*Highest team total: 158/6 v. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on 16 March 2019 at [[ICC Academy Ground]], [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
*Highest individual score: 72, [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] v. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on 15 March 2019 at [[ICC Academy Ground]], [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
*Best innings bowling: 4/27, [[Timil Patel]] v. [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] on 21 August 2019 at [[White Hill Field]], [[Sandys Parish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most T20I runs for United States'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] || 265 || 37.85 || 2019
|-
|[[Hayden Walsh Jr.]] || 114 || 19.00 || 2019
|-
|[[Jaskaran Malhotra]] || 112 || 18.86 || 2019
|-
|[[Xavier Marshall]] || 87 || 12.42 || 2019
|-
|[[Monank Patel]] || 85 || 12.14 || 2019
|}
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'''Most T20I wickets for United States'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=11;type=team |title=Records / United States / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=15 March 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Timil Patel]] || 11 || 13.27 || 2019
|-
|[[Karima Gore]] || 8 || 8.75 || 2019
|-
|[[Jasdeep Singh]] || 7 || 20.00 || 2019
|-
|[[Hayden Walsh Jr.]] || 6 || 20.00 || 2019
|-
|[[Nisarg Patel]] || 5 || 12.20 || 2019
|}
{{col-end}}

'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I" />

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! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
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|- align="center"
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| colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|BER}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 18 August 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|CAN}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 21 August 2019 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|CAY}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 19 August 2019 || 19 August 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 15 March 2019 ||
|-
''Records complete to T20I #865. Last updated 25 August 2019.''
|}

==See also==
* [[Cricket in the United States]]
* [[List of United States ODI cricketers]]
* [[List of United States Twenty20 International cricketers]]
* [[United States national under-19 cricket team]]
* [[Major League Cricket]]
* [[Pro Cricket]]
* [[USA Cricket|USA Cricket (Governing Body)]]

==Notes==
{{reflist |group=Note}}

==References==

{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.usaca.org/ USACA website]
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/ICC_MEMBERS/USA/ Cricinfo USA]

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Afghanistan national cricket team

2020-07-15T13:17:05Z

103.60.175.61: /* Current squad */

{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Afghanistan women's national cricket team}}
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| coach = [[Lance Klusener]]
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| most_recent_test = v. {{cr|WIN}} at [[Ekana International Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]; 27–29 November 2019
| num_tests = 4
| num_tests_this_year = 0
| test_record = 2/2 (0 draws)
| test_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 draws)
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| most_recent_odi = v. {{cr|WIN}} at [[Ekana International Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]; 11 November 2019
| num_odis = 126
| num_odis_this_year = 0
| odi_record = 59/63 (1 ties, 3 no result)
| odi_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)
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| wc_best = Group stage (2015, 2019)
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| most_recent_t20i = v. {{cr|IRE}} at [[Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground]], [[Greater Noida]]; 10 March 2020
| num_t20is = 81
| num_t20is_this_year = 3
| t20i_record = 55/25 (1 tie, 0 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 2/0 (1 tie, 0 no result)
| wt20_apps = 4
| wt20_first = [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]
| wt20_best = Super 10 ([[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]])
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The '''Afghanistan men's national team''' ({{lang-ps|{{Nastaliq|د افغانستان د کرېکټ ملي لوبډله}}}}, {{lang-fa|{{Nastaliq|تیم ملی کریکت افغانستان}}}}) represent [[Afghanistan]] in [[international cricket]]. Cricket has been played in Afghanistan since the mid-19th century, but it was only early in the 21st century that the national team began to enjoy success. The [[Afghanistan Cricket Board]] was formed in 1995 and became an affiliate member of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) in 2001<ref name="EWC">{{Cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of World Cricket |first=Roy |last=Morgan |location=Cheltenham |publisher=SportsBooks |year=2007 |page=15 |isbn=978-1-89980-751-2}}</ref> and a member of the [[Asian Cricket Council]] (ACC) in 2003.<ref name="ACCP">{{cite web |url=http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/members/afghanistan |title=Afghanistan |website=[[Asian Cricket Council]] |access-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613184154/http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/members/afghanistan |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> After nearly a decade of playing international cricket, on 22 June 2017, at an ICC meeting in London, full ICC Membership (and therefore [[Test cricket#Test status|Test status]]) was granted to Afghanistan (concurrently with [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]]), taking the number of [[Test cricket]] playing nations to twelve. It is the first country to ever achieve Full Member status after holding Affiliate Membership of the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] (from 2001 until 2013) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1105347.html |title=Afghanistan, Ireland get Test status |website=[[ESPN CricInfo]] |accessdate=22 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701215358/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1105347.html |archive-date=1 July 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2017/06/22/ireland-afghanistan-eligible-play-test-cricket-becoming-11th/ |title=Ireland and Afghanistan granted Test status after becoming 11th and 12th full ICC members |first=Nick |last=Hoult |date=22 June 2017 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615053816/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2017/06/22/ireland-afghanistan-eligible-play-test-cricket-becoming-11th/ |archive-date=15 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

They are ranked 10th in [[Twenty20 International]] cricket as of June 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/team-rankings/t20i |title=Men's T20I Team Rankings |date=7 June 2018 |website=[[International Cricket Council]] |accessdate=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106154218/http://www.icc-cricket.com/team-rankings/t20i |archive-date=6 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> They hold the world record for the highest ever [[T20I]] score with their 278/3 [[Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2018–19|against Ireland]] at [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun|Dehradun]] on 23 February 2019.

==History==
===Pre-ODI history===
The earliest record of cricket in Afghanistan is of [[British Army|British troops]] playing a match in [[Kabul]] in 1839, though it appears that no long lasting legacy of cricket was left by the British. In the 1990s, cricket became popular amongst the [[Afghans in Pakistan|Afghan refugees]] residing in [[Pakistan]], and the [[Afghanistan Cricket Board]] was formed there in 1995. They continued to play cricket on their return to their home country.<ref name="EWC" /> Like all sports, cricket was initially banned by the [[Taliban]], but cricket became an exception in 2000 (being the only sport in Afghanistan to be approved by the Taliban) and the Afghanistan Cricket Federation was elected as an affiliate member of the ICC the following year.<ref name="TL">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/GENERAL/TIMELINES/afghanistan.shtml |title=A Timeline of Afghanistan Cricket |website=CricketEurope |access-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921043117/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/GENERAL/TIMELINES/afghanistan.shtml |archive-date=21 September 2012}}</ref> The cricketing style, reflecting the background of development in refugee camps in Pakistan, is not unlike the style characteristic of Pakistani cricketing practice generally, the emphasis on fast bowling and wrist spin for example.

The national team was invited to play in the second tier of Pakistani domestic cricket the same year,<ref name="EWC" /> and the tour brought international media attention to Afghan cricket when the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|US-led invasion]] of the country began whilst the team was in [[Pakistan]]. The team lost three and drew two of the five matches on the tour.<ref name="TL" />

Originally the Taliban regime in Afghanistan had banned cricket as they had banned most other sports, but in early 2000 there was a change of heart and the government wrote to the Pakistan Cricket Board asking for the PCB's support for an Afghan application to the ICC{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}. The conflict in Afghanistan shortly afterwards led to a large number of Afghan refugees fleeing to Pakistan, where some learned to play cricket, and the presence of Pakistani peacekeeping troops in Afghanistan later helped this process.

In 2001, the Afghan side took part in a four-match tour of Pakistan, visiting Peshawar and Rawalpindi, and the team also visited in 2003 and 2004. In 2004 Afghanistan played in the Asian Cricket Council Trophy in Kuala Lumpur - the regional qualifying competition for the ICC Trophy - and performed respectably, with the highlight being a surprise win over hosts Malaysia.

They played in two Pakistani tournaments in 2003, winning their first match that year. They began playing in Asian regional tournaments in 2004, finishing sixth in their first ACC Trophy. More success began in 2006 when they were runners-up to [[Bahrain national cricket team|Bahrain]] in the Middle East Cup and beat an [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] side featuring former [[England cricket team|England]] [[Captain (cricket)|captain]] [[Mike Gatting]] by 171 runs in [[Mumbai]]. Gatting was dismissed for a [[Duck (cricket)|duck]].<ref name="TL" />

They toured [[England]] in the summer of 2006, winning six out of seven matches. Three of their wins came against the second XIs of [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]], [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] and [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]].<ref name="ACCP" /> They finished third in the ACC Trophy that year, beating [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] in a play-off match.<ref name="TL" />

They won their first tournament in 2007, sharing the [[ACC Twenty20 Cup]] with [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] after the two tied in the final.<ref name="TL" /> They began their qualifying campaign for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]] in [[Jersey]] in 2008, winning [[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|Division Five]] of the World Cricket League.<ref name="WCL508">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2008/TOURNAMENTS/WCL5/index.shtml |title=Afghanistan win a thrilling final |date=31 May 2008 |website=WCL Division Five Official Site |access-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919230112/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2008/TOURNAMENTS/WCL5/index.shtml |archive-date=19 September 2012}}</ref> They finished third in the ACC Trophy Elite tournament the same year,<ref name="ACCP" /> and won a second consecutive WCL tournament, [[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|Division Four]] in [[Tanzania]] later in the year.<ref name="ACCP" />

In January 2009, [[Afghanistan]] progressed to the 2009 World Cup Qualifier by winning [[2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] of the World Cricket League in [[Buenos Aires]], topping the table on net run rate ahead of [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] and [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]].<ref name="WCL309">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000050/005070.shtml |title=ICC Media Release: Afghanistan and Uganda seal place in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier |date=31 January 2009 |website=CricketEurope |access-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208151304/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000050/005070.shtml |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref>

===ODI status===

[[File:Afghanistan national cricket team.jpg|thumb|275px|The national team at [[Rotterdam]], [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One|2010 ICC WCL Division One]]]]
In the 2011 Cricket World Cup qualifying tournament, Afghanistan failed to progress to the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]], but earned ODI status for four years.<ref name="ACCP" /> Their first [[One Day International|ODI]] was against Scotland in the 5th place playoff, having previously beaten the Scots earlier in the tournament; Afghanistan won by 89 runs.<ref name="WCQ09">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/211/211269.html |title=Scorecard: Afghanistan v Scotland, 19 April 2009 |website=CricketArchive |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610043617/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/211/211269.html |archive-date=10 June 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[2009-10 ICC Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]] Afghanistan played its first first-class match against a Zimbabwe XI in a four-day match in [[Mutare]]. During the match, which was drawn, Afghan batsman [[Noor Ali]] scored centuries in both his innings, making him only the fourth player to do so on their first-class debut. Later, in August 2009, they played the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] in same competition at the [[VRA Cricket Ground]], winning a low-scoring match by one wicket.<ref name="YOA">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000071/007143.shtml |title=2009: The Year of the Afghans |last=Lyall |first=Rod |date=22 December 2009 |website=CricketEurope |access-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302070132/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES2/articles/000071/007143.shtml |archive-date=2 March 2010}}</ref>

Afghanistan then took part in the [[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup]] in the [[United Arab Emirates]]. Afghanistan were drawn in Group A, a group which Afghanistan topped at the end of the group stages by winning all five of their matches. In the semi-finals the Afghans defeated [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]] by 8 wickets.<ref name="ACCT2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2009/TOURNAMENTS/ASIAT20/about.shtml |title=ACC Twenty20 Cup |website=CricketEurope |access-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820055529/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2009/TOURNAMENTS/ASIAT20/about.shtml |archive-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> In the final they met the hosts, the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]], whom they defeated by 84 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/257/257334.html |title=UAE v Afghanistan, 30 November 2009 |website=CricketArchive |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114023033/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/257/257334.html |archive-date=14 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 1 February 2010, Afghanistan played their first [[Twenty20 International]] against [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]],<ref>[List of International Twenty20 matches played by Afghanistan] at CricketArchive</ref> which they lost by 5 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/267/267825.html |title=Afghanistan v Ireland, 1 February 2010 |website=CricketArchive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> On 13 February 2010, Afghanistan first defeated the United Arab Emirates by 4 wickets to make their way to the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 to be in the West Indies in April 2010. Later the same day they defeated Ireland by 8 wickets in the Final of [[2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] and won the qualifier.<ref name="WT20Q10">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2010/TOURNAMENTS/T20WCQ/about.shtml |title=World Twenty20 Cup Qualifier |website=CricketEurope |access-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907070052/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2010/TOURNAMENTS/T20WCQ/about.shtml |archive-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> Afghanistan were in [[2010 ICC World Twenty20#Group C|Group C]] of the main tournament, with [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]. During their first match against [[India national cricket team|India]], opening batsman [[Noor Ali]] hit 50 runs, helping Afghanistan to a score of 115 in their 20 overs. Despite this they lost the match by 8 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/250/250744.html |title=Afghanistan v. India |website=CricketArchive |url-access=subscription |accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818054434/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/250/250744.html |archive-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In their second match, the team were reduced to 14/6 at one stage, before a late rally from [[Mirwais Ashraf]] and [[Hamid Hassan]] helped Afghanistan post 88 all out, resulting in a loss by 59 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/250/250753.html |title=Afghanistan v. South Africa |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=13 July 2016 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818062220/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/250/250753.html |archive-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The teams Intercontinental Cup campaign continued in 2010, with wins over [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]], [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]], [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] and [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] before they beat Scotland by 7 wickets in the final in [[Dubai]].<ref name="ICUP2009-10">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2009/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml |title=2009–10 Intercontinental Cup |website=CricketEurope |access-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224153614/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2009/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml |archive-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> Also in 2010, they won the ACC Trophy Elite tournament in [[Kuwait]], beating [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] in the final<ref name="2010ACCT">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/288/288633.html |title=Afghanistan v Nepal, 9 April 2010 |website=CricketArchive |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112232703/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/288/288633.html |archive-date=12 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> and finished third in [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One|Division One]] of the [[World Cricket League]] in the [[Netherlands]].<ref name="WCL110">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2010/TOURNAMENTS/WCL1/results.shtml |title=2010 WCL Division One |website=CricketEurope |access-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929101423/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2010/TOURNAMENTS/WCL1/results.shtml |archive-date=29 September 2012}}</ref> They took part in the [[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games|cricket tournament]] at the [[2010 Asian Games]] in [[China]] and won the silver medal, losing to [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] in the final.<ref name="AG10">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/313/313457.html |title=Afghanistan v Bangladesh, 26 November 2010 |website=CricketArchive |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054118/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/313/313457.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2011, Afghanistan begun playing in the [[2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]. They beat [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] and drew with the UAE.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2011/TOURNAMENTS/ICUP/results.shtml |title=2011–13 Intercontinental Cup results |website=CricketEurope |access-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619195851/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2011/TOURNAMENTS/ICUP/results.shtml |archive-date=19 June 2012}}</ref> In the parallel one-day league, they won two matches against Canada and lost twice to the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2011/TOURNAMENTS/ICUPODL/results.shtml |title=2011–13 Intercontinental Cup One-day results |website=CricketEurope |access-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729132725/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2011/TOURNAMENTS/ICUPODL/results.shtml |archive-date=29 July 2012}}</ref>
In March 2013, they played two T20 Internationals against Scotland in [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] and prevailed in both matches. They also won two ODIs in [[World Cricket League|World Cricket League Championship]] against the same opponents. Afghanistan drew level with Scotland in second in the WCL Championship table after the two convincing wins that boosted their hopes of securing automatic qualification for the 2015 World Cup.

Ireland won the WCL Championship with 24 points, and Afghanistan came second with 19 points, was qualified for World Cup. [[Netherlands national cricket team|Holland]], in fourth, face [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] next month, while fifth-placed [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] host Ireland later in March. There will be a further two rounds of games, with the top two teams guaranteed a spot at the next World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/624163.html |title=Afghanistan hit Scotland World Cup hopes |date=8 March 2013 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105151646/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/624163.html |archive-date=5 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Afghanistan also inflicted a crushing defeat on Scotland in their ICC Intercontinental Cup match in Abu Dhabi. Afghanistan (275: Shah 67*, Davey 4–53) beat Scotland (125: Taylor 48*, Dawlatzai 6–57 and 145: Coetzer 57, Dawlatzai 5–37) by an innings and 5 runs. Izatullah Dawlatzai took eleven wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/624936.html |title=Dawlatzai stars with eleven wickets |date=14 March 2013 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223134642/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-intercontinental-cup-2011-13/content/story/624936.html |archive-date=23 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2011, Afghanistan took part in the ACC Twenty20 Cup in [[Nepal]], where they were drawn in the same group as Hong Kong, Oman, [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]] and [[Maldives national cricket team|the Maldives]].

The event was a qualifier for the [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]], but Afghanistan have already qualified for the event in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-twenty20-cup-2011 |title=2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup |website=Asian Cricket Council |access-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613184432/http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-twenty20-cup-2011 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Further matches in the 2011–13 Intercontinental Cup and the associated one-day league will be played in 2012 against the Netherlands and Ireland and in 2013 against Scotland, [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] and Kenya.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2011/TOURNAMENTS/ICUP/fixtures.shtml |title=2011–13 Intercontinental Cup fixtures |website=CricketEurope |access-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618001731/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2011/TOURNAMENTS/ICUP/fixtures.shtml |archive-date=18 June 2012}}</ref>

Afghanistan played its first One Day International against a Full Member of the International Cricket Council in February 2012 when they played a [[Afghan cricket team v Pakistan in the UAE in 2011–12|single match against Pakistan at Sharjah]]. Afghanistan also took on Australia Cricket Team for only ODI at Sharjah in August 2012.

In July 2014 Afghanistan toured [[Zimbabwe]] to play its 1st full series against a full member. The 4 match ODI series finished 2–2 and the 2 match first class series finished 1–1.

With their victory [[Afghan cricket team against Zimbabwe in the UAE in 2015–16|over Zimbabwe]] on 25 December 2015, Afghanistan entered the top 10 of the [[ICC ODI Championship|ICC's ODI rankings]] for the first time.<ref name="top10">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/955633.html |title=Afghanistan break into top 10 of ODI rankings |date=27 December 2015 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=27 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229171710/http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/955633.html |archive-date=29 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Associate Membership===

Afghanistan received its [[associate membership of the ICC|Associate Membership]] on 27 June 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.af/afghanistan-cricket-receives-associate-status-2013-06-27/ |title=Afghanistan cricket receives associate status |first=Zabihullah Safi |last=Wadir |date=27 June 2013 |website=Sport.af |accessdate=28 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102090613/http://sports.af/afghanistan-cricket-receives-associate-status-2013-06-27/ |archivedate=2 November 2013}}</ref> The decision was taken on the ICC's annual meeting on 26 June 2013 in London, England, and was attended by ACB CEO Dr Noor Muhammad Murrad. The nomination request had been sent by the [[Asian Cricket Council]] (ACC) last year based on the continuous progress made by former ACB CEO Dr Hamid Sheenwari, especially in its cricket development.

: "Afghanistan is the only country that receives the Associate Membership in a short period of time in reward to the efforts Afghanistan made for the promotion of cricket," Dr Noor Muhammad, CEO of the [[Afghanistan Cricket Board]] (ACB), said on the ACC website.

Becoming an Associate would mean higher funding and, importantly, more exposure for the passionate and cricket-starved players from Afghanistan, a war-torn country. So far, the ICC was paying $700,000 in annual funding to Afghanistan, which is now likely to rise to $850,000 based on the Associate status.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/645971.html?CMP=chrome |title=Afghanistan get Associate membership |first=Nagraj |last=Gollapudi |date=28 June 2013 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917041201/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/645971.html?CMP=chrome |archive-date=17 September 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2013, Afghanistan received a boost after a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the [[Afghanistan Cricket Board]] (ACB) and [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] (PCB) for the development of Afghanistan cricket ahead of the 2015 World Cup.

The PCB will provide technical and professional support, including game-education programmes, coaching courses, skill and performance analysis, and basic umpiring and curator courses. High performance camps for emerging players will also be organised. The PCB-regulated [[National Cricket Academy]] (NCA) will help in improving technical, tactical, mental and physical skills, and will host lectures on doping, anti-corruption and various codes of conduct. The finance for the project will be decided later, with the NCA-related activities likely to be subsidised.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/626326.html |title=Afghanistan sign up for Pakistan support |first=Umar |last=Farooq |date=22 March 2013 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916221132/http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/626326.html |archive-date=16 September 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2013, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) was allocated US$422,000 (22,400,000 AFN approx.) from the ICC's targeted assistance and performance programme. The world governing body of cricket approved the grant at its IDI (ICC Development International) board meeting, which concluded in Dubai.

ACB chief executive officer, Noor Mohammad Murad, said the board had requested a total of $1 million in assistance. "The ICC approved $422,000 for now. They will send a delegation to visit the ACB in two or three weeks, and will decide [from there] whether or not to approve the rest of the money," Murad told AFP.

The money, to be given over three years, is aimed at developing more competitive teams among ICC Full, Associate and Affiliate members. Previously, countries such as the Netherlands, Scotland, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Ireland have received assistance through a similar programme. According to an ICC statement, the funding for the ACB is for the development of the National Cricket Academy in Kabul.

Afghanistan became an Affiliate member of the ICC in 2001. In 2009 it attained one-day status till 2015. Over the last two years, the ACB has undergone organisational restructuring in a bid to provide better leadership and find qualified staff to run cricket administration in the war-torn country. They are currently developing their domestic cricket infrastructure, and have signed a two-year deal with the Pakistan board for the development of Afghanistan cricket ahead of the 2015 World Cup.

Last year, the Asian Cricket Council decided to nominate Afghanistan for Associate membership with the ICC, with the request being looked into at the ICC's annual conference in June. At present the ICC provides about $700,000 a year in funding. Based on current distributions, that will rise to $850,000 once Associate status is assured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/630786.html |title=Afghanistan allocated $422,000 by ICC for assistance |first=Umar |last=Farooq |date=18 April 2013 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119230531/http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/630786.html |archive-date=19 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2015 Cricket World Cup===
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Afghanistan made their World Cup debut in the 50 over format of the game against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] at the [[Manuka Oval]] in Canberra, Australia. The match resulted in a 105 run defeat.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/656411.html |title=7th Match, Pool A: Afghanistan v Bangladesh at Canberra, Feb 18, 2015 - Cricket Scorecard |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710093749/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/656411.html |archive-date=10 July 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The competition saw the team compete against elite cricketing nations such as Australia, India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and England. Qualification for the tournament was a historic feat for cricket in Afghanistan, one amplified by the fact that the team included many players who picked up the game in refugee camps outside their long-suffering country.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/02/18/afghanistan-plays-historic-first-match-at-cricket-world-cup |title=Hands on heart, Afghanistan's cricket team makes history by playing 1st match at World Cup |first=Dennis |last=Passa |date=18 February 2015 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816191026/http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/02/18/afghanistan-plays-historic-first-match-at-cricket-world-cup |archive-date=16 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 26 February 2015, Afghanistan won their first World Cup match against Scotland, winning by one wicket. The team however, lost all its remaining games and were knocked out of the tournament in the opening round.

===Post-World Cup tours===
The team visited Zimbabwe for the second time in October where Afghanistan clinched a historic one-day international series over Zimbabwe after a 73-run victory in Bulawayo saw them win 3–2.

They are the first non-Test-playing country to win a multi-game bilateral ODI series against a Test side. The Afghanistan cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates to play the United Arab Emirates cricket team in December 2016. The tour consisted of three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. Afghanistan won the series 3–0. The Afghanistan cricket team toured Bangladesh in September and October 2016 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) matches. This was Afghanistan's first full series against a Test-playing side other than Zimbabwe and was the first bilateral series between the two sides.

Ahead of the ODI series there was a fifty-over warm-up game between the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI and Afghanistan in Fatullah. Afghanistan won the warm-up match by 66 runs and Bangladesh won the ODI series 2–1.

In February 2017 the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) awarded [[first-class cricket|first-class]] status to Afghanistan's four-day domestic competition.<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1080868.html |title=Big-Three rollback begins, BCCI opposes |first1=Osman |last1=Samiuddin |first2=Nagraj |last2=Gollapudi |date=4 February 2017 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=4 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205015236/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1080868.html |archive-date=5 February 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Afghan cricket team toured [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]] between January and February 2017. The tour consisted of five [[One Day International]](ODI) matches. Prior to the ODI series, the Afghanistan A cricket team played five "unofficial" ODI matches against the Zimbabwe A cricket team. All of those matches had been designated List A status. Afghanistan won the initial List A series 4–1 and the ODI series 3–2.
2017

The [[Ireland cricket team]] toured India during March 2017 to participate in a [[Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2016–17|series of matches]] against Afghanistan, consisting of three T20 matches, five ODI contests and an [[ICC Intercontinental Cup]] match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1039125.html |title=Afghanistan to host Ireland in India in March 2017 |date=25 July 2016 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=25 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726141336/http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1039125.html |archive-date=26 July 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> All the matches took place in [[Greater Noida]]. The Afghan team were highly successful, emerging victorious in both the T20I series 3–0 and the ODI series 3–2. Afghanistan also won the ICC Intercontinental Cup match, by the margin of an innings and 172 runs.

The Afghanistan cricket team completed another [[Afghan cricket team in the West Indies in 2017|tour]] in June 2017, this time facing the [[West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/1089211.html |title=Afghanistan, West Indies to play three T20Is, three ODIs in June |date=29 March 2017 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=22 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610072338/http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/1089211.html |archive-date=10 June 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour marked Afghanistan's first bilateral tour against a full member nation other than Zimbabwe. (Later that month, Afghanistan itself was awarded that status). The tour was less successful for the Afghans, who were convincingly defeated 3–0 in the T20 series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-afghanistan-2017/content/story/1101497.html |title=Samuels' 89* completes West Indies sweep |first=Karthik |last=Krishnaswamy |date=4 June 2017 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606004412/http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-afghanistan-2017/content/story/1101497.html |archive-date=6 June 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> They performed better in the ODI series, seizing a 1–1 draw after the final match was washed out with no result. Afghanistan registered their first win against Sri Lanka in [[2018 Asia Cup|Asia Cup]].

===Towards Test status===
Afghanistan qualified for [[2012 ICC World Twenty20]] held in Sri Lanka as the runner up of the [[ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] and joined [[India cricket team|India]] and [[England cricket team|England]] in the group stage. In the first match against India on 19 September, Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field. India posted 159/5 in 20 overs but Afghanistan fell short of that target by scoring 136 in 19.3 overs. In the second match against England on 21 September, Afghanistan won the toss and again elected to field. England set a target of 196/5 (20 overs) but Afghanistan were all out for 80 in 17.2 overs. England and India qualified for the Super Eights and Afghanistan were eliminated as a result of this match.

On 3 October 2013, Afghanistan beat [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] to finish second in the WCL Championship and qualify for the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]], becoming the 20th team to gain entry into the tournament overall. Afghanistan secured their passage to [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in 2015 by beating Kenya comprehensively for the second time in succession in Sharjah, sealing their maiden World Cup qualification. They finished second in the World Cricket League Championship — nine wins in 14 matches — and joined [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]] as the second Associate team in the 2015 World Cup, while the remaining two spots for Associates will be decided by a qualifying tournament in New Zealand in 2014. Afghanistan will join Pool A at the World Cup along with Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and another qualifier.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/676633.html |title=Afghanistan secure World Cup berth |date=4 October 2013 |website=ESPN CricInfo |accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917042503/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2011-13/content/story/676633.html |archive-date=17 September 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 24 November 2013, Afghanistan beat Kenya to qualify for the 2014 T20 world cup.

In March 2014, Afghanistan beat [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] in the [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]] but could not make it to the next stage of super 10 having lost the two matches to [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] and [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]].

On 25 February 2015, Afghanistan won their first [[Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup]] match beating [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] by one wicket. Afghanistan participated in the [[World Twenty20]] 2016 in India. They were unable to qualify for the Semi-Finals of the International Tournament. They defeated the eventual champions, [[West Indies Cricket Team|West Indies]], during their final group match of the tournament.

Their third match was against the full member test team [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]. They played exceptionally well beating Zimbabwe by 59 runs. Afghanistan qualified for the Super 10 stage of the tournament as a result of this match, while Zimbabwe were eliminated. Afghanistan progressed to the second phase of a World Twenty20 tournament for the first time. On 25 June 2016, [[Lalchand Rajput]] was named as head coach of Afghanistan Cricket Team replacing [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]]'s [[Inzamam ul Haq]] and his first tour with team will be tour of [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]], [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]] and the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] in July and August. He was chosen ahead of [[Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer, born 1974)|Mohammad Yousuf]], [[Herschelle Gibbs]] and [[Corey Collymore]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1029501.html?CMP=chrome |title=Former India batsman Lalchand Rajput named Afghanistan coach |date=25 June 2016 |website=ESPN CricInfo |accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628145851/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1029501.html?CMP=chrome |archive-date=28 June 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lalchand Rajput|Rajput]] is in line for a two-year contract, but that decision would be finalised after the upcoming tour of Europe.

In July 2016, ACB unveiled a strategic plan and set targets for Afghanistan cricket team to be a top-six ODI team by 2019 and a top-three team in both T20Is and ODIs by 2025.<ref name="ACB Plan">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/1033913.html |title=Aim to be in top six in ODIs by 2019 - Afghanistan CEO |date=12 July 2016 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=13 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715015543/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/1033913.html |archive-date=15 July 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In order to achieve this, [[Afghanistan Cricket Board|ACB]] created a proposal to be presented to [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]], to secure annual bilateral matches against India and teams touring India beginning the following year.<ref name="ACB Proposal">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1033997.html |title=Afghanistan hopeful of bilateral ODIs in India |first=Peter |last=Della Penna |date=13 July 2016 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714153817/http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1033997.html |archive-date=14 July 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Shafiq Stanikzai, Chief Executive of [[Afghanistan Cricket Board|ACB]], said the draft had been presented to BCCI president Anurag Thakur in May and further discussions occurred during the ICC Annual Conference in Edinburgh in June 2016.

On 25 July 2016, Afghanistan confirmed its first full series against [[West Indies Cricket Team|West Indies]] a top-8 ranked Full member.<ref name="Afg Vs WI-2017">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1039281.html |title=Afghanistan set to play first full series against West Indies |date=25 July 2016 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=25 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726140106/http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/1039281.html |archive-date=26 July 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Its earlier full series came against a permanent member of ICC was against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]. Afghanistan toured the Caribbean islands in mid-June 2017 and played 5 ODIs and 3 T20Is.

On the same day, it was announced that Afghanistan would host a full series against [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]] at [[Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex|Greater Noida]].<ref name="Afg Vs Ireland-2017">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/81552/ireland-afghanistan-set-to-play-nine-matches-in-india |title=Ireland, Afghanistan set to play nine matches in India |date=25 July 2016 |website=[[Cricbuzz]] |accessdate=25 July 2016}}</ref> Besides a 4-day intercontinental cup match, [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]] and Afghanistan would play five ODIs and three T20Is in March 2017. Afghanistan won the T20I series 3-0 and in the process set a new T20I record of 11 consecutive victories.

On 22 June 2017, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) awarded Afghanistan full Test status, along with [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]].<ref name="Afghanistan Ireland full test status">{{cite web |url=http://www.wionews.com/cricket/icc-votes-for-afghanistan-ireland-as-test-playing-nations-17163 |title=ICC votes for Afghanistan, Ireland as Test playing nations |date=22 June 2017 |website=[[WION (TV channel)|WION TV]] |accessdate=22 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628024032/http://www.wionews.com/cricket/icc-votes-for-afghanistan-ireland-as-test-playing-nations-17163 |archive-date=28 June 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2017, the ICC confirmed that Afghanistan were scheduled to play their first Test [[Afghan cricket team in India in 2018–19|against India]], in late 2018.<ref name="Afg1st">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/536335 |title=Afghanistan to make Test debut in India |date=11 December 2017 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=12 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212031822/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/536335 |archive-date=12 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the [[ICC Future Tours Programme]] for 2019–23, Afghanistan are scheduled to play thirteen Tests.<ref name="AfgFTP">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21749022/ireland-afghanistan-set-play-consistent-test-cricket |title=Ireland, Afghanistan set to play consistent Test cricket |first=Nagraj |last=Gollapudi |date=12 December 2017 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=12 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213011954/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21749022/ireland-afghanistan-set-play-consistent-test-cricket |archive-date=13 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2018, both the ACB and the BCCI confirmed the Test would be played in June in [[M.Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]].<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/historic-india-afghanistan-test-from-june-14-in-bengaluru/articleshow/62527075.cms |title=Historic India-Afghanistan Test from June 14 in Bengaluru |date=16 January 2018 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=16 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117020356/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/historic-india-afghanistan-test-from-june-14-in-bengaluru/articleshow/62527075.cms |archive-date=17 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ANI">{{cite web |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/india-afghanistan-test-in-june201801162027070001/ |title=India, Afghanistan Test in June |date=16 January 2018 |website=[[Asian News International]] |accessdate=16 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012126/https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/india-afghanistan-test-in-june201801162027070001/ |archive-date=17 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2018, Afghanistan Lost their maiden Test match, to hosts [[India]] by innings and 262 runs, despite being able to all-out a strong Indian team in the first innings.

===Rise as a Test team===

In [[Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2018–19#Only Test|March 2019 against Ireland]], Afghanistan achieved their first Test match victory in their only second Test match, becoming only the third team after [[England national cricket team|England]] and [[Pakistani national cricket team|Pakistan]] to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19052/report/1168120/day/3/afghanistan-vs-ireland-only-test-afg-v-ire-2018-19 |title=Afghanistan chase historic Test win after Rashid Khan's five-for|work=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=16 March 2019|author=Shashank Kishore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19052/report/1168120/day/4/afghanistan-vs-ireland-only-test-afg-v-ire-2018-19 |title=Rahmat Shah, Ihsanullah see Afghanistan through to historic maiden Test win |work=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=16 March 2019|author=Varun Shetty}}</ref>

In September 2019, Afghanistan beat hosts [[Bangladesh]] by a big margin in a one-off Test tour. Rain affected, the match almost drew, but finally the weather cleared, allowing the spin-unit of Afghanistan to take the final 4 wickets, making a historic win against a top Test team.

{{Test match
| date = 5 – 9 September 2019
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG}}
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 342 (117 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 205 (70.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 260 (90.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 173 (61.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Rahmat Shah]] 102 (187)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Taijul Islam]] 4/116 (41 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Mominul Haque]] 52 (71)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]] 5/55 (19.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ibrahim Zadran]] 87 (208)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =
[[Shakib Al Hasan]] 3/58 (19 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Shakib Al Hasan]] 44 (54)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]] 6/49 (21.4 overs)
| result = Afghanistan won by 224 runs.
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19449/scorecard/1197138/bangladesh-vs-afghanistan-only-test-afg-in-bangladesh-2019]
| venue = [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chattogram]]
| umpires = [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng) and [[Paul Wilson (cricketer)|Paul Wilson]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]] (AFG)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Rahmat Shah]] and [[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]] became the firsts to score a century and take 10+ wickets in a test for Afghanistan, respectively.
}}

==Tournament history==
===ICC Cricket World Cup===
{{main|Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
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!Year !!Round !! Played || Won || Tied || Lost || Captain
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]]||colspan="7" rowspan=7| Not eligible – not an ICC Member
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
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|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]
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|{{flagicon|IND}}{{flagicon|PAK}} [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}}{{flagicon|NZL}} [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}}{{flagicon|PAK}}{{flagicon|LKA}} [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}}{{flagicon|SCO}}{{flagicon|IRL}}{{flagicon|NLD}} [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ZAF}}{{flagicon|ZWE}}{{flagicon|KEN}} [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]||colspan="7" rowspan=1| Not an ICC Member at time of qualifying
|-
|{{flagicon|WIN}} [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]]||colspan="7" rowspan=2| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}}{{flagicon|BGD}}{{flagicon|LKA}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}}{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]|| '''Group stage'''||6||1||0||5||[[Mohammad Nabi]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]||'''Group Stage'''||9||0||0||9||[[Gulbadin Naib]]
|-
! Total ||'''Group stage'''||15|| 1 || 0 || 14 || –
|}

===[[ICC Trophy]]/[[ICC World Cup Qualifier]]===

* [[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]]–[[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: Not eligible, not an ICC Member
* [[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]: Did not qualify<ref name="WC07">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/ICCT2005/DATABASE/QUALIFYING/asia.shtml |title=Asian Qualifying Tournaments for the 2005 ICC Trophy |website=CricketEurope |access-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524034137/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/ICCT2005/DATABASE/QUALIFYING/asia.shtml |archive-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
* [[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier|2009]]: 5th place<ref name="WCQ09" />
* [[2018 ICC World Cup Qualifier|2018]]: '''Champions'''

===[[ICC T20 World Cup]]===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[ICC T20 World Cup|T20 World Cup record]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]||colspan="7" rowspan=2| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]||rowspan=3|Round 1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/ICC_World_Twenty20_2010.html |title=Points tables for the 2010 World Twenty20 |website=CricketArchive |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204221/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/ICC_World_Twenty20_2010.html |archive-date=4 January 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>||12/12||2||0||2||0||0
|-
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]||11/12||2||0||2||0||0
|-
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]||14/16||3||1||2||0||0
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]|| Super 10 ||9/16||7||4||3||0||0
|-
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[2020 ICC World Twenty20|2020]] || Super 12 || TBD || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| |{{flagicon|India}} [[2021 ICC World Twenty20|2021]]|| — || TBD ||—||—||—|| —||—
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''4/6'''||'''14'''||'''5'''||'''9'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

===[[ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]]===

* [[2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2009]]: Not eligible, not an ODI nation at time of tournament<ref name="ACCP" />
* [[2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2010]]: Winners<ref name="WT20Q10" />
* [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]: Runners-up
* [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2013]]: Runners-up
* [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]]: 5th position

===[[ICC Intercontinental Cup]]===

*[[2009-10 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2009–10]]: Winners<ref name="ICUP2009-10" />
*[[2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2011–13]]: Runners-up
*[[2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2015-17]]: Winners

===[[ICC World Cricket League]]===

* 2008
**[[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|Division Five]] winners<ref name="WCL508" />
**[[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Four|Division Four]] winners<ref name="ACCP" />
* 2009
**[[2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three|Division Three]] winners<ref name="WCL309" />
* 2010
**[[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One|Division One]] 3rd Place<ref name="WCL110" />
*2011–13
**[[2011-13 ICC World Cricket League Championship|Championship]] Runners Up

===[[Asian Games]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Asian Games|Asian Games record]] <ref name="AG10" />
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|- style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|China}} [[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]]|| Silver medal ||2/9||3||2||1||0||0
|- style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Cricket at the Asian Games|2014]]|| Silver medal ||3/10||3||2||1||0||0
|-
|'''Total'''|| || ||6||4||2||0||0
|}

===[[Asia Cup]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
|-
!colspan=8|[[Asia Cup|Asia Cup record]] <ref name="ACCP" />
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[1984 Asia Cup|1984]]|| colspan=7; rowspan=7 | Not eligible — Not an [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] Member
|-
|{{flagicon|SRI}} [[1986 Asia Cup|1986]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[1988 Asia Cup|1988]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[1990-91 Asia Cup|1990–91]]
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[1995 Asia Cup|1995]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SRI}} [[1997 Asia Cup|1997]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[2000 Asia Cup|2000]]
|-
|{{flagicon|SRI}} [[2004 Asia Cup|2004]]|| colspan=7; rowspan=4| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|PAK}} [[2008 Asia Cup|2008]]
|-
||{{flagicon|SRI}} [[2010 Asia Cup|2010]]
|-
||{{flagicon|BAN}} [[2012 Asia Cup|2012]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[2014 Asia Cup|2014]]|| Group Stage ||4/5||4||1||3||0||0
|-
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[2016 Asia Cup|2016]]|| Qualifying round || 2/4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[2018 Asia Cup|2018]]|| Super 4 || 4/6 ||5|| 2 || 2 || 1 || 0
|-
|'''Total'''|| || ||'''12'''||'''5'''||'''6'''||'''1'''||'''0'''
|}

===[[ACC Premier League]]===
* 2014: Winners

===[[ACC Trophy]]===

* 1996–2002: Not eligible, not an ACC Member.<ref name="ACCP" />
* [[2004 ACC Trophy|2004]]: 6th place<ref name="TL" />
* [[2006 ACC Trophy|2006]]: 3rd place<ref name="TL" />
* [[2008 ACC Trophy Elite|2008]]: 3rd place (Elite)<ref name="ACCP" />
* [[2010 ACC Trophy Elite|2010]]: Winners (Elite)<ref name="ACCP" />

===[[ACC Twenty20 Cup]]===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|- bgcolor=gold
| {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2007]] <ref name="TL" /> || Joint champion with Oman || 1/10 || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- bgcolor=gold
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2009]] || Champion <ref name="ACCT2009" /> || 1/12 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor=gold
| {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2011]] || Champion || 1/10 || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor=gold
| {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2013]] || Champion || 1/10 || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2015]] || colspan=7 align=center| Did not participate
|}

===[[ACC Under-19 Cup]]===

* 2014: 4th place
* 2017: Winners

===Desert T20 Challenge===

* [[Desert T20 Challenge|2017]]: Winners

===Middle East Cup===

* 2006: Runners-up<ref name="TL" />

==Grounds==
Afghanistan do not play their home matches in Afghanistan due to the [[Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)|ongoing security situation]] and the lack of international standard facilities. Afghanistan played their 'home' [[2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]] fixture against Ireland at the [[Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium]] in [[Sri Lanka]]. Following Afghanistan's World Twenty20 qualifying campaign they played two One Day Internationals against Canada at the [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]] in the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], after which the stadium was named the 'home' ground of Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/news/february-2010/1582 |title=Afghanistan Has A New Home Ground |date=22 February 2010 |website=Asian Cricket Council |accessdate=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610015835/http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/news/february-2010/1582 |archive-date=10 June 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As plans to resurrect Afghan cricket at least three international standard cricket stadiums have been built in Afghanistan. In 2016, [[Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex]] in [[Greater Noida]] became the home ground for the Afghanistan national cricket team after they decided to shift their home ground from [[Sharjah]].<ref name="AfgHome">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/950961.html |title=India to host Afghanistan home games |date=10 December 2015 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=11 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213024328/http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/950961.html |archive-date=13 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/soon-a-noida-home-for-afghan-cricketers/article7937869.ece |title=Soon a Noida home for Afghan cricketers |first=Vijay |last=Lokapally |date=2 December 2015 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=22 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/11121_f.html |title=First-Class Matches played on Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida (1) |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=22 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211061403/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/11121_f.html |archive-date=11 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2018, after acquiring test status, Afghanistan changed their home base to [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun]], [[Dehradun]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cricket-diplomacy-doon-to-be-afghanistan-teams-new-home/articleshow/64580503.cms |title=Cricket diplomacy: Doon to be Afghanistan team’s new home|date=14 June 2018 |website=Times of India |accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref> In May 2019, [[Afghanistan Cricket Board]] requested [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] for a new home stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/afghanistan-cricket-board-bcci-dehradun-test-match-west-indies-greater-noida-cricket-australia/article27149721.ece |title=ACB asks BCCI for new base with better logistics|date=16 May 2019 |website=Sportstar (The Hindu) |accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref> In August 2019, BCCI approved [[Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium|Ekana Cricket Stadium]] in Lucknow as new home stadium for the team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/coa-approve-lucknow-as-new-home-ground-for-afghanistan-2263307.html |title=ACB asks BCCI for new base with better logistics|date=8 August 2019 |website=CricketNext (News18) |accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref>

The following are the main cricket stadiums in Afghanistan:
* [[Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground]] in [[Kabul]]
* [[Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium]] in [[Ghazi Amanullah Town]], [[Jalalabad]]
* [[Kandahar International Cricket Stadium]] in [[Kandahar]]
* [[Khost Cricket Stadium]] in [[Khost]]

; Secondary Home Grounds (outside Afghanistan)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=11;filter=advanced;home_or_away=1;home_or_away=3;orderby=start;team=40;template=results;tournament_type=2;type=team;view=ground |title= Statistics / Statsguru / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Team records |website=ESPNCricinfo |accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref>
* [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah]] (2010-2016)
* [[Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex]], [[Greater Noida]] (2017)
* [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun|Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Dehradun]] (2018-2019)
* [[Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]] (2019-)

==Team Colours==
In test matches, Afghanistan wears [[cricket whites]], with optional sweaters and vests for cold weather, with the ACB logo on the right breast of the shirt, the manufacturer logo on the leading arm sleeve and the sponsor logo on the center of the shirt. The fielders wear a red baseball-style [[Cricket cap|cap]] or a white sunhat with ACB logo and the batsman helmet is coloured similar, with the Flag of Afghanistan above the ACB logo. In limited-overs cricket, Afghanistan wears a blue uniform in ODI (or a grey uniform in T20), with splashes of green, red, black and occasionally, yellow. The ACB logo is featured on the right breast of the shirt and the sponsor logo on the center, with the inscription "AFGHANISTAN" beneath the sponsor logo and the manufacturer logo on the leading arm sleeve. For ICC Tournaments, the sponsor logo goes to the non-leading arm sleeve. The fielders wear a blue baseball-style cap or a red sunhat. The helmets are also red. The current sponsor is Alokozay Group and the kit manufacturer is [[TYKA Sports]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketnow247.com/official-kit-and-shirt-sponsors-of-top-ten-cricket-teams/|title=Official sponsors of the top ten cricket teams|date=2018-11-06|website=Cricket Now 24/7|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref>

==Current squad==

This lists all the players who have played for Afghanistan in the past year and the forms in which they have played.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:#0000E8; color:white; | Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#0000E8; color:white; | Age
! style="text-align:center; background:#0000E8; color:white; | Batting Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#0000E8; color:white; | Bowling Style
! style="text-align:center; background:#0000E8; color:white; | Formats
! style="text-align:center; background:#0000E8; color:white; | S/N
|-
! colspan="6" | Captain and top-order batsman
|-
| [[Asghar Afghan]] || {{age|1987|02|22}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || [[Fast bowling|Right-arm medium]] || Test, ODI, T20I || 44
|-
! colspan="6" | Batsmen
|-
| [[Fazal Niazai]] || {{age|1990|03|30}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20I || 3
|-
|-
| [[Najibullah Zadran]] || {{age|1993|02|28}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] || ODI, T20I || 1
|-
|-
| [[Ibrahim Zadran]] || {{age|2001|12|12}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Test, ODI, T20I || 17
|-
|-
| [[Javed Ahmadi]] || {{age|1992|1|2}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] || Test, ODI || 23
|-
|-
| [[Ihsanullah Janat]] || {{age|1997|12|28}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || align="center" | N/A || Test || 48
|-
|-
| [[Rahmat Shah]] || {{age|1993|7|6}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || Test, ODI || 8
|-
|-
| [[Nasir Jamal]] || {{age|1993|12|21}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || Test || 33
|-
| [[Usman Ghani]] || {{age|1996|11|20}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || [[Fast bowling|Right-arm medium]] || T20 || 87
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Mohammad Nabi]] || {{age|1985|1|1}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] || Test, ODI, T20I || 7
|-
|-
| [[Gulbadin Naib]] || {{age|1991|3|16}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || ODI, T20I || 14
|-
|-
| [[Karim Janat]] || {{age|1998|8|11}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || T20I || 11
|-
|-
| [[Samiullah Shinwari]] || {{age|1987|12|31}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || ODI, T20I || 45
|-
|-
| [[Sharafuddin Ashraf]] || {{age|1995|1|10}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20 || 32
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Rahmanullah Gurbaz]] || {{age|2001|11|28}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || rowspan="3" align="center" | N/A || T20I || 21
|-
|-
| [[Ikram Alikhil]] || {{age|2001|11|28}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || ODI || 46
|-
|-
| [[Afsar Zazai]] || {{age|1993|8|10}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Test || 78
|-
! colspan="6" | Pace bowlers
|-
| [[Shapoor Zadran]] || {{age|1987|7|8}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || Left-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || ODI, T20I || 20
|-
|-
| [[Waqar Salamkheil]] || {{age|2001|9|18}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20I || 16
|-
|-
| [[Ziaur Rahman (Afghan cricketer)]] || {{age|1998|8|21}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || Left-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || ODI, T20I || 56
|-
|-
| [[Wafadar Momand]] || {{age|2000|7|20}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || Test, ODI || 99
|-
! colspan="6" | Spin bowlers
|-
| [[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]] || {{age|1998|9|20}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || Test, ODI, T20 || 19
|-
|-
| [[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]] || {{age|2001|3|28}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] || ODI, T20 || 88
|-
|-
| [[Qais Ahmad]] || {{age|2000|8|15}} || [[Batsman|Right-handed bat]] || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || Test, T20 || 32
|-
|-
| [[Zahir Khan (Afghan cricketer)|Zahir Khan]] || {{age|1998|12|20}} || [[Batsman|Left-handed bat]] || [[Left arm orthodox|Left arm unorthodox]] || Test, ODI || 75
|-
|}

==Coaching staff==
* Director of cricket operations: {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Moles]]
* Head coach: {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Lance Klusener]]
* Assistant Coach: {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Rivash Gobind]]
* Assistant Coach: {{flagicon|AFG}} [[Nawroz Mangal]]
* Batting Coach: {{flagicon|RSA}} [[HD Ackerman]]
* Fast Bowling coach: {{flagicon|AFG}} [[Hamid Hassan]]
* Spin Bowling coach: {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Robin Peterson]]
*Fielding coach: {{flagicon|IRE}} [[John Mooney (cricketer)|John Mooney]]
* Physio: {{flagicon|IND}} Prasanth Panchada
* Analyst
* Trainer

==Records==

'''International match summary – Afghanistan'''<ref name="Test">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=1;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / Tests / Result summary |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="T20I">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''Playing record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! D/NR !! Inaugural match
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Tests || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 14 June 2018
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| One-Day Internationals || 126 || 59 || 63 || 1 || 3 || 19 April 2009
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Twenty20 Internationals || 81 || 55 || 25 || 1 || 0 || 1 February 2010
|-
''Last updated 10 March 2020.''
|}

===Test matches===
Afghanistan played their first ever test match against [[India national cricket team|India]] on 14 June 2018 at Bengaluru, India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21737236/afghanistan-make-test-debut-india |title=Afghanistan to make Test debut against India |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=13 June 2018|date=11 December 2017 }}</ref>

* Highest team total: 342 v. [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], 5 September 2019 at [[Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=1;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / Test Cricket / Highest totals |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=18 March 2019 }}</ref>
* Lowest team total: 103 v. India, 14 June 2018 at Bangalore<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/lowest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / Test Cricket / Lowest totals |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=18 March 2019}}</ref>

'''Test record versus other nations'''<ref name="Test" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First win
|-
| align=left| {{cr|BAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 September 2019
|-
| align=left| {{cr|WIN}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IND}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| align=left| {{cr|IRE}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 18 March 2019
|-
''Records complete to Test #2370. Last updated 29 November 2019.''
|}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
'''Most Test runs for Afghanistan'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=1;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / Test Cricket / Most runs |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Rahmat Shah]] || 298 || 37.25 || 2018–2019
|-
|[[Asghar Afghan]] || 249 || 35.57 || 2018–2019
|-
|[[Ibrahim Zadran]]|| 148 || 37.00 || 2019
|-
|[[Hashmatullah Shahidi]] || 138 || 34.50 || 2018–2019
|-
|[[Afsar Zazai]] || 135 || 27.00 || 2018-2019
|}
{{col-break}}
'''Most Test wickets for Afghanistan'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=1;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / Test Cricket / Most wickets |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]] || 23 || 21.08 || 2018–2019
|-
|[[Yamin Ahmadzai]] || 10 || 21.10 || 2018–2019
|-
|[[Mohammad Nabi]] || 8 || 31.75 || 2018–2019
|-
|[[Hamza Hotak|Amir Hamza]] || 6 || 13.16 || 2019
|-
|[[Zahir Khan (Afghan cricketer)|Zahir Khan]] || 5 || 31.60 || 2018–2019
|}
{{col-end}}

'''Highest Test scores for Afghanistan'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=1;id=40;type=team |title=High scores: Afghanistan – Test Cricket |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player!!Runs!!Opposition!!Venue!!Date
|-
|[[Rahmat Shah]]|| '''102'''|| {{cr|BAN}} || [[Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chittagong]] || 2019
|-
|[[Rahmat Shah]]|| '''98'''|| {{cr|IRE}} || [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun|Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Dehradun]] || 2019
|-
|[[Asghar Afghan]]|| '''92'''|| {{cr|BAN}} || Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong || 2019
|-
|[[Ibrahim Zadran]]|| '''87'''|| {{cr|BAN}} || Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong || 2019
|-
|[[Rahmat Shah]]|| '''76'''|| {{cr|IRE}} || Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun || 2019
|-
|[[Asghar Afghan]]|| '''67'''|| {{cr|IRE}} || Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun || 2019
|-
|[[Ihsanullah]]|| '''65[[Not out|*]]'''|| {{cr|IRE}} || Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun || 2019
|-
|[[Javed Ahmadi]]||'''62'''|| {{cr|WIN}} || [[Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]] || 2019
|-
|[[Hashmatullah Shahidi]]|| '''61'''|| {{cr|IRE}} || Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun || 2019
|-
|[[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]]||'''51'''|| {{cr|BAN}} || Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong || 2019
|}

'''Best Test bowling figures for Afghanistan'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=1;id=40;type=team |title=Best bowling figures: Afghanistan – Test Cricket |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Bowler!!Figures!!Opposition!!Venue!!Year
|-
|[[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]]|| '''6/49'''|| {{cr|BAN}} || [[Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chittagong]] || 2019
|-
|[[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]]|| '''5/55'''|| {{cr|BAN}} || Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong || 2019
|-
|[[Hamza Hotak|Amir Hamza]]|| '''5/74'''|| {{cr|WIN}} || [[Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]] || 2019
|-
|[[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]]|| '''5/82'''|| {{cr|IRE}} || [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun|Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Dehradun]] || 2019
|-
|[[Mohammad Nabi]]|| '''3/36'''|| {{cr|IRE}} || Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun || 2019
|}

===One-Day Internationals===

* Highest team total: 338 v. [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]], 17 March 2017 at [[Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground|Greater Noida]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / One-Day Internationals / Highest totals |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>
* Lowest team total: 58 v. [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]], 2 January 2016 at [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/lowest_innings_totals.html?class=2;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / One-Day Internationals / Lowest totals |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>

'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODI" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First win
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Test nations'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|AUS}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|BAN}} || 8 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 March 2014
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|ENG}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IND}} || 3 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IRE}} || 26 || 13 || 13 || 0 || 1 || 17 January 2015
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NZL}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PAK}} || 4 || 0|| 4 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|RSA}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SRI}} || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 17 September 2018
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|WIN}} || 9 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 9 June 2017
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|ZIM}} || 25 || 15 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 22 July 2014
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|CAN}} || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 16 February 2010
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|HK}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 May 2014
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|KEN}} || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 July 2010
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NED}} || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 September 2009
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 13 || 8 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 19 April 2009
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 May 2014
|-
''Records complete to ODI #4215. Last updated 11 November 2019.''
|}

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{{col-break}}
'''Most ODI runs for Afghanistan'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / One-Day Internationals / Most runs |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Mohammad Nabi]] || 2,782 || 27.82 || 2009–2019
|-
|[[Mohammad Shahzad]]|| 2,727 || 33.66 || 2009–2019
|-
|[[Rahmat Shah]] || 2,359 || 35.20 || 2013–2019
|-
|[[Asghar Afghan]] || 2,356 || 24.54 || 2009–2019
|-
|[[Samiullah Shenwari]] || 1,811 || 29.20 || 2009–2019
|-
|[[Najibullah Zadran]] || 1,586 || 29.92 || 2012–2019
|-
|[[Noor Ali|Noor Ali Zadran]] || 1,216 || 24.81 || 2009–2019
|-
|[[Nawroz Mangal]] || 1,139 || 27.11 || 2009–2016
|-
|[[Hashmatullah Shahidi]] || 1,062 || 32.18 || 2013–2019
|-
|[[Gulbadin Naib]] || 1,041 || 21.68 || 2011–2019
|}
{{col-break}}
'''Most ODI wickets for Afghanistan'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / One-Day Internationals / Most wickets |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Rashid Khan (cricketer, born 1998)|Rashid Khan]] || 133 || 18.54 || 2015–2019
|-
|[[Mohammad Nabi]] || 130 || 32.54 || 2009–2019
|-
|[[Dawlat Zadran]] || 115 || 29.76 || 2011–2019
|-
|[[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]] || 63 || 22.44 || 2017–2019
|-
|[[Hamid Hassan]] || 59 || 22.54 || 2009–2019
|-
|[[Gulbadin Naib]] || 59 || 33.35 || 2011–2019
|-
|[[Mirwais Ashraf]] || 46 || 29.56 || 2009–2016
|-
|[[Samiullah Shenwari]] || 46 || 37.58 || 2009–2019
|-
|[[Shapoor Zadran]] || 43 || 36.95 || 2009–2018
|-
|[[Aftab Alam (cricketer)|Aftab Alam]] || 41 || 25.19 || 2010–2019
|}
{{col-end}}

'''Highest ODI scores for Afghanistan'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2;id=40;type=team |title=High scores: Afghanistan – One-Day Internationals |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player!!Runs!!Opposition!!Venue!!Date
|-
|[[Mohammad Shahzad]]|| '''131*'''|| {{cr|ZIM}} || [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]] || 2015
|-
|[[Nawroz Mangal]]|| '''129'''|| {{cr|UAE}} || [[ICC Academy Ground]], [[Dubai]] || 2014
|-
|[[Mohammad Shahzad]]|| '''124'''|| {{cr|IND}} || [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]], [[Dubai]] || 2018
|-
|[[Usman Ghani]]|| '''118'''|| {{cr|ZIM}} || [[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]] || 2014
|-
|[[Mohammad Shahzad]]|| '''118'''|| {{cr|CAN}} || [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]] || 2010
|-
|[[Mohammad Nabi]]|| '''116'''|| {{cr|ZIM}} || [[Queens Sports Club]], [[Bulawayo]] || 2015
|-
|[[Karim Sadiq]]|| '''114*'''|| {{cr|SCO}} || [[Cambusdoon New Ground]], [[Ayr]] || 2010
|-
|[[Noor Ali|Noor Ali Zadran]]|| '''114'''|| {{cr|CAN}} || [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]] || 2010
|-
|[[Rahmat Shah Zurmatai|Rahmat Shah]]|| '''114'''|| {{cr|ZIM}} || [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]] || 2018
|-
|[[Nawroz Mangal]]|| '''112*'''|| {{cr|SCO}} || [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]] || 2013
|}

'''Best ODI bowling figures for Afghanistan'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2;id=40;type=team |title=Best bowling figures: Afghanistan – One-Day Internationals |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Bowler!!Figures!!Opposition!!Venue!!Year
|-
|[[Rashid Khan (cricketer, born 1998)|Rashid Khan]]|| '''7/18'''|| {{cr|WIN}} || [[Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium]], [[Gros Islet]] || 2017
|-
|[[Rashid Khan (cricketer, born 1998)|Rashid Khan]]|| '''6/43'''|| {{cr|IRE}} || [[Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground]], [[Greater Noida]] || 2017
|-
|[[Gulbadin Naib]]|| '''6/43'''|| {{cr|Ireland}} || [[Stormont Cricket Ground]], [[Belfast]] || 2019
|-
|[[Rahmat Shah Zurmatai|Rahmat Shah]]|| '''5/32'''|| {{cr|UAE}} || [[Kinrara Academy Oval]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] || 2014
|-
|[[Hamid Hassan]]|| '''5/45'''|| {{cr|UAE}} || [[ICC Academy Ground]], [[Dubai]] || 2014
|-
|[[Hamza Hotak|Amir Hamza]] ||'''4/17'''|| {{cr|ZIM}} || [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]] || 2015
|}

===Twenty20 Internationals===

* 12 consecutive wins, a record in the T20Is (5 February 2018 - 15 September 2019).<ref>{{Cite web|title=12 Consecutive Wins In T20 International - A Record By Afghanistan|url=https://www.fantasycrickettip.in/2020/06/12-consecutive-wins-in-t20.html|access-date=2020-06-08|website=FantasyCricketTip}}</ref>
* Highest team total: 278/3 v. [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] 23 February 2019, at Dehradun<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=40;type=team|title=Afghanistan cricket records|website=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
* Lowest team total: 72 v. [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], 16 March 2014 at [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/lowest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / Twenty20 Internationals / Lowest totals |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 162*, [[Hazratullah Zazai]] v. [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]], 23 February 2019, at [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun|Dehradun]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref>
* Best individual bowling figures: 5/3, [[Rashid Khan (Afghan cricketer)|Rashid Khan]] v. [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]], 10 March 2017 at [[Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground|Greater Noida]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref>

'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First win
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Test nations'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|BAN}} || 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 June 2018
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|ENG}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IND}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|IRE}} || 18 || 14 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 9 February 2010
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PAK}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|RSA}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SRI}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|WIN}} || 7 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 27 March 2016
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|ZIM}} || 9 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 26 October 2015
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|CAN}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 February 2010
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|HK}} || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 18 March 2014
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|KEN}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 30 September 2013
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NEP}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|NED}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 14 March 2012
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|OMN}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 July 2015
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|PNG}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 July 2015
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 February 2010
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|UAE}} || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 10 July 2015
|-
''Records complete to T20I #1083. Last updated 10 March 2020.''
|}

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{{col-break}}
'''Most T20I runs for Afghanistan'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=30 November 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Mohammad Shahzad]] || 1,936 || 31.22 || 2010–2018
|-
|[[Mohammad Nabi]] || 1,347 || 22.08 || 2010–2020
|-
|[[Asghar Afghan]] || 1,248 || 21.15 || 2010–2020
|-
|[[Samiullah Shenwari]] || 1,013 || 22.02 || 2010–2020
|-
|[[Najibullah Zadran]] || 976 || 31.48 || 2012–2020
|}
{{col-break}}
'''Most T20I wickets for Afghanistan'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=40;type=team |title=Records / Afghanistan / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=29 November 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Rashid Khan (cricketer, born 1998)|Rashid Khan]] || 87 || 12.36 || 2015–2020
|-
|[[Mohammad Nabi]] || 69 || 27.11 || 2010–2020
|-
|[[Dawlat Zadran]] || 40 || 24.50 || 2012–2017
|-
|[[Shapoor Zadran]] || 37 || 24.51 || 2010–2020
|-
|[[Hamid Hassan]] || 32 || 16.34 || 2010–2016
|}
{{col-end}}

==See also==
* [[Cricket in Afghanistan]]
* [[Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup]]
* [[Out of the Ashes (2010 film)|''Out of the Ashes'' (2010 film)]], a 2010 documentary film
* [[List of Afghanistan Test cricketers]]
* [[List of Afghanistan ODI cricketers]]
* [[List of Afghanistan T20I cricketers]]
* [[List of Afghanistan first-class cricketers]]
* [[Afghan national cricket captains]]
* [[List of Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricket records]]
* [[Afghanistan A cricket team]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/teams/men/17/afghanistan/overview |title=Afghanistan |website=International Cricket Council}}
*{{cite web |url=http://afghanistancricket.net/ |title=Home |website=Afghanistan Cricket news site}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.afgcric.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218100036/http://www.afgcric.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-02-18 |title=Home |website=Afghanistan Cricket Official website (archived)}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.cricket.af/ |title=Home |website=Afghanistan National Cricket Board}}
*{{cite web |url=https://watanchat.com/afghanistan-cricket-team/ |title=Home |website=Afghanistan national cricket team History}}

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{{Cricket in Afghanistan}}
{{National cricket teams}}
{{National sports teams of Afghanistan}}
{{Laureus Spirit of Sport Award}}

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Sandeep Lamichhane

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{{Use British English Oxford spelling|date=July 2019}}
{{short description|Nepalese cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Sandeep Lamichhane सन्दीप लामिछाने
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Sandeep Lamichhane
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|8|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Aruchaur]], [[Syangja District|Syangja]], Nepal
| website = {{URL|http://www.sandeeplamichhane.com|Official website}}
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = [[Leg break]] [[googly]]
| role = Bowler
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2016–present
| country = Nepal

| odidebutdate = 1 August
| odidebutyear = 2018
| odidebutagainst = Netherlands
| odicap = 6
| lastodidate = 12 February
| lastodiyear = 2020
| lastodiagainst = USA

| T20Icap = 20
| T20Idebutfor = [[World XI (cricket)|World XI]]
| T20Idebutagainst = West Indies
| T20Idebutdate = 31 May
| T20Idebutyear = 2018
| lastT20Idate = 4 March
| lastT20Iyear = 2020
| lastT20Iagainst = Thailand

| club1 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| year1 = 2018—present
| club2 = [[St Kitts & Nevis Patriots]]
| year2 = 2018
| club3 = [[Nangarhar Leopards]]
| year3 = 2018
| club4 = [[Melbourne Stars]]
| year4 = 2018-present
| club5 = [[Sylhet Sixers]]
| year5 = 2019
| club6 = [[Lahore Qalandars]]
| year6 = 2019
| club7 = [[Barbados Tridents]]
| year7 = 2019

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 10
| runs1 = 78
| bat avg1 = 13.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 28
| deliveries1 = 535
| wickets1 = 23
| bowl avg1 = 16.30
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 6/16
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–

| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 18
| runs2 = 23
| bat avg2 = 5.75
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 9
| deliveries2 = 384
| wickets2 = 28
| bowl avg2 = 15.67
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/20
| catches/stumpings2 = 3/–

| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 31
| runs3 = 114
| bat avg3 = 9.50
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 28
| deliveries3 = 1,650
| wickets3 = 65
| bowl avg3 = 17.33
| fivefor3 = 2
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 6/16
| catches/stumpings3 = 10/–

| column4 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches4 = 74
| runs4 = 58
| bat avg4 = 6.44
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 10[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 1,585
| wickets4 = 99
| bowl avg4 = 18.75
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/10
| catches/stumpings4 = 13/–

| date = 4 March 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/960361.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Sandeep Lamichhane''' ({{IPAc-en|s
| 11 = ɑː
| 18 = n
| 17 = ɑː
| 16 = ʃ
| 15 = t
| 14 = ˈ
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}}, {{lang-ne|सन्दीप लामिछाने}}, {{IPA-ne|sʌnˈdip ˈlamitsʰane|pron}}; born 2 August 2000) is a Nepalese [[cricket]]er who plays for the [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepalese national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/insight/emerging-players-to-watch-under-21/6/ |title=Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 1 |work=Emerging Cricket |accessdate=17 April 2020}}</ref> A right-arm [[leg spin]] [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]], Lamichhane has played for [[Twenty20]] franchise sides across the world, including the [[Delhi Capitals]] in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL), the [[Melbourne Stars]] in the [[Big Bash League]] (BBL), and the [[Lahore Qalandars]] in the [[Pakistan Super League]] (PSL).

He made his [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) debut against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], where he represented a [[World XI (cricket)|World XI]] side. He became the first cricketer to make a T20 international debut representing a combined team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/cricket-news/article/icc-wxi-vs-wi-sandeep-lamichhane-becomes-first-player-to-make-international-debut-for-a-combined-team/234400 |title= ICC WXI vs WI: Sandeep Lamichhane becomes first player to make International debut for a combined team |work=Times Now News |accessdate=1 June 2018}}</ref> He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first [[One Day International]] (ODI) match, against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]], in August 2018.

==Early and personal life==
Sandeep Lamichhane was born on 2 August 2000 in [[Aruchaur]], [[Syangja District|Syangja]], Nepal. During his childhood, he considered [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and [[Shane Warne]] as his cricketing idols.<ref name="sportskeedavignesh">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/cricket/weaving-web-syangja-sydney-sandeep-lamichhane-set-sights-ipl|title=Weaving a web from Syangja to Sydney, Sandeep Lamichhane has set his sights on IPL|first=Vignesh Madridista|last=Ananthasubramanian|accessdate=9 February 2018|date=23 January 2018}}</ref> Then he moved to [[Chitwan District|Chitwan]] district and started training at Chitwan Cricket Academy which is run by former captain [[Raju Khadka]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Parents Of Nepali Cricket Star Sandeep Lamichhane Proud Of Their Lad's Ipl Feat |url=http://english.ratopati.com/story/4834 |website=Ratopati |accessdate=26 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref> During a visit by the captain [[Paras Khadka]] and former coach of Nepal [[Pubudu Dassanayake|Pubudu Dasanayake]], Sandeep was told to bowl in the nets and was selected for the national under-19 training camp.

In July 2018, Lamichhane released his first song ''Udash thiyo'' from the album ''Pratikshya-the waiting''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sandeep Lamichhane Cricketer " UDASH THIYO " Official Music Video 2018 Ft. Jeevan / Shristi PopSong |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KlX2o4wpwaw |website=www.youtube.com |accessdate=26 April 2019 |date=18 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Setopati |first1=सेतोपाटी संवाददाता |title=सन्दीप लामिछानेको पहिलो गीत सार्वजनिक |url=https://setopati.com/art/art-activity/161402 |website=Setopati |accessdate=26 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=सन्दीप लामिछानेको पहिलो गीत सार्वजनिक : उदास थियो मेरो यो मन.. |url=http://annapurnapost.com/news/99926 |website=www.annapurnapost.com |accessdate=26 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Early career==
He made his [[List A cricket]] debut in the [[2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship]] on 16 April 2016 against [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]].<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/952197.html |title=ICC World Cricket League Championship, 21st Match: Nepal v Namibia at Kirtipur, Apr 16, 2016 |accessdate=16 April 2016 |work=ESPNCricinfo}}</ref> Prior to his List A debut, he was named in [[Nepal national under-19 cricket team|Nepal's under-19 squad]] for the [[2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="Squads">{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/91398/all-16-squads-confirmed-for-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-2016 |title=All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=9 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128180224/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/91398/all-16-squads-confirmed-for-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup-2016 |archivedate=28 January 2016 }}</ref><ref name="News">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2016/content/story/967133.html |title=Lamichhane: Nepal's right-arm leg-break googly bowler |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=30 January 2016|date=30 January 2016 }}</ref> In their second match against Ireland under-19s he took a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]],<ref name="espncricinfo19s"/> becoming the fifth bowler to take a hat-trick in under-19 world cup history.<ref name="sportskeedavignesh"/> He was adjudged [[man of the match]] with figures of 5/27.<ref name="espncricinfo19s">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8368/scorecard/949723/ireland-under-19s-vs-nepal-under-19s-13th-match,-group-d/|title=13th Match, Group D, ICC Under-19 World Cup at Fatullah, Jan 30 2016 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo|website=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref>

He finished the tournament as second highest wicket taker with 14 wickets at an average of 17.07 and strike rate of 21.9.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2016/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=10799;type=tournament|title=Cricket Records - Records - ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2015/16 - - Most wickets - ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> In September 2016 Lamichhane received a letter from former Australian captain [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]], inviting him to play at the Sydney-based [[Western Suburbs District Cricket Club]].<ref name="Clarke">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/nepal/content/story/1054829.html |title=Nepal legspinner Lamichhane set to train with Clarke in Australia |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 September 2016|date=6 September 2016 }}</ref> In the [[2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup]], he took bowling figures of 5/8 which restricted Malaysia under-19s to a total of 45 and was named the [[man of the match]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8616/scorecard/1125951/malaysia-under-19s-vs-nepal-under-19s-10th-match,-group-a/|title=10th Match, Group A, Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur, Nov 14 2017 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo|website=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref>

==T20 franchise cricket==
In January 2018, he was included in the list of players for auction in the [[2018 Indian Premier League]] (IPL).<ref name="Sandeep">{{cite web |url=http://www.letzcricket.com/reading/news/sandeep-lamichhane-in-ipl-cricket-2018-player-auction |title=Sandeep Lamichhane In IPL 2018 Player Auction |work=Letzcricket |accessdate=20 January 2018}}</ref> He was bought by [[Delhi Capitals|Delhi Daredevils]] and became the first Nepalese cricketer to get a contract in the IPL.<ref name="Times Of India"/> Indian Prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] commented that the [[India–Nepal relations|relationship between India and Nepal]] had been strengthened because of the signing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/narendra-modi-in-nepal-pm-says-even-ipl-is-connecting-two-countries-now-mentions-sandeep-lamichhane/1164513/|title=Narendra Modi in Nepal: PM says even IPL is connecting two countries now, mentions Sandeep Lamichhane|date=12 May 2018|work=The Financial Express|access-date=12 May 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-pm-modi-cites-sandeep-lamichhane-s-ipl-selection-to-bat-for-greater-india-nepal-sporting-ties-2614295|title=PM Modi cites Sandeep Lamichhane's IPL selection to bat for greater India-Nepal sporting ties {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|last=|first=|date=12 May 2018|work=dna|access-date=12 May 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2018, he was drafted to play for the [[St Kitts and Nevis Patriots]] in the [[Caribbean Premier League]].<ref name="CPL">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22615560/martin-guptill-lendl-simmons-fetch-biggest-bids-cpl-auction |title=Guptill, Simmons fetch biggest bids at CPL auction |accessdate=1 March 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo|date=March 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport360.com/article/cricket/international-cricket/270262/nepals-sandeep-lamichhane-bags-caribbean-premier-league-contract/|title=Nepal's Sandeep Lamichhane bags Caribbean Premier League contract - Article - Sport360|website=www.sport360.com|accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref>

In May 2018, he made his senior Twenty20 debut for the Delhi in the IPL, becoming the first Nepalese cricketer to play in the IPL.<ref name="Times Of India">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/sandeep-lamichhane-the-first-nepalese-to-get-ipl-contract/articleshow/62680930.cms |title=Sandeep Lamichhane, the first Nepalese to get IPL contract |work=Times Of India |accessdate=28 January 2018}}</ref> He took a wicket for 25 runs on his debut match against [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]].<ref name="T20">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1136605.html |title=45th match (N), Indian Premier League at Delhi, May 12 2018 |accessdate=12 May 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In the tournament he took five wickets in three matches with a [[bowling average]] of 16.40.

In June 2018 Lamichane was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers in the [[2018 Global T20 Canada|inaugural edition]] of the [[Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref name="Squads1">{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/global-t20-canada-complete-squads |title=Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads |work=SportsKeeda |accessdate=4 June 2018|date=4 June 2018 }}</ref><ref name="Squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/global-t20-canada-league-full-squads-announced/ |title=Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced |work=CricTracker |accessdate=4 June 2018|date=4 June 2018 }}</ref> In the tournament he took eight wickets in five matches at an average of 19.62.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12456;type=tournament|title=Records / Global T20 Canada, 2018 / Most wickets |author= |date= |website= |publisher= [[ESPNcricinfo]]|accessdate=24 July 2018}}</ref> In September 2018, he was named in Nangarhar's squad in the [[2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League|first edition]] of the [[Afghanistan Premier League]] tournament,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/afghanistan-premier-league-2018-all-you-need-to-know-from-the-player-draft/ |title=Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft |work=CricTracker |accessdate=10 September 2018|date=10 September 2018 }}</ref> going on to play in one match in the tournament.

In October 2018, he was signed by the [[Melbourne Stars]] for the [[Big Bash League]] (BBL), becoming the first cricketer from Nepal to play in the BBL.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/885672 |title=Sandeep Lamichhane signs on for Big Bash League |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=23 October 2018}}</ref> Later the same month, he was named in the squad for [[Sylhet Sixers]], following the draft for the [[2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/10/29/full-players-list-of-the-teams-following-players-draft-of-bpl-t20-2018-19/ |title=Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19 |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |accessdate=29 October 2018}}</ref> In November 2018, Lamichhane was named in [[Lahore Qalandars]]'s squad in the [[2019 Pakistan Super League|fourth edition]] of the [[Pakistan Super League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nepal's Sandeep Lamichhane to play for Lahore Qalandars |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/nepals-sandeep-lamichhane-to-play-for-lahore-qalandars/ |website=The Himalayan Times |accessdate=2 March 2019 |date=20 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Kathmandu Post -Lahore Qalandar picks Lamichhane for PSL |url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/ampnews/2018-11-21/lahore-qalandar-picks-lamichhane-for-psl.html |website=kathmandupost.ekantipur.com |accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref> In March 2019, he was named as one of eight players to watch by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) ahead of the [[2019 Indian Premier League]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1109658 |title=Indian Premier League 2019: Players to watch |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=19 March 2019}}</ref> The following month, Lamichhane said he recognised the huge learning curve of playing in the IPL and that it had "changed his life".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1192562 |title='IPL has completely changed my life' – Sandeep Lamichhane is living the dream |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref>

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the [[2019 Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |accessdate=20 June 2019}}</ref> In July 2020, he was named in the [[Jamaica Tallawahs]] squad for the [[2020 Caribbean Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29417692/nabi,-lamichhane,-dunk-earn-big-cpl-2020-draft |title=Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/teams-selected-hero-cpl-2020/ |title=Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020 |work=Cricket West Indies |accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref>

==International career==
In January 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament.<ref name="NepalWCL2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/35056/?categoryId=81 |title=Nepali Cricket team announced for Division 2 |accessdate=25 January 2018 |work=My Republica}}</ref> In their opening match against Namibia, he was adjudged man of the match with bowling figures of 4/18 in 8.2 overs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/game/1133930/namibia-vs-nepal-2nd-match-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2017-18/|title=2nd match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Feb 8 2018 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo|website=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> He also shared a crucial final wicket partnership of 18 runs with [[Basanta Regmi]] to win the match by one wicket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/sport/cricket/sandeep-lamichhane-stars-as-nepal-claim-thrilling-one-wicket-win-over-namibia-1.702973|title=Sandeep Lamichhane stars as Nepal claim thrilling one-wicket win over Namibia|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> In the third match against the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]], he took 3/30 to help reduce the opponent to 114 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/scorecard/1133937/nepal-vs-united-arab-emirates-9th-match/|title=9th match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Feb 11 2018 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo|website=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=12 February 2018}}</ref> In the fourth match against Kenya, he took his first [[five wicket haul]] in List A cricket, with 5/20, and was again named the man of the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8786/scorecard/1133938/kenya-vs-nepal-10th-match-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two-2017-18|title=10th match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Feb 12 2018 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo|website=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=12 February 2018}}</ref>

Lamichhane was awarded with [[ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] Player of the tournament award as a result of his economical bowling and took the most wickets in the tournament, taking 17 wickets in six matches.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/36404/?categoryId=81|title=Sandeep Lamichhane awarded as Man of the Tournament|work=My Republica|access-date=15 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>

In February 2018, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) named Lamichhane as one of the ten players to watch ahead of the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] tournament.<ref name="WCQ">{{cite news |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/626791 |title=10 stars to look out for at CWCQ |work=International Cricket Council |date=27 February 2018 |accessdate=27 February 2018}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the tournament, the ICC went on to name Lamichhane as the rising star of Nepal's squad.<ref name="rising">{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/647153 |title=CWCQ 2018 Report Card: Nepal |accessdate=18 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

In May 2018, he was added to the [[World XI (cricket)|ICC Rest of the World XI]] team, for the [[Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge]] against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] at [[Lord's]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/691274|title=Sandeep Lamichhane added to the ICC World XI for 31 May T20I against the Windies at Lord's|accessdate=16 May 2018|work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> He made his making his T20I debut in the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1141232.html |title=ICC World XI tour of England at London, May 31 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=31 May 2018}}</ref>

In July 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for their ODI series [[Nepalese cricket team in the Netherlands in 2018|against the Netherlands]].<ref name="NepSquad">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24129195/nepal-spinner-shakti-gauchan-retire-netherlands-tour |title=Nepal spinner Shakti Gauchan to retire after Netherlands tour |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=18 July 2018|date=18 July 2018 }}</ref> These were Nepal's first ODI matches after gaining ODI status during the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]].<ref name="NepalODI">{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/644459 |title=Nepal thrash PNG to secure ODI status |accessdate=15 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> Ahead of the matches, the ICC named him as the key player for Nepal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/790249 |title=Full of hope, Nepal get ready for historic ODI debut |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref> He made his T20I debut for Nepal in July in the third match of the [[2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series]], against the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/caps.html?country=32;class=3 |title=Nepal T20I Caps |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> He made his ODI debut for Nepal against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] on 1 August 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1151834.html |title=1st ODI, Nepal tour of England and Netherlands at Amstelveen, Aug 1 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref>

In August 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad for the [[2018 Asia Cup Qualifier]] tournament.<ref name="NepACQ">{{cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/nepal-announce-squad-for-asia-cup-qualifier-fixtures-decided/ |title=Nepal announce squad for Asia Cup Qualifier, fixtures decided |work=The Himalayan |accessdate=18 August 2018|date=18 August 2018 }}</ref> In October 2018, he was named in Nepal's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the [[2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/869213 |title=Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=2 October 2018}}</ref> He was the leading wicket-taker during the tournament, with 24 dismissals in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12672;type=tournament |title=ICC World Twenty20 Asia Region Qualifier B, 2018/19: Most wickets |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=12 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/878181 |title=Nepal win the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier 'B' as Malaysia squeeze through to next stage |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=12 October 2018}}</ref>

In June 2019, he was named in Nepal's squad for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier#Regional Finals|Regional Finals]] of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2019/30/29391/ |title=Nepal's 14-member squad announced for ICC World T20 Asia Finals |work=Khabarhub |accessdate=1 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketingnepal.com/articles/474106/sharad-back-in-the-team-jora-bhim-left-out |title=Sharad back in the team, Jora, Bhim left out |work=Cricketing Nepal |accessdate=30 June 2019}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut on 6 November 2019, for [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] against the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC), during the MCC's tour of Nepal.<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1205548.html |title=Marylebone Cricket Club tour of Nepal at Kirtipur, Nov 6-8 2019 |accessdate=6 November 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lords.org/mcc/mcc-cricket/overseas-tours |title=Overseas Tour |work=MCC |accessdate=7 November 2019}}</ref> On 12 February 2020, in the match against the [[United States national cricket team|United States]] in the [[2020 Nepal Tri-Nation Series]], Lamichhane took his first [[five-wicket haul]] in an ODI match.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bdcrictime.com/lamichhane-6-fer-rattles-usa-for-35/ |title=Lamichhane 6-fer rattles USA for 35 |work=BD Crictime |accessdate=12 February 2020}}</ref> On 29 February 2020, in the match against [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]] in the Eastern Region group of the [[2020 Asia Cup Qualifier]], Lamichhane became the first bowler for Nepal to take 100 wickets in Twenty20 cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdcrictime.com/sandeep-lamichhane-completes-century-of-wickets-in-t20s/ |title=Sandeep Lamichhane completes century of wickets in T20s |work=BD CricTime |accessdate=1 March 2020}}</ref>

==Awards==
* NNIPA Best Youth Player of the year: 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/cricketer-lamichhane-won-title-of-best-youth-player-of-the-year/|title=Cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane wins 'Best Youth Player of the Year'|accessdate=29 June 2018|author= |authorlink= |date= |year= |month= |website= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>
* NCCS-CPAN Cricketer of the Year: 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Lamichhane, Rana Magar win PoY Awards |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/lamichhane-rana-magar-win-poy-awards/ |website=The Himalayan Times |accessdate=6 March 2019 |date=6 March 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Nepal ODI cricketers]]
* [[List of Nepal Twenty20 International cricketers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.sandeeplamichhane.com/}}
* {{cricinfo|id=960361}}
*[https://cricket.yahoo.net/players/sandeep-lamichhane-66066-playerprofile Sandeep Lamichhane] at [[Yahoo! Cricket]]
*[https://cricnepal.com/players/sandeep-lamichhane Sandeep Lamichhane] at CricNepal

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2019 Rajasthan Royals season

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{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Rajasthan Royals
| image = [[File:Rajasthan Royals colours 2019.png|50px]]
| season = [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]]
| coach = [[Paddy Upton]]
| captain = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] (first 8 matches) [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] (9th match onwards)
| ground = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| comp1 = 2019 Indian Premier League
| comp1 result = 7th
| most runs = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] (393)
| most wickets = [[Shreyas Gopal]] (20)
| prevseason = [[Rajasthan Royals in 2018|2018]]
| nextseason =[[Rajasthan Royals in 2020|2020]]
}}
The [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019 season]] was the 10th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] franchise [[Rajasthan Royals]]. The team was captained by [[Ajinkya Rahane]].

==Background==
===Player retention and auction===
{{Main|List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes}}
[[Image:Steve Smith (cricketer), 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|alt=|Smith returned to the team after serving his 12-month ban]]
In November 2018, the Royals announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included [[Ajinkya Rahane]], [[Krishnappa Gowtham]], [[Sanju Samson]], [[Shreyas Gopal]], [[Aryaman Birla]], [[Sudhesan Midhun]], [[Prashant Chopra]], [[Stuart Binny]], [[Rahul Tripathi]], [[Dhawal Kulkarni]] and [[Mahipal Lomror]] among Indian players, and [[Ben Stokes]], [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]], [[Jos Buttler]], [[Jofra Archer]], [[Ish Sodhi]] among overseas players.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2019: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each team|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2019-full-list-players-retained-released-purse-remaining-1389979-2018-11-16|website=India today|author= |date=16 November 2018 |accessdate=16 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IPL auction 2019: Who's retained, who's released? Here's list for all teams|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/sports/ipl-auction-2019-who-is-retained-and-released-here-s-list-for-all-teams-118121800166_1.html|website=Business Standard|author= |date=21 November 2018 |accessdate=21 December 2018}}</ref> The Royals thus had a purse of {{INR}}18.3 crore and nine slots remaining in their roster ahead of the player auction.

On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Royals signed up nine more players viz., [[Jaydev Unadkat]] , [[Varun Aaron]] , [[Oshane Thomas]], [[Ashton Turner]], [[Liam Livingstone]], [[Shashank Singh]], [[Riyan Parag]], [[Manan Vohra]] and [[Shubham Ranjane]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Full squads of all eight teams|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2019-auction-how-the-franchises-spent-and-how-teams-are-stacked-up/amp_articleshow/67150455.cms|website=times of india|author= |date=18 December 2018 |accessdate=18 December 2018}}</ref> They filled their quota of 25 players with 17 Indian and 8 overseas players.

===Preseason===
In February 2019, the Royals announced that they would wear pink jerseys in the 2019 season, changing from blue which was the primary colour of their kit since 2008. Team captain Rahane and brand ambassador [[Shane Warne]] attributed the change to Royals' home being [[Jaipur]] which is known as "Pink City" as well as the response received for a previous season's match in which they had worn pink for cancer awareness.<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019: Rajasthan Royals to don pink jersey for new season |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2019-rajasthan-royals-pink-jersey-new-colour-1452742-2019-02-10 |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=India Today}}</ref>

In March 2019, the franchise opened a cricket academy based at [[Reed's School]], [[Surrey]], United Kingdom, called the Rajasthan Royals Academy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajasthan Royals launches cricket academy in UK |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/ipl-2019-rajasthan-royals-cricket-academy-uk-1481497-2019-03-19 |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=India Today}}</ref>

===Team analysis===
In his preview, Shashank Kishore of ''[[ESPNcricinfo]]'' wrote that while Royals have "great depth" in their squad they "need strategic precision" in the season. He concluded his analysis saying, "Even if a top-two finish may seem far-fetched, they will definitely be in the running for third or fourth."<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajasthan Royals have depth, but need to get their game plans right |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26311757/rajasthan-royals-depth-need-get-their-game-plans-right |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> ''[[Firstpost]]'' stated that Indian players will "dictate to a great extent [..] the balance of the side [and] their position in two months time" and opined that they have the players "to improve on their Playoff finish from last year."<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019, Rajasthan Royals preview: Questions linger over Ajinkya Rahane's place in team's power-packed middle order |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/ipl-2019-rajasthan-royals-preview-questions-linger-over-ajinkya-rahanes-place-in-teams-power-packed-middle-order-6306431.html |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=Firstpost}}</ref> ''[[News18]]'' termed the "lack of a world-class spinner" as the team's weakness and suggested that the team "might suffer in the latter stages of the tournament" if their overseas players leave for [[2019 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] preparations.<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019: Rajasthan Set to be Hit Hard by World Cup Storm |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-2019-rajasthan-set-to-be-hit-hard-by-world-cup-storm-2072099.html |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=News18}}</ref>

==Squad==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
* {{color box|border=darkgray|#EEE8AA|<nowiki>*</nowiki>}} denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
* {{color box|border=darkgray|#FFCCCC|<nowiki>*</nowiki>}} denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:95%;"
|-
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| No.
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Name
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Nat
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Birth date
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Batting style
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Bowling style
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Signed year
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Salary
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| {{navbar-header|Notes|Rajasthan Royals Roster}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsmen
|-
|3|| '''[[Ajinkya Rahane]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1988|6|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4|c|-3}} ||
|-
|9||[[Aryaman Birla]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1997|7|9|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l|-3}} ||
|-
|11|| [[Prashant Chopra]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1992|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|18|| [[Manan Vohra]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1993|3|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|27|| '''[[Liam Livingstone]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1993|8|4|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|43|| [[Shashank Singh]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1991|11|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|49|| '''[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1989|6|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12|c|1}} ||
Overseas; [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
|52|| [[Rahul Tripathi]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1991|3|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|3.4|c|-3}} ||
|-
|70|| '''[[Ashton Turner]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1993|1|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
|5|| [[Riyan Parag]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2001|11|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|6|| [[Mahipal Lomror]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1999|11|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|7|| [[Krishnappa Gowtham]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1988|10|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|6.2|c|-3}} ||
|-
|37|| [[Shreyas Gopal]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1993|09|04|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|55|| '''[[Ben Stokes]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1991|6|4|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12.5|c|1}} || Overseas
|-
|84|| '''[[Stuart Binny]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1984|6|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} ||
|-
|700|| [[Shubham Ranjane]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1994|3|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
|8|| '''[[Sanju Samson]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1994|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c|1}} ||
|-
|63|| '''[[Jos Buttler]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1990|9|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4.4|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Bowlers
|-
|17|| '''[[Oshane Thomas]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} || {{birth date and age|1997|2|18|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.1|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|19|| [[Sudhesan Midhun]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1994|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|22|| '''[[Jofra Archer]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1995|4|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7.2|c|1}} || Overseas
|-
|61||'''[[Ish Sodhi]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|NZL}} || {{birth date and age|1992|10|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|77|| '''[[Varun Aaron]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1989|10|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|2.4|c|-3}} ||
|-
|95|| '''[[Dhawal Kulkarni]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1988|12|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|75|l|-3}} ||
|-
|99|| '''[[Jaydev Unadkat]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1991|10|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8.4|c|1}} ||
|}

{{notelist}}

==Coaching and support staff==
*Head coach - {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Paddy Upton]]
*Batting coach - {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amol Muzumdar]]
*Spin bowling coach - {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sairaj Bahutule]]
*Fast bowling coach - {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steffan Jones]]
*Fielding coach - {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dishant Yagnik]]
*Head of cricket - {{flagicon|IND}} [[Zubin Bharucha]]
*Physiotherapist - {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Gloster]]
*Assistant physiotherapist - {{flagicon|IND}} Niranjan Pandit

Ref<ref>{{cite news |title=Paddy Upton appointed Rajasthan Royals coach |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25758551/paddy-upton-appointed-rajasthan-royals-coach |accessdate=24 March 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019: Rajasthan Royals’ camp gets underway |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl-2019-rajasthan-royals-camp-gets-underway/article26431366.ece |accessdate=24 March 2019 |work=Sportstar}}</ref>

==Season==
===League table===
{{2019 Indian Premier League Points table}}

=== Match results ===

==== League stage ====
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}

{{2019 IPL match 4}}
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{{2019 IPL match 8}}
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{{2019 IPL match 12}}
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{{2019 IPL match 14}}
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{{2019 IPL match 21}}
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{{2019 IPL match 25}}
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{{2019 IPL match 27}}
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{{2019 IPL match 32}}
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{{2019 IPL match 36}}
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{{2019 IPL match 40}}
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{{2019 IPL match 43}}
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{{2019 IPL match 45}}
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{{2019 IPL match 49}}
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{{2019 IPL match 53}}

==Statistics==
{{see also|2019 Indian Premier League statistics}}

===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|No.
! style="width:19%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Name
! style="width:2%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Match
! style="width:2%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Inns
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|NO
! style="width:6%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Runs
! style="width:5%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|HS
! style="width:6%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Ave.
! style="width:5%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|BF
! style="width:5%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|SR
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|100s
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|50s
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|0
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|4s
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|6s
|-
|1|| [[Ajinkya Rahane]] || 14 || 13 || 1 || 393 || 105* || 32.75 || 285 || 137.89 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 45 || 9
|-
|2|| [[Sanju Samson]] || 12 || 12 || 2 || 342 || 102* || 34.20 || 230 || 148.69 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 28 || 13
|-
| 3||[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]|| 12 || 10 || 2 || 319 || 73* || 39.87 || 275 || 116.00 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 30 || 4
|-
|4|| [[Jos Buttler]] || 8 || 8 || 0 || 311 || 89 || 38.87 || 205 || 151.70 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 38 || 14
|-
|5|| [[Riyan Parag]] || 7 || 5 || 0 || 160 || 50 || 32.00 || 126 || 126.98 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 17 || 5
|-
|}
* Last updated: 5 May 2019
* '''Source:'''Cricinfo<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12741;team=4345;type=tournament|title=RR Most Runs in IPL 2019|publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|No.
! style="width:19%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Name
! style="width:2%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Match
! style="width:2%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Inns
! style="width:4%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Overs
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Maidens
! style="width:4%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Runs
! style="width:4%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Wickets
! style="width:5%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|BBI
! style="width:5%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Ave.
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Econ.
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|SR
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|4W
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|5W
|-
|1|| Shreyas Gopal || 14 || 14 || 48.0 || 1 || 347 || 20 || 3/12 || 17.35 || 7.22 || 14.4 || 0 || 0
|-
|2|| Jofra Archer || 11 || 11 || 43.0 || 2 || 291 || 11 || 3/15 || 26.45 || 6.76 || 23.4 || 0 || 0
|-
|3|| Jaydev Unadkat || 11 || 11 || 37.2 || 0 || 398 || 10 || 2/26 || 39.80 || 10.66 || 22.4 || 0 || 0
|-
| 4||Ben Stokes || 9 || 6 || 16.5 || 0 || 189 || 6 || 2/39 || 31.50 || 11.22 || 16.8 || 0 || 0
|-
|5|| Dhawal Kulkarni || 10 || 10 || 35.0 || 1 || 335 || 6 || 1/14 || 55.83 || 9.57 || 35.0 || 0 || 0
|-
|}
* Last updated: 5 May 2019
* '''Source:'''Cricinfo<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12741;team=4345;type=tournament|title=RR Most Wickets in IPL 2019|publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements==
===Awards===
; Man of the Match
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|No.
! style="width:19%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Date
! style="width:2%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Player
! style="width:2%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Opponent
! style="width:4%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Result
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Contribution
! style="width:5%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Ref.
|-
| 1 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=02|format=dmy}} ||[[Shreyas Gopal]] || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] ||Won By 7 wickets ||3/12 (4 overs) || <ref>{{cite news |title=Shreyas Gopal and Jos Buttler hand RCB fourth straight defeat|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1175369 |accessdate=2 April 2019 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=13|format=dmy}} ||[[Jos Buttler]] || [[Mumbai Indians]] ||Won By 4 wickets ||89 runs in 43 balls|| <ref>{{cite news |title=Buttler fifty sets up sloppy Royals win|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178402 |accessdate=13 April 2019 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
| 3 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=20|format=dmy}} ||[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] || [[Mumbai Indians]] ||Won By 5 wickets ||59* runs in 48 balls|| <ref>{{cite news |title=New captain Smith leads Royals home to keep their campaign alive|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178411 |accessdate=20 April 2019 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
| 4 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=25|format=dmy}} ||[[Varun Aaron]] || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] ||Won By 3 wickets ||2/20 (4 overs)|| <ref>{{cite news |title=Dinesh Karthik's 97* in vain after Riyan Parag and Jofra Archer's late fireworks|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178418|accessdate=25 April 2019 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
| 5 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=27|format=dmy}} ||[[Jaydev Unadkat]] || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] ||Won By 7 wickets || 2/26 (4 overs)|| <ref>{{cite news |title=Livingstone, Samson, Unadkat keep Royals' playoff hopes alive|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178420|accessdate=27 April 2019 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{2019 Indian Premier League}}
{{Rajasthan Royals squad}}
{{Rajasthan Royals}}

[[Category:2019 Indian Premier League]]
[[Category:Rajasthan Royals seasons]]

2019 Rajasthan Royals season

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{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Rajasthan Royals
| image = [[File:Rajasthan Royals colours 2019.png|50px]]
| season = [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]]
| coach = [[Paddy Upton]]
| captain = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] (first 8 matches) [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] (9th match onwards)
| ground = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| comp1 = 2019 Indian Premier League
| comp1 result = 7th
| most runs = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] (393)
| most wickets = [[Shreyas Gopal]] (20)
| prevseason = [[Rajasthan Royals in 2018|2018]]
| nextseason =[[Rajasthan Royals in 2020|2020]]
}}
The [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019 season]] was the 10th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] franchise [[Rajasthan Royals]]. The team was captained by [[Ajinkya Rahane]].

==Background==
===Player retention and auction===
{{Main|List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes}}
[[Image:Steve Smith (cricketer), 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|alt=|Smith returned to the team after serving his 12-month ban]]
In November 2018, the Royals announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included [[Ajinkya Rahane]], [[Krishnappa Gowtham]], [[Sanju Samson]], [[Shreyas Gopal]], [[Aryaman Birla]], [[Sudhesan Midhun]], [[Prashant Chopra]], [[Stuart Binny]], [[Rahul Tripathi]], [[Dhawal Kulkarni]] and [[Mahipal Lomror]] among Indian players, and [[Ben Stokes]], [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]], [[Jos Buttler]], [[Jofra Archer]], [[Ish Sodhi]] among overseas players.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2019: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each team|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2019-full-list-players-retained-released-purse-remaining-1389979-2018-11-16|website=India today|author= |date=16 November 2018 |accessdate=16 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IPL auction 2019: Who's retained, who's released? Here's list for all teams|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/sports/ipl-auction-2019-who-is-retained-and-released-here-s-list-for-all-teams-118121800166_1.html|website=Business Standard|author= |date=21 November 2018 |accessdate=21 December 2018}}</ref> The Royals thus had a purse of {{INR}}18.3 crore and nine slots remaining in their roster ahead of the player auction.

On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Royals signed up nine more players viz., [[Jaydev Unadkat]] , [[Varun Aaron]] , [[Oshane Thomas]], [[Ashton Turner]], [[Liam Livingstone]], [[Shashank Singh]], [[Riyan Parag]], [[Manan Vohra]] and [[Shubham Ranjane]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Full squads of all eight teams|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2019-auction-how-the-franchises-spent-and-how-teams-are-stacked-up/amp_articleshow/67150455.cms|website=times of india|author= |date=18 December 2018 |accessdate=18 December 2018}}</ref> They filled their quota of 25 players with 17 Indian and 8 overseas players.

===Preseason===
In February 2019, the Royals announced that they would wear pink jerseys in the 2019 season, changing from blue which was the primary colour of their kit since 2008. Team captain Rahane and brand ambassador [[Shane Warne]] attributed the change to Royals' home being [[Jaipur]] which is known as "Pink City" as well as the response received for a previous season's match in which they had worn pink for cancer awareness.<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019: Rajasthan Royals to don pink jersey for new season |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2019-rajasthan-royals-pink-jersey-new-colour-1452742-2019-02-10 |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=India Today}}</ref>

In March 2019, the franchise opened a cricket academy based at [[Reed's School]], [[Surrey]], United Kingdom, called the Rajasthan Royals Academy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajasthan Royals launches cricket academy in UK |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/ipl-2019-rajasthan-royals-cricket-academy-uk-1481497-2019-03-19 |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=India Today}}</ref>

===Team analysis===
In his preview, Shashank Kishore of ''[[ESPNcricinfo]]'' wrote that while Royals have "great depth" in their squad they "need strategic precision" in the season. He concluded his analysis saying, "Even if a top-two finish may seem far-fetched, they will definitely be in the running for third or fourth."<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajasthan Royals have depth, but need to get their game plans right |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26311757/rajasthan-royals-depth-need-get-their-game-plans-right |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> ''[[Firstpost]]'' stated that Indian players will "dictate to a great extent [..] the balance of the side [and] their position in two months time" and opined that they have the players "to improve on their Playoff finish from last year."<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019, Rajasthan Royals preview: Questions linger over Ajinkya Rahane's place in team's power-packed middle order |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/ipl-2019-rajasthan-royals-preview-questions-linger-over-ajinkya-rahanes-place-in-teams-power-packed-middle-order-6306431.html |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=Firstpost}}</ref> ''[[News18]]'' termed the "lack of a world-class spinner" as the team's weakness and suggested that the team "might suffer in the latter stages of the tournament" if their overseas players leave for [[2019 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] preparations.<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019: Rajasthan Set to be Hit Hard by World Cup Storm |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-2019-rajasthan-set-to-be-hit-hard-by-world-cup-storm-2072099.html |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=News18}}</ref>

==Squad==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
* {{color box|border=darkgray|#EEE8AA|<nowiki>*</nowiki>}} denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
* {{color box|border=darkgray|#FFCCCC|<nowiki>*</nowiki>}} denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:95%;"
|-
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| No.
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Name
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Nat
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Birth date
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Batting style
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Bowling style
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Signed year
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Salary
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| {{navbar-header|Notes|Rajasthan Royals Roster}}
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsmen
|-
|3|| '''[[Ajinkya Rahane]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1988|6|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4|c|-3}} ||
|-
|9||[[Aryaman Birla]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1997|7|9|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l|-3}} ||
|-
|11|| [[Prashant Chopra]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1992|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|18|| [[Manan Vohra]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1993|3|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|27|| '''[[Liam Livingstone]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1993|8|4|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|43|| [[Shashank Singh]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1991|11|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|49|| '''[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1989|6|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12|c|1}} ||
Overseas; [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
|52|| [[Rahul Tripathi]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1991|3|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|3.4|c|-3}} ||
|-
|70|| '''[[Ashton Turner]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1993|1|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
|5|| [[Riyan Parag]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|2001|11|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|6|| [[Mahipal Lomror]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1999|11|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|7|| [[Krishnappa Gowtham]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1988|10|20|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|6.2|c|-3}} ||
|-
|37|| [[Shreyas Gopal]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1993|09|04|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|55|| '''[[Ben Stokes]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1991|6|4|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12.5|c|1}} || Overseas
|-
|84|| '''[[Stuart Binny]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1984|6|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} ||
|-
|700|| [[Shubham Ranjane]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1994|3|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
|8|| '''[[Sanju Samson]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1994|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c|1}} ||
|-
|63|| '''[[Jos Buttler]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1990|9|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4.4|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Bowlers
|-
|17|| '''[[Oshane Thomas]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} || {{birth date and age|1997|2|18|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.1|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|19|| [[Sudhesan Midhun]] || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1994|10|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|22|| '''[[Jofra Archer]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1995|4|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7.2|c|1}} || Overseas
|-
|61||'''[[Ish Sodhi]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|NZL}} || {{birth date and age|1992|10|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|77|| '''[[Varun Aaron]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1989|10|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|2.4|c|-3}} ||
|-
|95|| '''[[Dhawal Kulkarni]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1988|12|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|75|l|-3}} ||
|-
|99|| '''[[Jaydev Unadkat]]''' || style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1991|10|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8.4|c|1}} ||
|}

{{notelist}}

==Coaching and support staff==
*Head coach - {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Paddy Upton]]
*Batting coach - {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amol Muzumdar]]
*Spin bowling coach - {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sairaj Bahutule]]
*Fast bowling coach - {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steffan Jones]]
*Fielding coach - {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dishant Yagnik]]
*Head of cricket - {{flagicon|IND}} [[Zubin Bharucha]]
*Physiotherapist - {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Gloster]]
*Assistant physiotherapist - {{flagicon|IND}} Niranjan Pandit

Ref<ref>{{cite news |title=Paddy Upton appointed Rajasthan Royals coach |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25758551/paddy-upton-appointed-rajasthan-royals-coach |accessdate=24 March 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019: Rajasthan Royals’ camp gets underway |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl-2019-rajasthan-royals-camp-gets-underway/article26431366.ece |accessdate=24 March 2019 |work=Sportstar}}</ref>

==Season==
===League table===
{{2019 Indian Premier League Points table}}

=== Match results ===

==== League stage ====
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}

{{2019 IPL match 4}}
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{{2019 IPL match 8}}
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{{2019 IPL match 12}}
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{{2019 IPL match 14}}
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{{2019 IPL match 21}}
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{{2019 IPL match 25}}
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{{2019 IPL match 27}}
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{{2019 IPL match 32}}
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{{2019 IPL match 36}}
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{{2019 IPL match 40}}
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{{2019 IPL match 43}}
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{{2019 IPL match 45}}
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{{2019 IPL match 49}}
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{{2019 IPL match 53}}

==Statistics==
{{see also|2019 Indian Premier League statistics}}

===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|No.
! style="width:19%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Name
! style="width:2%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Match
! style="width:2%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Inns
! style="width:3%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|NO
! style="width:6%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Runs
! style="width:5%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|HS
! style="width:6%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Ave.
! style="width:5%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|BF
! style="width:5%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|SR
! style="width:3%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|100s
! style="width:3%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|50s
! style="width:3%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|0
! style="width:3%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|4s
! style="width:3%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|6s
|-
|1|| [[Ajinkya Rahane]] || 14 || 13 || 1 || 393 || 105* || 32.75 || 285 || 137.89 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 45 || 9
|-
|2|| [[Sanju Samson]] || 12 || 12 || 2 || 342 || 102* || 34.20 || 230 || 148.69 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 28 || 13
|-
| 3||[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]|| 12 || 10 || 2 || 319 || 73* || 39.87 || 275 || 116.00 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 30 || 4
|-
|4|| [[Jos Buttler]] || 8 || 8 || 0 || 311 || 89 || 38.87 || 205 || 151.70 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 38 || 14
|-
|5|| [[Riyan Parag]] || 7 || 5 || 0 || 160 || 50 || 32.00 || 126 || 126.98 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 17 || 5
|-
|}
* Last updated: 5 May 2019
* '''Source:'''Cricinfo<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12741;team=4345;type=tournament|title=RR Most Runs in IPL 2019|publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|No.
! style="width:19%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Name
! style="width:2%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Match
! style="width:2%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Inns
! style="width:4%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Overs
! style="width:3%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Maidens
! style="width:4%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Runs
! style="width:4%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Wickets
! style="width:5%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|BBI
! style="width:5%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Ave.
! style="width:3%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|Econ.
! style="width:3%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|SR
! style="width:3%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|4W
! style="width:3%;background:#FF7CC6; color:blue;"|5W
|-
|1|| Shreyas Gopal || 14 || 14 || 48.0 || 1 || 347 || 20 || 3/12 || 17.35 || 7.22 || 14.4 || 0 || 0
|-
|2|| Jofra Archer || 11 || 11 || 43.0 || 2 || 291 || 11 || 3/15 || 26.45 || 6.76 || 23.4 || 0 || 0
|-
|3|| Jaydev Unadkat || 11 || 11 || 37.2 || 0 || 398 || 10 || 2/26 || 39.80 || 10.66 || 22.4 || 0 || 0
|-
| 4||Ben Stokes || 9 || 6 || 16.5 || 0 || 189 || 6 || 2/39 || 31.50 || 11.22 || 16.8 || 0 || 0
|-
|5|| Dhawal Kulkarni || 10 || 10 || 35.0 || 1 || 335 || 6 || 1/14 || 55.83 || 9.57 || 35.0 || 0 || 0
|-
|}
* Last updated: 5 May 2019
* '''Source:'''Cricinfo<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12741;team=4345;type=tournament|title=RR Most Wickets in IPL 2019|publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements==
===Awards===
; Man of the Match
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|No.
! style="width:19%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Date
! style="width:2%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Player
! style="width:2%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Opponent
! style="width:4%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Result
! style="width:3%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Contribution
! style="width:5%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Ref.
|-
| 1 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=02|format=dmy}} ||[[Shreyas Gopal]] || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] ||Won By 7 wickets ||3/12 (4 overs) || <ref>{{cite news |title=Shreyas Gopal and Jos Buttler hand RCB fourth straight defeat|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1175369 |accessdate=2 April 2019 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=13|format=dmy}} ||[[Jos Buttler]] || [[Mumbai Indians]] ||Won By 4 wickets ||89 runs in 43 balls|| <ref>{{cite news |title=Buttler fifty sets up sloppy Royals win|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178402 |accessdate=13 April 2019 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
| 3 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=20|format=dmy}} ||[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] || [[Mumbai Indians]] ||Won By 5 wickets ||59* runs in 48 balls|| <ref>{{cite news |title=New captain Smith leads Royals home to keep their campaign alive|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178411 |accessdate=20 April 2019 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
| 4 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=25|format=dmy}} ||[[Varun Aaron]] || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] ||Won By 3 wickets ||2/20 (4 overs)|| <ref>{{cite news |title=Dinesh Karthik's 97* in vain after Riyan Parag and Jofra Archer's late fireworks|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178418|accessdate=25 April 2019 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
| 5 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=27|format=dmy}} ||[[Jaydev Unadkat]] || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] ||Won By 7 wickets || 2/26 (4 overs)|| <ref>{{cite news |title=Livingstone, Samson, Unadkat keep Royals' playoff hopes alive|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178420|accessdate=27 April 2019 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{2019 Indian Premier League}}
{{Rajasthan Royals squad}}
{{Rajasthan Royals}}

[[Category:2019 Indian Premier League]]
[[Category:Rajasthan Royals seasons]]

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{{short description|Jaipur based franchisee of the Indian Premier League}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
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| league = [[Indian Premier League]]
| chairman = [[Ranjit Barthakur]]
| captain = [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]
| coach = [[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]]
| city = [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], India
| colours = [[File:Rajasthan Royals colours 2019.png|20px|alt=RR|link=Rajasthan Royals]]
| owner = {{unbulleted list|Amisha Hathiramani (44.2%) [[Manoj Badale]] (32.4%) [[Lachlan Murdoch]] (11.7%)<ref>{{cite news |title=RR's changing stakes: from father to daughter |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/rrs-changing-stakes-from-father-to-daughter/articleshow/47750386.cms |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=Ahmedabad Mirror |date=21 June 2015}}</ref> [[Shane Warne]] (3%)<ref>{{cite news |title=Shane Warne Reveals Rajasthan Royals' Ownership With Possible Windfall |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/shane-warne-reveals-rajasthan-royals-ownership-with-possible-windfall-2416201.html |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=News18 |date=9 December 2019}}</ref>}}
| founded = {{Start date|df=yes|2008}}
| ground = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| capacity = 30,000
| ground2 = [[Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]] (Capacity: 1,10,000) [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]] (Capacity: 25,000) [[Barsapara Stadium]], [[Guwahati]] (Capacity: 45,000)
| ipl_wins = '''1''' ([[2008 Indian Premier League|2008]])
| clt20_wins = '''0'''
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The '''Rajasthan Royals''' (often abbreviated as '''RR''') are a franchise [[cricket team]] based in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], that plays in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL).<ref name="ESPNcricinfo">{{cite web|title=Big business and Bollywood grab stakes in IPL|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/333193.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=24 January 2008|date=24 January 2008}}</ref> Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises, the team is based at the [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]] in Jaipur.

The Rajasthan Royals are sometimes considered as the "moneyball" team of the IPL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/ipl-2014-rajasthan-royals-team-ethos-and-values-have-remained-intact-since-first-season-134905 |title=Rajasthan Royals' team ethos and values have remained intact since first season |website=Cricketcountry.com|date=8 May 2014 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/ipl-6-moneyball-styled-rajasthan-royals-are-profiting-from-smart-bu/388660-78.html|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=News18|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/rajasthan-royals-ipl-7-player-retentions-the-moneyball-team-retains-shane-watson-and-promising-players-84428 | title=Rajasthan Royals' IPL 7 Player Retentions: The 'moneyball' team retains Shane Watson and promising players - Cricket Country}}</ref> The Royals are known to unearth obscure, high potential talent,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/rahul-dravid--41-will-he-be-a-good-mentor-as-well/444695-78.html|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=News18|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/708569.html|title=Royals retain Samson, Binny, Rahane, Watson, Faulkner|date=10 January 2014|website=Cricinfo|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="brand royal">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rajasthanroyals.com/about-the-brand.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327030234/http://www.rajasthanroyals.com/about-the-brand.aspx|url-status=dead|title=ABOUT THE BRAND|archivedate=27 March 2015}}</ref> as well as their involvement in a number of controversies and scandals.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

The team won the [[2008 Indian Premier League|inaugural edition of the IPL]] under the captaincy of [[Shane Warne]], despite being written off as a title contender by the media and fans. The Royals were also the runners-up of the [[2013 Champions League Twenty20]] under [[Rahul Dravid]]'s captaincy.<ref name="brand royal" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Rajasthan champions after cliffhanger |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353226.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=1 June 2008|date=June 2008}}</ref>

On 14 July 2015, the verdict reached by a panel appointed by the [[Supreme Court of India]] suspended Rajasthan Royals and [[Chennai Super Kings]] for two years over a [[2013 Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting case|2013 betting scandal]], meaning they could not participate in both the [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]] and [[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]] IPL tournaments. They returned to the competition for the [[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]] season.

The team's record run-scorer is [[Ajinkya Rahane]] with 2705 runs,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/usA/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=6;id=4345;type=team | title=Cricket Records | Records | Rajasthan Royals | Twenty20 matches | Most runs | ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> while the leading wicket-taker is [[Shane Watson]], with 67.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/usA/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=6;id=4345;type=team | title=Cricket Records | Records | Rajasthan Royals | Twenty20 matches | Most wickets | ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Franchise history==
The [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) announced the establishment of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on September 2007, a [[Twenty20]] competition to be started in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Franchises for board's new Twenty20 league|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/310819.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=13 September 2007|date=13 September 2007}}</ref> The Rajasthan Royals were one of the original eight teams in the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008. The team was sold to the Emerging Media for $67 million, making it the least expensive team in the league.<ref name="ESPNcricinfo"/>

The franchise is currently owned and chaired by [[Manoj Badale]]. Other investors include [[Lachlan Murdoch]], Aditya S Chellaram, and Suresh Chellaram. The Group acquired the franchise for $67 million.<ref>[http://www.liveindia.com/ipl/Rajastan.html Rajasthan Royals – Captained by Rahul Dravid]. Liveindia.com. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.</ref> There have been past controversies regarding the ownership of the franchise, leading to their expulsion from the league in 2010.<ref name=":0" /> Incidentally, this was the least expensive franchise in the Indian Premier League and probably the least fancied team in the league at the beginning of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/cricket/2012/3/23/2897718/owners-of-ipl-team-rajasthan-royals-might-sell-out |title=Owners of IPL Team Rajasthan Royals Might Sell Out|publisher=sbnation|date=23 March 2013|accessdate=23 March 2013}}</ref> It made a pre-tax profit of $7.5 million in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/|title=The Times & The Sunday Times|website=Thetimes.co.uk|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref>

=== Expulsion from the IPL and return ===
In 2010, the BCCI decided to expel [[Kings XI Punjab]] and Rajasthan Royals from the IPL. The expulsion baffled captain [[Shane Warne]] who stated that he suspected that there might be some foul play and that the BCCI might possess some ulterior motives.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/ipl-jaipur/content/story/482843.html IPL news: Shane Warne questions move to ax Rajasthan Royals | Cricket News | Rajasthan Royals | ESPN Cricinfo]. Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.</ref> The Rajasthan Royals filed an appeal against the decision and the two parties went to the [[Bombay High Court|Mumbai High Court]] to decide.<ref name=":0">[http://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/current/story/483393.html The IPL mess: Rajasthan franchise appeals against scrapping | Cricket News | Indian Premier League 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo]. Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.</ref> The Mumbai High Court adjourned that case until 29 October 2010,<ref name=":1">[http://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/483782.html IPL: Rajasthan Royals hearing adjourned | India Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo]. Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.</ref> but it was revised to 15 November because they didn't want it to coincide with Diwali celebrations from 1 to 14 November.<ref name=":2">[http://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/484148.html IPL news: Rajasthan Royals hearing adjourned again | Cricket News | Indian Premier League 2011 | ESPN Cricinfo]. Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.</ref>

Later, it was announced by the Royals that they told the Bombay High Court that they would be negotiating with an arbitrator to see if they could reconcile with the IPL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/487236.html|title=BCCI, Rajasthan to settle through arbitration|date=15 November 2010|website=Cricinfo|language=en|access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> The arbitrator announced that while the investigation was ongoing, the Royals would remain a part of the IPL for six weeks and the BCCI would not be allowed to change rules which might go against the Royals. The six-week period included the player auction in which Rajasthan Royals participated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/489806.html|title=Arbitrator stays Rajasthan Royals expulsion|date=30 November 2010|website=Cricinfo|language=en|access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> After this, the Bombay High Court rejected the appeals of the BCCI against keeping the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL for six weeks while the case was sorted out.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/491913.html The IPL Mess: Bombay High Court upholds Rajasthan's return | Cricket News | Indian Premier League 2011]. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.</ref> It was estimated that because of the losses in court cases and damage in reputation, the BCCI decided not to pursue further legal action against the Rajasthan Royals or Kings XI Punjab - the teams were allowed to remain in the IPL.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/493601.html IPL 2011 news: Brian Lara, Rahul Dravid in highest price band for IPL auction | Cricket News | Indian Premier League 2011]. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.</ref>

===Ban in 2015===
In 2015, the team was banned for two years following the [[Lodha Committee]] inquiry.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-33517583|publisher=[[BBC News]]|title=IPL scandal: Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals suspended|date=14 May 2015 |accessdate=18 July 2015}}</ref>

Rajasthan Royals became the source of controversy when inappropriate and fictitious bids were made, violating [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] norms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/sports/season-of-the-long-knives |title=Season of the Long Knives |publisher=Openthemagazine.com |date= |accessdate=17 October 2010}}</ref> [[Ranjit Barthakur]] and Fraser Castellino were the only two shareholders of the team, which was completely unknown to the BCCI at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reachnri.com/html/news_readmore.php?a=a&rmid=8503&start=890 |title='BCCI Aware of Rajasthan Royals' Workings' |publisher=ReachNRI |date= |accessdate=23 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/Edit/Opinions/12-oct2010/41152.html |title=Cricket:business trumps sports |publisher=The Voice of Goa |date= |accessdate=18 October 2010}}</ref> An out-of-court settlement between the two ensued.{{cn|date=July 2020}} In 2015, Rajasthan Royals were banned for two years by the BCCI, with its owner [[Raj Kundra]] banned for life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/ipl/news/CSK-RR-suspended-from-IPL-for-2-years-Meiyappan-Kundra-banned-for-life/articleshow/48067702.cms|title= CSK, RR suspended from IPL for 2 years; Meiyappan, Kundra banned for life |publisher=Times of India |date=14 July 2015 |accessdate=23 February 2016}}</ref>

==Team history==

===2008 IPL season===
Before the start of the [[2008 Indian Premier League|inaugural IPL season]], many considered the Royals as possibly the weakest team in the IPL, giving them little chance of competing well in the tournament.<ref name="IPL preview"/> Evidence of the latter opinion seemed to be confirmed when the team lost its first match against the [[Delhi Daredevils]] in a 9 wicket loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335984.html|title=Match 3|publisher=Cricinfo|date=19 April 2008|accessdate=27 May 2008}}</ref> The fears were confirmed that the team was likely to struggle.<ref name="Rajasthan Royals">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketdawn.com/ipl-2012/ipl-2012-teams/rajasthan-royals.html|title=Rajasthan Royals|website=Cricketdawn.com|date=12 April 2012|accessdate=24 April 2012}}</ref>

In their first home game ever at [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]] in Jaipur, they played against the [[Kings XI Punjab]] and won by 6 wickets as Shane Watson was declared the man of the match for his unbeaten 76 off 49 balls in what was a successful run chase. That was followed by a crucial 3 wicket win against the season favourite, [[Deccan Chargers]], in Hyderabad. The victory proved to be a huge morale booster. [[Yusuf Pathan]] won the first man of the match award for his bowling figures of 2/20 in 4 overs and a 28-ball 61.

The next game against the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] was won by 45 runs where [[Swapnil Asnodkar]] received his first man of the match award for a fine knock of 60 off just 34 balls.

They further managed to defeat the [[Chennai Super Kings]] in Jaipur but lost to [[Mumbai Indians]] in Navi Mumbai. The Royals continued to win the next five games in a row. They were the first team to book a place in the semi-finals with their 65 run win over the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] and were pitted against Chennai Super Kings for the finals. The Royals won by 3 wickets in the final played on 1 June 2008.

The all-rounder [[Shane Watson]] won the man of the tournament award for scoring as many as 472 runs and picking 17 wickets. His captaincy and coaching was praised and well received by everyone,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351819.html|title=Warne wants to keep winning|date=4 May 2008|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=26 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/349936.html|title=The magic of Shane|date=21 May 2008|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=26 May 2008}}</ref> including opposition teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350975.html|title=Not over till the fat laddie leads|date=15 May 2008|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=26 May 2008}}</ref><ref name="Cricinfo">{{cite web|url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353226.html|title=Rajasthan champions after cliffhanger|date=June 2008|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2 June 2008}}</ref>

Each player and representative on the team was awarded a medal. The team was presented with the DLF Indian Premier League trophy along with a cheque for US$1.2  million prize money. Many of the Royals players also took home individual awards for their performance during the tournament; [[Yusuf Pathan]] claimed the [[Man of the Match]] award for the final match, [[Sohail Tanvir]] finished the tournament in possession of the Purple Cap (the IPL's leading wicket-taker), and Australian all-rounder [[Shane Watson]] was declared the [[Player of the match|Man of the Series]].

===2009 IPL season===
The Royals were the defending champions. [[Sohail Tanvir]] was ineligible to play for the team due to the ban imposed by the BCCI on Pakistani players playing in the competition. [[Shane Watson]] was unavailable for the whole season as [[Australian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2009|Australia toured to UAE for the ODI series against Pakistan]]. Without these two, the team looked slightly weaker than the previous season and players such as [[Graeme Smith]], [[Shaun Tait]], and [[Shane Warne]] had to be relied on.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketdawn.com/ipl-2012/ipl-2012-teams/rajasthan-royals.html|title=Rajasthan Royals|first1=prakash nagar|last1=April 29|first2=2013 at 9:21|last2=Am|publisher=|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref>

The maiden match was lost against the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in a 75-run washout. They remained defeated by Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, and Chennai Super Kings but they won over Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers. The Royals were at the end of the points table. [[Mohammad Kaif|Mohammed Kaif]], [[Dinesh Salunkhe]], [[Paras Dogra]], Anup Revandkar, [[Shrideep Mangela]], Ashraf Makda, and Azhar Malik were dropped from the team and sent home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/|title=Latest Sports News, Live Scores, Results Today's Sports Headlines Updates - NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|website=NDTVSports.com|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref>

Rajasthan Royals ended 6th out of the 8 teams in the competition, winning 6 matches out of the 14 they played. The Royals failed to make it to the semi-finals after losing their last two matches against Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders.<ref name="auto" />

===British Asian Cup===
On 14 May 2009, it was announced that Rajasthan Royals would meet [[Middlesex Crusaders]] in a one-off [[Twenty20]] for the [[British Asian Cup]]. It was the first time that an annual charity series was to be played between the Twenty20 champions of the two countries. The match took place on 6 July 2009. The teams were announced on 3 July 2009 with Rajasthan Royals including [[Mohammad Kaif]] and the comeback of [[Sohail Tanvir]].

The match was won by Rajasthan Royals by 46 runs after scoring 162/5 in 20 overs and successfully defending it by 46 runs (Middlesex 116/7). The Man of the Match was [[Dimitri Mascarenhas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/engine/match/404477.html?innings=1;view=commentary |title=Middlesex v Rajasthan Royals |date=6 July 2009 |publisher=CricInfo |accessdate=6 July 2009 }}</ref>

===2010 IPL season===
The Royals were back in India after their average outing in South Africa. This time they seemed to be a better outfit as they were to play in conditions that should have suited them the most. But they had to suffer an unfortunate start to the competition, with a narrow 4 run defeat to the Mumbai Indians at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The highlight of this match though, was Yusuf Pathan hitting the fastest ever hundred in IPL history, off only 37 balls. Even some of the Mumbai fans were disappointed not to see Rajasthan win, by the end of it all.<ref name="Rajasthan Royals"/> <ref>https://www.royalchallengers.com/rcb-cricket-news/news/on-this-day-in-2010-kevin-pietersen-and-rcb-bowlers-crush-rr</ref>

They went on to lose to the Delhi Daredevils by 6 wickets in one of their new ‘home’ grounds, Ahmedabad. And were again bruised badly by the Royal Challengers Bangalore, who won by 10 wickets. The team remained inconsistent throughout the whole season, winning their next four matches consecutively. One of the young Turks of the erstwhile ICL, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala impressed against the franchise representing his home state, Kolkata Knight Riders as his 36-ball 45 helped the Royals win by 34 runs.

Followed by which the Western Australian batsman Adam Voges hit 45 runs off 24 balls to help Rajasthan beat Punjab in Mohali by 31 runs. The team seemed to have adapted to the Ahmedabad conditions better with wins against Deccan Chargers by 8 wickets as Yusuf Pathan continued his good form against the team, while they beat Chennai Super Kings by 17 runs courtesy wicket-keeper batsman Naman Ojha's 49-ball 80.

But they lost against Chennai in their return clash as Murali Vijay's hundred took the game away from them as well as were crushed in Delhi by 67 runs. But they managed to escape a Deccan Chargers attack, with a narrow 2 run victory in Nagpur and continued their unbeaten run in Jaipur though, as the out of sorts Kings XI Punjab were duly beaten by 9 wickets with English opener Michael Lumb winning the man of the match award for his 43-ball 83.

Once again, Rajasthan Royals ended the tournament miserably with losses to Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore at home and the Kolkata Knight Riders in the last round-robin game in Kolkata. Consequently, they failed to make it to the playoffs for the second consecutive season as they finished 7th out of the 8 teams in the competition, winning 6 games out of 14 played.<ref name="Rajasthan Royals"/>

===2011 IPL season===

The Rajasthan Royals, and the [[Kings XI Punjab]] were temporarily ejected from the league due to issues with their unreported ownership changes. The teams were reinstated with involvement from the High Court.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/493298.html |title=IPL 2011 likely to have ten teams |date=18 December 2010 |publisher=ESPN |work=CricInfo |accessdate=21 December 2010 }}</ref> Their owners were broken into several legal entities when the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] required the incorporation of the companies.<ref name=scrap>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/479343.html |title=IPL auction set for 'mid-to-end November' |date=30 September 2010 |publisher=CricInfo |accessdate=1 October 2010 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101003072326/http://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/479343.html| archivedate= 3 October 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/480748.html |title=IPL terminates Punjab, Rajasthan franchises |date=10 October 2010 |publisher=CricInfo |accessdate=10 October 2010 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101013054423/http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/480748.html| archivedate= 13 October 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Kochi was also at risk of ejection for the same reasons before BCCI cleared their new ownership pattern for the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/490510.html |title=Kochi franchise cleared to play in the IPL |date=5 December 2010 |publisher=CricInfo |accessdate=5 December 2010 }}</ref>

The team management decided to retain the Australian duo of Shane Warne and Shane Watson for the following three seasons of the IPL, although Warne's future continued to be uncertain. Yet, he decided to make this his final season for the Rajasthan Royals on the insistence of the team owners who felt that he was the ultimate source of inspiration for the team on and off the field.

In the auction, the team's funds were reduced since they were penalised by the BCCI in 2010 and as a result, had to pay a certain amount of bank guarantee as fixed by the High Court. But they possessed an adequate amount of money to buy some of the world's finest T20 players, which they did not exactly.

They managed to buy back Australian fast bowler [[Shaun Tait]] for US$300,000 as well as South African bowling all-rounder Johan Botha for US$950,000. The other star players which they picked were New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor for US$1 million as well as ‘The Wall’ [[Rahul Dravid]] for half that price. England's World T20 2010 winning skipper [[Paul Collingwood]] was also purchased for a mere US$250,000. The other players were mostly from the domestic circuits but were confident individuals following Rajasthan winning the [[Ranji Trophy]] that year.

Rajasthan Royals began the IPL 2011 in grand fashion, beating the Kumar Sangakkara-led Deccan Chargers by 8 wickets, with the young Indian pacer Siddharth Trivedi adjudged the man of the match for his spell of 3/15 and the Royals continued their fine record against the Chargers. While Shane Warne defied age with a fine piece of bowling to assist Rajasthan in defeating a weakened Delhi Daredevils side by 6 wickets, with figures of 2/17.

However, their confidence was dented with two back-to-back defeats to the new-look Kolkata Knight Riders in three days. In the clash at Jaipur, they lost by 9 wickets courtesy a 100-run partnership between Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis, Whereas, in Kolkata, Lakshmipathy Balaji picked 3/15 in 4 overs on a minefield pitch in Eden Gardens to help his team pull off an 8 wicket victory.

The match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bangalore was washed out due to rain, which made Rajasthan's task of making it into the last four much tougher. Shaun Marsh was in great nick and his 42-ball 71 resulted in the Royals losing to Kings XI Punjab in Mohali by 48 runs. However, they pulled together a string of a hat-trick of home wins, as Rajasthan chased successfully in all the three matches. The first was against the Kochi Tuskers Kerala, winning by 8 wickets. Followed by Mumbai Indians, the No.1 team then on the points table as they chased down a total of 100 with 7 wickets to spare. And then the Pune Warriors India were undone by Ross Taylors’ 35-ball 47 not out, as Rajasthan won by 6 wickets.

But again it was inconsistency which let the Royals down badly. They were given a proper thumping by the eventual champions Chennai Super Kings in both the matches they played against each other, within five days. The in-form Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed them by 9 wickets courtesy Chris Gayle while they were bowled out for 97 in their 8-wicket defeat to the Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

Although this time they ended their round-robin matches well with a win against the Mumbai Indians in Mumbai and in the process, giving Shane Warne a fitting farewell, Rajasthan were dismissed from the competition since they ended at the 6th position out of the 10 teams in the tournament, having again won 6 out of their 14 matches played, with one being a no result.<ref name="Rajasthan Royals" />

===2012 IPL season===

Rajasthan Royals finished in seventh place among the points table in season 5 of IPL winning only seven matches out of sixteen.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/series/520932.html?view=pointstable | title=Point table-2012 | publisher=ESPN cricinfo | accessdate=25 May 2013}}</ref>

===2013 IPL season===

Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoff stage by finishing third in the group stage, thus grabbing a spot in Champions League 2013. They won against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the eliminator but lost to Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier, which led to their exit from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/story/637549.html | title=Mumbai in final after tense finish | publisher=ESPN cricinfo | accessdate=25 May 2013| date=24 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/story/637197.html | title=Hodge launches Royals into qualifier | publisher=ESPN cricinfo | accessdate=25 May 2013| date=22 May 2013 }}</ref> [[Shane Watson]] was declared the Man of the tournament.

=== 2013 spot-fixing case ===
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On 16 May 2013, three Rajasthan Royals players [[S. Sreesanth|Sreesanth]], [[Ankeet Chavan]] and [[Ajit Chandila]] were arrested from Mumbai by Delhi Police along with eleven bookies on charges of spot-fixing in the tournament. The fixing happened in the matches against Pune Warriors on 5 May, Kings XI Punjab on 9 May and Mumbai Indians on 15 May.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/story/636201.html | title=Three IPL players arrested for fraud, cheating – Delhi Police | publisher=ESPN cricinfo | accessdate=25 May 2013| date=16 May 2013 }}</ref> Later BCCI suspended the three players.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/content/current/story/636152.html | title=BCCI suspends trio, Srinivasan says IPL not 'untenable' | publisher=ESPN cricinfo | accessdate=25 May 2013| date=16 May 2013 }}</ref>

===2014 IPL season===

Rajasthan Royals retained five players – [[Sanju Samson]], [[Ajinkya Rahane]], [[Shane Watson]], [[James Faulkner (cricketer)|James Faulkner]] and [[Stuart Binny]] – for the seventh season of the IPL. Rajasthan Royals scored 65 runs off the last 17 balls at a strike rate of 382.35 to win the match against RCB.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/708569.html| title=Royals retain Samson, Binny, Rahane, Watson, Faulkner | publisher=ESPN cricinfo | accessdate=10 January 2014| date=10 January 2014 }}</ref> [[Shane Watson]] lead the side and [[Rahul Dravid]] played the role of a mentor.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/news/Shane-Watson-to-lead-Rajasthan-Royals-in-IPL-7/articleshow/31787693.cms | title = Shane Watson to lead Rajasthan Royals in IPL 7 | publisher=TimesOfIndia | accessdate=3 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/news/Rahul-Dravid-to-stay-at-Rajasthan-Royals-as-mentor/articleshow/26755093.cms | title=Rahul Dravid to stay at Rajasthan Royals as mentor | publisher=TimesOfIndia | accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref>

===2018 IPL season===
In 2018, the Rajasthan Royals made a comeback to IPL after two years of suspension. Prior to the 2018 IPL auction, the Royals retained [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] for {{INRConvert|120|m}} announcing him as captain for 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web|title= Steve Smith named Rajasthan Royals captain|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/100573/steve-smith-named-rajasthan-royals-captain-for-ipl-2018|accessdate=24 February 2018}}</ref> Following the [[2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal|ball tampering controversy]] in March 2018, Smith stepped down as Royals captain with [[Ajinkya Rahane]] appointed. Smith was subsequently banned from playing in the 2018 IPL season.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2018-ajinkya-rahane-to-lead-rajasthan-royals-in-the-upcoming-ipl-season/articleshow/63464838.cms Ajinkya Rahane replaces Steve Smith as Rajasthan Royals captain] ''[[Times of India]]'' 26 March 2018</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22939978/david-warner-steven-smith-axed-ipl-2018|title=Warner and Smith axed from IPL 2018|last=|first=|date=|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/steve-smith-and-david-warner-banned-from-ipl-2018-by-bcci-over-ball-tampering-scandal-4409235.html|title=Steve Smith and David Warner banned from IPL 2018 by BCCI over ball-tampering scandal- Firstcricket News, Firstpost|last=|first=|date=|website=FirstCricket|language=en-US|access-date=28 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/cricket/938162/IPL-2018-Steve-Smith-David-Warner-OUT-competition-ball-tampering-scandal|title=IPL 2018: Steve Smith and David Warner OUT of competition for ball-tampering in HUGE blow|last=Gray|first=James|date=28 March 2018|work=Express.co.uk|access-date=28 March 2018|language=en}}</ref> Following Steve Smith's ban [[Heinrich Klaasen]] was announced as replacement.

On 2 May 2018, in a match against the [[Delhi Daredevils]], [[Jos Buttler]] scored the fastest ever 50 for Rajasthan Royals, off just 18 balls. This was also the fifth-fastest in IPL history. However, RR lost the match by four runs after failing to make the revised target of 151 from 12 overs due to rain. Buttler also equaled [[Virender Sehwag]]’s record for most consecutive fifties in the IPL, with 5 consecutive fifties.

The Royals managed to secure fourth place in the regular season, with 14 points. However, they crashed out of the playoffs in the eliminator against Kolkata Knight Riders, losing by 25 runs in [[Eden Gardens]].

===2019 IPL season===
Ahead of 2019 IPL Auction, Royals retained 16 players and released 9 players. During the auction, Rajasthan bought 9 players.

[[Paddy Upton]] was named the Royals coach ahead of [[2019 Indian Premier League]]. [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] made a comeback to IPL on 25 March 2019 after he was banned by BCCI to participate in the 2018 season due to [[2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal|Australian ball-tampering controversy]]. [[Ajinkya Rahane]] retained his captaincy at the start of the season, however, on 20 April 2019 [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] replaced [[Ajinkya Rahane]] as captain of Rajasthan Royals after a string of poor results.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26564605/steven-smith-replaces-ajinkya-rahane-rajasthan-royals-captain-remainder-ipl-2019|title=Smith replaces Rahane as captain as Royals look for 'fresh approach'
|publisher=espncricinfo.com|date=20 April 2019|accessdate=20 April 2019}}</ref>

===2020 IPL season===
Ahead of 2020 IPL Auction, Royals retained 11 players and released 11 players. Royals have traded [[Ajinkya Rahane]], [[Krishnappa Gowtham]], [[Dhawal Kulkarni]] to [[Delhi Capitals]], [[Kings XI Punjab]] and [[Mumbai Indians]] respectively. Royals bought [[Mayank Markande]], [[Rahul Tewatia]] and [[Ankit Rajpoot]] via trade from [[Delhi Capitals]] and [[Kings XI Punjab]].<ref>{{cite news |title=RR Players 2020: Complete list of Rajasthan Royals players for IPL 2020 - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/rr-players-2020-complete-list-of-rajasthan-royals-players-for-ipl-2020/articleshow/72892177.cms |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

[[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]] was named the Royals head coach of [[2020 Indian Premier League]] replacing [[Paddy Upton]]. [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] was named to continue as captain of Royals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=P. k Ajith |title=Andrew McDonald appointed Rajasthan Royals coach |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/andrew-mcdonald-appointed-rajasthan-royals-coach/article29758212.ece |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=21 October 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Team identity==

===Team anthem===
The team anthem used to be 'Halla Bol'. In the first IPL season, the song was sung by [[Ila Arun]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desirulez.net/threads/1906-Ila-Arun-to-say-Halla-Bol-infor-IPL-team-of-Rajasthan |title=Ila Arun to say 'Halla Bol' for IPL team of Rajasthan |publisher=desirulez.net |date=25 March 2008|accessdate=25 March 2008}}</ref> In the second season, it was sung by [[Sunidhi Chauhan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportwalkindia.com/cricketfeed/rajasthan-royals/ |title=Rajastha Royals |publisher=sportwalkindia.com/ |date=25 March 2009|accessdate=25 March 2009}}</ref> Their current anthem, released in 2018, is 'Phir Halla Bol'.

===Mascot===
The team's mascot is a lion named ''Moochu Singh''.<ref name="IPL preview">{{cite web|url=http://www.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Other-sports/2008/04/16/Cricket-IPL-preview/?facets/sport-space/great-britain-locale/cricket/|title=IPL preview|publisher=Setana Sports|date=16 April 2008|accessdate=27 May 2008}}</ref>

==Players==
{{main|List of Rajasthan Royals cricketers}}
Traditionally, the Rajasthan Royals usually purchase cricketers who are relatively unknown or uncapped, that is, not played for their nation, at cut-throat prices. The Royals are famous for their frugal spending in the IPL auctions, even during the mega-auctions held once in 3 years. They have even bought players who had previously never played first-class cricket such as [[Dinesh Salunkhe]] and [[Pravin Tambe]]. The team has also purchased leading cricketers at various times in their history like [[Shane Warne]], [[Graeme Smith]], [[Rahul Dravid]], [[Shanthakumaran Sreesanth]], [[Munaf Patel]], [[Mohammad Kaif]], [[Shaun Tait]], [[Ross Taylor]], [[Justin Langer]], [[Damien Martyn]], and [[Brad Hogg]] to name a few.

Many of the cricketers who have played for the Royals, having been bought by them as relatively unknown players, have ended up as leading international cricketers partly due to their strong performances in the IPL and backing from the Royals management. In the initial seasons, such players included [[Taruwar Kohli]], who was acquired by the franchise in 2008 under the Under-19 player quota and [[Yusuf Pathan]], the elder brother of the Indian all-rounder [[Irfan Pathan]] and a relative unknown in cricketing circles unlike his more-celebrated younger brother. Yusuf's brilliant performances in the initial seasons of the IPL earned him a place in the Indian cricket team and he was a [[India at the Cricket World Cup#India at the 2011 World Cup|member of the Indian squad which won the 2011 Cricket World Cup]]. Even Australian [[Shane Watson]], who has played for the Royals ever since its inception, became a permanent, consistent and leading member of the [[Australia national cricket team|Australian cricket team]] soon after his brilliant first season with the Royals in 2008. In the later seasons, these players have included Indian cricketers such as [[Ajinkya Rahane]], wicket keeper-batsman [[Sanju Samson]], leg-spinner Tambe, whose performances for the Royals earned him a [[Ranji Trophy]] debut for [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] at the age of 42,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/|title=Latest Sports News, Live Scores, Results Today's Sports Headlines Updates - NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> [[Stuart Binny]] and [[Dhawal Kulkarni]], as well as international cricketers like [[James Faulkner (cricketer)|James Faulkner]], [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] and [[Tim Southee]]. Even off-spinner [[Ajit Chandila]], who played only 2 first-class matches and was also convicted in the spot-fixing scandal, was one of the top bowlers for the Royals during the 2012 and 2013 seasons.<ref name="firstspot.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/tambe-proves-the-value-of-rajasthan-royals-unique-culture-1509575.html |title=Tambe proves the value of Royals' unique culture |publisher=firstspot.com|date=7 May 2014 |accessdate=7 May 2014}}</ref>

== Home ground ==
{{main|Sawai Mansingh Stadium}}
The home venue of the Royals is the [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]] in Jaipur. The stadium was built during the reign of [[Man Singh II|Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II]]. It is situated at one corner of the Rambagh Circle. The stadium seats 30,000 and is one of the best in India, after the 2006 renovation. The [[Sardar Patel Stadium]] in [[Ahmedabad]] hosted the Rajasthan Royals home matches. It was built in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/734227.html|title=Why Jaipur, Raipur and Dharamsala missed out|date=3 April 2014|website=Cricinfo|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref>

[[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]] in Jaipur, is set to host the Royals home games in the 2018 IPL season after Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two years in 2015 and after the stadium was banned to host matches for four years.

==Current squad==
{{Rajasthan Royals Roster|Current squad=https://t.co/Kt5XX5aI3A?amp=1}}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2020-rajasthan-royals-rr-full-squad-list-uthappa-unadkat/article30351113.ece|title=IPL 2020 players list: Full squad of Rajasthan Royals|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

==Administration and support staff==
*Owners - {{flagicon|NGR}} Amisha Hathiramani, {{flagicon|UK}} [[Manoj Badale]], {{flagicon|US}} [[Lachlan Murdoch]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]]
* Brand ambassador - {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Shane Warne joins Rajasthan Royals as brand ambassador |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/rajasthan-royals-shane-warne-brand-ambassador-indian-premier-league-ipl-2019/article26230253.ece |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=Sportstar |date=10 February 2019}}</ref>
*Director of cricket - {{flagicon|IND}} [[Zubin Bharucha]]<ref name=mcdonald/>
*Head coach - {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]]<ref name=mcdonald>{{cite news |title=Rajasthan Royals rope in former Australia all-rounder Andrew McDonald as head coach |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/rajasthan-royals-rope-in-former-australia-all-rounder-as-head-coach-1611484-2019-10-21 |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=India Today |date=21 October 2019}}</ref>
*Batting coach - {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amol Muzumdar]]<ref name=camp>{{cite news |title=Rajasthan Royals' off season camp gets underway |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/rajasthan-royals-off-season-camp-gets-underway/articleshow/72333385.cms |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=2 December 2019}}</ref>
*Fast bowling coach - {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rob Cassell]]<ref name=cassell>{{cite news |title=Delighted to have Rob Cassell on board as fast bowling coach: Rajasthan Royals |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/delighted-to-have-rob-cassell-on-board-as-fast-bowling-coach-rajasthan-royals-1639494-2020-01-23 |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=India Today|date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
*Spin bowling coach - {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sairaj Bahutule]]<ref name=camp/>
*Spin consultant and operations executive - {{flag icon|NZ}} [[Ish Sodhi]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Ish Sodhi returns to Rajasthan Royals as spin consultant, operations executive |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28409174/ish-sodhi-returns-rajasthan-royals-spin-consultant-operations-executive |accessdate=2 January 2020 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
*Fielding coach - {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dishant Yagnik]]<ref name=bizstd>{{cite news |title=IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals begins 3-day preparatory camp in Guwahati |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/ipl-2020-rajasthan-royals-begins-3-day-preparatory-camp-in-guwahati-120022701156_1.html |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=Business Standard}}</ref>
*Fast bowling development coach - {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steffan Jones]]<ref name=cassell/>
*Youth cricket advisor - {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lisa Sthalekar]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajasthan Royals appoint Lisa Sthalekar as Advisor-Youth Cricket |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/rajasthan-royals-appoint-lisa-sthalekar-as-advisor-youth-cricket-1573931-2019-07-26 |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=India Today |date=26 July 2019}}</ref>
*Physio - {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Gloster]]<ref name=bizstd/>

==Seasons==
{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; width:40%; text-align:center"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! Year
! League table standing
! Final position
|-
! '''[[Rajasthan Royals in 2008|2008]]'''
| 1st out of 8
|style="background: gold;"| '''Champions'''
|-
! '''[[Rajasthan Royals in 2009|2009]]'''
| 6th out of 8
| '''6th'''
|-
! '''[[Rajasthan Royals in 2010|2010]]'''
| 7th out of 8
| '''7th'''
|-
! '''[[Rajasthan Royals in 2011|2011]]'''
| 6th out of 10
| '''6th'''
|-
! '''[[Rajasthan Royals in 2012|2012]]'''
| 7th out of 9
| '''7th'''
|-
! '''[[Rajasthan Royals in 2013|2013]]'''
| 3rd out of 9
|style="background: orange"| '''Playoffs (3rd)'''
|-
! '''[[Rajasthan Royals in 2014|2014]]'''
| 5th out of 8
| '''5th'''
|-
! '''[[Rajasthan Royals in 2015|2015]]'''
| 4th out of 8
|style="background: orange"| '''Playoffs (4th)'''
|-
! '''[[Rajasthan Royals in 2018|2018]]'''
| 4th out of 8
|style="background: orange"| '''Playoffs (4th)'''
|-
! '''[[Rajasthan Royals in 2019|2019]]'''
| 7th out of 8
| '''7th'''
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! style="width:1%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Year
! style="width:13%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Shirt Sponsor (Front)
! style="width:13%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Chest Branding
|-
|2008
|rowspan=2|[[Reebok]]
|[[Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance|Bajaj Allianz]]
|[[Royal Challenge]]
|[[Reebok]]
|-
|2009
|rowspan=2|[[UltraTech Cement]]
|rowspan=4|[[HDFC Life]]
|[[7up]]
|-
|2010
|rowspan=5|[[Puma SE|Puma]]
|[[Reckitt Benckiser|Moov]]
|-
|2011
|Floriana
| rowspan="4"|SuperTech
|-
|2012
|rowspan=4|[[UltraTech Cement]]
|-
|2013
|rowspan=3|[[Rupa Company|Rupa]]
|-
|2014
|-
|2015
|[[Provogue]]
|Lawman Pg3
|-
|2018
|[[TYKA Sports]]
|rowspan=2|[[JK Organisation|JK Lakshmi Cement]]
|[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]
|rowspan=3|KEI Wires & Cables
|-
|2019
|rowspan=2|Alcis Sports
|[[Surya Roshni Limited|Surya LED]]
|-
|2020
|[[Expo 2020]]
|[[Red Bull]]
|}

==Statistics==
{{See also|List of Rajasthan Royals records}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|colspan=6|Summary of results
|-
! Years !! Matches !! Wins !! Losses !! No Result !! Success Rate
|-
! 2008
| 14 || 11 || 3 || 0 || 78.57%
|-
! 2009
| 14 || 6 || 7 || 1 || 46.15%
|-
! 2010
| 14 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 42.86%
|-
! 2011
| 14 || 6 || 7 || 1 || 46.15%
|-
! 2012
| 16 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 43.75%
|-
! 2013
| 16 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 62.50%
|-
!2014
| 14 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 50.00%
|-
!2015
| 14 || 6 || 6 || 2 || 50.00%
|-
! 2016
|colspan=5| ''Suspended''
|-
! 2017
|colspan=5| ''Suspended''
|-
! 2018
| 14 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 50.00%
|-
! 2019
| 13 || 5 || 7 || 1 || 38.46%
|-
! Total
| '''143''' || '''71''' || '''67''' || '''5''' || '''49.65'''
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Rajasthan Royals records]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.rajasthanroyals.com/ Official Rajasthan Royals Site]
*[http://www.iplt20.com/teams/rajasthan-royals IPL team Rajasthan Royals web page on official IPL T20 website – IPLT20.com]
*{{Twitter}}

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2020 Rajasthan Royals season

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| club = Rajasthan Royals
| season = [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]]
| coach = [[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]]
| captain = [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]
| ground = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
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The [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020 season]] will be the 11th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] franchise [[Rajasthan Royals]].<ref>{{cite web|title=4 cities that might get an IPL team in 2020|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/4-cities-that-might-get-an-ipl-team-in-2020|accessdate=6 May 2018|work=Sports Keeda|date=20 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Premier League to have 10 teams in 2020 edition?|url=https://www.newsnation.in/sports-news/cricket-news/indian-premier-league-to-have-10-teams-in-2020-edition-article-230728.html|accessdate=31 July 2019|work=News Nation|date=14 July 2019}}</ref> The Rajasthan Royals are sometimes considered as the "moneyball" team of the IPL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/ipl-2014-rajasthan-royals-team-ethos-and-values-have-remained-intact-since-first-season-134905 |title=Rajasthan Royals' team ethos and values have remained intact since first season |website=Cricketcountry.com|date=8 May 2014 |accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/ipl-6-moneyball-styled-rajasthan-royals-are-profiting-from-smart-bu/388660-78.html|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=News18|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/rajasthan-royals-ipl-7-player-retentions-the-moneyball-team-retains-shane-watson-and-promising-players-84428 | title=Rajasthan Royals' IPL 7 Player Retentions: The 'moneyball' team retains Shane Watson and promising players - Cricket Country}}</ref> The Royals are known to unearth obscure, high potential talent team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/rahul-dravid--41-will-he-be-a-good-mentor-as-well/444695-78.html|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=News18|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/708569.html|title=Royals retain Samson, Binny, Rahane, Watson, Faulkner|date=10 January 2014|website=Cricinfo|accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="brand royal">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rajasthanroyals.com/about-the-brand.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327030234/http://www.rajasthanroyals.com/about-the-brand.aspx|url-status=dead|title=ABOUT THE BRAND|archivedate=27 March 2015}}</ref>. The team is currently being captain by [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]. The franchise of Rajasthan has appointed Australian coach and former player [[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]] as its team coach for next three years.

==Background==
===Player retention and transfers ===
{{Main|List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes}}

The Rajasthan Royals retained 11 players and released eleven players.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=KKR release Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa; RCB let go of several overseas names|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28085381/kkr-release-chris-lynn-robin-uthappa-rcb-let-go-several-overseas-names|access-date=15 November 2019|date=15 November 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

'''Retained players:''' [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]], [[Sanju Samson]], [[Jofra Archer]], [[Ben Stokes]], [[Jos Buttler]], [[Riyan Parag]], Shashank Singh, [[Shreyas Gopal]], Mahipal Lomror, [[Varun Aaron]], [[Manan Vohra]].

'''Released players:''' [[Ashton Turner]], [[Oshane Thomas]], [[Shubham Ranjane]], [[Prashant Chopra]], Ish Sodhi, Aryaman Birla, [[Jaydev Unadkat]], [[Rahul Tripathi]], [[Stuart Binny]], Liam Livingstone, Sudheshan Midhun, Ajinkya Rahane.

===Auction===
Rajasthan Royals purchased the most number of the players at the IPL 2020 Auction, 11. Their costly purchases incorporate [[Robin Uthappa]] for INR 300L, [[Jaydev Unadkat]] for INR 300L, and Yashasvi Jaiswal for INR 240L. Aside from these 3, they got [[Andrew Tye]] and [[Tom Curran (cricketer)|Tom Curran]] for just INR 100L each. Shockingly, they got [[David Miller (cricketer)|David Miller]] for just INR 75L.

'''Players bought:'''
[[Robin Uthappa]] , [[Jaydev Unadkat]], Yashasvi Jaiswal , Anuj Rawat , Akash Singh , Kartik Tyagi , [[David Miller (cricketer)|David Miller]] , Oshane Thomas , Anirudha Joshi , [[Andrew Tye]], [[Tom Curran (cricketer)|Tom Curran]]

==Indian Premier League==
===Preseason===
England fast bowler [[Jofra Archer]] has been ruled out of the entire IPL 2020 season due to his injury. This is also a very big blow for the England team, who will not be with the team on their squad of Sri Lanka. Archer's elbow has a stress fracture as of February 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jofra Archer ruled out of IPL, to focus on rehabilitation| url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/jofra-archer-ruled-out-of-ipl-to-focus-on-rehabilitation-for-england/articleshow/74534449.cms|website=timesofindia|author=|}}</ref>

==Current squad==
{{Rajasthan Royals Roster|Current squad=https://t.co/Kt5XX5aI3A?amp=1}}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/ipl/ipl-2018-heinrich-klaasen-to-replace-steve-smith-in-rajasthan-royals-team/1118538/|title=IPL 2018: Heinrich Klaasen to replace Steve Smith in Rajasthan Royals team|date=2 April 2018|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>

==Administration and support staff==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:55%;"
|-
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Position
! style="background:#FF86D7; color:blue; text-align:center;"| Name
|-
|Owner||{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Amisha Hathiramani]] (Tresco International Ltd), {{flagicon|UK}} [[Manoj Badale]] (Emerging Media (IPL) Ltd), {{flagicon|US}} [[Lachlan Murdoch]] (Blue Water Estate Ltd), {{flagicon|UK}} [[Raj Kundra]], {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shilpa Shetty]] (Kuki Investments Ltd), {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Warne]] (Spinners)
|-
|COO||{{flagicon|UK}} Jake Lush McCrum
|-
|Team manager||{{flagicon|IND}} Saurabh Arora
|-
|Brand ambassador|| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Shane Warne]]
|-
|Director of Cricket||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Zubin Bharucha]]
|-
| Captain||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]
|-
| Head coach|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]]
|-
| Assistant coach|| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanapala Vasistha]]
|-
| Batting coach|| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Amol Muzumdar]]
|-
| Spin bowling coach|| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sairaj Bahutule]]
|-
| Spin consultant and operations executive|| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ish Sodhi]]
|-
| Fast bowling coach|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rob Cassell]]
|-
| Fast bowling consultant|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steffan Jones]]
|-
| Fielding coach|| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Dishant Yagnik]]
|-
| Youth development coach|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lisa Sthalekar]]
|-
| Physiotherapist||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Gloster]]
|-
| Assistant physiotherapist|| {{flagicon|IND}} Niranjan Pandit
|-
| Strength and conditioning coach||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Paddy Upton]]
|-
| Analyst|| {{flagicon|IND}} Panish Shetty
|-
! colspan="11" style="text-align:right;"| Source:
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:55%;"
|-
! style="width:55%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Kit manufacturer
! style="width:55%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Shirt sponsor (chest)
! style="width:55%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Shirt sponsor (back)
! style="width:55%;background:#FF86D7; color:blue;"|Chest Branding
|-
|Alcis Sports
|[[Expo 2020]]
|[[Red Bull]]
|'''KEI Wires & Cables'''
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| Source :
|}
{{col-2}}
{| border-"0"
|{{Cricket uniform
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| pattern_b = _bluerightsideshoulder
| pattern_ra =
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|
|}
{{col-end}}

==Teams and standings==
===League table===
{{2020 Indian Premier League Points table}}

====League stage====


==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
{{2020 Indian Premier League}}

[[Category:2020 Indian Premier League]]
[[Category:Rajasthan Royals seasons]]

Durbar Rajshahi

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{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Rajshahi Royals
| alt_name = রাজশাহী রয়্যালস
| image = Rajshahi Royals.png
| league = [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
| city = [[Rajshahi]], [[Rajshahi Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
| captain = {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Andre Russell]]
| coach = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Owais Shah]]
| colors = [[File:Kolkata Knight Riders colours.svg|20px]]
| founded = 2012 ''(as '''Duronto Rajshahi''')''; 2016 ''(as '''Rajshahi Kings''')''
| owner = [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (2019–20)
| bpl_wins = '''1'''([[2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League|VII]])
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'''Rajshahi Royals''' ({{lang-bn|রাজশাহী রয়্যালস}}) are a Bangladeshi franchise [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] team. The team is based in [[Rajshahi]] in [[Bangladesh]] and competes in the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] (BPL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket competition.

On 16 November 2019, Bengal Group was named as the sponsor of the team and it was renamed to Bengal Rajshahi Royals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/7-teams-announced-for-Bangabandhu-BPL/31639 |title=7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL| work=daily Bangladesh| date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==History==
[[Duronto Rajshahi]] participated in the first two seasons of the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] in [[2011/12 Bangladesh Premier League|2011/12]] and [[2012/13 Bangladesh Premier League|2012/13]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BPL 2016 draft: As it happened|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/2016/09/30/19046/|website=Dhaka Tribune|accessdate=30 September 2016|date=30 September 2016}}</ref> Following the suspension of all BPL franchises after the second season of the league, the Rajshahi Kings were formed in advance of the [[2016/17 Bangladesh Premier League]] following a complete change in the team ownership and management. They competed in the fourth edition of the BPL in late 2016, losing in the final to the [[Dhaka Dynamites]]. On 6 October 2016, [[Darren Sammy]] was announced the captain of the side.<ref>{{cite web|title=BPL 4 players draft today|url=http://www.bdcricteam.com/2016/09/bpl-4-players-draft-today/|website=www.bdcricteam.com}}</ref>

==Season overview==

===2011/12===
{{see also|2011-12 Bangladesh Premier League}}

Duronto Rajshahi was captained by [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] and had the likes of [[Marlon Samuels]], [[Sabbir Rahman]] and [[Mohammad Sami]] by his side. The team dominated during the league stage, winning 7 of their 10 games, finished at the top of the leaderboard. However, they lost to [[Barisal Burners]] in the semi-final, ending a positive campaign.

===2012/13===
{{see also|2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League}}
This time, the team was led by [[Tamim Iqbal]] who had the likes of [[Moeen Ali]] and [[Sean Ervine]] accompanying him. This time, Rajshahi just managed to finish in the top 4 during the league stage, winning 5 games out of 12 matches. Their campaign ended as they were disqualified during the playoffs

===2016/17===
{{see also|2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League}}
The kings were the other new team alongside [[Khulna Titans]] participating this year. They signed [[Mohammad Sami]] and [[Darren Sammy]] (who was, later on, made the skipper) pre-draft. As they were one the new teams, the kings were allowed to select two local cricketers in the draft before the initial procedure. They selected [[Mehedi Hasan]] and [[Nurul Hasan]]. They signed [[Sri Lanka]]n opener [[Upul Tharanga]] (missed whole tournament due to national commitments), [[English people|English]] all-rounder [[Samit Patel]] and more from the overseas department in the draft. They bought [[Mominul Haque]], [[Farhad Reza]] and some more local talents also from the draft. They also signed [[New Zealand|Kiwi]] all-rounder [[James Franklin (cricketer)|James Franklin]] and [[Jamaica]]n seamer [[Kesrick Williams]] mid-tournament. They chose hard-hitting t20 specialist batting all-rounder [[Sabbir Rahman]] as their icon player.

The kings started off with a 3 run defeat to [[Khulna Titans]] and lost to [[Barisal Bulls]] (Sabbir 122) in a nail-biting finish. They notched up crucial victories against [[Dhaka Dynamites]] (did so twice) and [[Khulna Titans]] to qualify for the playoffs.

They won against [[Chittagong Vikings]] and [[Khulna Titans]] in the eliminator and the 2nd qualifier game respectively.
Unfortunately, the suffered a heavy defeat against [[Dhaka Dynamites]] in the final.

===2017/18===

{{see also|2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League}}

They replaced previous icon [[Sabbir Rahman]] with wicket-keeper batsman [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] as the icon player and retained [[Mominul Haque]], [[Farhad Reza]] and [[Mehedi Hasan]]. They signed [[English people|English]] opener and part-time seamer [[Luke Wright]] and West Indian top-middle order batsmen [[Lendl Simmons]] to provide stability to the top order and also made a one-season contract with [[Zimbabwe]]'s [[Malcolm Waller]] to give the lower-middle order a boost. They extended the contract for one more year with Franklin, Sami and Sammy (remade skipper).

In the draft, The Kings got the first pick in the lottery and unsurprisingly selected wiry left-arm seamer [[Mustafizur Rahman]]. They were riding their luck as they also gained the first pick in the overseas selection in the draft, picking [[Pakistani]] leggie [[Usama Mir]].
The surprise picks were U19 all-rounder [[Qazi Onik]], in-form orthodox spinner [[Nihaduzzaman]], pacer [[Hossain Ali]] and little known Pakistani all-rounder [[Raza Ali Dar]].

The Kings began their conquest with a lost to [[Rangpur Riders]] and could not fully recover from the early defeat. They went on to lose more matches but secured some victories on the way. Overall, they finished 2nd last at 6th.

===2018/19===
{{see also|2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League}}
They retained [[Mominul Haque]], [[Zakir Hasan (cricketer, born 1998)|Zakir Hasan]], [[Mehedi Hasan]], [[Mustafizur Rahman]] and [[Mohammad Sami]]. They signed [[Afghan]] leg-spinner [[Qais Ahmad]] and [[South African people|South African]] [[Christiaan Jonker]] pre-draft

In the draft, Rajshahi snatched in-form batsman [[Soumya Sarkar]] as their first pick. From the overseas department, they signed the likes of [[Isuru Udana]] and [[Ryan ten Doeschate]]. Their Head Coach [[Lance Klusener]] was present in the event.

===2019/20===
{{see also|2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League}}
The team signed South African Al-rounder [[JP Duminy]] as one of their direct signings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109015/duminy-to-play-for-rajshahi-kings-in-bpl|title=Duminy to play for Rajshahi Kings in BPL|work=Cricbuzz|date=21 July 2019}}</ref> But later, BCB decided to run this edition of the BPL themselves without taking any franchises, which meant the new signing could not represent this team on this edition of the tournament. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/bcb-set-arrange-bpl-without-the-franchises-year-1798378|title=BCB set to arrange BPL without the franchises this year|work=The Daily Star|date=11 September 2019}}</ref>

However, During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as '''Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019''' in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> '''IPC Group''' became the team sponsor. They renamed it to ''‘Rajshahi Royals’''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref>
In November 2019, post players draft, [[Shoaib Malik]] and [[Andre Russell]] were included in Rajshahi Royals team in the [[2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdcrictime.com/bpl-2019-20-shoaib-malik-joins-rajshahi-royals/|title=BPL 2019–20: Shoaib Malik joins Rajshahi Royals |work=BDCricTime |accessdate=20 November 2019}}</ref>

==Records==

{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" width="40%"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! '''Year'''
! '''[[Bangladesh Premier League]]'''
|-
!'''2012'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Semi-finals
|-
!'''2013'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2016'''
!style= "background: silver;"| Runners-up
|-
!'''2017'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2019'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2019-20'''
!style= "background: gold;"| Champions
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#F6DE0A; color:indigo;"|Year
! style="width:13%;background:#F6DE0A; color:indigo;"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%;background:#F6DE0A; color:indigo;"|Shirt Sponsor (Chest)
! style="width:13%;background:#F6DE0A; color:indigo;"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%;background:#F6DE0A; color:indigo;"|Chest Branding
|-
|2016
|rowspan=3|
|rowspan=3|[[Runner Automobiles]]
|[[Microsoft Corporation]]
|[[First Security Islami Bank Limited]]
|-
|2017
|rowspan=2|[[First Security Islami Bank Limited]]
|Flora Bank
|-
|2019
|Bengal Group
|-
|2020
|Valiant
|Bengal Cement
|Minister; Bengal
|
|}

==Current squad==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Rajshahi Royals}}

==Administration and Support Staff==
* Head Coach:- {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Owais Shah]]
* Assistant Coach:- {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Rajin Saleh]]
* Team Director:- {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Akram Khan (cricketer)|Akram Khan]]
* Team Manager:- {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Hannan Sarkar]]
* Team Sponsor:- Bengal

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://rajshahikings.com/ Website]

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}
{{Rajshahi Kings squad}}

[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Cricket in Rajshahi]]
[[Category:Sport in Rajshahi]]
[[Category:Former senior cricket clubs of Bangladesh]]

Chittagong Kings

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Chattogram Challengers
| native_name = চট্টগ্রাম চ্যালেঞ্জার্স
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Chattogram Challengers.png
| league = [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
| captain = [[Mahmudullah]]
| coach = [[Paul Nixon]]
| city = [[Chittagong]], [[Chittagong Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
| owner = [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (2019–20)
| founded = 2012 ''(as '''Chittagong Kings''')''; 2015 ''(as '''Chittagong Vikings''')''
| dissolved =
| bpl_wins = 0
| ground = [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]]. [[Chittagong]]
| capacity = 22,000
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The '''Chattogram Challengers''' ([[Chittagonian language|Chittagonian]]/{{lang-bn|চট্টগ্রাম চ্যালেঞ্জার্স}}) are a franchise cricket team which participates in the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] (BPL). The franchise was founded in 2012.

==History==

The Chattogram franchise joined the BPL as one of its original members in 2012, and appeared in the final in 2013 under the captaincy of [[Mahmudullah Riyad]] and coaching of [[Khaled Mahmud]]. The team changed its name from '''Chittagong Kings''' after a change of ownership in 2015. And Chittagong Vikings was founded 1 December 2015.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.dbl-group.com/News-Article/Press-Center/News/Launching-Ceremony-of-BPL-franchise-Chittagong-Vikings|title=Launching Ceremony of BPL franchise Chittagong Vikings|website=DBL Group|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708015532/http://www.dbl-group.com/News-Article/Press-Center/News/Launching-Ceremony-of-BPL-franchise-Chittagong-Vikings|archive-date=8 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was owned by DBL Sports Limited DBL Sports Limited, a concern of DBL Group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/chittagongvikings/about/|title=Chittagong Vikings Official Facebook Page}}</ref>

DBL Sports Limited terminated the ownership of the team in 29 July 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/no-chittagong-vikings-upcoming-bpl-1778698|title=No Chittagong Vikings in upcoming BPL|date=29 July 2019|work=The Daily Star|accessdate=29 July 2019}}</ref> They were later reinstated after [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (BCB) changed the format of the tournament and acquired ownership for all the teams for the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/bcb-set-arrange-bpl-without-the-franchises-year-1798378|title=BCB set to arrange BPL without the franchises this year|date=11 September 2019|work=The Daily Star}}</ref>

Chittagong Vikings participated in the first two seasons as ‘Chittagong Kings’ and was owned by SQ sports. After SQ Sports was charged with fixing and delaying payments to players, it was banned from participating in cricketing activities so were all the other franchisees owners for corruption scandals.

Since 2015, DBL Group took charge of the ownership and change the name to Chittagong Vikings. All other franchises have gone through and ownership and name change, other than [[Rangpur Riders]].

==Season overview==

===2011/12===

{{see also|2011-12 Bangladesh Premier League}}

In the inaugural season, Chittagong Kings had a strong squad with the likes of [[Mahmudullah Riyad]], [[Dwayne Bravo]], [[Kevon Cooper]] and [[Jason Roy]]. However, even with such a strong team on paper, they couldn't show their full potential on the field. They were disqualified controversially as [[Barisal Bulls|Barisal Burners]] were the ones who went through to the knockout stage. The team management were very unhappy with the decision, as their disqualification was announced at 2 am at the day of the knockout match.

===2012/13===

{{see also|2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The team retained [[Mahmudullah]] and [[Jason Roy]] while they gained some reinforcements in the likes of [[David Miller (cricketer)|David Miller]] and [[Ryan ten Doeschate]]. This time, they team performed really well, winning their first three games in a row and advancing to the playoffs. They reached the finals but couldn't lift the trophy as [[Dhaka Dynamites|Dhaka Gladiators]] successfully defended their championship.

===2015/16===

{{see also|2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League}}

Chittagong Vikings emerged as the new representative team of the port city in the BPL, under a new name and ownership of DBL Group. They team selected [[Tamim Iqbal]] as their icon player and had some overseas players such as [[Mohammad Amir]], who returned after a 5-year ban for fixing, [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]], the Akmal brothers and [[South Africa]]n spinner [[Robin Peterson]].

In the field, the Vikings wasn't at their best while their pacer Amir was with the ball. They finished as the bottom of the table, hence being disqualified.

===2016/17===

{{see also|2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The Vikings retained Tamim as icon while they signed some big names such as [[Chris Gayle]] and [[Shoaib Malik]]

The team was pretty good throughout the tournament but not the best. They managed to get through to the playoffs but lost to the newcomer [[Rajshahi Kings]] in the eliminator.

===2017/18===

{{see also|2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The Vikings didn't boast the strongest squad on paper. They had [[Soumya Sarkar]] as their icon player and had signed [[Luke Ronchi]], [[Sikandar Raza]], [[Najibullah Zadran]] and more. The team was initially lead by [[Misbah-ul-Haq]] but Ronchi took over after he was dropped due to poor form.

On the field, Ronchi carried the team with the bat and Raza supported throughout the middle. Local players underperformed which cost them heavily. The finished at the bottom registering only three wins on their belt.

===2018/19===
[[File:Chit Vikings Logo.png|thumb]]

{{see also|2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The team didn't want to participate in the BPL this time but they were requested by the BPL Governing Council. They team retained Ronchi, Raza and [[Sunzamul Islam]]

The team didn't had an A+ (icon) until minutes before the commencement of the draft. [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] was the only A+ player without a team. The highest price for an icon 60 lacs Taka ($75,000) while Mushfiqur demanded 1 Croce 20 lacs Taka ($150,000). The Vikings management offered a maximum price of maximum 80 lacs Taka ($100,000). After some negotiations with the Vikings team management, Mushfiqur and the BPL Governing Council, Mushfiq agreed to join the Vikings fleet as their A+ player.

In the draft, the Vikings were very active, signing the likes of [[Cameron Delport]], [[Dasun Shanaka]] and [[Najibullah Zadran]]. [[Mosaddek Hossain Saikat|Mosaddek Hossain]], [[Abu Jayed]] and [[Khaled Ahmed]] were a part of their local signings. However, their signing of [[Mohammad Ashraful]], returning to professional cricket after serving a 5-year ban for fixing, made headlines.

The Vikings started off strong early on but gradually slipped as the tournament progressed. The finished 4th in the points table and lost to [[Dhaka Platoon|Dhaka Dynamites]] in the Eliminator.

===2019/20===
{{see also|2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League}}
During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as '''Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019''' in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> The team was owned and managed by BCB itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref>

Akhtar Group acquired sponsorship rights of Chittagong and named the team ‘Chattogram Challengers’. They signed the likes of [[Chris Gayle]], [[Mahmudullah Riyad]]<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/chris-gayle-to-play-for-chattogram-challengers-in-bpl-6148868/</ref> this time they performed well in group stage, winning eight matches and four losses

==Records==

{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" width="40%"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! '''Year'''
! '''[[Bangladesh Premier League]]'''
|-
!'''2012'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2013'''
!style= "background: Silver;"| Runners-up
|-
!'''2015'''
!style="background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2016'''
!style="background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2017'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2019'''
!style="background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2019-2020'''
!style="background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|}
----

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;"|Year
! style="width:13%"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%"|Shirt Sponsor (Front)
! style="width:13%"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%"|Chest Branding
|-
|2015
|DBL Sports Limited
|[[The City Bank]]
|rowspan=2|Steeltech Industries Ltd
|rowspan=2|DBL Group
|-
|2016
|Sclavos
|rowspan=2|BBS Cables Ltd
|-
|2017
|Sohana Sports
|Nahee SS Pipes Industries Ltd.
|Pioneer Insurance Company
|-
|2019
|[[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|DBL Ceramics
|M&R Companies
|DBL Group
|-
|2019-20
|Sailor
|Akhtar Group
|Acme; Delta Furniture
|
|-
|}

==Current squad==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Chattogram Challengers}}

==Administration and Support Staff==

* Head Coach - [[Paul Nixon]]
* Assistant Coach - [[Manjural Islam (cricketer)|Manjarul Islam]]
* Bowling Coach - [[Kabir Ali]]
* Fielding Coach - Usman Arif
* Team Director - Jalal Yunus
* Team Manager - Fahim Muntasir
* Chairman - K.M. Akhtaruzzaman
* Managing Director - K.M. Rifatuzzaman
* Chief Operating Officer - Syed Yasir Alam
* Team Sponsor - Akhtar Group

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://ctgchallengers.com/ Website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ctgchallengers/Official Facebook Page]

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}

[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2015]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Cricket in Chittagong]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Chittagong]]

Chittagong Kings

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
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| name = Chattogram Challengers
| native_name = চট্টগ্রাম চ্যালেঞ্জার্স
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Chattogram Challengers.png
| league = [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
| captain = [[Mahmudullah]]
| coach = [[Paul Nixon]]
| city = [[Chittagong]], [[Chittagong Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
| owner = [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (2019–20)
| founded = 2012 ''(as '''Chittagong Kings''')''; 2015 ''(as '''Chittagong Vikings''')''
| dissolved =
| bpl_wins = 0
| ground = [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]]. [[Chittagong]]
| capacity = 22,000
| manager =
| website = [http://www.ctgchallengers.com www.ctgchallengers.com]
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| t_pattern_b = _vneckblack
| t_pattern_ra =
| t_pattern_pants =
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| t_body = 69359C
| t_rightarm = 4B0082
| t_pants = 000000
| current =
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The '''Chattogram Challengers''' ([[Chittagonian language|Chittagonian]]/{{lang-bn|চট্টগ্রাম চ্যালেঞ্জার্স}}) are a franchise cricket team which participates in the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] (BPL). The franchise was founded in 2012.

==History==

The Chattogram franchise joined the BPL as one of its original members in 2012, and appeared in the final in 2013 under the captaincy of [[Mahmudullah Riyad]] and coaching of [[Khaled Mahmud]]. The team changed its name from '''Chittagong Kings''' after a change of ownership in 2015. And Chittagong Vikings was founded 1 December 2015.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.dbl-group.com/News-Article/Press-Center/News/Launching-Ceremony-of-BPL-franchise-Chittagong-Vikings|title=Launching Ceremony of BPL franchise Chittagong Vikings|website=DBL Group|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708015532/http://www.dbl-group.com/News-Article/Press-Center/News/Launching-Ceremony-of-BPL-franchise-Chittagong-Vikings|archive-date=8 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was owned by DBL Sports Limited DBL Sports Limited, a concern of DBL Group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/chittagongvikings/about/|title=Chittagong Vikings Official Facebook Page}}</ref>

DBL Sports Limited terminated the ownership of the team in 29 July 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/no-chittagong-vikings-upcoming-bpl-1778698|title=No Chittagong Vikings in upcoming BPL|date=29 July 2019|work=The Daily Star|accessdate=29 July 2019}}</ref> They were later reinstated after [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (BCB) changed the format of the tournament and acquired ownership for all the teams for the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/bcb-set-arrange-bpl-without-the-franchises-year-1798378|title=BCB set to arrange BPL without the franchises this year|date=11 September 2019|work=The Daily Star}}</ref>

Chittagong Vikings participated in the first two seasons as ‘Chittagong Kings’ and was owned by SQ sports. After SQ Sports was charged with fixing and delaying payments to players, it was banned from participating in cricketing activities so were all the other franchisees owners for corruption scandals.

Since 2015, DBL Group took charge of the ownership and change the name to Chittagong Vikings. All other franchises have gone through and ownership and name change, other than [[Rangpur Riders]].

==Season overview==

===2011/12===

{{see also|2011-12 Bangladesh Premier League}}

In the inaugural season, Chittagong Kings had a strong squad with the likes of [[Mahmudullah Riyad]], [[Dwayne Bravo]], [[Kevon Cooper]] and [[Jason Roy]]. However, even with such a strong team on paper, they couldn't show their full potential on the field. They were disqualified controversially as [[Barisal Bulls|Barisal Burners]] were the ones who went through to the knockout stage. The team management were very unhappy with the decision, as their disqualification was announced at 2 am at the day of the knockout match.

===2012/13===

{{see also|2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The team retained [[Mahmudullah]] and [[Jason Roy]] while they gained some reinforcements in the likes of [[David Miller (cricketer)|David Miller]] and [[Ryan ten Doeschate]]. This time, they team performed really well, winning their first three games in a row and advancing to the playoffs. They reached the finals but couldn't lift the trophy as [[Dhaka Dynamites|Dhaka Gladiators]] successfully defended their championship.

===2015/16===

{{see also|2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League}}

Chittagong Vikings emerged as the new representative team of the port city in the BPL, under a new name and ownership of DBL Group. They team selected [[Tamim Iqbal]] as their icon player and had some overseas players such as [[Mohammad Amir]], who returned after a 5-year ban for fixing, [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]], the Akmal brothers and [[South Africa]]n spinner [[Robin Peterson]].

In the field, the Vikings wasn't at their best while their pacer Amir was with the ball. They finished as the bottom of the table, hence being disqualified.

===2016/17===

{{see also|2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The Vikings retained Tamim as icon while they signed some big names such as [[Chris Gayle]] and [[Shoaib Malik]]

The team was pretty good throughout the tournament but not the best. They managed to get through to the playoffs but lost to the newcomer [[Rajshahi Kings]] in the eliminator.

===2017/18===

{{see also|2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The Vikings didn't boast the strongest squad on paper. They had [[Soumya Sarkar]] as their icon player and had signed [[Luke Ronchi]], [[Sikandar Raza]], [[Najibullah Zadran]] and more. The team was initially lead by [[Misbah-ul-Haq]] but Ronchi took over after he was dropped due to poor form.

On the field, Ronchi carried the team with the bat and Raza supported throughout the middle. Local players underperformed which cost them heavily. The finished at the bottom registering only three wins on their belt.

===2018/19===
[[File:Chit Vikings Logo.png|thumb]]

{{see also|2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The team didn't want to participate in the BPL this time but they were requested by the BPL Governing Council. They team retained Ronchi, Raza and [[Sunzamul Islam]]

The team didn't had an A+ (icon) until minutes before the commencement of the draft. [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] was the only A+ player without a team. The highest price for an icon 60 lacs Taka ($75,000) while Mushfiqur demanded 1 Croce 20 lacs Taka ($150,000). The Vikings management offered a maximum price of maximum 80 lacs Taka ($100,000). After some negotiations with the Vikings team management, Mushfiqur and the BPL Governing Council, Mushfiq agreed to join the Vikings fleet as their A+ player.

In the draft, the Vikings were very active, signing the likes of [[Cameron Delport]], [[Dasun Shanaka]] and [[Najibullah Zadran]]. [[Mosaddek Hossain Saikat|Mosaddek Hossain]], [[Abu Jayed]] and [[Khaled Ahmed]] were a part of their local signings. However, their signing of [[Mohammad Ashraful]], returning to professional cricket after serving a 5-year ban for fixing, made headlines.

The Vikings started off strong early on but gradually slipped as the tournament progressed. The finished 4th in the points table and lost to [[Dhaka Platoon|Dhaka Dynamites]] in the Eliminator.

===2019/20===
{{see also|2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League}}
During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as '''Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019''' in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> The team was owned and managed by BCB itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref>

Akhtar Group acquired sponsorship rights of Chittagong and named the team ‘Chattogram Challengers’. They signed the likes of [[Chris Gayle]], [[Mahmudullah Riyad]]<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/chris-gayle-to-play-for-chattogram-challengers-in-bpl-6148868/</ref> this time they performed well in group stage, winning eight matches and four losses

==Records==

{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" width="40%"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! '''Year'''
! '''[[Bangladesh Premier League]]'''
|-
!'''2012'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2013'''
!style= "background: Silver;"| Runners-up
|-
!'''2015'''
!style="background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2016'''
!style="background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2017'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2019'''
!style="background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2019-2020'''
!style="background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|}
----

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;"|Year
! style="width:13%"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%"|Shirt Sponsor (Front)
! style="width:13%"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%"|Chest Branding
|-
|2015
|DBL Sports Limited
|[[The City Bank]]
|rowspan=2|Steeltech Industries Ltd
|rowspan=2|DBL Group
|-
|2016
|Sclavos
|rowspan=2|BBS Cables Ltd
|-
|2017
|Sohana Sports
|Nahee SS Pipes Industries Ltd.
|Pioneer Insurance Company
|-
|2019
|[[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|DBL Ceramics
|M&R Companies
|DBL Group
|-
|2019-20
|Sailor
|Akhtar Group
|Acme; Delta Furniture
|
|-
|}

==Current squad==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Chattogram Challengers}}

==Administration and Support Staff==

* Head Coach - [[Paul Nixon]]
* Assistant Coach - [[Manjural Islam (cricketer)|Manjarul Islam]]
* Bowling Coach - [[Kabir Ali]]
* Fielding Coach - Usman Arif
* Team Director - Jalal Yunus
* Team Manager - Fahim Muntasir
* Chairman - K.M. Akhtaruzzaman
* Managing Director - K.M. Rifatuzzaman
* Chief Operating Officer - Syed Yasir Alam
* Team Sponsor - Akhtar Group

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://ctgchallengers.com/ Website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ctgchallengers/Official Facebook Page]

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}

[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2015]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Cricket in Chittagong]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Chittagong]]

Chittagong Kings

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
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| name = Chattogram Challengers
| native_name = চট্টগ্রাম চ্যালেঞ্জার্স
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Chattogram Challengers.png
| league = [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
| captain = [[Mahmudullah]]
| coach = [[Paul Nixon]]
| city = [[Chittagong]], [[Chittagong Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
| owner = [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (2019–20)
| founded = 2012 ''(as '''Chittagong Kings''')''; 2015 ''(as '''Chittagong Vikings''')''
| dissolved =
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The '''Chattogram Challengers''' ([[Chittagonian language|Chittagonian]]/{{lang-bn|চট্টগ্রাম চ্যালেঞ্জার্স}}) are a franchise cricket team which participates in the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] (BPL). The franchise was founded in 2012.

==History==

The Chattogram franchise joined the BPL as one of its original members in 2012, and appeared in the final in 2013 under the captaincy of [[Mahmudullah Riyad]] and coaching of [[Khaled Mahmud]]. The team changed its name from '''Chittagong Kings''' after a change of ownership in 2015. And Chittagong Vikings was founded 1 December 2015.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.dbl-group.com/News-Article/Press-Center/News/Launching-Ceremony-of-BPL-franchise-Chittagong-Vikings|title=Launching Ceremony of BPL franchise Chittagong Vikings|website=DBL Group|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708015532/http://www.dbl-group.com/News-Article/Press-Center/News/Launching-Ceremony-of-BPL-franchise-Chittagong-Vikings|archive-date=8 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was owned by DBL Sports Limited DBL Sports Limited, a concern of DBL Group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/chittagongvikings/about/|title=Chittagong Vikings Official Facebook Page}}</ref>

DBL Sports Limited terminated the ownership of the team in 29 July 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/no-chittagong-vikings-upcoming-bpl-1778698|title=No Chittagong Vikings in upcoming BPL|date=29 July 2019|work=The Daily Star|accessdate=29 July 2019}}</ref> They were later reinstated after [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (BCB) changed the format of the tournament and acquired ownership for all the teams for the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/bcb-set-arrange-bpl-without-the-franchises-year-1798378|title=BCB set to arrange BPL without the franchises this year|date=11 September 2019|work=The Daily Star}}</ref>

Chittagong Vikings participated in the first two seasons as ‘Chittagong Kings’ and was owned by SQ sports. After SQ Sports was charged with fixing and delaying payments to players, it was banned from participating in cricketing activities so were all the other franchisees owners for corruption scandals.

Since 2015, DBL Group took charge of the ownership and change the name to Chittagong Vikings. All other franchises have gone through and ownership and name change, other than [[Rangpur Riders]].

==Season overview==

===2011/12===

{{see also|2011-12 Bangladesh Premier League}}

In the inaugural season, Chittagong Kings had a strong squad with the likes of [[Mahmudullah Riyad]], [[Dwayne Bravo]], [[Kevon Cooper]] and [[Jason Roy]]. However, even with such a strong team on paper, they couldn't show their full potential on the field. They were disqualified controversially as [[Barisal Bulls|Barisal Burners]] were the ones who went through to the knockout stage. The team management were very unhappy with the decision, as their disqualification was announced at 2 am at the day of the knockout match.

===2012/13===

{{see also|2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The team retained [[Mahmudullah]] and [[Jason Roy]] while they gained some reinforcements in the likes of [[David Miller (cricketer)|David Miller]] and [[Ryan ten Doeschate]]. This time, they team performed really well, winning their first three games in a row and advancing to the playoffs. They reached the finals but couldn't lift the trophy as [[Dhaka Dynamites|Dhaka Gladiators]] successfully defended their championship.

===2015/16===

{{see also|2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League}}

Chittagong Vikings emerged as the new representative team of the port city in the BPL, under a new name and ownership of DBL Group. They team selected [[Tamim Iqbal]] as their icon player and had some overseas players such as [[Mohammad Amir]], who returned after a 5-year ban for fixing, [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]], the Akmal brothers and [[South Africa]]n spinner [[Robin Peterson]].

In the field, the Vikings wasn't at their best while their pacer Amir was with the ball. They finished as the bottom of the table, hence being disqualified.

===2016/17===

{{see also|2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The Vikings retained Tamim as icon while they signed some big names such as [[Chris Gayle]] and [[Shoaib Malik]]

The team was pretty good throughout the tournament but not the best. They managed to get through to the playoffs but lost to the newcomer [[Rajshahi Kings]] in the eliminator.

===2017/18===

{{see also|2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The Vikings didn't boast the strongest squad on paper. They had [[Soumya Sarkar]] as their icon player and had signed [[Luke Ronchi]], [[Sikandar Raza]], [[Najibullah Zadran]] and more. The team was initially lead by [[Misbah-ul-Haq]] but Ronchi took over after he was dropped due to poor form.

On the field, Ronchi carried the team with the bat and Raza supported throughout the middle. Local players underperformed which cost them heavily. The finished at the bottom registering only three wins on their belt.

===2018/19===
[[File:Chit Vikings Logo.png|thumb]]

{{see also|2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The team didn't want to participate in the BPL this time but they were requested by the BPL Governing Council. They team retained Ronchi, Raza and [[Sunzamul Islam]]

The team didn't had an A+ (icon) until minutes before the commencement of the draft. [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] was the only A+ player without a team. The highest price for an icon 60 lacs Taka ($75,000) while Mushfiqur demanded 1 Croce 20 lacs Taka ($150,000). The Vikings management offered a maximum price of maximum 80 lacs Taka ($100,000). After some negotiations with the Vikings team management, Mushfiqur and the BPL Governing Council, Mushfiq agreed to join the Vikings fleet as their A+ player.

In the draft, the Vikings were very active, signing the likes of [[Cameron Delport]], [[Dasun Shanaka]] and [[Najibullah Zadran]]. [[Mosaddek Hossain Saikat|Mosaddek Hossain]], [[Abu Jayed]] and [[Khaled Ahmed]] were a part of their local signings. However, their signing of [[Mohammad Ashraful]], returning to professional cricket after serving a 5-year ban for fixing, made headlines.

The Vikings started off strong early on but gradually slipped as the tournament progressed. The finished 4th in the points table and lost to [[Dhaka Platoon|Dhaka Dynamites]] in the Eliminator.

===2019/20===
{{see also|2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League}}
During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as '''Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019''' in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> The team was owned and managed by BCB itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref>

Akhtar Group acquired sponsorship rights of Chittagong and named the team ‘Chattogram Challengers’. They signed the likes of [[Chris Gayle]], [[Mahmudullah Riyad]]<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/chris-gayle-to-play-for-chattogram-challengers-in-bpl-6148868/</ref> this time they performed well in group stage, winning eight matches and four losses

==Records==

{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" width="40%"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! '''Year'''
! '''[[Bangladesh Premier League]]'''
|-
!'''2012'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2013'''
!style= "background: Silver;"| Runners-up
|-
!'''2015'''
!style="background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2016'''
!style="background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2017'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2019'''
!style="background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2019-2020'''
!style="background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|}
----

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;"|Year
! style="width:13%"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%"|Shirt Sponsor (Front)
! style="width:13%"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%"|Chest Branding
|-
|2015
|DBL Sports Limited
|[[The City Bank]]
|rowspan=2|Steeltech Industries Ltd
|rowspan=2|DBL Group
|-
|2016
|Sclavos
|rowspan=2|BBS Cables Ltd
|-
|2017
|Sohana Sports
|Nahee SS Pipes Industries Ltd.
|Pioneer Insurance Company
|-
|2019
|[[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|DBL Ceramics
|M&R Companies
|DBL Group
|-
|2019-20
|Sailor
|Akhtar Group
|Acme; Delta Furniture
|
|-
|}

==Current squad==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Chattogram Challengers}}

==Administration and Support Staff==

* Head Coach - [[Paul Nixon]]
* Assistant Coach - [[Manjural Islam (cricketer)|Manjarul Islam]]
* Bowling Coach - [[Kabir Ali]]
* Fielding Coach - Usman Arif
* Team Director - Jalal Yunus
* Team Manager - Fahim Muntasir
* Chairman - K.M. Akhtaruzzaman
* Managing Director - K.M. Rifatuzzaman
* Chief Operating Officer - Syed Yasir Alam
* Team Sponsor - Akhtar Group

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://ctgchallengers.com/ Website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ctgchallengers/Official Facebook Page]

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}

[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2015]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Cricket in Chittagong]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Chittagong]]

Comilla Victorians

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Cumilla Warriors
| alt_name = কুমিল্লা ওয়ারিয়র্স
| image = Cumilla Warriors.png
| league = [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
| captain = {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Soumya Sarkar]]
| coach = {{flagicon|BAR}} [[Ottis Gibson]]
| owner = [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (2019–20)
| city = [[Comilla]], [[Chittagong Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
| ground =
| colours = [[File:Comilla Victorians Colors.png|20px|alt=victs|link=Comilla Victorians]]
| founded = 2015 ''(as '''Comilla Victorians''')''
| dissolved =
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'''Cumilla Warriors''' ({{lang-bn|কুমিল্লা ওয়ারিয়র্স}}) is a Bangladeshi professional men's [[cricket]] team, competing in [[Bangladesh Premier League]], a Twenty20 cricket league. The team is based in [[Comilla]]. Cumilla Warriors is one of the most successful teams in BPL history having crowned champions two times and the highest 63.46% winning rate.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=159;type=trophy Bangladesh Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com]</ref><ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2015-16/engine/records/team/series_results.html?id=159;type=trophy Bangladesh Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com]</ref> The team is currently owned by [[Nafisa Kamal]]. The team is being captained by [[Imrul Kayes]] with regular captain [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] being currently unavailable.

On 16 November 2019, [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (BCB) announced themselves as the sponsor of the team and it was renamed to Cumilla Warriors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/7-teams-announced-for-Bangabandhu-BPL/31639 |title=7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL| work=daily Bangladesh| date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==History==


The Comilla Victorians were created when the decision was made to expand the number of teams and move away from division-representing teams to city-representing teams for the [[2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League|third season]] of the competition. With the revamp of [[Bangladesh Premier League]], a scope was created for interested bidders to bid for Comilla-based franchise, being one of the largest city in [[Chittagong Division]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdcricteam.com/2015/09/comilla-legends-turned-comilla-victorians/|title='Comilla Legends' turned 'Comilla Victorians'|work=bdcricteam.com|accessdate=18 October 2015}}</ref> The legal franchise rights were sold to Nafisa Kamal (Legends Sporting Limited), a former owner of now-defunct franchise [[Sylhet Royals]]. The rights were bought at US$27.50 million for five years. During October 2015, Comilla Victorians was officially established, thus becoming the only other team representing a city in [[Chittagong Division]]. The team won their first title on [[2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League]] but they failed to keep the title in [[2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League]] season .

==Season overview==

===Season 3 (2015-16)===

{{see also|2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The Comilla Victorians were the newest addition to the Bangladesh Premier League. The draft pick was held on 22 October 2015, where the team picked three overseas players and thirteen national players. Some of them were [[Imrul Kayes]] and [[Liton Das]]. In the icon selection, they got the second pick in the lottery and chose [[Mashrafe Mortaza]]. Before the tournament, analysts predicted the Victorians as the weakest team in the tournament due to lack of variation in the team, despite inclusion of experienced players like [[Shoaib Malik]] and big hitters like [[Andre Russell]].

The Comilla Victorians opened its campaign against [[Dhaka Dynamites]]. The game was played on 22 November which ended in a defeat to Dhaka Dynamites by six wickets. They went on to win 7 matches while losing only two. The team finished the regular season on top the table. Comilla defeated [[Rangpur Riders]] in the first qualifier to advance to the finals. In the final against [[Barisal Bulls]], [[Alok Kapali]] squeezed a single of the last ball to will a thriller and hence were crowned the champions in their debut season.

[[Imrul Kayes]] was the second highest run-scorer of the tournament, scoring 312 runs at an average of 28.36 while [[Abu Hider]] was the second highest wicket taker of the tournament with 21 wickets. He also got the best [[Bangladeshi]] player award while their all-rounder, [[Ashar Zaidi]] was awarded the player of the tournament.

===Season 4 (2016-17)===

{{see also|2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The Victorians were looking to defend their title but failed in that mission miserably. Even with players like [[Ahmed Shehzad]], [[Marlon Samuels]], [[Mashrafe Mortaza]] and [[Rashid Khan (Afghan cricketer)|Rashid Khan]], they lost their first 5 games in a row. They somehow managed to finish at the 2nd last place in the league stage thus ending their campaign in a rather sour note.

===Season 5 (2017-18)===

{{see also|2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League}}

[[Tamim Iqbal]] was announced icon player of the team and the skipper as they didn't extend [[Mashrafe Mortaza]]'s contract this time unlike in 2016. [[Mohammad Salahuddin]] returned as the team's coach after a single season stint with [[Chittagong Vikings]]. All-rounder [[Mohammad Nabi]] from [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]]i seamer [[Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1988)|Imran Khan Jr.]] joined the team after finishing a season with the Vikings. [[Shoaib Malik]] returned after spending some time with Nabi and Imran at the dressing room last year while [[English people|English]] keeper [[Jos Buttler]], [[New Zealand|Kiwi]] batter [[Colin Munro]], [[Pakistani]] seamer [[Hasan Ali (cricketer)|Hassan Ali]], Hasan's ‘new-sensation’ countryman [[Fakhar Zaman (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]], [[Lankan]] all rounder [[Angelo Mathews]] and more players will be representing the Victorians for the first time. [[Marlon Samuels]] and [[Rashid Khan (Afghan cricketer)|Rashid Khan]] has been retained by the team management.

In the draft, their first pick was pacer [[Al-Amin Hossain]]. Their surprise picks were all-rounder [[Mahedi Hasan]], pacer [[Mehedi Hasan Rana]] and [[Zimbabwean]] cricketer [[Solomon Mire]].

In the group games, Comilla performed very well. The team went on to win 9 games and losing 3, topping the leaderboard. However, the team suffered a heavy defeat against [[Dhaka Dynamites]] in Qualifier-1. [[Rangpur Riders]] eliminated them in Qualifier-2 which was filled with controversy. Due to persistent rain, the match was signaled to resume the next day which was against the bylaws of BPL. The rule was if the match had to be called off, then the team higher in group rankings would advance, hence Comilla Victorians’ team management were very angry.

===Season 6 (2018-19)===

{{see also|2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League}}

All the franchises were given until 30 September 2018 to submit their 4 retained cricketers. Comilla Victorians retained [[Tamim Iqbal]], [[Imrul Kayes]], [[Mohammad Saifuddin]] and [[Shoaib Malik]]. As all franchises are allowed to sign 2 foreign players pre-draft (but they can't be their players from last season), Comilla went ahead and signed [[England|English]] all rounder, [[Liam Dawson]] and [[Sri Lanka]]n [[Asela Gunaratne]].

In the draft, Comilla's notable domestic picks were pacer [[Abu Hider]] and wicket-keeper batsman [[Anamul Haque]]. Some of their overseas picks were all-rounders [[Shahid Afridi]] and [[Thisara Perera]] as well as [[West Indian]] batsman [[Evin Lewis]] and Australian batsman [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]], who is currently serving a one-year ban for [[Ball tampering]]. Their most interesting pick was young [[Afghanistan]] left-arm seamer [[Waqar Salamkheil]]. Overall, the Victorians managed to forge a very balanced side.

Comilla Victorians beat Rangpur in the playoff to reach final. In the final Tamim slammed 141 in just 61 balls as Comilla beat Dhaka to be crowned BPL 2018-19 Champion.This is Comilla Victorian's 2nd BPL trophy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/sports/news/190890/Tamim-masterclass-lands-Comilla-Victorians-BPL|title=Tamim masterclass lands Comilla Victorians BPL title|website=Prothom Alo|language=en|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>

===Season 7 (2019-20)===
During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as '''Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019''' in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> The team was owned and managed by BCB itself.

The team signs [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] as their icon player for this season. The team authority has confirmed this news after the Sri Lanka tour in 2019. He was in Chittagong Vikings in last BPL 6th edition. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teletalknews.com/mushfiqur-rahim-joins-comilla-victorians-in-bpl-7th-edition/|title=Mushfiqur Rahim Joins Comilla Victorians in BPL 7th Edition|website=Teletalk News|language=en|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref>
Alongside the team bought [[Soumya Sarkar]], [[Al-Amin Hossain]], [[Sabbir Rahman]], [[Abu Hider]] from the players' draft while [[Dasun Shanaka]], [[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]] and [[Dawid Malan]] being foreign players. [[Dasun Shanaka]] was selected as captain for this team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref>

==Records==
{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; width:40%;"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! '''Year'''
! '''[[Bangladesh Premier League]]'''
|-
!'''2015'''
!style= "background: Gold;"| Champions
|-
!'''2016'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2017'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2019'''
!style= "background: Gold;"| Champions
|-
!'''2019-20'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#CE0303; color:gold;"|Year
! style="width:13%;background:#CE0303; color:gold;"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%;background:#CE0303; color:gold;"|Shirt Sponsor (Chest)
! style="width:13%;background:#CE0303; color:gold;"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%;background:#CE0303; color:gold;"|Chest Branding
|-
|2015
|rowspan=2|Sailor
|[[S. Alam Group of Industries]]
|Marcel
|[[Exim Bank (Bangladesh)|Exim Bank]]
|-
|2016
|rowspan=3|[[Huawei]]
|[[Walton Group]]
|[[Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd]]
|-
|2017
|rowspan=2|LK
|[[S. Alam Group of Industries]]
|[[Abdul Monem Limited]]
|-
|2019
|[[Gaan Bangla]]
|[[Abdul Monem Limited|AMEZ]]
|-
|2020
|
|
|
|
|}

==Current squad==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Cumilla Warriors}}

==Administration and Support Staff==

* Head Coach - {{flagicon|BAR}} [[Ottis Gibson]]
* Team Director - {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Naimur Rahman]]
* Team Advisor - [[Minhajul Abedin]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/270046823702730/ Official website]

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}
{{Comilla Victorians squad}}

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[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2015]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Cricket in Comilla]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Comilla]]

Comilla Victorians

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
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| name = Cumilla Warriors
| alt_name = কুমিল্লা ওয়ারিয়র্স
| image = Cumilla Warriors.png
| league = [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
| captain = {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Soumya Sarkar]]
| coach = {{flagicon|BAR}} [[Ottis Gibson]]
| owner = [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (2019–20)
| city = [[Comilla]], [[Chittagong Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
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'''Cumilla Warriors''' ({{lang-bn|কুমিল্লা ওয়ারিয়র্স}}) is a Bangladeshi professional men's [[cricket]] team, competing in [[Bangladesh Premier League]], a Twenty20 cricket league. The team is based in [[Comilla]]. Cumilla Warriors is one of the most successful teams in BPL history having crowned champions two times and the highest 63.46% winning rate.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=159;type=trophy Bangladesh Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com]</ref><ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2015-16/engine/records/team/series_results.html?id=159;type=trophy Bangladesh Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com]</ref> The team is currently owned by [[Nafisa Kamal]]. The team is being captained by [[Imrul Kayes]] with regular captain [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]] being currently unavailable.

On 16 November 2019, [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (BCB) announced themselves as the sponsor of the team and it was renamed to Cumilla Warriors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/7-teams-announced-for-Bangabandhu-BPL/31639 |title=7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL| work=daily Bangladesh| date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==History==


The Comilla Victorians were created when the decision was made to expand the number of teams and move away from division-representing teams to city-representing teams for the [[2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League|third season]] of the competition. With the revamp of [[Bangladesh Premier League]], a scope was created for interested bidders to bid for Comilla-based franchise, being one of the largest city in [[Chittagong Division]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdcricteam.com/2015/09/comilla-legends-turned-comilla-victorians/|title='Comilla Legends' turned 'Comilla Victorians'|work=bdcricteam.com|accessdate=18 October 2015}}</ref> The legal franchise rights were sold to Nafisa Kamal (Legends Sporting Limited), a former owner of now-defunct franchise [[Sylhet Royals]]. The rights were bought at US$27.50 million for five years. During October 2015, Comilla Victorians was officially established, thus becoming the only other team representing a city in [[Chittagong Division]]. The team won their first title on [[2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League]] but they failed to keep the title in [[2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League]] season .

==Season overview==

===Season 3 (2015-16)===

{{see also|2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The Comilla Victorians were the newest addition to the Bangladesh Premier League. The draft pick was held on 22 October 2015, where the team picked three overseas players and thirteen national players. Some of them were [[Imrul Kayes]] and [[Liton Das]]. In the icon selection, they got the second pick in the lottery and chose [[Mashrafe Mortaza]]. Before the tournament, analysts predicted the Victorians as the weakest team in the tournament due to lack of variation in the team, despite inclusion of experienced players like [[Shoaib Malik]] and big hitters like [[Andre Russell]].

The Comilla Victorians opened its campaign against [[Dhaka Dynamites]]. The game was played on 22 November which ended in a defeat to Dhaka Dynamites by six wickets. They went on to win 7 matches while losing only two. The team finished the regular season on top the table. Comilla defeated [[Rangpur Riders]] in the first qualifier to advance to the finals. In the final against [[Barisal Bulls]], [[Alok Kapali]] squeezed a single of the last ball to will a thriller and hence were crowned the champions in their debut season.

[[Imrul Kayes]] was the second highest run-scorer of the tournament, scoring 312 runs at an average of 28.36 while [[Abu Hider]] was the second highest wicket taker of the tournament with 21 wickets. He also got the best [[Bangladeshi]] player award while their all-rounder, [[Ashar Zaidi]] was awarded the player of the tournament.

===Season 4 (2016-17)===

{{see also|2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The Victorians were looking to defend their title but failed in that mission miserably. Even with players like [[Ahmed Shehzad]], [[Marlon Samuels]], [[Mashrafe Mortaza]] and [[Rashid Khan (Afghan cricketer)|Rashid Khan]], they lost their first 5 games in a row. They somehow managed to finish at the 2nd last place in the league stage thus ending their campaign in a rather sour note.

===Season 5 (2017-18)===

{{see also|2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League}}

[[Tamim Iqbal]] was announced icon player of the team and the skipper as they didn't extend [[Mashrafe Mortaza]]'s contract this time unlike in 2016. [[Mohammad Salahuddin]] returned as the team's coach after a single season stint with [[Chittagong Vikings]]. All-rounder [[Mohammad Nabi]] from [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]]i seamer [[Imran Khan (cricketer, born 1988)|Imran Khan Jr.]] joined the team after finishing a season with the Vikings. [[Shoaib Malik]] returned after spending some time with Nabi and Imran at the dressing room last year while [[English people|English]] keeper [[Jos Buttler]], [[New Zealand|Kiwi]] batter [[Colin Munro]], [[Pakistani]] seamer [[Hasan Ali (cricketer)|Hassan Ali]], Hasan's ‘new-sensation’ countryman [[Fakhar Zaman (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]], [[Lankan]] all rounder [[Angelo Mathews]] and more players will be representing the Victorians for the first time. [[Marlon Samuels]] and [[Rashid Khan (Afghan cricketer)|Rashid Khan]] has been retained by the team management.

In the draft, their first pick was pacer [[Al-Amin Hossain]]. Their surprise picks were all-rounder [[Mahedi Hasan]], pacer [[Mehedi Hasan Rana]] and [[Zimbabwean]] cricketer [[Solomon Mire]].

In the group games, Comilla performed very well. The team went on to win 9 games and losing 3, topping the leaderboard. However, the team suffered a heavy defeat against [[Dhaka Dynamites]] in Qualifier-1. [[Rangpur Riders]] eliminated them in Qualifier-2 which was filled with controversy. Due to persistent rain, the match was signaled to resume the next day which was against the bylaws of BPL. The rule was if the match had to be called off, then the team higher in group rankings would advance, hence Comilla Victorians’ team management were very angry.

===Season 6 (2018-19)===

{{see also|2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League}}

All the franchises were given until 30 September 2018 to submit their 4 retained cricketers. Comilla Victorians retained [[Tamim Iqbal]], [[Imrul Kayes]], [[Mohammad Saifuddin]] and [[Shoaib Malik]]. As all franchises are allowed to sign 2 foreign players pre-draft (but they can't be their players from last season), Comilla went ahead and signed [[England|English]] all rounder, [[Liam Dawson]] and [[Sri Lanka]]n [[Asela Gunaratne]].

In the draft, Comilla's notable domestic picks were pacer [[Abu Hider]] and wicket-keeper batsman [[Anamul Haque]]. Some of their overseas picks were all-rounders [[Shahid Afridi]] and [[Thisara Perera]] as well as [[West Indian]] batsman [[Evin Lewis]] and Australian batsman [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]], who is currently serving a one-year ban for [[Ball tampering]]. Their most interesting pick was young [[Afghanistan]] left-arm seamer [[Waqar Salamkheil]]. Overall, the Victorians managed to forge a very balanced side.

Comilla Victorians beat Rangpur in the playoff to reach final. In the final Tamim slammed 141 in just 61 balls as Comilla beat Dhaka to be crowned BPL 2018-19 Champion.This is Comilla Victorian's 2nd BPL trophy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/sports/news/190890/Tamim-masterclass-lands-Comilla-Victorians-BPL|title=Tamim masterclass lands Comilla Victorians BPL title|website=Prothom Alo|language=en|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>

===Season 7 (2019-20)===
During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as '''Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019''' in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> The team was owned and managed by BCB itself.

The team signs [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] as their icon player for this season. The team authority has confirmed this news after the Sri Lanka tour in 2019. He was in Chittagong Vikings in last BPL 6th edition. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teletalknews.com/mushfiqur-rahim-joins-comilla-victorians-in-bpl-7th-edition/|title=Mushfiqur Rahim Joins Comilla Victorians in BPL 7th Edition|website=Teletalk News|language=en|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref>
Alongside the team bought [[Soumya Sarkar]], [[Al-Amin Hossain]], [[Sabbir Rahman]], [[Abu Hider]] from the players' draft while [[Dasun Shanaka]], [[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]] and [[Dawid Malan]] being foreign players. [[Dasun Shanaka]] was selected as captain for this team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref>

==Records==
{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff; width:40%;"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! '''Year'''
! '''[[Bangladesh Premier League]]'''
|-
!'''2015'''
!style= "background: Gold;"| Champions
|-
!'''2016'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2017'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2019'''
!style= "background: Gold;"| Champions
|-
!'''2019-20'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#CE0303; color:gold;"|Year
! style="width:13%;background:#CE0303; color:gold;"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%;background:#CE0303; color:gold;"|Shirt Sponsor (Chest)
! style="width:13%;background:#CE0303; color:gold;"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%;background:#CE0303; color:gold;"|Chest Branding
|-
|2015
|rowspan=2|Sailor
|[[S. Alam Group of Industries]]
|Marcel
|[[Exim Bank (Bangladesh)|Exim Bank]]
|-
|2016
|rowspan=3|[[Huawei]]
|[[Walton Group]]
|[[Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd]]
|-
|2017
|rowspan=2|LK
|[[S. Alam Group of Industries]]
|[[Abdul Monem Limited]]
|-
|2019
|[[Gaan Bangla]]
|[[Abdul Monem Limited|AMEZ]]
|-
|2020
|
|
|
|
|}

==Current squad==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Cumilla Warriors}}

==Administration and Support Staff==

* Head Coach - {{flagicon|BAR}} [[Ottis Gibson]]
* Team Director - {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Naimur Rahman]]
* Team Advisor - [[Minhajul Abedin]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/270046823702730/ Official website]

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}
{{Comilla Victorians squad}}

[[Category:Sport in Comilla]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2015]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Cricket in Comilla]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Comilla]]

Khulna Tigers

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{{short description|Bangladesh cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Khulna Tigers
| alt_name = খুলনা টাইগার্স
| image = Khulna Tigers.png
| image_size = 250
| league = [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
| assistantcoach =
| city = [[Khulna]], [[Khulna Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
| captain = {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mushfiqur Rahim]]
| coach = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Foster (cricketer, born 1980)|James Foster]]
| colours = [[File:Mumbai Indians colours.svg|20px]]
| founded = 2012 ''(as '''Khulna Royal Bengals''')''; 2016 ''(as '''Khulna Titans''')''
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'''Khulna Tigers''' ({{lang-bn|খুলনা টাইগার্স}}) are a franchise [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] team representing the [[Khulna division]] in the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] (BPL), a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The franchise is owned by Gemcon Sports and was founded in 2016 as a replacement for the Khulna Royal Bengals who had participated in the first two seasons of the BPL. The Titans use [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Sylhet International Cricket Stadium]] and [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]] for home games.

As of the [[2016/17 Bangladesh Premier League|2016/17 season]], the team is captained by [[Mahmudullah Riyad]] and coached by [[Stuart Law]]. The primary home ground of the team is the [[Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium]] in [[Khulna City]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Khulna Titans target exciting cricket in BPL|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/2016/09/29/khulna-titans-target-exciting-cricket-bpl-4/|website=Dhaka Tribune|accessdate=30 September 2016|date=29 September 2016}}</ref>

For the [[2017/18 Bangladesh Premier League]] season [[Mahela Jayawardene]] was appointed as the head coach replacing [[Stuart Law]] who took up duties as the head coach of [[West Indies cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mahela Jayawardene named coach of Bangladesh Premier League side Khulna Titans|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/mahela-jayawardene-named-coach-of-bangladesh-premier-league-side-khulna-titans/story-mi9cjHqLkv4A5yFA6pfxnN.html}}</ref>

On 16 November 2019, [[Premier Bank Limited]] was named as the sponsor of the team and it was renamed to Khulna Tigers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/7-teams-announced-for-Bangabandhu-BPL/31639 |title=7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL| work=daily Bangladesh| date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==History==


The [[Khulna Royal Bengals]] team was originally formed by [[Orion Group]] and participated in the first two seasons of the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] in [[2011/12 Bangladesh Premier League|2011/12]] and [[2012/13 Bangladesh Premier League|2012/13]]. Following the suspension of all of the BPL franchises following a range of financial and spot-fixing issues during the second season of the league, the original franchise was not re-established for the third season of the BPL in [[2015/16 Bangladesh Premier League|2015/16]].

==Season overview==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2017}}

===2011/12===
{{see also|2011-12 Bangladesh Premier League}}
Khulna Royal Bengals forged a strong side with the likes of [[Shakib Al Hasan]] as captain and some other well known players such as [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]], [[Dwayne Smith]] and [[Herschelle Gibbs]]. In the league stage, the team was pretty outstanding, advancing to the playoffs finishing only second to [[Dhaka Gladiators]]. However, they lost a cliffhanger to Dhaka in the semi finals, finishing off with a respectable outing

===2012/13===
{{see also|2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League}}
After a strong last season, Khulna could not make a team as strong as their previous campaign. This time they have [[Shahriar Nafees]] as captain who had [[Riki Wessels]], [[Shapoor Zadran]] and more as company. Khulna had a disastrous season this time. Losing 75% of their 12 matches, finishing last at 7th.

===2016/17===

{{see also|2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League}}

After a complete change in the franchise ownership and management Khulna Titans were established in advance of the [[2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League]]. They had a stable team with the likes of sume talented Bangladeshi players such as [[Mahmudullah]] (icon), [[Shafiul Islam]], [[Ariful Haque]], [[Mosharraf Hossain (cricketer)|Mosharraf Hossain]]. They added 9 overseas to their roster such as [[Riki Wessels]], [[Junaid Khan (cricketer)|Junaid Khan]], [[Lendl Simmons]], [[Nicholas Pooran]] and [[Andre Fletcher]]. They were able to get to the playoffs but were defeated by both [[Rajshahi Kings]] and [[Dhaka Dynamites]]. They ended up second in the team rankings with Junaid Khan as their leading wicket-taker and Mahmudullah as the leading scorer. They won nail-biting encounters against [[Chittagong Vikings]] and [[Rajshahi Kings]] in the league stage. They finished with being known as 'the team with the best bowling attack' as two of their seamers (Junaid and Shafiul) were in the top 10 most wickets list for the tournament and had a rather disappointing Batting lineup as most batter failed to show their potential other than Ariful and their icon.

===2017/18===

{{see also|2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League}}

They re-signed [[Mahmudullah Riyad]] as their icon while they also made contracts with [[South Africa]]n cricketers [[Rilee Rossouw]], [[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]], [[Aussie]] star [[Chris Lynn]] (will miss BPL due to injury), [[Windies]]'s [[2016 ICC World T20]] hero [[Carlos Brathwaite]] and his national teammate [[Chadwick Walton]]. They also signed [[Englishman]] [[Dawid Malan]] and [[Lanka]]n all-rounder [[Seekkuge Prasanna]] and more. They retained [[Junaid Khan (cricketer)|Junaid Khan]], [[Ariful Haque]], [[Shafiul Islam]], [[Mosharraf Hossain (cricketer)|Mosharraf Hossain Rubel]] and [[Benny Howell]]. [[Pakistani]] Wicket-Keeper batsman [[Sarfraz Ahmed]], leg spinner [[Shadab Khan]] and Junaid will be unavailable for selection on a temporary basis due to domestic commitments.<ref>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017–18_National_T20_Cup</ref>

From the draft, the Titans signed 8 locals (more than minimum of 7) and 2 foreigners. Their first pick was bought [[Nazmul Hossain Shanto]] while the surprise picks were U19 skipper [[Saif Hassan]] and little-known local pacer [[Imran Ali (Partex Sporting Club cricketer)|Imran Ali]] and [[Barbados]]-born [[English people|English]] cricketer [[Jofra Archer]]. The interesting thing about Imran is that he took a 5-wicket haul in his second [[List-A]] match. They signed Sri Lankan batting all-rounder [[Shehan Jayasuriya]] and other locals from the draft.

Khulna Titans had the strong start with a win against [[Sylhet Sixers]]. The team was pretty consistent throughout the tournament and finished 3rd in the league stage, hence qualifying to the playoffs. In the eliminator against [[Rangpur Riders]] a one-man show from [[Chris Gayle]], who struck an unbeaten 126, blew the Titans away and had them eliminated.

===2018/19===

{{see also|2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League}}

Khulna Titans retained [[Mahmudullah Riyad]], [[Nazmul Hossain Shanto]], [[Ariful Haque]] and [[Carlos Brathwaite]]. They also signed [[English people|English]] batsman [[Dawid Malan]] and [[United States|American]] fast bowler [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]] pre-draft.

In the draft, the Titans got the very first pick and signed wicket-keeper batsman [[Jahurul Islam]]. Their overseas signings in the draft included veteran seamer [[Lasith Malinga]], leg-spinner [[Yasir Shah]], wicket-keeper batsman [[Brendan Taylor]] and more. Some of their domestic picks were [[Junaid Siddiqui]], [[Subashis Roy]], [[Taijul Islam]], the young left-arm seamer [[Shoriful Islam]] and more.

===2019/20===

{{see also|2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League}}
The franchise had signed former Australian captain and all-rounder [[Shane Watson]] and South African leg spinner [[Imran Tahir]] as their two direct overseas signings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/108994/shane-watson-signs-for-khulna-titans|title=Shane Watson signs for Khulna Titans|work=Cricbuzz|date=18 July 2019|author=Atif Azam}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsbeezer.com/bangladesh/imran-tahir-is-assigned-to-play-the-bpl/|title=Imran Tahir is assigned to play the BPL|work=Newsbeezer.com|date=3 July 2019}}</ref>

However, During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as '''Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019''' in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> [[Premier Bank Limited]] became the team sponsor of Khulna. They renamed it to ''‘Khulna Tigers’''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref> They have signed the likes of [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] and [[Mohammad Amir]] in the draft.

==Records==

{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" width="40%"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! '''Year'''
! '''[[Bangladesh Premier League]]'''
|-
!'''2012'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Semi-finals
|-
!'''2013'''
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage
|-
!'''2016'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2017'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2019'''
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage
|-
!'''2019-20'''
!style= "background: silver;"| Runners-up
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Year
! style="width:13%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Shirt Sponsor (Chest)
! style="width:13%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Chest Branding
|-
|2016
|rowspan="3"|Gemcon Sports
|[[PRAN-RFL Group|PRAN Zeera Pani]]
|Meena Bazar
|[[University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh|ULAB]]
|-
|2017
|[[Shell Oil Company|Shell Lubricants]]
|Gemcon City Limited
|Meena Bazar
|-
|2019
|[[University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh|ULAB]]
|[[Shell Oil Company|Shell Lubricants]]
|Minister Smart TV
|-
|2020
|
|[[Premier Bank Limited]]
|[[Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited]]; WE
|Igloo Ice Cream
|}

==Current squad ==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Khulna Tigers}}

==Administration and Support Staff==

* Head Coach - {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Foster (cricketer, born 1980)|James Foster]]
* Assistat Coach - {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Talha Jubair]]
* Team Director - {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Khaled Mahmud]]
* Team Manager - [[Nafees Iqbal]]
* Team Sponsor - [[Premier Bank Limited]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://khulnatitans.com Khulna Titans Website]

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}
{{Khulna Titans squad}}

[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Cricket in Khulna]]
[[Category:Sport in Khulna]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2016]]

Khulna Tigers

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{{short description|Bangladesh cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2013}}
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| alt_name = খুলনা টাইগার্স
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'''Khulna Tigers''' ({{lang-bn|খুলনা টাইগার্স}}) are a franchise [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] team representing the [[Khulna division]] in the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] (BPL), a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The franchise is owned by Gemcon Sports and was founded in 2016 as a replacement for the Khulna Royal Bengals who had participated in the first two seasons of the BPL. The Titans use [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Sylhet International Cricket Stadium]] and [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]] for home games.

As of the [[2016/17 Bangladesh Premier League|2016/17 season]], the team is captained by [[Mahmudullah Riyad]] and coached by [[Stuart Law]]. The primary home ground of the team is the [[Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium]] in [[Khulna City]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Khulna Titans target exciting cricket in BPL|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/2016/09/29/khulna-titans-target-exciting-cricket-bpl-4/|website=Dhaka Tribune|accessdate=30 September 2016|date=29 September 2016}}</ref>

For the [[2017/18 Bangladesh Premier League]] season [[Mahela Jayawardene]] was appointed as the head coach replacing [[Stuart Law]] who took up duties as the head coach of [[West Indies cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mahela Jayawardene named coach of Bangladesh Premier League side Khulna Titans|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/mahela-jayawardene-named-coach-of-bangladesh-premier-league-side-khulna-titans/story-mi9cjHqLkv4A5yFA6pfxnN.html}}</ref>

On 16 November 2019, [[Premier Bank Limited]] was named as the sponsor of the team and it was renamed to Khulna Tigers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/7-teams-announced-for-Bangabandhu-BPL/31639 |title=7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL| work=daily Bangladesh| date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==History==


The [[Khulna Royal Bengals]] team was originally formed by [[Orion Group]] and participated in the first two seasons of the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] in [[2011/12 Bangladesh Premier League|2011/12]] and [[2012/13 Bangladesh Premier League|2012/13]]. Following the suspension of all of the BPL franchises following a range of financial and spot-fixing issues during the second season of the league, the original franchise was not re-established for the third season of the BPL in [[2015/16 Bangladesh Premier League|2015/16]].

==Season overview==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2017}}

===2011/12===
{{see also|2011-12 Bangladesh Premier League}}
Khulna Royal Bengals forged a strong side with the likes of [[Shakib Al Hasan]] as captain and some other well known players such as [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]], [[Dwayne Smith]] and [[Herschelle Gibbs]]. In the league stage, the team was pretty outstanding, advancing to the playoffs finishing only second to [[Dhaka Gladiators]]. However, they lost a cliffhanger to Dhaka in the semi finals, finishing off with a respectable outing

===2012/13===
{{see also|2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League}}
After a strong last season, Khulna could not make a team as strong as their previous campaign. This time they have [[Shahriar Nafees]] as captain who had [[Riki Wessels]], [[Shapoor Zadran]] and more as company. Khulna had a disastrous season this time. Losing 75% of their 12 matches, finishing last at 7th.

===2016/17===

{{see also|2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League}}

After a complete change in the franchise ownership and management Khulna Titans were established in advance of the [[2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League]]. They had a stable team with the likes of sume talented Bangladeshi players such as [[Mahmudullah]] (icon), [[Shafiul Islam]], [[Ariful Haque]], [[Mosharraf Hossain (cricketer)|Mosharraf Hossain]]. They added 9 overseas to their roster such as [[Riki Wessels]], [[Junaid Khan (cricketer)|Junaid Khan]], [[Lendl Simmons]], [[Nicholas Pooran]] and [[Andre Fletcher]]. They were able to get to the playoffs but were defeated by both [[Rajshahi Kings]] and [[Dhaka Dynamites]]. They ended up second in the team rankings with Junaid Khan as their leading wicket-taker and Mahmudullah as the leading scorer. They won nail-biting encounters against [[Chittagong Vikings]] and [[Rajshahi Kings]] in the league stage. They finished with being known as 'the team with the best bowling attack' as two of their seamers (Junaid and Shafiul) were in the top 10 most wickets list for the tournament and had a rather disappointing Batting lineup as most batter failed to show their potential other than Ariful and their icon.

===2017/18===

{{see also|2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League}}

They re-signed [[Mahmudullah Riyad]] as their icon while they also made contracts with [[South Africa]]n cricketers [[Rilee Rossouw]], [[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]], [[Aussie]] star [[Chris Lynn]] (will miss BPL due to injury), [[Windies]]'s [[2016 ICC World T20]] hero [[Carlos Brathwaite]] and his national teammate [[Chadwick Walton]]. They also signed [[Englishman]] [[Dawid Malan]] and [[Lanka]]n all-rounder [[Seekkuge Prasanna]] and more. They retained [[Junaid Khan (cricketer)|Junaid Khan]], [[Ariful Haque]], [[Shafiul Islam]], [[Mosharraf Hossain (cricketer)|Mosharraf Hossain Rubel]] and [[Benny Howell]]. [[Pakistani]] Wicket-Keeper batsman [[Sarfraz Ahmed]], leg spinner [[Shadab Khan]] and Junaid will be unavailable for selection on a temporary basis due to domestic commitments.<ref>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017–18_National_T20_Cup</ref>

From the draft, the Titans signed 8 locals (more than minimum of 7) and 2 foreigners. Their first pick was bought [[Nazmul Hossain Shanto]] while the surprise picks were U19 skipper [[Saif Hassan]] and little-known local pacer [[Imran Ali (Partex Sporting Club cricketer)|Imran Ali]] and [[Barbados]]-born [[English people|English]] cricketer [[Jofra Archer]]. The interesting thing about Imran is that he took a 5-wicket haul in his second [[List-A]] match. They signed Sri Lankan batting all-rounder [[Shehan Jayasuriya]] and other locals from the draft.

Khulna Titans had the strong start with a win against [[Sylhet Sixers]]. The team was pretty consistent throughout the tournament and finished 3rd in the league stage, hence qualifying to the playoffs. In the eliminator against [[Rangpur Riders]] a one-man show from [[Chris Gayle]], who struck an unbeaten 126, blew the Titans away and had them eliminated.

===2018/19===

{{see also|2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League}}

Khulna Titans retained [[Mahmudullah Riyad]], [[Nazmul Hossain Shanto]], [[Ariful Haque]] and [[Carlos Brathwaite]]. They also signed [[English people|English]] batsman [[Dawid Malan]] and [[United States|American]] fast bowler [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]] pre-draft.

In the draft, the Titans got the very first pick and signed wicket-keeper batsman [[Jahurul Islam]]. Their overseas signings in the draft included veteran seamer [[Lasith Malinga]], leg-spinner [[Yasir Shah]], wicket-keeper batsman [[Brendan Taylor]] and more. Some of their domestic picks were [[Junaid Siddiqui]], [[Subashis Roy]], [[Taijul Islam]], the young left-arm seamer [[Shoriful Islam]] and more.

===2019/20===

{{see also|2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League}}
The franchise had signed former Australian captain and all-rounder [[Shane Watson]] and South African leg spinner [[Imran Tahir]] as their two direct overseas signings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/108994/shane-watson-signs-for-khulna-titans|title=Shane Watson signs for Khulna Titans|work=Cricbuzz|date=18 July 2019|author=Atif Azam}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsbeezer.com/bangladesh/imran-tahir-is-assigned-to-play-the-bpl/|title=Imran Tahir is assigned to play the BPL|work=Newsbeezer.com|date=3 July 2019}}</ref>

However, During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as '''Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019''' in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> [[Premier Bank Limited]] became the team sponsor of Khulna. They renamed it to ''‘Khulna Tigers’''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref> They have signed the likes of [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] and [[Mohammad Amir]] in the draft.

==Records==

{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" width="40%"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! '''Year'''
! '''[[Bangladesh Premier League]]'''
|-
!'''2012'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Semi-finals
|-
!'''2013'''
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage
|-
!'''2016'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2017'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2019'''
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage
|-
!'''2019-20'''
!style= "background: silver;"| Runners-up
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Year
! style="width:13%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Shirt Sponsor (Chest)
! style="width:13%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Chest Branding
|-
|2016
|rowspan="3"|Gemcon Sports
|[[PRAN-RFL Group|PRAN Zeera Pani]]
|Meena Bazar
|[[University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh|ULAB]]
|-
|2017
|[[Shell Oil Company|Shell Lubricants]]
|Gemcon City Limited
|Meena Bazar
|-
|2019
|[[University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh|ULAB]]
|[[Shell Oil Company|Shell Lubricants]]
|Minister Smart TV
|-
|2020
|
|[[Premier Bank Limited]]
|[[Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited]]; WE
|Igloo Ice Cream
|}

==Current squad ==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Khulna Tigers}}

==Administration and Support Staff==

* Head Coach - {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Foster (cricketer, born 1980)|James Foster]]
* Assistat Coach - {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Talha Jubair]]
* Team Director - {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Khaled Mahmud]]
* Team Manager - [[Nafees Iqbal]]
* Team Sponsor - [[Premier Bank Limited]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://khulnatitans.com Khulna Titans Website]

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}
{{Khulna Titans squad}}

[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Cricket in Khulna]]
[[Category:Sport in Khulna]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2016]]

Durbar Rajshahi

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{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Rajshahi Royals
| alt_name = রাজশাহী রয়্যালস
| image = Rajshahi Royals.png
| league = [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
| city = [[Rajshahi]], [[Rajshahi Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
| captain = {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Andre Russell]]
| coach = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Owais Shah]]
| colors = [[File:Kolkata Knight Riders colours.svg|20px]]
| founded = 2012 ''(as '''Duronto Rajshahi''')''; 2016 ''(as '''Rajshahi Kings''')''
| owner = [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (2019–20)
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'''Rajshahi Royals''' ({{lang-bn|রাজশাহী রয়্যালস}}) are a Bangladeshi franchise [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] team. The team is based in [[Rajshahi]] in [[Bangladesh]] and competes in the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] (BPL), a Twenty20 franchise cricket competition.

On 16 November 2019, Bengal Group was named as the sponsor of the team and it was renamed to Bengal Rajshahi Royals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/7-teams-announced-for-Bangabandhu-BPL/31639 |title=7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL| work=daily Bangladesh| date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==History==
[[Duronto Rajshahi]] participated in the first two seasons of the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] in [[2011/12 Bangladesh Premier League|2011/12]] and [[2012/13 Bangladesh Premier League|2012/13]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BPL 2016 draft: As it happened|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/2016/09/30/19046/|website=Dhaka Tribune|accessdate=30 September 2016|date=30 September 2016}}</ref> Following the suspension of all BPL franchises after the second season of the league, the Rajshahi Kings were formed in advance of the [[2016/17 Bangladesh Premier League]] following a complete change in the team ownership and management. They competed in the fourth edition of the BPL in late 2016, losing in the final to the [[Dhaka Dynamites]]. On 6 October 2016, [[Darren Sammy]] was announced the captain of the side.<ref>{{cite web|title=BPL 4 players draft today|url=http://www.bdcricteam.com/2016/09/bpl-4-players-draft-today/|website=www.bdcricteam.com}}</ref>

==Season overview==

===2011/12===
{{see also|2011-12 Bangladesh Premier League}}

Duronto Rajshahi was captained by [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] and had the likes of [[Marlon Samuels]], [[Sabbir Rahman]] and [[Mohammad Sami]] by his side. The team dominated during the league stage, winning 7 of their 10 games, finished at the top of the leaderboard. However, they lost to [[Barisal Burners]] in the semi-final, ending a positive campaign.

===2012/13===
{{see also|2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League}}
This time, the team was led by [[Tamim Iqbal]] who had the likes of [[Moeen Ali]] and [[Sean Ervine]] accompanying him. This time, Rajshahi just managed to finish in the top 4 during the league stage, winning 5 games out of 12 matches. Their campaign ended as they were disqualified during the playoffs

===2016/17===
{{see also|2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League}}
The kings were the other new team alongside [[Khulna Titans]] participating this year. They signed [[Mohammad Sami]] and [[Darren Sammy]] (who was, later on, made the skipper) pre-draft. As they were one the new teams, the kings were allowed to select two local cricketers in the draft before the initial procedure. They selected [[Mehedi Hasan]] and [[Nurul Hasan]]. They signed [[Sri Lanka]]n opener [[Upul Tharanga]] (missed whole tournament due to national commitments), [[English people|English]] all-rounder [[Samit Patel]] and more from the overseas department in the draft. They bought [[Mominul Haque]], [[Farhad Reza]] and some more local talents also from the draft. They also signed [[New Zealand|Kiwi]] all-rounder [[James Franklin (cricketer)|James Franklin]] and [[Jamaica]]n seamer [[Kesrick Williams]] mid-tournament. They chose hard-hitting t20 specialist batting all-rounder [[Sabbir Rahman]] as their icon player.

The kings started off with a 3 run defeat to [[Khulna Titans]] and lost to [[Barisal Bulls]] (Sabbir 122) in a nail-biting finish. They notched up crucial victories against [[Dhaka Dynamites]] (did so twice) and [[Khulna Titans]] to qualify for the playoffs.

They won against [[Chittagong Vikings]] and [[Khulna Titans]] in the eliminator and the 2nd qualifier game respectively.
Unfortunately, the suffered a heavy defeat against [[Dhaka Dynamites]] in the final.

===2017/18===

{{see also|2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League}}

They replaced previous icon [[Sabbir Rahman]] with wicket-keeper batsman [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] as the icon player and retained [[Mominul Haque]], [[Farhad Reza]] and [[Mehedi Hasan]]. They signed [[English people|English]] opener and part-time seamer [[Luke Wright]] and West Indian top-middle order batsmen [[Lendl Simmons]] to provide stability to the top order and also made a one-season contract with [[Zimbabwe]]'s [[Malcolm Waller]] to give the lower-middle order a boost. They extended the contract for one more year with Franklin, Sami and Sammy (remade skipper).

In the draft, The Kings got the first pick in the lottery and unsurprisingly selected wiry left-arm seamer [[Mustafizur Rahman]]. They were riding their luck as they also gained the first pick in the overseas selection in the draft, picking [[Pakistani]] leggie [[Usama Mir]].
The surprise picks were U19 all-rounder [[Qazi Onik]], in-form orthodox spinner [[Nihaduzzaman]], pacer [[Hossain Ali]] and little known Pakistani all-rounder [[Raza Ali Dar]].

The Kings began their conquest with a lost to [[Rangpur Riders]] and could not fully recover from the early defeat. They went on to lose more matches but secured some victories on the way. Overall, they finished 2nd last at 6th.

===2018/19===
{{see also|2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League}}
They retained [[Mominul Haque]], [[Zakir Hasan (cricketer, born 1998)|Zakir Hasan]], [[Mehedi Hasan]], [[Mustafizur Rahman]] and [[Mohammad Sami]]. They signed [[Afghan]] leg-spinner [[Qais Ahmad]] and [[South African people|South African]] [[Christiaan Jonker]] pre-draft

In the draft, Rajshahi snatched in-form batsman [[Soumya Sarkar]] as their first pick. From the overseas department, they signed the likes of [[Isuru Udana]] and [[Ryan ten Doeschate]]. Their Head Coach [[Lance Klusener]] was present in the event.

===2019/20===
{{see also|2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League}}
The team signed South African Al-rounder [[JP Duminy]] as one of their direct signings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109015/duminy-to-play-for-rajshahi-kings-in-bpl|title=Duminy to play for Rajshahi Kings in BPL|work=Cricbuzz|date=21 July 2019}}</ref> But later, BCB decided to run this edition of the BPL themselves without taking any franchises, which meant the new signing could not represent this team on this edition of the tournament. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/bangladesh-cricket/news/bcb-set-arrange-bpl-without-the-franchises-year-1798378|title=BCB set to arrange BPL without the franchises this year|work=The Daily Star|date=11 September 2019}}</ref>

However, During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as '''Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019''' in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> '''IPC Group''' became the team sponsor. They renamed it to ''‘Rajshahi Royals’''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref>
In November 2019, post players draft, [[Shoaib Malik]] and [[Andre Russell]] were included in Rajshahi Royals team in the [[2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdcrictime.com/bpl-2019-20-shoaib-malik-joins-rajshahi-royals/|title=BPL 2019–20: Shoaib Malik joins Rajshahi Royals |work=BDCricTime |accessdate=20 November 2019}}</ref>

==Records==

{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" width="40%"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! '''Year'''
! '''[[Bangladesh Premier League]]'''
|-
!'''2012'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Semi-finals
|-
!'''2013'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2016'''
!style= "background: silver;"| Runners-up
|-
!'''2017'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2019'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2019-20'''
!style= "background: gold;"| Champions
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#F6DE0A; color:indigo;"|Year
! style="width:13%;background:#F6DE0A; color:indigo;"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%;background:#F6DE0A; color:indigo;"|Shirt Sponsor (Chest)
! style="width:13%;background:#F6DE0A; color:indigo;"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%;background:#F6DE0A; color:indigo;"|Chest Branding
|-
|2016
|rowspan=3|
|rowspan=3|[[Runner Automobiles]]
|[[Microsoft Corporation]]
|[[First Security Islami Bank Limited]]
|-
|2017
|rowspan=2|[[First Security Islami Bank Limited]]
|Flora Bank
|-
|2019
|Bengal Group
|-
|2020
|Valiant
|Bengal Cement
|Minister; Bengal
|
|}

==Current squad==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Rajshahi Royals}}

==Administration and Support Staff==
* Head Coach:- {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Owais Shah]]
* Assistant Coach:- {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Rajin Saleh]]
* Team Director:- {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Akram Khan (cricketer)|Akram Khan]]
* Team Manager:- {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Hannan Sarkar]]
* Team Sponsor:- Bengal

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://rajshahikings.com/ Website]

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}
{{Rajshahi Kings squad}}

[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Cricket in Rajshahi]]
[[Category:Sport in Rajshahi]]
[[Category:Former senior cricket clubs of Bangladesh]]

Khulna Tigers

2020-07-15T12:43:12Z

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{{short description|Bangladesh cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2013}}
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| name = Khulna Tigers
| alt_name = খুলনা টাইগার্স
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| image_size = 250
| league = [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
| assistantcoach =
| city = [[Khulna]], [[Khulna Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
| captain = {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mushfiqur Rahim]]
| coach = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Foster (cricketer, born 1980)|James Foster]]
| colours = [[File:Mumbai Indians colours.svg|20px]]
| founded = 2012 ''(as '''Khulna Royal Bengals''')''; 2016 ''(as '''Khulna Titans''')''
| owner = [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (2019–20)
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'''Khulna Tigers''' ({{lang-bn|খুলনা টাইগার্স}}) are a franchise [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] team representing the [[Khulna division]] in the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] (BPL), a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The franchise is owned by Gemcon Sports and was founded in 2016 as a replacement for the Khulna Royal Bengals who had participated in the first two seasons of the BPL. The Titans use [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Sylhet International Cricket Stadium]] and [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]] for home games.

As of the [[2016/17 Bangladesh Premier League|2016/17 season]], the team is captained by [[Mahmudullah Riyad]] and coached by [[Stuart Law]]. The primary home ground of the team is the [[Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium]] in [[Khulna City]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Khulna Titans target exciting cricket in BPL|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/cricket/2016/09/29/khulna-titans-target-exciting-cricket-bpl-4/|website=Dhaka Tribune|accessdate=30 September 2016|date=29 September 2016}}</ref>

For the [[2017/18 Bangladesh Premier League]] season [[Mahela Jayawardene]] was appointed as the head coach replacing [[Stuart Law]] who took up duties as the head coach of [[West Indies cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mahela Jayawardene named coach of Bangladesh Premier League side Khulna Titans|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/mahela-jayawardene-named-coach-of-bangladesh-premier-league-side-khulna-titans/story-mi9cjHqLkv4A5yFA6pfxnN.html}}</ref>

On 16 November 2019, [[Premier Bank Limited]] was named as the sponsor of the team and it was renamed to Khulna Tigers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/7-teams-announced-for-Bangabandhu-BPL/31639 |title=7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL| work=daily Bangladesh| date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==History==


The [[Khulna Royal Bengals]] team was originally formed by [[Orion Group]] and participated in the first two seasons of the [[Bangladesh Premier League]] in [[2011/12 Bangladesh Premier League|2011/12]] and [[2012/13 Bangladesh Premier League|2012/13]]. Following the suspension of all of the BPL franchises following a range of financial and spot-fixing issues during the second season of the league, the original franchise was not re-established for the third season of the BPL in [[2015/16 Bangladesh Premier League|2015/16]].

==Season overview==
{{unreferenced section|date=August 2017}}

===2011/12===
{{see also|2011-12 Bangladesh Premier League}}
Khulna Royal Bengals forged a strong side with the likes of [[Shakib Al Hasan]] as captain and some other well known players such as [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]], [[Dwayne Smith]] and [[Herschelle Gibbs]]. In the league stage, the team was pretty outstanding, advancing to the playoffs finishing only second to [[Dhaka Gladiators]]. However, they lost a cliffhanger to Dhaka in the semi finals, finishing off with a respectable outing

===2012/13===
{{see also|2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League}}
After a strong last season, Khulna could not make a team as strong as their previous campaign. This time they have [[Shahriar Nafees]] as captain who had [[Riki Wessels]], [[Shapoor Zadran]] and more as company. Khulna had a disastrous season this time. Losing 75% of their 12 matches, finishing last at 7th.

===2016/17===

{{see also|2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League}}

After a complete change in the franchise ownership and management Khulna Titans were established in advance of the [[2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League]]. They had a stable team with the likes of sume talented Bangladeshi players such as [[Mahmudullah]] (icon), [[Shafiul Islam]], [[Ariful Haque]], [[Mosharraf Hossain (cricketer)|Mosharraf Hossain]]. They added 9 overseas to their roster such as [[Riki Wessels]], [[Junaid Khan (cricketer)|Junaid Khan]], [[Lendl Simmons]], [[Nicholas Pooran]] and [[Andre Fletcher]]. They were able to get to the playoffs but were defeated by both [[Rajshahi Kings]] and [[Dhaka Dynamites]]. They ended up second in the team rankings with Junaid Khan as their leading wicket-taker and Mahmudullah as the leading scorer. They won nail-biting encounters against [[Chittagong Vikings]] and [[Rajshahi Kings]] in the league stage. They finished with being known as 'the team with the best bowling attack' as two of their seamers (Junaid and Shafiul) were in the top 10 most wickets list for the tournament and had a rather disappointing Batting lineup as most batter failed to show their potential other than Ariful and their icon.

===2017/18===

{{see also|2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League}}

They re-signed [[Mahmudullah Riyad]] as their icon while they also made contracts with [[South Africa]]n cricketers [[Rilee Rossouw]], [[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]], [[Aussie]] star [[Chris Lynn]] (will miss BPL due to injury), [[Windies]]'s [[2016 ICC World T20]] hero [[Carlos Brathwaite]] and his national teammate [[Chadwick Walton]]. They also signed [[Englishman]] [[Dawid Malan]] and [[Lanka]]n all-rounder [[Seekkuge Prasanna]] and more. They retained [[Junaid Khan (cricketer)|Junaid Khan]], [[Ariful Haque]], [[Shafiul Islam]], [[Mosharraf Hossain (cricketer)|Mosharraf Hossain Rubel]] and [[Benny Howell]]. [[Pakistani]] Wicket-Keeper batsman [[Sarfraz Ahmed]], leg spinner [[Shadab Khan]] and Junaid will be unavailable for selection on a temporary basis due to domestic commitments.<ref>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017–18_National_T20_Cup</ref>

From the draft, the Titans signed 8 locals (more than minimum of 7) and 2 foreigners. Their first pick was bought [[Nazmul Hossain Shanto]] while the surprise picks were U19 skipper [[Saif Hassan]] and little-known local pacer [[Imran Ali (Partex Sporting Club cricketer)|Imran Ali]] and [[Barbados]]-born [[English people|English]] cricketer [[Jofra Archer]]. The interesting thing about Imran is that he took a 5-wicket haul in his second [[List-A]] match. They signed Sri Lankan batting all-rounder [[Shehan Jayasuriya]] and other locals from the draft.

Khulna Titans had the strong start with a win against [[Sylhet Sixers]]. The team was pretty consistent throughout the tournament and finished 3rd in the league stage, hence qualifying to the playoffs. In the eliminator against [[Rangpur Riders]] a one-man show from [[Chris Gayle]], who struck an unbeaten 126, blew the Titans away and had them eliminated.

===2018/19===

{{see also|2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League}}

Khulna Titans retained [[Mahmudullah Riyad]], [[Nazmul Hossain Shanto]], [[Ariful Haque]] and [[Carlos Brathwaite]]. They also signed [[English people|English]] batsman [[Dawid Malan]] and [[United States|American]] fast bowler [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]] pre-draft.

In the draft, the Titans got the very first pick and signed wicket-keeper batsman [[Jahurul Islam]]. Their overseas signings in the draft included veteran seamer [[Lasith Malinga]], leg-spinner [[Yasir Shah]], wicket-keeper batsman [[Brendan Taylor]] and more. Some of their domestic picks were [[Junaid Siddiqui]], [[Subashis Roy]], [[Taijul Islam]], the young left-arm seamer [[Shoriful Islam]] and more.

===2019/20===

{{see also|2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League}}
The franchise had signed former Australian captain and all-rounder [[Shane Watson]] and South African leg spinner [[Imran Tahir]] as their two direct overseas signings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/108994/shane-watson-signs-for-khulna-titans|title=Shane Watson signs for Khulna Titans|work=Cricbuzz|date=18 July 2019|author=Atif Azam}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsbeezer.com/bangladesh/imran-tahir-is-assigned-to-play-the-bpl/|title=Imran Tahir is assigned to play the BPL|work=Newsbeezer.com|date=3 July 2019}}</ref>

However, During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as '''Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019''' in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> [[Premier Bank Limited]] became the team sponsor of Khulna. They renamed it to ''‘Khulna Tigers’''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref> They have signed the likes of [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] and [[Mohammad Amir]] in the draft.

==Records==

{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" width="40%"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! '''Year'''
! '''[[Bangladesh Premier League]]'''
|-
!'''2012'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Semi-finals
|-
!'''2013'''
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage
|-
!'''2016'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2017'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2019'''
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage
|-
!'''2019-20'''
!style= "background: silver;"| Runners-up
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Year
! style="width:13%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Shirt Sponsor (Chest)
! style="width:13%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%;background:#001489; color:#FF7900;"|Chest Branding
|-
|2016
|rowspan="3"|Gemcon Sports
|[[PRAN-RFL Group|PRAN Zeera Pani]]
|Meena Bazar
|[[University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh|ULAB]]
|-
|2017
|[[Shell Oil Company|Shell Lubricants]]
|Gemcon City Limited
|Meena Bazar
|-
|2019
|[[University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh|ULAB]]
|[[Shell Oil Company|Shell Lubricants]]
|Minister Smart TV
|-
|2020
|
|[[Premier Bank Limited]]
|[[Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited]]; WE
|Igloo Ice Cream
|}

==Current squad ==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Khulna Tigers}}

==Administration and Support Staff==

* Head Coach - {{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Foster (cricketer, born 1980)|James Foster]]
* Assistat Coach - {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Talha Jubair]]
* Team Director - {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Khaled Mahmud]]
* Team Manager - [[Nafees Iqbal]]
* Team Sponsor - [[Premier Bank Limited]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://khulnatitans.com Khulna Titans Website]

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}
{{Khulna Titans squad}}

[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Cricket in Khulna]]
[[Category:Sport in Khulna]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2016]]

Sylhet Strikers

2020-07-15T12:35:37Z

103.60.175.61: /* Kit manufacturers and sponsors */

{{short description|Bangladeshi cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Sylhet Thunder
| alt_name = সিলেট থান্ডার ꠍꠤꠟꠦ꠆ꠑ ꠍꠤꠇꠍꠣꠞꠡ
| image = Sylhet Thunder.png
| league = [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
| captain = {{flagicon|GRN}} [[Andre Fletcher]]
| coach = {{flagicon|SA}} [[Herschelle Gibbs]]
| city = [[Sylhet]], [[Sylhet Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
| colors = [[File:Sylhet Royals colours.svg|20px]]
| owner = [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (2019–20)
| founded = 2012 ''(as '''Sylhet Royals''')''; 2015 ''(as '''Sylhet Super Stars''')''; 2017 ''(as '''Sylhet Sixers''')''
| ground = [[Sylhet International Stadium]], [[Sylhet]]
| capacity = 22,500
| bpl_wins = '''0'''
| website = {{URL|www.sylhetthunders.com}}
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'''Sylhet Thunder''' ({{lang-bn|সিলেট থান্ডার}}, {{lang-syl|ꠍꠤꠟꠦ꠆ꠑ ꠍꠤꠇꠍꠣꠞꠡ}}) is a professional cricket franchise team based in [[Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]]. The team competes in the [[Bangladesh Premier League]]. The franchise made their debut at the [[2017 Bangladesh Premier League]].

The Sixers play their home games at the [[Sylhet International Cricket Stadium]]. The team is owned by Sylhet Sports Limited in care of [[Bangladesh]]'s former Finance Minister [[Abul Maal Abdul Muhith]]. His son, Shahed Muhith is the Chairman of team. The Sixers announced [[Waqar Younis]] as head coach and International Cricketer, [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] as captain for the 6th edition of [[Bangladesh Premier League]]. Former [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh National Cricket Team]] all-rounder [[Alok Kapali]] took over as captain after Warner's departure, due to injury.

On 16 November 2019, 24Bazar.biz was named as the sponsor of the team and it was renamed to Sylhet Thunder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/7-teams-announced-for-Bangabandhu-BPL/31639 |title=7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL| work=daily Bangladesh| date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Sylhet Sixers Logo.png|180px|thumb|right|Former logo of Sylhet Sixers]]

Sylhet Sixers is a new Franchisee, created in 2017, competing in Bangladesh Premier League, chaired by architect, social activist and IT Specialist Shahed Muhit. The team's management has extensive experience in sports team management. The management intends to use the team to bridge the gap between the cricket stars and passionate fans and engage the youth to divert their focus to wholesome sporting activities. Sylhet Sixers is the brainchild of a Bangladesh MP, Abul Maal Abdul Muhit. A management team composed of former cricketers, coaches, lawyers, business entrepreneurs formed to start the Sylhet Sixers. Mr. Maashed R. Abdullah and Mr. Yasir Obaid both textile entrepreneurs had joined the Sixers as Managing Director and CEO respectively.

==Season overview==

===2017/18===
{{see also|2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League}}
The Sylhet Franchise returned to BPL under the Sylhet Sixers banner. The team's icon player was [[Sabbir Rahman]] and was captained by all-rounder Nasir Hossain. They lured wicket-keeper [[Nurul Hasan]] and orthodox spinner and [[Taijul Islam]] as pre-draft signings. Their foreign player signings included [[Krishmar Santokie]], [[Babar Azam]], [[Liam Plunkett]], Andre Fletcher, Upul Tharanga, Ross Whitely and more.

At the draft, pacer [[Abul Hasan]] was their first pick. Their first foreign pick was [[Lankan]] all-rounder [[Chaturanga de Silva]]. Their surprise picks were little-known, inexperienced [[Pakistani]] pacer [[Ghulam Mudassar]], averaging more than 40 with the ball and picking up a solitary wicket in the 2 matches.

The team started their campaign with 4 wins in a row on their home turf. [[Andre Fletcher]] and [[Upul Tharanga]] turned out to be destructive at the top. Skipper [[Nasir Hossain]] bowled well so did [[Liam Plunkett]]. The Sixers suffered a series of injuries as the tournament went on. In the end, the Sixers finished 5th on the points table.

===2018/19===

{{see also|2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The Sixers decided to retain [[Sabbir Rahman]], [[Nasir Hossain]] and [[Pakistani]] all-rounder [[Sohail Tanvir]]. They signed Bangladesh National Cricket Team opener and wicket-keeper [[Liton Das]] as their icon player. Outside the draft, they signed Australian batsman [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]]. They also signed English opening batsman [[Jason Roy]], [[Nepalis|Nepali]] leg-spinner [[Sandeep Lamichhane]], South African [[Imran Tahir]], [[Wayne Parnell]] and [[Pakistani]] all-rounder [[Mohammad Nawaz (cricketer, born 1994)|Mohammad Nawaz]].

At the draft, Sylhet signed the likes of [[Taskin Ahmed]], [[Al-Amin Hossain]], [[Afif Hossain]] and [[Alok Kapali]] from the domestic category. Their international signings from the draft included [[Mohammad Irfan]], [[Andre Fletcher]], [[Gulbadin Naib]] to name a few.

===2019-20===
During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> The team is owned and managed by BCB itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref>

==Records==

{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" width="40%"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! Year
! [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
! Team Name
|-
!2012
!style= "background: ash;"| League Stage !! [[Sylhet Royals]]
|-
!2013
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs !! [[Sylhet Royals]]
|-
!2015
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage !! [[Sylhet Super Stars]]
|-
!2016
!colspan="2" style= "background: red;"| Suspended
|-
!2017
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage !! [[File:সিলেট সিক্সার্সের রঙ.svg|20x20px|alt=|link=]] Sylhet Sixers
|-
!2019
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage !! [[File:সিলেট সিক্সার্সের রঙ.svg|20x20px|alt=|link=]] Sylhet Sixers
|-
!2019-20
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage !! [[File:সিলেট সিক্সার্সের রঙ.svg|20x20px|alt=|link=]] Sylhet Thunders
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#00CC0D; color:#C0FF00;"|Year
! style="width:13%;background:#00CC0D; color:#C0FF00;"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%;background:#00CC0D; color:#C0FF00;"|Shirt Sponsor (Chest)
! style="width:13%;background:#00CC0D; color:#C0FF00;"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%;background:#00CC0D; color:#C0FF00;"|Chest Branding
|-
|2017
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|[[Eastern Housing Limited]]
|rowspan=2|Bengal Group
|rowspan=2|[[Walton Group]]
|-
|2019
|-
|2020
|
|[[United International University]]
|Rupayan Group; Saif Powertec
|
|}

==Current squad==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Sylhet Thunder}}

==Administration and support staff==

2018/19 Management:
* Head Coach - {{flagicon|SA}} [[Herschelle Gibbs]]
* Bowling Coach - {{flagicon|SA}} [[Nantie Hayward]]
* Chief Advisor - {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Sarwar Imran]]
* Team Director - {{flagicon|BAN}} Tanjil Chowdhury
* Team Sponsor - 24Bazar.biz

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}
{{Sylhet Sixers squad}}

[[Category:Sport in Sylhet]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2015]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Cricket in Sylhet]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Sylhet]]

Sylhet Strikers

2020-07-15T12:34:49Z

103.60.175.61:

{{short description|Bangladeshi cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Sylhet Thunder
| alt_name = সিলেট থান্ডার ꠍꠤꠟꠦ꠆ꠑ ꠍꠤꠇꠍꠣꠞꠡ
| image = Sylhet Thunder.png
| league = [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
| captain = {{flagicon|GRN}} [[Andre Fletcher]]
| coach = {{flagicon|SA}} [[Herschelle Gibbs]]
| city = [[Sylhet]], [[Sylhet Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
| colors = [[File:Sylhet Royals colours.svg|20px]]
| owner = [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (2019–20)
| founded = 2012 ''(as '''Sylhet Royals''')''; 2015 ''(as '''Sylhet Super Stars''')''; 2017 ''(as '''Sylhet Sixers''')''
| ground = [[Sylhet International Stadium]], [[Sylhet]]
| capacity = 22,500
| bpl_wins = '''0'''
| website = {{URL|www.sylhetthunders.com}}
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'''Sylhet Thunder''' ({{lang-bn|সিলেট থান্ডার}}, {{lang-syl|ꠍꠤꠟꠦ꠆ꠑ ꠍꠤꠇꠍꠣꠞꠡ}}) is a professional cricket franchise team based in [[Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]]. The team competes in the [[Bangladesh Premier League]]. The franchise made their debut at the [[2017 Bangladesh Premier League]].

The Sixers play their home games at the [[Sylhet International Cricket Stadium]]. The team is owned by Sylhet Sports Limited in care of [[Bangladesh]]'s former Finance Minister [[Abul Maal Abdul Muhith]]. His son, Shahed Muhith is the Chairman of team. The Sixers announced [[Waqar Younis]] as head coach and International Cricketer, [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] as captain for the 6th edition of [[Bangladesh Premier League]]. Former [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh National Cricket Team]] all-rounder [[Alok Kapali]] took over as captain after Warner's departure, due to injury.

On 16 November 2019, 24Bazar.biz was named as the sponsor of the team and it was renamed to Sylhet Thunder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/7-teams-announced-for-Bangabandhu-BPL/31639 |title=7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL| work=daily Bangladesh| date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Sylhet Sixers Logo.png|180px|thumb|right|Former logo of Sylhet Sixers]]

Sylhet Sixers is a new Franchisee, created in 2017, competing in Bangladesh Premier League, chaired by architect, social activist and IT Specialist Shahed Muhit. The team's management has extensive experience in sports team management. The management intends to use the team to bridge the gap between the cricket stars and passionate fans and engage the youth to divert their focus to wholesome sporting activities. Sylhet Sixers is the brainchild of a Bangladesh MP, Abul Maal Abdul Muhit. A management team composed of former cricketers, coaches, lawyers, business entrepreneurs formed to start the Sylhet Sixers. Mr. Maashed R. Abdullah and Mr. Yasir Obaid both textile entrepreneurs had joined the Sixers as Managing Director and CEO respectively.

==Season overview==

===2017/18===
{{see also|2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League}}
The Sylhet Franchise returned to BPL under the Sylhet Sixers banner. The team's icon player was [[Sabbir Rahman]] and was captained by all-rounder Nasir Hossain. They lured wicket-keeper [[Nurul Hasan]] and orthodox spinner and [[Taijul Islam]] as pre-draft signings. Their foreign player signings included [[Krishmar Santokie]], [[Babar Azam]], [[Liam Plunkett]], Andre Fletcher, Upul Tharanga, Ross Whitely and more.

At the draft, pacer [[Abul Hasan]] was their first pick. Their first foreign pick was [[Lankan]] all-rounder [[Chaturanga de Silva]]. Their surprise picks were little-known, inexperienced [[Pakistani]] pacer [[Ghulam Mudassar]], averaging more than 40 with the ball and picking up a solitary wicket in the 2 matches.

The team started their campaign with 4 wins in a row on their home turf. [[Andre Fletcher]] and [[Upul Tharanga]] turned out to be destructive at the top. Skipper [[Nasir Hossain]] bowled well so did [[Liam Plunkett]]. The Sixers suffered a series of injuries as the tournament went on. In the end, the Sixers finished 5th on the points table.

===2018/19===

{{see also|2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League}}

The Sixers decided to retain [[Sabbir Rahman]], [[Nasir Hossain]] and [[Pakistani]] all-rounder [[Sohail Tanvir]]. They signed Bangladesh National Cricket Team opener and wicket-keeper [[Liton Das]] as their icon player. Outside the draft, they signed Australian batsman [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]]. They also signed English opening batsman [[Jason Roy]], [[Nepalis|Nepali]] leg-spinner [[Sandeep Lamichhane]], South African [[Imran Tahir]], [[Wayne Parnell]] and [[Pakistani]] all-rounder [[Mohammad Nawaz (cricketer, born 1994)|Mohammad Nawaz]].

At the draft, Sylhet signed the likes of [[Taskin Ahmed]], [[Al-Amin Hossain]], [[Afif Hossain]] and [[Alok Kapali]] from the domestic category. Their international signings from the draft included [[Mohammad Irfan]], [[Andre Fletcher]], [[Gulbadin Naib]] to name a few.

===2019-20===
During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> The team is owned and managed by BCB itself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref>

==Records==

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|- style="text-align:center;"|
! Year
! [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
! Team Name
|-
!2012
!style= "background: ash;"| League Stage !! [[Sylhet Royals]]
|-
!2013
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs !! [[Sylhet Royals]]
|-
!2015
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage !! [[Sylhet Super Stars]]
|-
!2016
!colspan="2" style= "background: red;"| Suspended
|-
!2017
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage !! [[File:সিলেট সিক্সার্সের রঙ.svg|20x20px|alt=|link=]] Sylhet Sixers
|-
!2019
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage !! [[File:সিলেট সিক্সার্সের রঙ.svg|20x20px|alt=|link=]] Sylhet Sixers
|-
!2019-20
!style= "background: ash;"| League stage !! [[File:সিলেট সিক্সার্সের রঙ.svg|20x20px|alt=|link=]] Sylhet Thunders
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#4ADD00; color:#C0FF00;"|Year
! style="width:13%;background:#4ADD00; color:#C0FF00;"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%;background:#4ADD00; color:#C0FF00;"|Shirt Sponsor (Chest)
! style="width:13%;background:#4ADD00; color:#C0FF00;"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%;background:#4ADD00; color:#C0FF00;"|Chest Branding
|-
|2017
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|[[Eastern Housing Limited]]
|rowspan=2|Bengal Group
|rowspan=2|[[Walton Group]]
|-
|2019
|-
|2020
|
|[[United International University]]
|Rupayan Group; Saif Powertec
|
|}

==Current squad==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Sylhet Thunder}}

==Administration and support staff==

2018/19 Management:
* Head Coach - {{flagicon|SA}} [[Herschelle Gibbs]]
* Bowling Coach - {{flagicon|SA}} [[Nantie Hayward]]
* Chief Advisor - {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Sarwar Imran]]
* Team Director - {{flagicon|BAN}} Tanjil Chowdhury
* Team Sponsor - 24Bazar.biz

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}
{{Sylhet Sixers squad}}

[[Category:Sport in Sylhet]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2015]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Cricket in Sylhet]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Sylhet]]

Namibia national cricket team

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{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Namibia
| image = Cricket Namibia.jpg
| image_size = 175px
| alt = Refer to caption
| caption = Cricket Namibia logo
| association = [[Cricket Namibia]]
| nickname = Eagles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketuganda.world/index.php/8-news/729-icc-t20-world-cup-africa-final-unique-trophy-shoot-leaves-captains-in-awe|title=icc-t20-world-cup-africa-final-unique-trophy-shoot-leaves-captains-in-awe|work=Cricket Uganda|accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref>
| captain = [[Merwe Gerhard Erasmus]]
| coach = [[Pierre de Bruyn]]

| icc_status = Associate Member with ODI status

| icc_member_year = 1992
| icc_region = [[ICC Africa|Africa]]
| odi_rank = 17th
| t20i_rank = 19th
| odi_rank_best = 15th (9-Jan-2020)
| t20i_rank_best = 19th (10-Oct-2019)

| first_odi = v. {{cr|ZIM}} at the [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]]; 10 February 2003
| most_recent_odi = v. {{cr|UAE}} at [[Oman Cricket Academy]], [[Al Amarat]]; 9 January 2020
| num_odis = 14
| odi_record = 5/9 (0 ties, 0 no result)
| num_odis_this_year = 3
| odi_record_this_year = 1/2 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wc_apps = 1
| wc_first = [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]]
| wc_best = First round (2003)
| wcq_apps = 6
| wcq_first = [[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]
| wcq_best = Runner-up ([[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]])

| first_t20i = v. {{cr|GHA}} at [[Kyambogo Cricket Oval]], [[Kampala]]; 20 May 2019
| most_recent_t20i = v. {{cr|IRE}} at [[Dubai International Cricket Stadium]], [[Dubai]]; 2 November 2019
| num_t20is = 16
| num_t20is_this_year = 0
| t20i_record = 12/4 (0 ties, 0 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)

| wt20q_apps = 3
| wt20q_first = [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]
| wt20q_best = 3rd (2012)

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The '''Namibia national cricket team''' is the team that represents the [[Republic of Namibia]] and is governed by [[Cricket Namibia]], an [[ICC members|Associate Member]] of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) since 1992,<ref name="NamCA">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/19.html Namibia] at CricketArchive</ref> and became part of the [[High Performance Program]] in 2007.<ref name="HPP">[http://www.cricketeurope.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000027/002781.shtml Denmark added to ICC High Performance Program] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013445/http://www.cricketeurope.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000027/002781.shtml |date=27 September 2007 }}, ICC Europe Media Release, 20 December 2006 at [[European Cricket Council]]</ref> They took part in the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]] in [[South Africa]], though they lost all their games.<ref name="WC03" /> They have played in each edition of the [[ICC Intercontinental Cup]].

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all [[Twenty20]] matches played between Namibia and other [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC members]] after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|work=[[International Cricket Council]]|date=26 April 2018|accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref>

==History==
===2003 World Cup===
The road to the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]] started with the [[2001 ICC Trophy]] in Canada. Namibia reached the final at the [[Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club]], losing to the Netherlands, but still qualifying for their first World Cup.<ref name="ICCT01">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/72/72639.html Scorecard] of 2001 ICC Trophy Final, 15 July 2001 at Cricket Archive</ref> Namibia then hosted the [[ICC 6 Nations Challenge]] in April 2002, finishing fourth.<ref name="ICC6N02">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/ICC_Six_Nations_Challenge_2001-02.html 2002 ICC 6 Nations Challenge Points Table] at Cricket Archive</ref> They had a disappointing Africa Cup campaign that September, finishing fourth in their group and beating only [[Tanzania national cricket team|Tanzania]],<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2002/TOURNAMENTS/AFRICACUP/about.shtml 2002 Africa Cup] at CricketEurope</ref> and lost four matches against Zimbabwe A a few weeks later.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ZIM/2002-03_ZIM_Namibia_in_Zimbabwe_2002-03.html Namibia in Zimbabwe 2002/03] at Cricket Archive</ref> A tour of Kenya subsequent to the Zimbabwean tour was more successful, as Namibia beat [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in a four match one-day series.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/KENYA/2002-03_KENYA_Namibia_in_Kenya_2002-03.html Namibia in Kenya 2002/03] at Cricket Archive</ref> Following this, Namibia took part in the top level of South African domestic one-day cricket, the Standard Bank Cup, but lost all five of their games.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/Standard_Bank_Cup_2002-03.html Standard Bank Cup 2002/03 Points Table] at Cricket Archive</ref> Bangladesh toured in January 2003, winning the five match one-day series 4–1.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/NAMIB/2002-03_NAMIB_Bangladesh_in_Namibia_2002-03.html Bangladesh in Namibia 2002/03] at Cricket Archive</ref>

The World Cup itself started on 10 February 2003 in [[Harare]] with [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] beating Namibia by 86 runs.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/76/76522.html Scorecard] of Zimbabwe v Namibia, 10 February 2003 at Cricket Archive</ref>
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 10 February 2003
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| score1 = 340/2 (50 overs)
| score2 = 104/5 (25.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| result = Zimbabwe won by 86 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]])
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65236.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Harare Sports Club]], [[Harare]], Zimbabwe
* ''First ever ODI match for Namibia''
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Back in South Africa, they lost to [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] by 171 runs,<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/76/76556.html Scorecard] of Namibia v Pakistan, 16 February 2003 at Cricket Archive</ref> before a 55 run defeat at the hands of [[England national cricket team|England]] in which Namibia performed with some credit, [[Jan-Berrie Burger]] winning the [[man of the match]] award for his innings of 85 that almost helped Namibia pull off an unlikely upset.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/76/76573.html Scorecard] of England v Namibia, 19 February 2003 at Cricket Archive</ref> They then lost by 181 runs to [[India national cricket team|India]]<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/76/76618.html Scorecard] of India v Namibia, 23 February 2003 at Cricket Archive</ref> and a 256 run defeat against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]],<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/76/76661.html Scorecard] of Australia v Namibia, 27 February 2003 at Cricket Archive</ref> the eventual winners of the tournament,<ref name="WC03">[http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC2003/ 2003 World Cup] at [[Cricinfo]]</ref> in what at the time was the biggest winning margin in [[One Day International]]s, since surpassed by an Indian 257 run win over [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]].<ref>[http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/ODIS/RESULTS/ODI_MARGINS_HIGH.html ODIs – Highest winning margins] at Cricinfo</ref> The tournament finished with a 64 run loss to fellow qualifiers the Netherlands.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/76/76704.html Scorecard] of Namibia v Netherlands, 3 March 2003 at Cricket Archive</ref>

===After the World Cup===
In August 2003, Zimbabwe A toured Namibia. Namibia won the one-day series 2–1, but lost both three-day games.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/NAMIB/2003-04_NAMIB_Zimbabwe_A_in_Namibia_2003-04.html Zimbabwe A in Namibia 2003/04] at Cricket Archive</ref> A return visit to Zimbabwe the following January saw Namibia win a five match one-day series against Zimbabwe A 4–1, also winning a match against Zimbabwe Under-19s.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ZIM/2003-04_ZIM_Namibia_in_Zimbabwe_2003-04.html Namibia in Zimbabwe 2003/04] at Cricket Archive</ref> Bangladesh toured Namibia in February, winning all three one-day games and drawing the three-day game.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/NAMIB/2003-04_NAMIB_Bangladesh_in_Namibia_2003-04.html Bangladesh in Namibia 2003/04] at Cricket Archive</ref> Following this, Namibia travelled to the United Arab Emirates for the [[2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge]]. They finished third on run rate after beating [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]], the Netherlands and the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] and losing to Scotland and the [[United States national cricket team|USA]].<ref name="ICC6N04">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2004/TOURNAMENTS/ENT/about.shtml 2004 ICC 6 Nations Challenge] at CricketEurope</ref> Namibia played two [[ICC Intercontinental Cup]] matches against Kenya and [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] in 2004, losing them both.<ref name="ICCup04">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2004/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml 2004 Intercontinental Cup] at CricketEurope</ref> In between the two matches, they won an African nations tournament in Zambia.<ref>[http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2004/OTHERS/ICC-6NAT-WCQS/table.html Points Table for 2004 African tournament] at Cricinfo</ref> Later in the year, they took part in Zimbabwe's national one-day domestic competition, in which they finished as runners-up.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/Faithwear_Clothing_Inter-Provincial_One-Day_Competition_2004-05.html Faithwear Clothing Inter-Provincial One-Day Competition 2004/05 Points Table] at Cricket Archive</ref> Whilst in Zimbabwe, they won two matches against the national side.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ZIM/2004-05_ZIM_Namibia_in_Zimbabwe_2004-05.html Namibia in Zimbabwe 2004/05] at Cricket Archive</ref> This was followed by a visit to Namibia by England, who won both matches.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/NAMIB/2004-05_NAMIB_England_in_Namibia_2004-05.html England in Namibia 2004/05] at Cricket Archive</ref>

Zimbabwe A again visited Namibia in early 2005, losing both one-day matches that finished.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/NAMIB/2004-05_NAMIB_Zimbabwe_A_in_Namibia_2004-05.html Zimbabwe A in Namibia 2004/05] at Cricket Archive</ref> Pakistan A were the next visitors in April, winning all three one-day matches and drawing in the three-day game.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/NAMIB/2004-05_NAMIB_Pakistan_A_in_Namibia_2004-05.html Pakistan A in Namibia 2004/05] at Cricket Archive</ref> This was followed by their two regional group games in the [[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]. Whilst they were unbeaten, winning against Uganda and drawing against Kenya, this was not enough to qualify for the semi-finals.<ref name="ICCup05">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2005/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup] at CricketEurope</ref> They then visited Ireland to take part in the [[2005 ICC Trophy]]. They finished 7th after beating Denmark in their final play-off game.<ref name="ICCT05">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/82/82972.html Scorecard] of Denmark v Namibia, 11 July 2005 at Cricket Archive</ref> Back at home, they hosted [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] at the end of July, losing both games,<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/NAMIB/2005-06_NAMIB_New_Zealand_in_Namibia_2005-06.html New Zealand in Namibia 2005/06] at Cricket Archive</ref> losing by only 29 runs after conceding 330/6.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/83/83161.html Scorecard] of Namibia v New Zealand, 30 July 2005 at Cricket Archive</ref> In October of that year, they hosted the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Cup, despite failing to qualify. While the final was being played, they played a two match one-day series against Bermuda after they had been knocked out of the tournament, winning both games, but the games were tarnished by controversial incidents, with the Bermuda team accusing the Namibian team of racist insults, and walking off in the second game when a flurry of [[Bouncer (cricket)|bouncers]] were unleashed at the lower order Bermuda batsmen.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/223615.html Racism, rows and a walk-off tarnish 'friendly' one-dayers] by Cricinfo staff, 30 October 2005 at Cricinfo</ref> The Namibian Cricket Board denied the allegations of racism.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/224122.html Bermuda's allegations 'rejected with contempt'] by Cricinfo staff, 4 November 2005 at Cricinfo</ref>

===Present day===
In March 2006, Namibia met [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] in a challenge match to decide who got the eighth and final spot in the [[2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]. The match was drawn, with Namibia getting a first innings lead, thus qualifying them for the main tournament. The main tournament itself started with an innings defeat by Scotland in [[Aberdeen]] before a five wicket defeat by [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] in Dublin, both matches in May.<ref name="ICCup06">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup] at CricketEurope</ref> In the [[2006-07 South African cricket season]], Namibia took part in the second tier of [[first-class cricket|first-class]] and [[List A cricket]], the South African Airways Challenge. They finished second in their group in the three-day tournament<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/South_African_Airways_Provincial_Three-Day_Challenge_2006-07.html 2006/07 South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge points table] at Cricket Archive</ref> and third in their group in the one-day tournament, missing out on reaching the semi-finals by one win.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/South_African_Airways_Provincial_One-Day_Challenge_2006-07.html 2006/07 South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge points table] at Cricket Archive</ref> In the midst of the matches in those tournaments, they played their third and final 2006 Intercontinental Cup match, beating the UAE by an innings.<ref name="ICCup06" /> On 1 April 2007, they became part of the ICC's High Performance Program.<ref name="HPP" />

In November/December 2007, Namibia hosted [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] of the [[World Cricket League]] where they played against [[Argentina national cricket team|Argentina]], [[Danish cricket team|Denmark]], [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates cricket team|the UAE]] and [[Ugandan cricket team|Uganda]]. Although Namibia won three of their five group matches, it was not enough for them to progress to the final. Namibia beat Denmark in the third place playoff. On the basis of their top four finish in this tournament, Namibia qualified for the [[ICC World Cup Qualifier]] in 2009, the final tournament in qualification for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]].

Namibia again took part in the second tier of South African domestic cricket between October 2007 and February 2008.<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000049/004980.shtml Namibia to continue in South African provincial cricket] by Andrew Nixon, 29 June 2007 at CricketEurope</ref> They played a [[2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup]] match against Canada in October 2007, playing the remaining games against Bermuda, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands, Scotland and the UAE in 2008.<ref name="ICCup08">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-07-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620180456/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/about.shtml |archivedate=20 June 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Namibia won the [[2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Shield]] defeating the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] by six wickets in Dubai.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2009/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/shield.shtml |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-05-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225210729/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2009/TOURNAMENTS/INTERCONTINENTAL/shield.shtml |archivedate=25 February 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
In 2011 Namibia participated in [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|Division Two]] and finished as runners-up, on this occasion behind the UAE.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2011/TOURNAMENTS/WCL2/about.shtml |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-05-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509080352/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2011/TOURNAMENTS/WCL2/about.shtml |archivedate=9 May 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In July 2011, the country competed in the ICC Twenty20 World Cricket League Africa Division One competition in Uganda, winning all eight group matches before succumbing to the [[Uganda national cricket team|hosts]] in the Final by six wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/twenty20/qualifier.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-03-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107092808/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/twenty20/qualifier.php |archivedate=7 January 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> During this tournament, all-rounder Louis van der Westhuizen struck 16 sixes in an innings of 159* against Kenya, as part of a team total of 262/1 from 20 overs.
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 May 2019
| time = 13:50
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|GHA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 91/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Simon Ateak]] 26 (22)
| wickets1 = [[Zhivago Groenewald]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| score2 = 92/1 (10.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Stephan Baard]] 52[[not out|*]] (34)
| wickets2 = [[Vincent Ateak]] 1/27 (3 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1184258.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Kyambogo Cricket Oval]], [[Kampala]]
| umpires = [[Iknow Chabi]] (Zim) and Kehinde Olanbiwonnu (Nga)
| motm = [[Stephan Baard]] (Nam)
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = First ever T20I match for Namibia.
*[[Isaac Aboagye]], [[Michael Aboagye]], [[Daniel Anefie]], [[David Ankrah]], [[Simon Ateak]], [[Vincent Ateak]], [[Frank Baaleri]], [[Kofi Bagabena]], [[Rexford Bakum]], [[Julius Mensah]], [[Lakmal Perera]] (Gha), [[Stephan Baard]], [[Karl Birkenstock]], [[Niko Davin]], [[Merwe Gerhard Erasmus]], [[Jan Frylinck]], [[Zane Green]], [[Zhivago Groenewald]], [[Tangeni Lungameni]], [[Bernard Scholtz]], [[JJ Smit]] and [[Christi Viljoen]] (Nam) all made their T20I debuts.
}}

==International grounds==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2017}}
{{location map+|Namibia|float=left|width=350|caption=Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within Namibia|places=
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{{location map~|Namibia|label=[[United Ground]]|position=top|lat=-22.591564|long=17.071756}}
{{location map~|Namibia|label=[[Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek|Wanderers]]|position=right|lat=-22.591564|long=17.071756}}
{{location map~|Namibia|label=[[Windhoek High School#Cricket ground|Windhoek High School]]|position=bottom|lat=-22.591564|long=17.071756}}
{{location map~|Namibia|label=[[Sparta Cricket Club Ground]]|position=left|lat=-22.956111|long=14.508056}}
}}
{{-}}

==Records==
'''International match summary – Namibia'''<ref name="ODIsummary">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=2;id=28;type=team |title=Records / Namibia / One-Day Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="T20I">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=28;type=team |title=Records / Namibia / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=22 May 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" | '''Playing record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! D/NR !! Inaugural match
|-
| align="left"| One-Day Internationals || 14 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 10 February 2003
|-
| align="left"| Twenty20 Internationals || 16 || 12 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 20 May 2019
|-
''Last updated 9 January 2020''
|}

===One-Day Internationals===
*Highest team total: 324/7 v. [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] on 8 January 2020 at [[Oman Cricket Academy]], [[Al Amarat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/namibia/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=2&id=28&type=team|title=Namibia / Records / One-Day Internationals / Highest Totals|website=Cricinfo|access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>
*Highest individual score: 136, [[Jean-Pierre Kotze]] v. [[United States national cricket team|United States]] on 20 September 2019 at [[Central Broward Regional Park]], [[Lauderhill, Florida|Lauderhill]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/namibia/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=2&id=28&type=team|title=Namibia / Records / One-Day Internationals / High Scores|website=Cricinfo|access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>
*Best individual bowling figures: 5/13, [[Jan Frylinck]] v. [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] on 27 April 2019 at [[Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek|Wanderers]], [[Windhoek]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/namibia/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=2&id=28&type=team|title=Namibia / Records / One-Day Internationals / Best Bowling Figures in an Innings|website=Cricinfo|access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most ODI runs for Namibia'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=28;type=team |title=Records / Namibia / ODI / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| '''Player'''
! style="text-align:left;"| '''Runs'''
! style="text-align:left;"| '''Average'''
! style="text-align:left;"| '''Career span'''
|-
| [[Jean-Pierre Kotze]] || 299 || 37.37 || 2019-2020
|-
| [[Craig Williams (cricketer)|Craig Williams]] || 267 || 44.50 || 2019-2020
|-
| [[Merwe Gerhard Erasmus]] || 226 || 28.25 || 2019-2020
|-
| [[Zane Green]] || 206 || 25.75 || 2019-2020
|-
| [[Jan-Berrie Burger]] || 199 || 33.16 || 2003-2003
|}
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'''Most ODI wickets for Namibia'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=2;id=28;type=team |title=Records / Namibia / ODI / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| '''Player'''
! style="text-align:left;"| '''Wickets'''
! style="text-align:left;"| '''Average'''
! style="text-align:left;"| '''Career span'''
|-
| [[JJ Smit]] || 13 || 17.61 || 2019-2020
|-
| [[Jan Frylinck]] || 12 || 18.25 || 2019-2020
|-
| [[Zhivago Groenewald]] || 11 || 11.81 || 2019-2019
|-
| [[Bernard Scholtz]] || 11 || 20.27 || 2019-2020
|-
| [[Rudi van Vuuren]] || 8 || 37.25 || 2003-2003
|}
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'''ODI record versus other nations'''<ref name="ODIsummary" />

''Records complete to ODI #4227. Last updated 9 January 2020.''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 700px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! D !! First match !! First win
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Test nations'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|AUS}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 27 February 2003 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|ENG}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 19 February 2003 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|IND}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 23 February 2003 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|PAK}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 16 February 2003 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|ZIM}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 10 February 2003 ||
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|NED}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 March 2003 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|OMA}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 27 April 2019 || 27 April 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|PNG}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 22 September 2019 || 22 September 2019
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|UAE}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6 January 2020 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{cr|USA}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 17 September 2019 || 20 September 2019
|}

===Twenty20 Internationals===

* Highest team total: 240/3 v. [[Botswana national cricket team|Botswana]] on 20 August 2019 at [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=28;type=team |title=Records / Namibia / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=22 May 2019}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 101[[Not out|*]], [[Jean-Pierre Kotze]] v. [[Botswana national cricket team|Botswana]] on 20 August 2019 at [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=28;type=team |title=Records / Namibia / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=22 May 2019}}</ref>
* Best individual bowling figures: 5/9, [[Christi Viljoen]] v. [[Botswana national cricket team|Botswana]] on 22 May 2019 at [[Kyambogo Cricket Oval]], [[Kampala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=28;type=team |title=Records / Namibia / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=22 May 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most T20I runs for Namibia'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=28;type=team |title=Records / Namibia / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=22 May 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Merwe Gerhard Erasmus]] || 407 || 37.00 || 2019–2019
|-
|[[Stephan Baard]] || 387 || 35.18 || 2019–2019
|-
|[[Niko Davin]] || 335 || 22.33 || 2019–2019
|-
|[[Craig Williams (cricketer)|Craig Williams]] || 249 || 27.66 || 2019–2019
|-
|[[Jean-Pierre Kotze]] || 247 || 22.27 || 2019–2019
|}
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'''Most T20I wickets for Namibia'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=28;type=team |title=Records / Namibia / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=22 May 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Bernard Scholtz]] || 22 || 12.95 || 2019–2019
|-
|[[Jan Frylinck]] || 21 || 12.19 || 2019–2019
|-
|[[Christi Viljoen]] || 20 || 11.80 || 2019–2019
|-
|[[JJ Smit]] || 16 || 14.62 || 2019–2019
|-
|[[Merwe Gerhard Erasmus]] || 12 || 14.25 || 2019–2019
|}
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'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I"/>

''Records complete to T20I #996. Last updated 2 November 2019.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Full members'''
|-
|align=left|{{cr|IRE}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 November 2019 ||
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''v. Associate Members'''
|-
|align=left|{{cr|BER}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 October 2019 || 23 October 2019
|-
|align=left|{{cr|BOT}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 22 May 2019 || 22 May 2019
|-
|align=left|{{cr|GHA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20 May 2019 || 20 May 2019
|-
|align=left|{{cr|KEN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 October 2019 || 25 October 2019
|-
|align=left|{{cr|NED}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 19 October 2019 ||
|-
|align=left|{{cr|OMA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 29 October 2019 || 29 October 2019
|-
|align=left|{{cr|PNG}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 20 October 2019 ||
|-
|align=left|{{cr|SCO}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 22 October 2019 || 22 October 2019
|-
|align=left|{{cr|SIN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 26 October 2019 || 26 October 2019
|-
|align=left|{{cr|UGA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21 May 2019 || 21 May 2019
|}

==Tournament history==
===ICC Cricket World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=8|[[Cricket World Cup|ODI World Cup record]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]] || colspan=7 rowspan=5| Not eligible<ref name="NamCA" />
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|PAK}} [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992]]
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|PAK}} {{flagicon|SRI}} [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]] || colspan=7 rowspan=2| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999]]
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2003 Cricket World Cup|2003]] || Group stage || 14/14 || 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0
|-
|{{flagicon|WIN}} [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007]] || colspan=7 rowspan=4| Did not qualify
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} {{flagicon|SRI}} {{flagicon|BAN}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011]]
|-
||{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} [[2015 Cricket World Cup|2015]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019]]
|-
|'''Total''' || '''Group Stage''' || '''1/12''' || '''6''' || '''0''' || '''6''' || '''0''' || '''0'''
|}

===ICC T20 World Cup===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[ICC T20 World Cup]]
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[2009 ICC World Twenty20|2009]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|West Indies}} [[2010 ICC World Twenty20|2010]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 ICC World Twenty20|2012]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016]]|| colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2020 ICC World Twenty20|2020]]||colspan ="7"|''Qualified''
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''0/16'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

===ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier===
Namibia did not play in the ICC Trophy between [[1979 ICC Trophy|1979]] and [[1990 ICC Trophy|1990]] as they were not a member of the ICC at the time.<ref name="NamCA" />

*[[1994 ICC Trophy|1994]]: 9th place – Won Plate competition<ref name="ICCT94">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/58/58641.html Scorecard] of Denmark v Namibia, 1 March 1994 at Cricket Archive</ref>
*[[1997 ICC Trophy|1997]]: 15th place<ref name="ICCT97">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/63/63778.html Scorecard] of Malaysia v Namibia, 4 April 1997 at Cricket Archive</ref>
*[[2001 ICC Trophy|2001]]: Runners up<ref name="ICCT01" />
*[[2005 ICC Trophy|2005]]: 7th place<ref name="ICCT05" />
*[[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier|2009]]: 8th place<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/iccwcq2009/engine/match/390254.html |title=7th Place Play-off: Namibia v United Arab Emirates at Krugersdorp, Apr 19, 2009 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo |website=Content.cricinfo.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-25}}</ref>
*[[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2014]]: 6th place
*[[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2018]]: ''Did not qualify''
*[[2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2022]]: TBD

===ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier===
* [[2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2012]]: 3rd place
* [[2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2013]]: 10th place
* [[2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier|2015]]: 7th place
* [[ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Qualifier|2019]]: 4th place

===ICC Intercontinental Cup===
* [[2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2004]]: First round<ref name="ICCup04" />
* [[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2005]]: First round<ref name="ICCup05" />
* [[2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2006]]: First round<ref name="ICCup06" />
* [[2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2007–08]]: Losing finalist
* [[2009-10 ICC Intercontinental Shield|2009–10 (Shield)]]: Winners
* [[2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2011–13]]: 5th place
* [[2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2015–17]]: 8th place

===ICC World Cricket League===
*[[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2007 Division Two]]: 3rd place<ref>{{cite web |url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/wcl/homepage.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-11-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213204708/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/wcl/homepage.html |archivedate=13 December 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2011 Division Two]]: 2nd place
*[[2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship|2011–13 Championship]]: 7th place
*[[2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2015 Division Two]]: 2nd place
*[[2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship|2015–17 Championship]]: 8th place
*[[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2018 Division Two]]: 4th place
*[[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two|2019 Division Two]]: Winners

===ICC 6 Nations Challenge===
*[[ICC Six Nations Challenge|2000]]: Did not participate<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/ENT/about.shtml |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-07-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808141147/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/ENT/about.shtml |archivedate=8 August 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[ICC Six Nations Challenge|2002]]: 1st place<ref name="ICC6N02" />
*[[ICC Six Nations Challenge|2004]]: 3rd place<ref name="ICC6N04" />

==Personnel==
===Playing staff===
This lists all the active players who have played for the Namibia in the past year (since 12 January 2019) and the forms in which they have played, or any players (in italics) outside this criteria who have been selected in the team's most recent squad.

'''Key'''
*S/N = Shirt number

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="text-align:center; background:#0014A8; color:yellow; | Name
! style="text-align:center; background:#0014A8; color:yellow; | Age
! style="text-align:center; background:#0014A8; color:yellow; | Batting style
! style="text-align:center; background:#0014A8; color:yellow; | Bowling style
! style="text-align:center; background:#0014A8; color:yellow; | Forms
! style="text-align:center; background:#0014A8; color:yellow; | S/N
! style="text-align:center; background:#0014A8; color:yellow; | Last FC
! style="text-align:center; background:#0014A8; color:yellow; | Last ODI
! style="text-align:center; background:#0014A8; color:yellow; | Last T20I
|-
! colspan="9" | Batsmen
|-
| [[Stephan Baard]] || {{age|1992|4|29}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20I || 14 || — || {{cricon|UAE}} 2020 || {{cricon|IRE}} 2019
|-
| [[Karl Birkenstock]] || {{age|1996|3|27}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || ODI, T20I || 92 || — || {{cricon|UAE}} 2020 || {{cricon|BOT}} 2019
|-
| [[Niko Davin]] || {{age|1997|12|19}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || T20I || 64 || — || — || {{cricon|IRE}} 2019
|-
| [[Merwe Gerhard Erasmus]] || {{age|1995|4|11}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI (C), T20I (C) || 7 || — || {{cricon|UAE}} 2020 || {{cricon|IRE}} 2019
|-
! colspan="9" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Zane Green]] || {{age|1996|10|11}} || Left-handed || — || ODI, T20I || 48 || — || {{cricon|UAE}} 2020 || {{cricon|IRE}} 2019
|-
| [[Jean-Pierre Kotze]] || {{age|1994|04|23}} || Left-handed || — || ODI, T20I || 32 || — || {{cricon|UAE}} 2020 || {{cricon|IRE}} 2019
|-
! colspan="9" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Jan Frylinck]] || {{age|1994|4|6}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || ODI (VC), T20I (VC) || 49 || — || {{cricon|UAE}} 2020 || {{cricon|OMA}} 2019
|-
| ''[[Nicol Loftie-Eaton]]'' || {{age|2000|3|15}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || ''ODI'' || 79 || — || — || —
|-
| [[JJ Smit]] || {{age|1995|11|10}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20I || 12 || — || {{cricon|UAE}} 2020 || {{cricon|IRE}} 2019
|-
| [[Christi Viljoen]] || {{age|1987|9|28}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20I || 4 || — || {{cricon|USA}} 2019 || {{cricon|IRE}} 2019
|-
| [[Craig Williams (cricketer)|Craig Williams]] || {{age|1984|2|25}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || ODI, T20I || 46 || — || {{cricon|UAE}} 2020 || {{cricon|IRE}} 2019
|-
| [[Pikky Ya France]] || {{age|1990|4|23}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ODI, T20I || 23 || — || {{cricon|UAE}} 2020 || {{cricon|PNG}} 2019
|-
! colspan="9" | Pace bowlers
|-
| [[Jan-Izak de Villiers]] || {{age|2001|5|6}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || ODI || — || — || {{cricon|UAE}} 2020 || —
|-
| [[Tangeni Lungameni]] || {{age|1992|4|17}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || T20I || 9 || — || — || {{cricon|BOT}} 2019
|-
| [[Ben Shikongo]] || {{age|2000|5|8}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || ODI, T20I || — || — || {{cricon|UAE}} 2020 || {{cricon|IRE}} 2019
|-
! colspan="9" | Spin bowlers
|-
| [[Zhivago Groenewald]] || {{age|1993|6|8}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20I || 45 || — || {{cricon|PNG}} 2019 || {{cricon|IRE}} 2019
|-
| ''[[Mauritius Ngupita]]'' || {{age|2000|12|13}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || ''ODI'' || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[Bernard Scholtz]] || {{age|1990|3|10}} || Right-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ODI, T20I || 1 || — || {{cricon|UAE}} 2020 || {{cricon|IRE}} 2019
|}

==Coaching staff==
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Name
|-
| '''National Coach''' || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Pierre de Bruyn]]
|-
| '''Specialist coaching consultant''' || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Albie Morkel]]
|-
| '''National Team Manager''' || {{flagicon|NAM}} Dayanand Thakur
|}

==Players==
Namibia's squad for [[2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] from 20-27 April 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricketnamibia.com/the-squad-participating-in-the-icc-world-league-2-tournament/ |title=The Squad Participating In The ICC World League 2 Tournament |work=Cricket Namibia |accessdate=19 March 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Merwe Gerhard Erasmus]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Jan Frylinck]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Stephan Baard]]
* [[Jean Bredenkamp]]
* [[Jan-Izak de Villiers]]
* [[Zane Green]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Zhivago Groenewald]]
* [[Jean-Pierre Kotze]]
* [[Tangeni Lungameni]]
* [[Bernard Scholtz]]
* [[JJ Smit]]
* [[Christi Viljoen]]
* [[Craig Williams (cricketer)|Craig Williams]]
* [[Pikky Ya France]]

==Former players==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
! NO
! Name
! Date of birth
! Date of death
! Batting style
! Bowling style
! Nationality
! Duration
|-
! colspan="8" | Wicket-Keeper Batsman †
|-
|| † 27 || [[Raymond van Schoor]] || 23 May 1990 || {{Death date and age|df=y|2015|11|20|1990|5|23}} || RHB || Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || {{cr|NAM}} || 2007–2015
|}

==Overseas/foreign players==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
! NO
! Name
! Age
! Batting style
! Bowling style
! Nationality
! Duration
! MAJOR TEAMS
|-
! colspan="8" | Wicketkeeper
|-
| 44 || [[Tatenda Taibu]] || {{birth date and age|1983|05|14|df=y}} || RHB || Right-arm [[off spin|off-break]] || style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|ZIM}} || 2006–2007 || [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
|-
! colspan="8" | All Rounders
|-
| 23 || [[Dougie Brown]] || {{birth date and age|1969|10|29|df=y}} || RHB || Right arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium pace]] || style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 2002–2003 || [[Warwickshire CCC]]
|-
| 77 || [[Dwaine Pretorius]] || {{birth date and age|1989|03|29|df=y}} || RHB || Right arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium pace]] || style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|RSA}} || 2009–2010 || [[Highveld Lions cricket team|Lions]]
|-
| || [[Qasim Sheikh]] || {{birth date and age|1984|10|30|df=y}} || LHB || Left arm [[Medium pace bowling|medium pace]] || style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|SCO}} || 2007–2008 || [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]]
|-
! colspan="8" | Bowlers
|-
| 28 || [[Tony Palladino]] || {{birth date and age|1983|06|29|df=y}} || RHB || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:left;"| {{cr|ENG}} || 2009–2010 || [[Derbyshire CCC]]
|}

==Namibians playing overseas==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|-
! NO
! Name
! Age
! Batting style
! Bowling style
! Nationality
! Duration
! CURRENT TEAM
|-
! colspan="8" | All-Rounder
|-
|| 4 || [[Christi Viljoen]] || {{birth date and age|1987|09|28|df=y}} || RHB || Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || {{cr|NAM}} {{cr|NZL}} || 2010–2014 || [[Otago cricket team|Otago]]
|}

*A complete list of Namibian cricketers with articles can be found at: [[:Category:Namibian cricketers|Category:Namibian cricketers]]



==See also==
* [[Cricket in Namibia]]
* [[List of Namibia ODI cricketers]]
* [[List of Namibia Twenty20 International cricketers]]
* [[Namibia national under-19 cricket team]]
* [[Namibia women's national cricket team]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* ''South African Cricket Annual'' – various editions
* ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' – various editions
* [http://www.cricketnamibia.com/ Cricket Namibia] official site

{{National sports teams of Namibia}}
{{National cricket teams}}
{{South African cricket season}}

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[[Category:National cricket teams]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Namibia|Cricket]]
[[Category:Namibia in international cricket]]

Rangpur Riders

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{{EngvarB|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
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| league = [[Bangladesh Premier League]]
| city = [[Rangpur City|Rangpur]], [[Rangpur Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
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| captain = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Watson]]
| coach = {{flagicon|NZ}} Mark O'Donnell
| owner = [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (2019–20)
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The '''Rangpur Rangers''' ([[Rangpuri language|Rangpuri]]/{{lang-bn|রংপুর রেঞ্জার্স}}) are a professional [[cricket]] team based in [[Rangpur City]], [[Rangpur Division|Rangpur]]. The Rangers compete in [[Bangladesh Premier League]] (BPL), the premier cricket league in [[Bangladesh]]. <ref>http://www.facebook.com/ridersofhope</ref> They use [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]] for most home games.

The Rangers joined the league as a member in 2013, prior to the second edition of the tournament. Although the ownership of the team changed multiple times, the team structure stayed at its original form since the foundation of the team. The team is sponsored by [[Incepta Pharmaceuticals]], a leading pharmaceutical company in [[Bangladesh]].
<ref name="bashundhara">{{cite web |url=http://www.bashundharagroup.com/rangpur-riders-begin-new-journey-with-bashundhara-group/ |title=Rangpur Riders begin new journey with Bashundhara Group |website=Bashundhara Group}}</ref>

In the 5th edition of BPL, They defeated [[Dhaka Dynamites]] in the finals to win their first title.

On 16 November 2019, [[Bangladesh Cricket Board]] (BCB) announced [[Incepta Pharmaceuticals]] as the sponsor of the team and it was renamed to Rangpur Rangers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/7-teams-announced-for-Bangabandhu-BPL/31639 |title=7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL| work=daily Bangladesh| date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==History==
The Rangpur Riders was established in 2012, afterward{{Clarify|date=January 2019}} first season of the [[Bangladesh Premier League]]. The team was bought by Mustafa Rafiqul Islam, owner of iSports Limited. The franchise right were bought for US$1.1 million at a closed-door auction. Haque Brothers Industries Limited also participated in the bid, but failed to outbid iSports Limited, a sister-concern of Flora Telecom.<ref>{{cite web|title=I Sports new BPL franchise|url=http://bdnews24.com/cricket/2012/12/16/i-sports-new-bpl-franchise|website=bdnews24.com|accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> The Riders joined the tournament in 2013 as the seventh team, representing the newly declared [[Rangpur Division]]. The team ownership was transferred to Sohana Sports which is now managed by [[Bashundhara Group]], a pioneering conglomerate of [[Bangladesh]]. The team's logo is copied without permission<ref name="copied-logo">{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/ajvsell/status/806960792688066560 |title=@MidnightRiders retweeted @ajvsell: "Remember that time @ridersofhope stole the @midnightriders logo?" |website=Twitter}}</ref> from that of the [[Midnight Riders (MLS supporters association)|Midnight Riders]], a supporters group for the American [[MLS]] soccer side [[New England Revolution]].<ref name="logo">{{cite web |url=http://www.midnightriders.com/ |title=Midnight Riders |website=Midnight Riders}}</ref>

==Season overview==

===Debut season===
{{see also|2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League}}
[[Rangpur Riders]] were the newest addition to franchise during the second edition of the league. The team began its league run with [[Nasir Hossain]] as their icon player, and [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)]] as the captain. Pakistani legendary spinner [[Saqlain Mushtaq]] was appointed as the coach. The Riders picked up their first victory against [[Chittagong Vikings|Chittagong Kings]], winning by 6 wickets. The team ended the season with five wins, and seven loss, resulting in a point-table tie with [[Duronto Rajshahi]], later dropping off from the playoffs due to lower Net Run Rate than Rajshahi. [[Nasir Hossain]] was the highest paid cricketer of the team with a salary of US$208,000.

===Season Two===
{{see also|2015 Bangladesh Premier League}}
'''Riders of Hope''' got its hope for this season when they purchase [[Shakib Al Hasan]] as their Icon player for this season in the newly introduced Player Draft policy instead of Bidding like previous 2 seasons.

This season Rangpur Riders hired [[Shane Jurgensen]] as their head coach to make a tough team as per their promise in the Player Draft. This season they did pick some well known local players, like- [[Shakib Al Hasan]], [[Arafat Sunny]], [[Soumya Sarkar]], [[Al-Amin]], [[Saqlain Sajib]] and few more, along with some classy international T20 specialist [[Lendl Simmons]], [[Darren Sammy]], [[Sachithra Senanayake]], [[Mohammad Nabi]] with some experienced face, like [[Misbah-ul-Haq]].

This well balanced team ended the season by capturing 3rd position in the League but could not qualify for the final thanks to loss against [[Barisal Bulls]] in the 2nd qualifier after a win against [[Dhaka Dynamites]] in the eliminator.

===Season Three===
{{see also|2016 Bangladesh Premier League}}
Prior to the fourth season, the ownership of the Riders were transferred to Sohana Sports. The team rearranged its playing squad, with [[Shahid Afridi]], [[Soumya Sarkar]], [[Mohammad Shehzad (cricketer)|Mohammad Shehzad]] and many other acclaimed cricketers. [[Shakib Al Hasan]], the icon player from the previous edition was transferred to [[Dhaka Dynamites]]. The club also included rising star [[Babar Azam]], hard-hitting all-rounder [[Dasun Shanaka]] in their squad and signing [[Sohag Gazi]] and [[Rubel Hossain]] proved beneficial for the bowling attack. Having [[Ziaur Rahman (Bangladeshi cricketer)|Ziaur Rahman]] in the playing eleven who was also picked in the draft seemed useful as he provided some big hits when batting. Retaining [[Mohammad Mithun (cricketer)|Mohammad Mithun]] was a good call as he was the second highest run scorer for the team that season and [[Arafat Sunny]] took magical figures of 3/0 against [[Khulna Titans]] which proves he was also worth retaining.

The Riders started the season strong with a dominating victory against [[Chittagong Vikings]], winning the match by 9 wickets with [[Mohammad Shehzad (cricketer)|Mohammad Shahzad]] scoring 80 runs. The team continued its domination during its second game, getting [[Khulna Titans]] all out for 44, the lowest ever total in Bangladesh Premier League. They lost their way later on and finished fifth in the team rankings, thus, not qualifying for the playoffs.

===Season Four===
{{see also|2017 Bangladesh Premier League}}
Previous icon player [[Soumya Sarkar]] left the team, resulting in the team announcing [[Mashrafe Mortaza]] as the new icon and captain. They signed [[Jamaica]]n t20 specialist, [[Chris Gayle]], one of the cleanest hitter of the cricket ball, former [[New Zealand]] captain and opener [[Brendon McCullum]] and [[Lankan]] genuine swinger, [[Lasith Malinga]] They also signed two [[English people|English]] seam bowling all-rounder [[David Willey (cricketer)|David Willey]] and [[Ravi Bopara]]. Their other squad members include [[West Indian]] leggie [[Samuel Badree]] and more. They Retained [[Rubel Hossain]] and [[Sohag Gazi]]. Both of them bowled well [[2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League|last season]]. The third retained player is [[Mithun Ali|Mohammad Mithun]] who was their second highest run scorer [[2016-17 Bangladesh Premier League|last season]]. They picked [[English people|English]] batter [[Sam Hain]], [[Afghan]] batting all-rounder [[Samiullah Shenwari]], experienced orthodox spinners [[Abdur Razzak (cricketer)]] and more from the draft.

They picked 8 locals and 3 foreigners from the draft which is 1 more than the minimum requirement for each category. Their first pick was [[Shahriar Nafees]], a prominent Bangladeshi batsman. The surprise picks were inexperienced and little-known [[Afghan]] chinaman bowler [[Zahir Khan (Afghan cricketer)|Zahir Khan]].

Rangpur began their campaign with a win against [[Rajshahi Kings]]. They suffered a few defeats on the way but managed to qualify for the playoffs, finished 4th in the league stage, just enough for the qualification. In the eliminator against [[Khulna Titans]], [[Chris Gayle]] won them the match with an unbeaten 126. In the 2nd qualifier against [[Comilla Victorians]], [[Johnson Charles]] won them the match with his maiden century in t20 cricket. In the final, Chris Gayle once again smacked a hundred, this time a record 146*. The bowlers also did very well which won them their first championship. Their skipper [[Mashrafe Mortaza]] has now won 4 BPLs out of 5 for 3 different teams.

===Season Five===
Riders have retained [[Mashrafe Mortaza]], [[Mohammad Mithun]], [[Nazmul Islam]], [[Ravi Bopara]] and [[Chris Gayle]]. They have also signed [[English people|English]] opener [[Alex Hales]] and [[South Africa]]n batsmen [[AB de Villiers]]. AB will play 9 matches and more if the team advances to the playoffs.

In the draft, they signed the likes of [[Shafiul Islam]], [[Abul Hasan]], [[Sohag Gazi]] and [[Nahidul Islam]]. They signed [[Rilee Rossouw]], [[Benny Howell]] and [[Oshane Thomas]] from the international category.

===Season Six===
The captain [[Mashrafe Mortaza]] was released and [[Shakib Al Hasan]], the captain of [[Dhaka Dynamites]], left the team and joined Riders for the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109153/bangladesh-premier-league-2019-rangpur-riders-sign-shakib-for-upcoming-season|title=Rangpur Riders sign Shakib for upcoming season|work=Cricbuzz|date=31 July 2019}}</ref>

===Season seven (2019-20)===
During the player's direct signing period, a ''Conflict of Interests'' aroused between BCB and all other franchise. Subsequently in September 2019, BCB made some changes in rules and regulations for this season and eliminating all franchises, BCB took over the charge of the current BPL and decided to run this current tournament by the board itself and named the tournament as '''Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019''' in order to pay homage to [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] on his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109870/bcb-cricket-to-conduct-t20-tournament-instead-of-bpl-after-fallout-with-franchises |title=BCB to conduct T20 tournament instead of BPL after fallout with franchises |work=Cricbuzz|date=11 September 2019}}</ref> Apparently the team was owned by BCB itself but later '''[[Incepta Pharmaceuticals]]''' became the team sponsor of Rangpur. They renamed it to ''‘Rangpur Rangers’''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2019/11/18/media-release-bangabandhu-bpl-t20-2019-squads/ |title=Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 squads | work= Bangladesh Cricket Board| date=17 November 2019}}</ref>

==Records==
{| class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" width="40%"
|- style="text-align:center;"|
! '''Year'''
! '''[[Bangladesh Premier League]]'''
|-
!'''2013'''
!style= "background: ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2015'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2016'''
!style= "background: ash;"| League Stage
|-
!'''2017'''
!style= "background: gold;"| Champions
|-
!'''2019'''
!style= "background: #CD7F32;"| Playoffs
|-
!'''2019-20'''
!style= "background: Ash;"| League Stage
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:1%;background:#5CBFEB; color: spacecadet;"|Year
! style="width:13%;background:#5CBFEB; color: spacecadet;"|Kit Manufacturers
! style="width:13%;background:#5CBFEB; color: spacecadet;"|Shirt Sponsor (Chest)
! style="width:13%;background:#5CBFEB; color: spacecadet;"|Shirt Sponsor (Back)
! style="width:13%;background:#5CBFEB; color: spacecadet;"|Chest Branding
|-
|2015
|[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
|BBS Cables Ltd
|[[Meghna Group of Industries|Fresh Cement Industries Ltd]]
|Bangla Cash
|-
|2016
|rowspan=3|Sohana Sports
|[[Bashundhara Group]]
|Amin Mohammad Group
|[[Partex Group|Amber]]
|-
|2017
|[[Social Islami Bank Limited]]
|[[Bashundhara Group|Bashundhara Tissue]]
|rowspan=2|Rupayan City Uttara
|-
|2019
|[[Bashundhara Group|Bashundhara Tissue]]
|Amin Mohammad Group
|-
|2020
|
|[[Incepta Pharmaceuticals]]
| [[Incepta Pharmaceuticals]]; [[Channel i]]
|
|}

==Current squad==
{{transcluded section|List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters}}
{{#section-h:List of current Bangladesh Premier League team rosters|Rangpur Rangers}}

==Administrators and support staff==
* Head Coach: {{flagicon|NZ}} Mark O'Donnell
* Assistant Coach: {{flagicon|BAN}} Mizanur Rahman Babul
* Bowling Coach: {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammad Rafique (cricketer)|Mohammad Rafique]]
* Team Director: {{flagicon|BAN}} Enayet Husain Siraj
* Team Advisor: [[Habibul Bashar]]
* Team Sponsor: [[Incepta Pharmaceuticals]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://facebook.com/ridersofhope/ Facebook]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2_zzUbqKCTsWd1EaVqa_Xg Youtube]
* [https://twitter.com/ridersofhope Twitter]

{{Bangladesh Premier League}}
{{Rangpur Riders squad}}

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[[Category:Sport in Rangpur, Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 2015]]
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[[Category:Bangladesh Premier League teams]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Bangladesh]]

Farveez Maharoof

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{{short description|Sri Lankan cricketer}}
{{Distinguish|Pervez Musharraf}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Maharoof மஹூஹ்ஃப் ෆර්වීස් මහරූෆ්
| image = http://www.espncricinfo.com/inline/content/image/818641.html?alt=1
| country = Sri Lanka
| fullname = Mohammad Maharoof
| nickname = Mahroof a<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49638.html |title= Maharoof player profile |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-07-08}}</ref> The Roof<ref name="The Roof"/>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|9|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| heightft = 6
| heightinch = 3
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = Bowling [[All-rounder]]
| family =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2004–present
| testdebutdate = 6 May
| testdebutyear = 2004
| testdebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| testcap = 98
| lasttestdate = 3–7 June
| lasttestyear = 2011
| lasttestagainst = England
| odidebutdate = 25 April
| odidebutyear = 2004
| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| odicap = 121
| lastodidate = 29 June
| lastodiyear = 2016
| lastodiagainst = England
| odishirt = 28
| T20Idebutagainst = England
| T20Idebutdate = 15 June
| T20Idebutyear = 2006
| T20Icap = 7
| lastT20Iagainst = England
| lastT20Idate = 5 July
| lastT20Iyear = 2016
| T20Ishirt =
| club1 = [[Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club]]
| year1 = 2003/04–2006/07
| club2 = [[Nondescripts Cricket Club]]
| year2 = 2007/08–present
| club3 = [[Wayamba cricket team|Wayamba]]
| year3 = 2007/08–present
| club4 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| year4 = 2007/08–2009/10
| club5 = [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]
| year5 = 2011
| club6 = [[Barisal Burners]]
| year6 = 2013
| club7 = [[Kathmandu Kings XI]]
| year7 = 2017
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 22
| runs1 = 556
| bat avg1 = 18.53
| 100s/50s1 = 0/3
| top score1 = 72
| deliveries1 = 2,940
| wickets1 = 25
| bowl avg1 = 65.24
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/52
| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 109
| runs2 = 1,113
| bat avg2 = 19.52
| 100s/50s2 = 0/2
| top score2 = 69*
| deliveries2 = 4,640
| wickets2 = 135
| bowl avg2 = 28.06
| fivefor2 = 2
| tenfor2 = n/a
| best bowling2 = 6/14
| catches/stumpings2 = 26/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 8
| runs3 = 33
| bat avg3 = 8.25
| 100s/50s3 = -/-
| top score3 = 13*
| deliveries3 = 162
| wickets3 = 7
| bowl avg3 = 28.42
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = n/a
| best bowling3 = 2/18
| catches/stumpings3 = 2/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches4 = 218
| runs4 = 3,209
| bat avg4 = 24.68
| 100s/50s4 = 2/12
| top score4 = 112
| deliveries4 = 8,630
| wickets4 = 249
| bowl avg4 = 27.83
| fivefor4 = 4
| tenfor4 = n/a
| best bowling4 = 6/14
| catches/stumpings4 = 56/–
| date = 5 July
| year = 2017
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49638.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Mohamed Farveez Maharoof''' ({{lang-ta|பர்வீஸ் மஹூஹ்ஃப்}}: born 7 September 1984), or '''Farveez Maharoof''', is a professional [[Sri Lanka]]n [[cricket]]er, who plays for [[Test cricket|Tests]] and ODIs. He first made his impression in the 2004 U19 World Cup in which he captained the Sri Lankan team. He enjoyed a prolific school career for [[Wesley College, Colombo|Wesley College]], with a highest score of 243 and best bowling figures of 8 for 20. An [[all-rounder]], he made his Test debut in 2004.

At domestic level, he has represented [[Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club|Bloomfield]], [[Nondescripts Cricket Club|Nondescripts]], [[Wayamba cricket team|Wayamba]], [[Delhi Daredevils]], [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] and [[Barisal Burners]].

==Personal life==
Maharoof got married on Saturday 18 July 2009 at [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. Many Sri Lankan and Pakistani cricketers attended the all-rounder's wedding.<ref>[http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=83193 Maharoof gets married], The News, 18 July 2009</ref>

==Early cricket==
Born in [[Colombo]], Farveez Maharoof began playing cricket around the age of eight. He also played football until he was twelve and touch rugby. Maharoof, who attended [[Wesley College, Colombo|Wesley College]] in Colombo, began as a wicketkeeper-batsman and only began bowling regularly from under-13 cricket onwards. Five players were absent with the flu in one match and Maharoof was called upon to bowl. He took six wickets, including a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]], and from then on concentrated on fast bowling.<ref name="2005 interview">{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/215551.html |title='Be positive, back yourself, and hope for the best' |first=Nagraj |last=Gollapudi |publisher=Cricinfo |date=9 August 2005 |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref>

In December 2003 and January 2004, at the age of 19, Maharoof toured India with the Sri Lanka A team for a tri-series with India A and Pakistan A. He took nine wickets in the series at an [[Bowling average|average]] of 11.77, the best average of the tournament;<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/137399.html |title=Russel Arnold praises A team effort |publisher=Cricinfo |date=7 January 2004 |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref> Maharoof was named Man of the Match in the tournament's final, which Sri Lanka A won.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/126213.html |title=Sri Lanka A triumph in style |publisher=Cricinfo |date=30 December 2003 |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref> A month later, Maharoof was appointed captain of Sri Lanka Under-19s for the [[2004 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|Under-19 World Cup]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/136746.html |title=Pakistan pound Papua New Guinea |publisher=Cricinfo |date=15 February 2004 |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref> He had some experience of leading teams, having captained school sides and the national youth sides.<ref name="2005 interview"/> In one of the matches, Maharoof scored 56 to help his team to victory over Australia and was named Man of the Match.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/136928.html |title=Australia knocked out by Sri Lanka on run rate |publisher=Cricinfo |date=20 February 2004 |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
The inaugural edition of the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL), an eight-team domestic [[twenty20]] competition, was held in 2008.<ref name="2008 IPL review">{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/429611.html |title=Tournament review: IPL 2008 |work=The Wisden Almanac |first=Lawrence |last=Booth |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref> Maharoof was bought by the [[Delhi Daredevils]] for $225,000.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/338106.html |title=How the teams stack up |first=Siddhartha |last=Vaidyanathan |publisher=Cricinfo |date=20 February 2008 |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref> He took 15 wickets in the tournament at an average of 16.60, making him the equal ninth-highest wicket-taker in competition.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353548.html |title=Worth the spend? |first=Mathew |last=Varghese |publisher=Cricinfo |date=4 June 2008 |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref> While playing for in the IPL in 2008, Maharoof was teammates with Australia seam bowler [[Glenn McGrath]]; according to Marahroof, McGrath helped him with his bowling variations, making a "huge difference",<ref name="2008 IPL review"/> and introduced more control to his slower ball.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352841.html |title=Learning from Pigeon |first=Nagraj |last=Gollapudi |publisher=Cricinfo |date=29 May 2008 |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref> For his performances in 2008, he was named in the Cricinfo IPL XI<ref>[[2008 Indian Premier League#Cricinfo IPL XI]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=August 2019}}.

On 17 March 2011, it was announced that Maharoof would be joining [[Lancashire County Cricket Club]] for the entire English cricket season.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=4044 |title=Sri Lankan star joins Lancs |publisher=Lancashire County Cricket Club |date=17 March 2011 |access-date=2011-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927102730/http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=4044 |archive-date=27 September 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> He joined Lancashire with the intention of forcing his way back into Sri Lanka's Test team.<ref name="Lancs debut">{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/current/story/512262.html |title=Somerset slump to another innings defeat |publisher=Cricinfo |first=Jon |last=Culley |date=22 April 2011 |accessdate=2011-04-22}}</ref> He made his first-class debut for the club on 20 April, taking the place of injured captain and bowler [[Glen Chapple]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512009.html |title=Lancashire in control despite Chapple injury |first=Jon |last=Cully |publisher=Cricinfo |date=20 April 2011 |accessdate=2011-04-21}}</ref> Batting at number eight Maharoof scored a century and took two wickets in the match as Lancashire won by an innings and 20 runs;<ref name="Lancs debut"/><ref>{{citation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/13171096.stm |title=Lancashire hammer woeful Somerset |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 April 2011 |accessdate=2011-04-22}}</ref> it was just the seventh time a player had scored a century in their maiden first-class match with Lancashire.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=4115 |title=Maharoof's dream debut |publisher=Lancashire County Cricket Club |date=22 April 2011 |access-date=2011-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403005554/http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=4115 |archive-date=3 April 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

After the second Test, Maharoof returned to play for Lancashire. Towards the end of June he was forced to miss a County Championship due to a stiff back.<ref>{{citation |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/cricket/s/1424935_lancs-skittled-for-84-then-launch-fightback-on-day-of-chaos |title=Lancs skittled for 84 then launch fightback on day of chaos |first=Chris |last=Ostick |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=28 June 2011 |accessdate=2011-06-29}}</ref> A few days later he took his 50th T20 wicket when he dismissed [[Martin Guptill]] in Lancashire's 10-wicket win against [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]],<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/316/316226.html |title=tt2307 Lancashire v Derbyshire: Friends Life t20 2011 (North Division) |publisher=Cricket Archive |accessdate=2011-07-08}}</ref> and in the process helped dismiss Derbyshire for their lowest total in the format.<ref>{{citation |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/cricket/s/1425539_lightning-strike-for-record-win-against-derbyshire-falcons |title=Lightning strike for record win against Derbyshire Falcons |first=Chris |last=Ostick |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=4 July 2011 |accessdate=2011-07-08}}</ref> Maharoof was due to leave in mid-June to participate in the inaugural season of the [[Sri Lanka Premier League]], planning to return to Lancashire in August,<ref name="The Roof">{{citation |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/cricket/s/1425655_lancashires-sri-lankan-star-farveez-maharoof-tells-chris-ostick-he-has-enjoyed-life-at-the-club-so-much-he-wants-to-return |title=Lancashire's Sri Lankan star Farveez Maharoof tells Chris Ostick he has enjoyed life at the club so much he wants to return |first=Chris |last=Ostick |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=5 July 2011 |accessdate=2011-07-08}}</ref> however the tournament was postponed until 2012.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-premier-league-2011/content/story/522286.html |title=Sri Lanka Premier League postponed to 2012 |first=Tariq |last=Engineer |publisher=Cricinfo |date=7 July 2011 |accessdate=2011-07-08}}</ref> In the last match of the season, Lancashire won the County Championship for the first time since 1950 when they shared the title.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/532598.html |title=A triumph against the odds |publisher=Cricinfo |first=Andrew |last=McGlashan |date=16 September 2011 |accessdate=23 January 2012}}</ref>

On his return to Sri Lanka, Maharoof finished as the leading run scorer in the 2011–12 [[Premier Limited Overs Tournament]], a domestic competition. His team, the Nondescripts, won the Tier A title for the first time in five years and Maharoof was the competition's leading run-scorer.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-domestic-2011/content/story/546039.html |title=Nondescripts clinch Premier Tier A limited-overs title |first=Sa'adi |last=Thawfeeq |publisher=Cricinfo |date=18 December 2011 |accessdate=2012-02-21}}</ref> In the final Maharoof scored 52 runs while opening the batting and dismissed [[Sachithra Senanayake]] to claim his 200th wicket in list A matches.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/356/356194.html |title=a21684 Nondescripts Cricket Club v Sinhalese Sports Club: Premier Limited Overs Tournament 2011/12 (Tier A Final) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2012-02-21}}</ref> His strong performances for the Nondescripts team led to a recall to the ODI squad for the [[2011–12 Commonwealth Bank Series]] with India and Australia.
He captained Kathmandu Kings XI in Everest Premier League 2017 held in Nepal.

==International career==
===Debut years===
In April and May 2004, Maharoof was part of the Sri Lanka team that [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2004|toured Zimbabwe]] for five ODIs and two [[Test cricket|Tests]]. Two players, including Maharoof, made their ODI debut in the third match of the series while three of the Sri Lankan regulars were rested. He took three wickets as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 35, the lowest score in ODI history.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/134677.html |title=Zimbabwe hit new lows as Vaas takes 300 |publisher=Cricinfo |date=25 April 2004 |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref> In the final two matches of the series, Maharoof took another wickets, finishing the series with five at an average of 16.60.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=889;type=series |title=Records / Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2004 / Most wickets |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref> On the same tour, Maharoof made his Test debut.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/238113.html |title=First Test: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka, 2005 |publisher=The Widen Almanac |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref> Across the two matches, he scored 40 runs from one innings<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=504;type=series |title=Records / Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2004 / Most runs |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref> and took four wickets at an average of just under 40.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=504;type=series |title=Records / Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2004 / Most wickets |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref>

Sri Lanka hosted the [[Indian Oil Cup 2005|Indian Oil Cup]] in July and August 2005; it was a tournament involving the hosts, India, and the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]]. Ahead of the tournament [[Chaminda Vaas]], one of Sri Lanka's senior seam bowlers, sustained an injury and Maharoof was responsible for opening the bowling with [[Dilhara Lokuhettige]].<ref name="Vaas injured">{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ioc/content/story/214920.html |title=Maharoof a willing replacement for Vaas |first=Charlie |last=Austin |publisher=Cricinfo |date=2 August 2005 |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref> Maharoof produced one of the most economical bowling displays in ODI history,<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283293.html |title=Records / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Best economy rate in an innings |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref> conceding nine-rune from ten overs against the West Indies for which he was named Man of the Match.<ref name="Vaas injured"/> He was reprimanded by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) for excessive appealing in the match as he began celebrating a dismissal before the batsman had been given out by the umpire.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ioc/content/story/215027.html |title=Maharoof pulled up for excessive appealing |publisher=Cricinfo |date=4 August 2005 |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref>

===Permanent in the squad===
When Bangladesh toured for two Tests and three ODIs in [[Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005–06|August and September that year]], Maharoof was against selected in Sri Lanka's squad, allowing senior players to be rested for some of the matches. Although he didn't play in either of the Tests, in the two ODIs Maharoof played he took six wickets at an average of 9.00, finishing equal with [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] as leading wicket-taker in the series.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/slvbdesh/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=2568;type=series |title=Bangladesh in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2005/06 / Records / Most wickets |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=2011-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002225025/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/slvbdesh/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=2568%3Btype%3Dseries |archive-date=2 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The Sri Lanka coach at the time, [[Tom Moody]], praised Maharoof's bowling, saying "Maharoof bowled superbly well in the Indian Oil series and has shown [against Bangladesh] that he going to be a more valuable bowler going into the future".<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/218171.html |title=Atapattu and Moody pleased with youngsters |publisher=Cricinfo |date=5 September 2005 |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref>

When Sri Lanka [[Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2005–06|toured Indian in October to December 2005]] for three Tests and seven ODIs, Maharoof was included in the squad. He played in six of the seven ODIs, taking six wickets at an average of 39.33 and scoring 60 runs from five innings.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indvsl/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=2612;type=series |title=Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2005/06 / Records / Most wickets |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indvsl/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=2612;type=series |title=Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2005/06 / Records / Most runs |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref> Sri Lanka lost the series and the captain at the time, [[Kumar Sangakkara]], described the experience as "a learning trip" for Maharoof, noting that he had bowled well at times.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvsl/content/story/225423.html |title='The real test comes when one loses' – Sangakkara |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref> Maharoof played a single Test on the tour, taking three wickets for 77 runs and scoring just six runs.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=2657;type=series |title=Records / Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2005/06 / Most wickets |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=2657;type=series |title=Records / Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2005/06 / Most runs |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref> In the qualifying round of the [[2006 ICC Champions Trophy|2006 Champions Trophy]], he picked up the best bowling analysis in the history of the tournament (6–14), which is also the ninth best analysis in all ODIs. That was against the defending champions [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]], and was Maharoof's first five wicket haul in ODIs.

Maharoof took his maiden first-class five-wicket haul in November 2006 in a match for Bloomfield against [[Ragama Cricket Club|Ragam]] which ended in a draw. His 7 wickets for 73 runs beat his previous best bowling figures in first-class cricket of 4/12.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/104/104094.html |title=f49576 Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Ragama Cricket Club: Premier Championship 2006/07 (Segment A Group A) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2011-05-18}}</ref>

Maharoof took 4/23 against Bermuda to start the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]] and became the first Sri Lankan to take a 4 wicket haul on his World Cup debut.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/285468.html World Cup runs at last for Jayawardene and Sangakkara], Cricinfo, 14 October 2007</ref> On 7 October 2007 Maharoof took his 100th wicket in his 75th ODI; at the time he was the fastest Sri Lankan to reach the landmark, beating [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] by one match, however this record was later taken by fast bowler [[Lasith Malinga]] in 2010 who reached 100 wickets in 68 matches.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283531.html |title=Records / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records / Fastest to 100 |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref>

After the inaugural IPL in 2008, Maharoff joined the Sri Lanka squad in preparation for the [[2008 Asia Cup]], however an abdominal strain prevented him from taking part.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/asiacup/content/story/355695.html |title=Injury sidelines Maharoof again |first=Sa'adi |last=Thawfeeq |publisher=Cricinfo |date=22 June 2008 |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref>

For his performances in 2008, he was named in the World ODI XI by the ICC.<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/369272.html</ref>

===Back to form===
On 22 June 2010 Maharoof took his first [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]]<ref>[http://livestreamingx.com/farveez-maharooffarveez-maharoof-hat-trick-against-indiamohamed-farveez-maharoof-06224145.html Farveez Maharoof Hat trick against India]</ref> in One day International against [[India national cricket team|India]] in [[Asia Cup]] 2010. The cup's final against India was his last match until early 2012.<ref name=ODIlist>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11220/One-Day_International_Matches.html |title=One-Day International matches played by Farveez Maharoof |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2012-02-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117052648/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11220/One-Day_International_Matches.html |archive-date=17 January 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> The auction for the [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011 IPL]] was held in January that year, and although Maharoof was available he was not signed by a team.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/story/495911.html |title=Ryder, Kartik, Kaif go in re-bidding |publisher=Cricinfo |date=11 January 2011 |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref>

Sri Lanka embarked on a [[Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2011|tour of England]] in May. Five players selected in the squad chose to participate in the IPL instead of Sri Lanka's first warm-up match, and consequentially Maharoof was drafted in to provide cover until they arrived.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/513206.html |title=Sri Lanka call up Maharoof and Silva |publisher=Cricinfo |date=30 April 2011 |accessdate=2011-05-03}}</ref> Initially called up for a single tour match, Maharoof was added to the Test squad when seam bowlers [[Dilhara Fernando]] and [[Nuwan Pradeep]] sustained injuries.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/current/story/516431.html |title=Nuwan Pradeep set to fly home |first=Andrew |last=Miller |publisher=Cricinfo |date=24 May 2011 |accessdate=2011-05-25}}</ref> Having played in the first two Tests, Maharoof was left out of Sri Lanka's squad for the ODI leg of the tour. [[Stuart Law]], the team's coach, explained that "He hasn't quite set the world on fire but he hasn't done a lot wrong. It just hasn't worked for him at this stage."<ref>{{citation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/lancashire/9509732.stm |title=Farveez Maharoof to make Lancashire return |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 June 2012|accessdate=23 January 2012}}</ref> His last ODI was the final of the Asia Cup in June 2010.<ref name=ODIlist/><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/550614.html |title=Jayawardene to lead Sri Lanka in Australia |publisher=Cricinfo |date=23 January 2012 |accessdate=23 January 2012}}</ref>

===Return===
Maharoof was included to the ODI squad for [[Sri Lankan cricket team in England and Ireland in 2016|tour against England and Ireland in 2016]], after 4 years in international arena.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2016/content/story/1024049.html | title=Sri Lanka recall Maharoof for England, Ireland ODIs | work=ESPNcricinfo | date=8 June 2016 | accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> After 2008, he played his first T20I against England on 5 July 2016, where 72 T20Is were missed by Maharoof for Sri Lanka, before appearing in this match.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2016/content/story/1032701.html | title=Buttler's career-best, Dawson's England record on T20I debut | work=ESPNcricinfo | date=5 July 2016 | accessdate=6 July 2016}}</ref>

==Honors==
The Castrol Asian Cricket Awards were held for the first time in June 2008, and Maharoof was named best ODI Asian bowler.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/358526.html |title=Ganguly named Asian Cricketer of the Year |publisher=Cricinfo |date=28 June 2008 |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref> Although selected to tour Pakistan for [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2008–09|three ODIs and two Tests in January to March 2009]], Maharoof sustained a groin injury and was ruled out of the Tests.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391811.html |title=Maharoof ruled out of series |publisher=Cricinfo |date=22 February 2009 }}</ref>

==Playing style==
When it comes to batting, Maharoof has described himself as "more of a hard hitter than a technician",<ref name="2005 interview"/> and as of February 2012 his [[strike rate#Batting Strike Rate|batting strike rate]] (85.24) is the fourth highest amongst Sri Lankans in ODIs.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/highest_career_strike_rate.html?class=2;id=8;type=team |title=Records / Sri Lanka / One-Day Internationals / Highest strike rates |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=2012-02-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002225126/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/highest_career_strike_rate.html?class=2%3Bid%3D8%3Btype%3Dteam |archive-date=2 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In the opinion of [[Kumar Sangakkara]], he has "the technique and the shots to be an excellent No. 7 batsman [at international level]".<ref name=Sangakkara>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/329350.html |title=Our theme for this year needs to be consistency |first=Kumar |last=Sangakkara |date=10 January 2008 |accessdate=2011-04-28}}</ref> Maharoof has a sound batting technique and is able to adapt to many different scenarios. He is mostly known as a player who can score quick runs down the order, but he can also bat a more patient innings, especially if the top batting order collapses.

He bowls at speeds of up to {{convert|80|mph}}<ref name="Vaas injured"/> and concentrates on accuracy rather than pace because pitches in Sri Lanka are generally slow.<ref name="2005 interview"/> Sangakkara has also noted that Maharoof is able to [[swing bowling|swing the ball]], complementing his accuracy.<ref name=Sangakkara/> Under the advice of then Sri Lanka coach [[Tom Moody]], in 2006 Maharoof altered his bowling action slightly so that his front arm was coming down straight in delivery.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/slvpak/content/story/242543.html |title='I can be a good allrounder' – Maharoof |first=Charlie |last=Austin |publisher=Cricinfo |date=28 March 2006 |accessdate=2011-04-24}}</ref> Of Sri Lankan players who have bowled at least 2,000 balls in Tests, Maharoof's [[strike rate#Bowling strike rate|strike rate]] of one wicket every 117.6 deliveries per wicket is third worst behind [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (291.0) and [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] (148.3).<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283859.html |title=Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Worst career strike rate |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-06-07}}</ref> Maharoof has been more successful in the opposition's first innings in Tests, taking 20 of his 25 wickets under such circumstances at a strike of 107.7, which increases to 157.2 in the second.<ref>{{citation |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/49638.html?class=1;template=results;type=bowling |title=Statistics / Statsguru / MF Maharoof / Test matches –Bowling |publisher=Cricinfo |accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref>

==International record==
=== ODI 5 Wicket hauls ===
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| '''1''' || 6/14 || 49 || {{cr|WIN}} || [[Wankhede Stadium]] ||[[Mumbai]] || [[India]] || 2006
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| '''2''' || 5/42 || 93 || {{cr|IND}} || [[Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium|Rangiri Dambulla Stadium]] ||[[Dambulla]] || Sri Lanka || 2010
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==International awards==
===ODI cricket===
====Man of the Match awards====
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|- style="background:White;"
| 1
| [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
| [[Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium]], [[Rawalpindi]]
| 9 October 2004
| 5–3–11–2 ; 7* (10 balls: 1x4)
| {{cr|SRI}} won by 7 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66381.html |title= Paktel Cup, 2004/05 – 4th match}}</ref>
|- style="background:White;"
| 2
| [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]]
| [[Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium|Rangiri Dambulla Stadium]], [[Dambulla]]
| 2 August 2005
| DNB; 10–5–9–3, 1 ct
| {{cr|SRI}} won by 50 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/214852.html |title= Indian Oil Cup, 2005 – 3rd match}}</ref>
|- style="background:White;"
| 3
| [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]]
| [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| 14 October 2006
| 9–2–14–6 ; DNB
| {{cr|SRI}} won by 9 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/249744.html |title= ICC Champions Trophy, 2006 – 6th match, Qualifying Group}}</ref>
|- style="background:White;"
| 4
| [[Ireland national cricket team|Ireland]]
| [[Grenada National Cricket Stadium|Grenada National Stadium]], [[Grenada]]
| 18 April 2007
| 10–3–25–4, 1 run out ; DNB
| {{cr|SRI}} won by 8 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/247501.html |title= ICC Cricket World Cup, 2007 – 45th match, Super Eights}}</ref>
|- style="background:White;"
| 5
| [[England national cricket team|England]]
| [[Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium|Rangiri Dambulla Stadium]], [[Dambulla]]
| 1 October 2007
| 22 (12 balls: 3x4) ; 10–2–31–4
| {{cr|SRI}} won by 119 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/291217.html |title= England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2007/08 – 1st ODI}}</ref>
|- style="background:White;"
| 6
| [[India national cricket team|India]]
| [[Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium|Rangiri Dambulla Stadium]], [[Dambulla]]
| 22 June 2010
| 10–1–42–5 ; DNB
| {{cr|SRI}} won by 7 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/455236.html|title= Asia Cup, 2010 – 6th match}}</ref>
|}

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Dushmantha Chameera

2020-07-15T12:28:55Z

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{{short description|Sri Lankan cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Dushmantha Chameera දුශ්මන්ත චමීර
| image =
| country = Sri Lanka
| fullname = Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|1|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ragama]], Sri Lanka
| nickname = Chamee
| heightft = 6
| heightinch = 0
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]

| international = true
| internationalspan = 2015–present
| testdebutdate = 25 June
| testdebutyear = 2015
| testdebutagainst = Pakistan
| testcap = 129
| lasttestdate = 24 January
| lasttestyear = 2019
| lasttestagainst = Australia

| odidebutdate = 29 January
| odidebutyear = 2015
| odidebutagainst = New Zealand
| odicap = 162
| lastodidate = 8 January
| lastodiyear = 2019
| lastodiagainst = New Zealand

| T20Idebutdate = 9 November
| T20Idebutyear = 2015
| T20Idebutagainst = West Indies
| T20Icap = 59
| lastT20Idate = 12 March
| lastT20Iyear = 2017
| lastT20Iagainst = India

| club1 = [[Nondescripts Cricket Club]]
| year1 = 2012
| club2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year2= 2018
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 8
| runs1 = 69
| bat avg1 = 5.30
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 19
| deliveries1 = 984
| wickets1 = 24
| bowl avg1 = 41.00
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/47
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 23
| runs2 = 93
| bat avg2 = 13.28
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 19[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 796
| wickets2 = 19
| bowl avg2 = 41.89
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/20
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 36
| runs3 = 173
| bat avg3 = 6.92
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 19
| deliveries3 = 4,486
| wickets3 = 84
| bowl avg3 = 36.34
| fivefor3 = 3
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/42
| catches/stumpings3 = 13/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 63
| runs4 = 165
| bat avg4 = 16.50
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 23
| deliveries4 = 2,290
| wickets4 = 69
| bowl avg4 = 29.55
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/51
| catches/stumpings4 = 10/–
| date = 11 January 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/552152.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera''' ({{lang-si|දුශ්මන්ත චමීර}}; born 11 January 1992), commonly '''Dushmantha Chameera''', is a professional Sri Lankan [[cricket]]er who plays for all three international formats for Sri Lanka. A right hand fast bowler, Chameera bowls fast swinging balls generally around 145kmh.

==Early and domestic career==
Chameera was educated at [[Maris Stella College]], [[Negombo]], and plays domestically for [[Nondescripts Cricket Club]].

In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the [[2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament]].<ref name="STimes">{{cite news |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1041112/cricket-mixed-opinions-on-provincial-tournament |title=Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament |publisher=Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) |date=26 March 2018 |accessdate=27 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="DailyS">{{cite news |url=https://dailysports.lk/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-sl-super-provincial-tournament/ |title=All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament |publisher=Daily Sports |date=26 March 2018 |accessdate=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213128/https://dailysports.lk/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-sl-super-provincial-tournament/ |archive-date=27 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following month, he was also named in Colombo's squad for the [[2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament]].<ref name="2018ODT">{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-super-provincial-50-tournament-squads-fixtures/ |title=SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures |work=The Papare |accessdate=27 April 2018}}</ref>

In August 2018, he was named in Galle's squad the [[2018 SLC T20 League]].<ref name="2018SLC">{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-t20-league-2018-squads-finalized/ |title=SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized |work=The Papare |accessdate=16 August 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the [[2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepapare.com/squads-fixtures-announced-for-slc-provincial-50-overs-tournament-2019/ |title=Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament |work=The Papare |accessdate=19 March 2019}}</ref>

==International career==
A right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast bowler]], Chameera made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka [[Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2014–15|against New Zealand]] on 29 January 2015.<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/749793.html |title=Sri Lanka tour of Australia and New Zealand, 7th ODI: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Jan 29, 2015 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=29 January 2015}}</ref> He took his first international wicket in his first over when he bowled [[Ross Taylor]], and he also dismissed [[Grant Elliott]], with Sri Lanka winning the match.

Chameera was selected to the [[2015 ICC Cricket World Cup]], but did not take part in first few matches. He was picked for the squad against Sri Lanka's [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Scotland vs Sri Lanka|last pool A match]] against [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]], where he took 3 wickets for 51 runs. Sri Lanka went on to win the match.<ref name="SL-Sco">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656467.html |title=ICC Cricket World Cup, 35th Match, Pool A: Scotland v Sri Lanka at Hobart, Mar 11, 2015 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref>

He made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut [[Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015|against Pakistan]] in June 2015. He is the 129th Test cap for Sri Lanka.<ref name="Test">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/860265.html |title=Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (PSS), Jun 25-29, 2015 |accessdate=25 June 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He took his first Test wicket when he bowled [[Zulfiqar Babar]] for 5 runs. In the second innings of the same match he guided Sri Lanka to the win by taking three wickets finishing with figures of 4/76 in 28.5 overs in both innings. He suffered a side-strain in the match and was ruled out of the third Test of the series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Injured Chameera out of Pallekele Test |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2015/content/story/893263.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=2 July 2015 |accessdate=2 July 2015 }}</ref>

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Sri Lanka [[West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015–16|against the West Indies]] on 9 November 2015.<ref name="T20I">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/915783.html |title=West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele, Nov 9, 2015 |accessdate=9 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In January 2018, he was bought by the [[Rajasthan Royals]] in the [[List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2018 IPL auction]].<ref name="IPL2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |accessdate=27 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> However, he missed the first weeks of the tournament with a back injury.<ref name="IPLinjury">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23087858/dushmantha-chameera-doubt-west-indies-tour-ipl |title=Chameera in doubt for West Indies tour, IPL |accessdate=9 April 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In May 2018, he was one of 33 cricketers to be awarded a national contract by [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] ahead of the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/692671 |title=Sri Lanka assign 33 national contracts with pay hike |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23570424/sri-lankan-players-receive-pay-hike |title=Sri Lankan players to receive pay hike |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=552152}}

{{Sri Lanka Squad 2015 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Nondescripts Cricket Club cricketers]]
[[Category:Nagenahira Nagas cricketers]]
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[[Category:Galle Guardians cricketers]]

Dushmantha Chameera

2020-07-15T12:28:46Z

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{{short description|Sri Lankan cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Dushmantha Chameera දුශ්මන්ත චමීර
| image =
| country = Sri Lanka
| fullname = Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|1|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ragama]], Sri Lanka
| nickname = Chamee
| heightft = 6
| heightinch = 0
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]

| international = true
| internationalspan = 2015–present
| testdebutdate = 25 June
| testdebutyear = 2015
| testdebutagainst = Pakistan
| testcap = 129
| lasttestdate = 24 January
| lasttestyear = 2019
| lasttestagainst = Australia

| odidebutdate = 29 January
| odidebutyear = 2015
| odidebutagainst = New Zealand
| odicap = 162
| lastodidate = 8 January
| lastodiyear = 2019
| lastodiagainst = New Zealand

| T20Idebutdate = 9 November
| T20Idebutyear = 2015
| T20Idebutagainst = West Indies
| T20Icap = 59
| lastT20Idate = 12 March
| lastT20Iyear = 2017
| lastT20Iagainst = India

| club1 = [[Nondescripts Cricket Club]]
| year1 = 2012
| club2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year2= 2018
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 8
| runs1 = 69
| bat avg1 = 5.30
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 19
| deliveries1 = 984
| wickets1 = 24
| bowl avg1 = 41.00
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/47
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 23
| runs2 = 93
| bat avg2 = 13.28
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 19[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 796
| wickets2 = 19
| bowl avg2 = 41.89
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/20
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 36
| runs3 = 173
| bat avg3 = 6.92
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 19
| deliveries3 = 4,486
| wickets3 = 84
| bowl avg3 = 36.34
| fivefor3 = 3
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/42
| catches/stumpings3 = 13/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 63
| runs4 = 165
| bat avg4 = 16.50
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 23
| deliveries4 = 2,290
| wickets4 = 69
| bowl avg4 = 29.55
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/51
| catches/stumpings4 = 10/–
| date = 11 January 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/552152.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera''' ({{lang-si|දුශ්මන්ත චමීර}}; born 11 January 1992), commonly '''Dushmantha Chameera''', is a professional Sri Lankan [[cricket]]er who plays for all three international formats for Sri Lanka. A right hand fast bowler, Chameera bowls fast swinging balls generally around 145kmh.

==Early and domestic career==
Chameera was educated at [[Maris Stella College]], [[Negombo]], and plays domestically for [[Nondescripts Cricket Club]].

In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the [[2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament]].<ref name="STimes">{{cite news |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1041112/cricket-mixed-opinions-on-provincial-tournament |title=Cricket: Mixed opinions on Provincial tournament |publisher=Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) |date=26 March 2018 |accessdate=27 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="DailyS">{{cite news |url=https://dailysports.lk/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-sl-super-provincial-tournament/ |title=All you need to know about the SL Super Provincial Tournament |publisher=Daily Sports |date=26 March 2018 |accessdate=27 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213128/https://dailysports.lk/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-sl-super-provincial-tournament/ |archive-date=27 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following month, he was also named in Colombo's squad for the [[2018 Super Provincial One Day Tournament]].<ref name="2018ODT">{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-super-provincial-50-tournament-squads-fixtures/ |title=SLC Super Provincial 50 over tournament squads and fixtures |work=The Papare |accessdate=27 April 2018}}</ref>

In August 2018, he was named in Galle's squad the [[2018 SLC T20 League]].<ref name="2018SLC">{{cite news |url=http://www.thepapare.com/slc-t20-league-2018-squads-finalized/ |title=SLC T20 League 2018 squads finalized |work=The Papare |accessdate=16 August 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, he was named in Galle's squad for the [[2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepapare.com/squads-fixtures-announced-for-slc-provincial-50-overs-tournament-2019/ |title=Squads, Fixtures announced for SLC Provincial 50 Overs Tournament |work=The Papare |accessdate=19 March 2019}}</ref>

==International career==
A right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast bowler]], Chameera made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka [[Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2014–15|against New Zealand]] on 29 January 2015.<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/749793.html |title=Sri Lanka tour of Australia and New Zealand, 7th ODI: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, Jan 29, 2015 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=29 January 2015}}</ref> He took his first international wicket in his first over when he bowled [[Ross Taylor]], and he also dismissed [[Grant Elliott]], with Sri Lanka winning the match.

Chameera was selected to the [[2015 ICC Cricket World Cup]], but did not take part in first few matches. He was picked for the squad against Sri Lanka's [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#Scotland vs Sri Lanka|last pool A match]] against [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]], where he took 3 wickets for 51 runs. Sri Lanka went on to win the match.<ref name="SL-Sco">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656467.html |title=ICC Cricket World Cup, 35th Match, Pool A: Scotland v Sri Lanka at Hobart, Mar 11, 2015 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref>

He made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut [[Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015|against Pakistan]] in June 2015. He is the 129th Test cap for Sri Lanka.<ref name="Test">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/860265.html |title=Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (PSS), Jun 25-29, 2015 |accessdate=25 June 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He took his first Test wicket when he bowled [[Zulfiqar Babar]] for 5 runs. In the second innings of the same match he guided Sri Lanka to the win by taking three wickets finishing with figures of 4/76 in 28.5 overs in both innings. He suffered a side-strain in the match and was ruled out of the third Test of the series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Injured Chameera out of Pallekele Test |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-pakistan-2015/content/story/893263.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=2 July 2015 |accessdate=2 July 2015 }}</ref>

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Sri Lanka [[West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015–16|against the West Indies]] on 9 November 2015.<ref name="T20I">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/915783.html |title=West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele, Nov 9, 2015 |accessdate=9 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In January 2018, he was bought by the [[Rajasthan Royals]] in the [[List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2018 IPL auction]].<ref name="IPL2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |accessdate=27 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> However, he missed the first weeks of the tournament with a back injury.<ref name="IPLinjury">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23087858/dushmantha-chameera-doubt-west-indies-tour-ipl |title=Chameera in doubt for West Indies tour, IPL |accessdate=9 April 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In May 2018, he was one of 33 cricketers to be awarded a national contract by [[Sri Lanka Cricket]] ahead of the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/692671 |title=Sri Lanka assign 33 national contracts with pay hike |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23570424/sri-lankan-players-receive-pay-hike |title=Sri Lankan players to receive pay hike |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=552152}}

{{Sri Lanka squad 2015 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chameera, Dushmantha}}
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[[Category:Sri Lanka Test cricketers]]
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[[Category:Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup]]
[[Category:Nondescripts Cricket Club cricketers]]
[[Category:Nagenahira Nagas cricketers]]
[[Category:Wayamba cricketers]]
[[Category:People from Ragama]]
[[Category:Galle Guardians cricketers]]

Wasim Raja

2020-07-15T12:26:13Z

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{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Wasim Raja {{nastaliq|وسیم راجہ}}
| image = Cricket_no_pic.png
| country = Pakistan
| fullname = Wasim Hasan Raja
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|07|03|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Multan]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|08|23|1952|07|03|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Marlow, Buckinghamshire]], England
| family = [[Rameez Raja (cricketer, born 1962)|Rameez Raja]] (brother), [[Zaeem Raja]] (brother), [[Saleem Akhtar]] (father) [[Atif Rauf]] (cousin)<ref>https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/672206-cricketing-dynasties-the-twenty-two-families-of-pakistan-test-cricket-part-4</ref>
| batting = Left handed
| bowling = Leg spin
| international = true
| onetest =
| testdebutdate = 2 February
| testdebutyear = 1973
| testdebutagainst = England
| testcap = 67
| lasttestdate = 25 January
| lasttestyear = 1985
| lasttestagainst = New Zealand
| odidebutdate = 11 February
| odidebutyear = 1973
| odidebutagainst = New Zealand
| odicap = 11
| lastodidate = 10 March
| lastodiyear = 1985
| lastodiagainst = India
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
| matches1 = 57
| runs1 = 2821
| bat avg1 = 36.16
| 100s/50s1 = 4/18
| top score1 = 125
| deliveries1 = 4082
| wickets1 = 51
| bowl avg1 = 35.80
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 4/50
| catches/stumpings1 = 20/-
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODIs]]
| matches2 = 54
| runs2 = 782
| bat avg2 = 22.34
| 100s/50s2 = -/2
| top score2 = 60
| deliveries2 = 1036
| wickets2 = 21
| bowl avg2 = 32.71
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = n/a
| best bowling2 = 4/25
| catches/stumpings2 = 24/-
| date = 4 February
| year = 2017
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'''Wasim Hasan Raja''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''وسیم حسن راجہ '''}}}}) (3 July 1952 – 23 August 2006) was a [[British Pakistani]] schoolteacher, [[match referee]], cricket coach and [[cricket]]er who played in 57 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and 54 [[One Day International|ODI]]s for the [[Pakistani national cricket team]] from 1973 to 1985.

His younger brother, [[Rameez Raja]], also represented Pakistan in Tests and ODIs, becoming captain of the national side. Another brother, [[Zaeem Raja]], also played [[first-class cricket]], as did his father, [[Saleem Akhtar]].

== Early and personal life ==
Wasim Raja was born in [[Multan]] in the [[Punjab region|Punjab]]. His father was a high-ranking [[civil servant]]. Raja obtained a [[master's degree]] in political science from [[Government College, Lahore]]. He was captain of the [[Pakistan national under-19 cricket team|Pakistan Under-19 side]].

He settled in London after marrying an Englishwoman, Ann. He studied for a certificate in education from [[Durham University]], and had a spell teaching geography, mathematics and physical education at [[Caterham School]] in Surrey. He was also a coach for the Pakistan Under-19 team, and [[International Cricket Council]] [[match referee]] in 15 Tests and 34 ODIs from 2002 to 2004.

He died of a heart attack in [[Marlow, Buckinghamshire]], England in August 2006 while playing cricket for the Surrey over-50s side. He is survived by his wife and his sons, Ali and Ahmad.

== Career ==
During his playing career, Raja was known primarily as a dashing middle-order left-handed batsman, with a characteristically generous backlift and breathtaking stokeplay combining a keen eye with wristy execution. Raja also bowled flat [[wrist spin]] with his right hand that was good enough to take 51 wickets in Tests, with his scalps including [[Clive Lloyd]], [[Roy Fredericks]], [[Glenn Turner]] and [[Viv Richards]]. In all, he played in 250 first-class matches, scoring 11,434 runs at an average of 35.18, including 17 centuries, and taking 558 wickets at an average of 29.05.

His finest hour in Test cricket was the tour to the West Indies in 1976–77, when he topped the Pakistani [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]]s with 517 runs at 57.4 and came second in the [[bowling average]]s with 7 wickets at 18.7, behind [[Majid Khan (cricket player)|Majid Khan]]. He also scored 14 [[six (cricket)|sixes]] in the Test series, setting a record that has been equalled 4 times but still remains the only instance away from home.[http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2006/feb/02sixes.htm] He top-scored in both innings of the drawn [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1976-77/PAK_IN_WI/PAK_WI_T1_18-23FEB1977.html 1st Test] in [[Barbados]], to push West Indies to within one wicket of their first loss at [[Kensington Oval]] since 1935. In their second innings, Pakistan were reduced to 158–9 by [[Andy Roberts (cricketer)|Andy Roberts]] and [[Colin Croft]], a lead of only 144 just over half-way through the fourth day, but a last-wicket stand of 133 with [[Wasim Bari]] set the West Indies a target of 306. At the close of the fifth day, West Indies were 55 runs adrift, on 251–9. West Indies won their next 12 matches at Bridgetown, until they were finally beaten by England in the [http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1993-94/ENG_IN_WI/ENG_WI_T4_08-13APR1994.html 4th Test] in 1994. He was a cricket teacher at [[Haslemere Preparatory School]] from 2004 to 2006. There is a memorial plaque there in his honour. He is also remembered in the north east of England, playing for Durham CCC, before the county was awarded 1st class status.

== References ==
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==See also==
* {{cricinfo|ref=pakistan/content/player/43553.html}}
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/230242.html Wasim Raja – A breathtaking strokeplayer], [[Cricinfo]], 23 August 2005
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/257622.html Only the good die young], [[Cricinfo]], 23 August 2006
*[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/257605.html Wasim Raja dies playing cricket], [[Cricinfo]], 23 August 2006
*[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/08/24/db2401.xml Obituary], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 24 August 2006
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2326047.html Obituary], ''[[The Times]]'', 24 August 2006
*[https://www.theguardian.com/obituaries/story/0,,1857767,00.html Obituary], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 25 August 2006
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Sadiq Mohammad

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| bowling = Legbreak googly
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'''Sadiq Mohammad''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|صادق محمد}}}}, born 3 May 1945) is a former Pakistani [[cricket]]er and younger brother of the Pakistani batsmen [[Hanif Mohammad|Hanif]] and [[Mushtaq Mohammad]]. His Test debut was the first Test between Pakistan and [[New Zealand]] in 1969, and he played his final Test in the 4th Test against the [[West Indies]] in 1981. He played county cricket for [[Gloucestershire CCC|Gloucestershire]]. Sadiq also coached the Pakistan cricket team to bronze at the 2010 Asian Games. He [[umpire (cricket)|umpired]] in one [[One Day International|ODI game]] in 2000.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42601.html |title=Sadiq Mohammad |accessdate=16 May 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

As a child he attended the [[Church Mission School]] (CMS) in Karachi.<ref name=SharifDawnRest>Sharif, Azizullah. "[http://www.dawn.com/news/521273/karachi-restoration-of-church-mission-school-ordered KARACHI: Restoration of Church Mission School ordered]" ([https://www.webcitation.org/6PqX0t8r5 Archive]). ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]''. 20 February 2010. Retrieved on 26 May 2014.</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]]

==References==
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Sarfraz Nawaz

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| heightft = 6
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
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| testdebutdate = 6 March
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'''Sarfraz Nawaz Malik''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سرفراز نواز ملک}}}}) (born 1 December 1948) is a former [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistani]] [[Test cricket]]er and [[politician]] who discovered [[reverse swing]] and was instrumental in [[Pakistan|Pakistan's]] first Test series victories over [[Indian national cricket team|India]] and [[England national cricket team|England]].<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/player-profile/Sarfraz-Nawaz_2645|title=Sarfraz Nawaz Biography|publisher=[[Yahoo! Cricket]]|accessdate=25 April 2010}}</ref> Between 1969 and 1984 he played 55 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and 45 [[One Day International]]s and took 177 Test wickets at an average of 32.75. In 1978–79 he took 9/86 against [[Australian national cricket team|Australia]] at [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|Melbourne]] – including a spell of 7/4 off 33 balls (including 3 no-balls) – to give Pakistan victory, but in the next Test at [[WACA Ground|Perth]] Sarfraz controversially but technically rightly dismissed the Australian batsman [[Andrew Hilditch]] for [[Handled the ball|handling the ball]].

==Cricket career==
===Early career===
In his first Test – against England at [[National Stadium, Karachi|Karachi]] in 1969 – the twenty-year-old Sarfraz took no wickets, did not bat and was dropped for three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29943.html|title=The Home of CricketArchive|website=cricketarchive.com}}</ref> In 1972–73 by taking 4/53 and 4/56 against [[Australian national cricket team|Australia]] at the [[Sydney cricket ground|SCG]], accounting for [[Ian Chappell|Ian]] and [[Greg Chappell]], [[Keith Stackpole]] and [[Ian Redpath]], but this did not stop the hosts winning by 56 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/33/33042.html|title=Australia v Pakistan in 1972/73|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=25 April 2010}}</ref> At [[Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground|Headingley]] in 1974 Sarfraz hit 53 off 74 balls to convert 209/8 into 285 all out, driving the ball fiercely off [[Geoff Arnold]], [[Chris Old]], [[Mike Hendrick]], [[Tony Greig]] and [[Derek Underwood]] in a low scoring match.<ref name="ReferenceA">p78, [[Christopher Martin-Jenkins]], Cricket Characters, Stanley Paul & Co Ltd, 1987</ref> Against [[Clive Lloyd]]'s [[West Indian national cricket team|West Indians]] in 1974–75 he took 6/89 at the [[Gaddafi Stadium]] in [[Lahore]] to dismiss them for 214, but the Test and the series were both drawn. Sarfraz was made vice-captain to [[Wasim Bari]], but disappeared before the Second Test against England in 1977–78. He was found in [[London]] where he had gone to see [[Christmas]] even though he was a [[Muslim]] and returned to Pakistan in time for the Third Test. As [[World Series Cricket]] was operating at time it was speculated that he was negotiating with [[Kerry Packer]]. At [[Lord's]] in 1978 he took 5/39 to reduce England to 119/7, dismissing [[Mike Brearley]], [[Graham Gooch]], [[David Gower]], [[Ian Botham]] and [[Bob Taylor (cricketer)|Bob Taylor]], but rain ruined play and the match was drawn.<ref>p132, Peter Arnold, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Cricket, W.H. Smith, 1986</ref> More decisively in 1978–79 Sarfraz's haul of 4/89 and 5/70 against [[Indian national cricket team|India]] at [[National Stadium, Karachi|Karachi]] gave Pakistan victory in the third and final Test by eight wickets. He took 17 wickets (25.00) in the series, the most by any player and Pakistan won their first Test series against their rivals despite having played them since 1952.<ref>p171, Peter Arnold, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Cricket, W.H. Smith, 1986</ref>

===Australia 1978–79===
Sarfraz's greatest bowling performance took place in the First Test at [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|Melbourne]] on 15 March 1979 when [[Australian national cricket team|Australia]] were 305/3 with [[Allan Border]] (105) and [[Kim Hughes]] (84) at the crease needing only 77 runs to win. Sarfraz took 7/4 in 33 balls (3 of these runs came in no-balls) and dismissed Australia for 310 to give [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] a surprise 71 run victory.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> At the time his 9/86 in an innings was the best Test match analysis in Australia, the best by a [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistani]] bowler and the fifth best in [[Test cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Tests/Overall/Best_Innings_Bowling.html|title=Eight or More Wickets in an Innings in Test Cricket|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=25 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605045314/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Tests/Overall/Best_Innings_Bowling.html|archivedate=5 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Sarfraz had also made 35 coming in at 99/6 in the first innings and took 11/125 in the match. He was also involved in the controversial dismissal of Andrew Hilditch for [[handled the ball|handling the ball]] in the Second Test at the [[WACA Ground|WACA]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. The batsman was at the non-striker's end when the ball was returned to the crease by the wayward throw of a fielder. Hilditch picked up the ball and politely gave it to Sarfraz, Sarfraz appealed and Hilditch was given out. It was second time in a hundred years of Test cricket that a batsman had been given out in this fashion and although strictly correct it was considered to be against the spirit of the game. Earlier in the match the Australian [[tailender]] [[Rodney Hogg]] had been run out while 'gardening' and [[Alan Hurst (cricketer)|Alan Hurst]] controversially ran out [[Sikander Bakht (cricketer)|Sikander Bakht]] when backing up, two pieces of [[gamesmanship]] which caused bad feeling between the teams.<ref>p156, Peter Arnold, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Cricket, W.H. Smith, 1986</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/74008.html|title=50 years of Pakistan cricket- Part IX (Oct 20 1997)|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=25 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1978-79/PAK_IN_AUS/PAK_AUS_T2_24-29MAR1979.html|title=2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Perth, Mar 24–29, 1979 |publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|accessdate=25 April 2010}}</ref> Australia made 236/3 to win the Test and square the series, the other two batsmen being run out and no bowler taking a wicket.

===Later career===
Sarfraz played for [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] in two separate spells and in the 1980 [[Benson and Hedges Cup]] Final he took 3/23 off 11 overs to restrict [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] to 203/8 in [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northant]]'s six run win. In 1983–84 he took 4/42 and 2/27 in the First Test against [[England national cricket team|England]] at [[National Stadium, Karachi|Karachi]] and hit the winning runs when Pakistan made 66/7 to win.<ref>p134, Peter Arnold, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Cricket, W.H. Smith, 1986</ref> After several 'retirements' the Third Test at the [[Gaddafi Stadium]] in [[Lahore]] proved to be his last and in the first innings his 4/49 helped dismiss England for 241. When Pakistan were reduced to 181/8 Sarfraz made 90, his highest [[Test cricket|Test]] and [[first-class cricket|first-class]] score, adding 161 for the ninth wicket with his captain [[Zaheer Abbas]] (82 not out) to give his team a 102 run lead. Unfortunately, [[David Gower]] made 173 not out and Safraz was hit for 1/112 in the second innings, but came in at 199/5 and saw out the match with 10 not out. This ensured that Pakistan kept their 1–0 lead to win their first Test series against [[England national cricket team|England]].<ref>pp170-171, Peter Arnold, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Cricket, W.H. Smith, 1986</ref>

===Style===
From the boundary Sarfraz looked like a medium paced trundler, but the six-foot-six tall<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidesport.com.au/features/sarfraz-nawaz/|title=Sarfraz Nawaz|publisher=[[Inside Sport]]|accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref> cricketer was "as strong as a cart-horse" and his powerful upper body and good action allowed him to bowl at a [[fast bowler|fast-medium]] pace. He could seam the ball in either direction and despite the convention he repeatedly [[Bouncer (cricket)|bounced]] other [[fast bowler]]s such as [[Jeff Thomson]] and [[Joel Garner]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The flat wickets found in Pakistan were not ideal for a bowler of his pace, but could sometimes surprise batsmen with his ability to make to ball seam, swing or bounce awkwardly.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> More importantly with [[Sikander Bakht (cricketer)|Sikander Bakht]] Sarfraz developed [[reverse swing]]. Commentators did not realise this was reverse swing at the time, though they realised that he had an uncanny ability to move the old ball in the air. He passed on his knowledge to [[Imran Khan]], [[Wasim Akram]] and [[Waqar Younis]], who made this new type of bowling famous in the late 1980s and 1990s.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4155734.stm|title=Swing and seam bowling: Reverse Swing|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate=25 April 2010 | date=19 August 2005}}</ref> As a batsman he was a good lower-order striker of the ball particularly when driving and averaged over 40 in a series on three occasions.

===Battle against match fixing===
When [[Bob Woolmer]] was found dead in [[Jamaica]], Sarfaraz Nawaz was quick to suggest that he was murdered, even before the postmortem, linking it to corruption in cricket. He subsequently raised concerns about the safety of Pakistani cricketers in West Indies, claiming Woolmer and [[Inzamam Ul Haq]] were getting threats from the bookies without naming his sources. He requested the involvement of Scotland Yard in the investigations, questioning the credibility of Jamaican police. He also alleged that the match Pakistan lost against West Indies in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] was fixed.{{cn|date=February 2020}}

==Political career==
He left cricket and joined politics.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1035079|title=A different kind of match|first=Seema|last=Faruqi|date=9 August 2013|publisher=}}</ref> He was elected as a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as an independent candidate in [[1985 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="auto"/>

==Personal life==
He married Pakistani film actress [[Rani (actress)|Rani]] in 1985.<ref name="auto"/>

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Zaheer Abbas

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|7|24|df=yes}}
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'''Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani''' (in Punjabi and [[Urdu]]: سید ظہیر عباس کرمانی; born 24 July 1947), popularly known as '''Zaheer Abbas''', is a former [[Pakistan]]i [[cricket]]er. He is among few professional cricketers who used to wear [[spectacles]]. In 1982/1983, he became the first batsman to score three consecutive centuries in one-day internationals.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282969.html Hundreds in consecutive innings] espncricinfo.com Retrieved 7 July 2019</ref> Sometimes known as 'the Asian Bradman', Zaheer Abbas is regarded as one of the finest batsmen in the history of cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/43695.html |title=Zaheer Abbas |website=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/zaheer-abbas-10-anecdotes-about-the-asian-bradman-506235 |title=Zaheer Abbas: 10 anecdotes about the Asian Bradman |first=Nishad Pai |last=Vaidya |date=24 July 2015 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samaa.tv/sports/2017/07/asian-bradman-zaheer-abbas-celebrating-70th-birthday-today/ |title=Asian Bradman Zaheer Abbas celebrating 70th birthday today - Samaa TV |website=www.samaa.tv|accessdate=7 July 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
Abbas made his [[Test cricket|Test]] match debut in 1969; in his second Test he scored 274 against [[England cricket team|England]], which is still the sixth-ever highest score by a Pakistani batsman. This was the first of his four Test double-centuries; only two men from Pakistan ([[Younis Khan]] and [[Javed Miandad]]) have scored more.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/BATTING/LEADING_BATSMEN_TEST_200S.html |title=Test Records – Most double hundreds in a career |publisher=cricinfo.com website|accessdate=7 July 2019}}</ref> The last was an innings of 215 against [[India cricket team|India]] in 1983, the first of three centuries in consecutive Tests, and his [[hundredth first-class century]]; Abbas and [[Geoffrey Boycott]] are the only two batsmen to have scored their hundredth first-class century in a Test match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63329.html |title=1st Test, India tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Dec 10-15 1982 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

Abbas, fondly called the "Run Machine", also had great success in [[first-class cricket]], and was the first Asian batsman to score one hundred first-class centuries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Firstclass/Overall/Most_Centuries.html |title=Most centuries in first-class cricket |publisher= }}</ref> He had a long stint with [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]]; joining the county in 1972, he remained there for thirteen years. During that time he scored over a thousand runs in the majority of his thirteen seasons. He also made over two thousand runs in a single season on two occasions for the club (1976 and 1981). During those thirteen years at Gloucestershire, he played 206 first-class games, scoring over 16,000 runs. He averaged 49.79, hitting 49 hundreds and 76 fifties. Abbas is the only player to have scored a century and double century in a first-class match four times, finishing each of the eight innings [[Not out (cricket)|not out]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lynch |first=Steven |title=How many people have scored a double-century and a hundred in the same first-class match? |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/565465.html |work=Ask Steven - Cricinfo.com |accessdate=7 July 2019}}</ref>

[[Sunil Gavaskar]], the former Indian Test captain, once said while commentating that the Indian players would often say to Zaheer, ''"Zaheer Ab-bas karo"'', which means "Zaheer, stop it now" in [[Urdu]] and [[Hindi]], referring to Abbas' free scoring.

Abbas had two stints as captain of the national team in 1981 and 1984. He retired from international cricket in 1985, and has officiated as a match referee in one Test and three ODI matches. He has also worked as the manager of the national team. In 2015 he became [[ICC president]], the third cricketer after [[Colin Cowdrey]] and [[Clyde Walcott]], to hold the post.<ref name="Zed">{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/908629.html | title=In praise of Zed | publisher=ESPN Cricinfo | date=August 13, 2015 | accessdate=August 14, 2015 | author=Abbasi, Kamran | authorlink=Kamran Abbasi}}</ref>

Zaheer Abbas held the record for scoring the most runs by any batsman in a 4 match bilateral ODI series (346 runs) from 1982 to 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Batting/BattingHighSeries_ODI.asp|title=HowSTAT! ODI Cricket – Most Runs in Series|website=www.howstat.com|access-date=2017-03-09}}</ref> The record was broken by [[Hashim Amla]] of South Africa in 2015.<ref>http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=runs;qualmax1=4;qualmin1=4;qualval1=matches;template=results;type=batting;view=series</ref>

[[File:Zaheer Abbas graph.png|center|thumb|500px|Zaheer Abbas's career performance graph.]]



==Personal life==
Zaheer Abbas married Indian born Rita Luthra (now known as Samina Abbas) in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/Zaheer-Abbas-to-visit-Kanpur-sasural-for-ODI/articleshow/1075807.cms|title=Zaheer Abbas to visit Kanpur sasural for ODI}}</ref> Samina's father KC Luthra was a friend of Zaheer's father, Shabbir Abbas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Teaming-up-for-life/articleshow/1075822.cms|title=Teaming up for life}}</ref> Their daughter Sonal Abbas is married to a businessman in [[Delhi]].

==Awards and recognition==
*[[Pride of Performance]] Award in 1971 by the [[Government of Pakistan]]<ref>[http://www.sports.gov.pk/Awards/award_cricket.htm Pride of Performance Award for Zaheer Abbas in 1971 on Pakistan Sports Board website] Retrieved 7 July 2019</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=43695}}

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Saleem Jaffar

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| birth_place = [[Karachi]], Pakistan
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| testdebutdate = 20 November
| testdebutyear = 1986
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
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| lasttestdate = 2 January
| lasttestyear = 1992
| lasttestagainst = Sri Lanka
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'''Saleem Jaffar''' (born November 19, 1962) is a former [[Pakistan]]i [[cricket]]er who played in 14 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and 39 [[One Day International]]s from 1986 to 1992. Jaffar was born in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]].

==Domestic career==
Jaffar took 5 for 11 on his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut in 1983–84, and in 1985–86 finished the season with 80 wickets at a [[Bowling average]] of 19.

After his test career he played in the [[British Columbia Mainland Cricket League]], in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

==International career==
He made both Test and ODI debuts against [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] the season of his international call-up. His [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 1987|tour of England in 1987]] was ended by injury. Against England at Karachi in [[English cricket team in Pakistan in 1987-88|1987–88]] he took five wickets and was selected for the [[Pakistani cricket team in West Indies in 1987-88|tour of the Caribbean]] that followed. Against New Zealand at [[Basin Reserve|Wellington]] in [[Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 1988-89|1988–89]], he took match figures of 8 for 134, including his only Test five-for.

==After cricket==
In 2007 he was appointed as a selector for the Pakistan national cricket team.

== International record ==
=== Test 5 Wicket hauls ===

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| '''1''' || 5/40 || 8 || {{cr|NZ}} || [[Basin Reserve]] || [[Wellington]] || [[New Zealand]] || 1989
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==International awards==
===One-Day International Cricket===
====Man of the Match awards====
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| 1
| [[India national cricket team|India]]
| [[Nehru Stadium, Pune]]
| 22 March 1987
| 9–0–25–3 ; DNB
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 6 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=0491 |title= 1986–1987 India v Pakistan – 4th Match – Pune}}</ref>
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Pakistan Squad 1987 Cricket World Cup}}

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Manzoor Elahi

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| country = Pakistan
| batting = Right-hand bat
| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
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| testdebutdate = 24 October
| testdebutyear = 1984
| testdebutagainst = India
| testcap = 101
| lasttestdate = 15 February
| lasttestyear = 1995
| lasttestagainst = Zimbabwe
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| odidebutyear = 1984
| odidebutagainst = India
| odicap = 49
| lastodidate = 26 February
| lastodiyear = 1995
| lastodiagainst = Zimbabwe
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| runs1 = 123
| bat avg1 = 15.37
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| deliveries1 = 444
| wickets1 = 7
| bowl avg1 = 27.71
| fivefor1 = –
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| catches/stumpings1 = 7/-
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| matches2 = 54
| runs2 = 741
| bat avg2 = 22.45
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| deliveries2 = 1743
| wickets2 = 29
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| date = 4 February
| year = 2017
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'''Manzoor Elahi''' ([[Urdu]]: '''منظور الہی''') (born April 15, 1963, in [[Sahiwal]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]) is a former [[Pakistan]]i [[cricket]]er who played in 6 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and 54 [[One Day International|ODI]]s from 1984 to 1995. His two brothers, [[Zahoor Elahi]] and [[Saleem Elahi]] have also played for Pakistan.

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| 1
| [[India national cricket team|India]]
| [[Ayub National Stadium]], [[Quetta]]
| 12 October 1984
| 36 (39 balls, 5x4); 4-0-18-2
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 46 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=0326 |title=
1984-1985 Pakistan v India - 1st Match - Quetta}}</ref>
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| 2
| [[India national cricket team|India]]
| [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]]
| 5 December 1986
| 50* (51 balls, 3x4, 2x6)
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 3 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=0461 |title= 1986-1987 Champions Trophy - 6th Match - India v Pakistan - Sharjah}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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{{Pakistan Squad 1987 Cricket World Cup}}

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Mansoor Akhtar

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| birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]
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| club1 = [[Karachi Whites cricket team|Karachi Whites]]
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| year3 = 1976/77–1978/79
| club4 = [[United Bank Limited cricket team|United Bank Limited]]
| year4 = 1978/79–1996/97
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| matches1 = 19
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| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 41
| runs2 = 593
| bat avg2 = 17.44
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| top score2 = 47
| deliveries2 = 138
| wickets2 = 2
| bowl avg2 = 55.00
| fivefor2 = –
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| best bowling2 = 1/7
| catches/stumpings2 = 14/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 240
| runs3 = 13804
| bat avg3 = 37.71
| 100s/50s3 = 28/69
| top score3 = 224[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 2536
| wickets3 = 37
| bowl avg3 = 37.83
| fivefor3 = –
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| best bowling3 = 3/24
| catches/stumpings3 = 167/2
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 183
| runs4 = 5445
| bat avg4 = 35.35
| 100s/50s4 = 4/37
| top score4 = 153[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 1204
| wickets4 = 25
| bowl avg4 = 40.24
| fivefor4 = –
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| date = 19 September
| year = 2011
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'''Mansoor Akhtar''' (born 25 December 1957) is a former [[Pakistan]]i [[cricket]]er who played in 19 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and 41 [[One Day International|ODI]]s from 1980 to 1990. He partnered [[Waheed Mirza]] in a [[List of first-class cricket records#Highest partnerships|world record opening stand]] of 561 in 1977. The partnership is still the best for the 1st wicket in [[first-class cricket]]. He scored one century and three half-centuries, with a highest score of 111 against Australia in Faisalabad.

On August 7th, 2019, Mansoor Akhtar, along with one other person named Ramesh Gupta from India, was alleged to have approached Pakistani cricketer [[Umar Akmal]] for [[Betting controversies in cricket|match fixing]] during the second edition of the [[Global T20 Canada]] tournament. Akmal, however, reported the approach to the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] and tournament officials. Anti-corruption officials instructed all participating teams to stay away from Akhtar and Ramesh Gupta. Mansoor Akhtar has admitted meeting Umar Akmal, but hasn't admitted to the allegations of fixing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/global-t20-canada-2019-former-pakistan-cricketer-mansoor-akhtar-approaches-umar-akmal-for-match-fixing/|title=Global T20 Canada 2019: Former Pakistan cricketer Mansoor Akhtar approaches Umar Akmal for match-fixing|date=2019-08-07|website=CricTracker|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref>

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Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1968)

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| country = Pakistan
| fullname = Ijaz Ahmed
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|9|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sialkot]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| batting = Right-hand bat
| bowling = Left-arm medium
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| testdebutagainst = India
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| lasttestdate = 27 March
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'''Ijaz Ahmed''' ([[Urdu]]: '''اعجاز احمد''') (born 20 September 1968 in [[Sialkot]]) is a [[Pakistan]]i cricket coach and former [[cricket]]er who played 60 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and 250 [[One Day International]]s for [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] over a period from 1986 to 2001.

==International career==

Ahmed scored six Test centuries against the world's top-ranked side, [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] – a record number of centuries by a Pakistani against Australia, shared with [[Javed Miandad]]. However, 33 of his 92 innings yielded single-figure scores, 54 of them yielded scores below 20.

Ijaz Ahmed came into the national side at the height of the Imran Khan era, and remained on the fringes for nearly a decade, despite several good scores. Dropped after the [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992 World Cup]], he came back strongly the following season and established himself at the pivotal "one down" position. He performed poorly at the [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999 World Cup]], and the arrival of [[Younis Khan]] brought an end to his international career. He formally retired from cricket in 2003.

Ahmed's 250 matches is the seventh-highest of all time in Pakistan, behind [[Shahid Afridi]], [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]], [[Wasim Akram]], [[Saleem Malik]], [[Younis Khan]], [[Waqar Younis]] and [[Shoaib Malik]].

A powerful hitter of the ball, Ahmed became the second Pakistani Batsman to score 10 ODI centuries. At Lahore, in 1997, Ahmed collapsed the Indian bowling attack by making a quick century off just 68 balls including 9 sixes, remaining not out for 139*; his highest score in the ODI.

In test cricket, Ahmed scored 12 test centuries, including his first and only double century against [[Sri Lanka]], when he scored 211. Ahmed is the top scorer for Pakistan side against South Africa.

===The event of 21 April 1997===

On 21 April 1997, in a Test match against Sri Lanka, Ahmed was at the crease on 97, when a run-out attempt brought ambiguity in the decision. However, replays declared Salim Malik as dismissed, and Ahmad was called back to the crease. This was the first time for a batsman to return from the pavilion to the crease since 1987. <ref>[http://cricket.butjazz.com/todays-date-in-the-history-of-cricket-21st-april/ Ijaz Ahmed in 1987 Cricket World Cup]. Retrieved on 31-12-2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424025750/http://cricket.butjazz.com/todays-date-in-the-history-of-cricket-21st-april/ |date=24 April 2010 }}</ref>

==Coaching career==

Ahmed was appointed as the coach of Pakistan's Under-19 cricket team on 20 October 2019.<ref>[http://www.geo.tv/10-20-2009/51339.htm Ijaz Ahmed – U-19 Coach].Retrieved on 31-12-2011 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023061425/http://www.geo.tv/10-20-2009/51339.htm |date=23 October 2009 }}</ref> He is also currently appointed as the batting coach and consultant for [[Lahore Qalandars]] in the [[Pakistan Super League]].

==International centuries==
{{main|List of international cricket centuries by Ijaz Ahmed}}

==International awards==
===One-Day International Cricket===
====Man of the Match awards====
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|-
! style="background:#03530f; color:White;" |S No
! style="background:#03530f; color:White;" |Opponent
! style="background:#03530f; color:White;" |Venue
! style="background:#03530f; color:White;" |Date
! style="background:#03530f; color:White;" |Match Performance
! style="background:#03530f; color:White;" |Result
|- style="background:white;"
| 1
| [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
| [[Brisbane Cricket Ground]], [[Brisbane]]
| 10 February 1990
| 2 Ct. ; 102* (100 balls, 9x4, 1x6)
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 5 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=0659 |title= 1989–1990 Benson & Hedges World Series – 6th Match – Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Brisbane}}</ref>
|- style="background:white;"
| 2
| [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
| [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]]
| 21 December 1990
| 54* (78 balls, 1x4, 1x6) ; 3–0–10–0, 1 Ct.
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 50 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=0721 |title= 1990–1991 Pakistan v Sri Lanka – 2nd Match – Sharjah}}</ref>
|- style="background:white;"
| 3
| [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
| [[Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium]], [[Rawalpindi]]
| 20 October 1994
| 110 (110 balls, 13x4, 1x6) ; DNB
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 39 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=0996 |title= 1994–1995 Wills Triangular Series – 5th Match – Pakistan v South Africa – Rawalpindi}}</ref>
|- style="background:white;"
| 4
| [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
| [[Iqbal Stadium]], [[Faisalabad]]
| 28 October 1994
| DNB ; 98* (87 balls, 11x4, 1x6)
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 6 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=1000 |title= 1994–1995 Wills Triangular Series – 9th Match – Pakistan v South Africa – Faisalabad (Lyallpur)}}</ref>
|- style="background:white;"
| 5
| [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]]
| [[Kingsmead Cricket Ground]], [[Durban]]
| 17 December 1994
| DNB, 1 Ct. ; 114* (90 balls, 17x4, 3x6)
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 8 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=1031 |title= 1994–1995 Mandela Trophy – 9th Match – South Africa v Pakistan – Durban}}</ref>
|- style="background:white;"
| 6
| [[India national cricket team|India]]
| [[Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club|Cricket, Skating & Curling Club]], [[Toronto]]
| 21 September 1996
| 90 (110 balls: 7x4, 1x6) ; 1 Ct.
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 97 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=1185 |title= 1996–1997 India v Pakistan – 4th Match – Toronto}}</ref>
|- style="background:white;"
| 7
| [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
| [[Arbab Niaz Stadium]], [[Peshawar]]
| 3 November 1996
| 117 (105 balls: 10x4, 4x6)
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 78 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=1206 |title= 1996–1997 Pakistan v Zimbabwe – 3rd Match – Peshawar}}</ref>
|- style="background:white;"
| 8
| [[India national cricket team|India]]
| [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]]
| 2 October 1997
| 139* (84 balls: 10x4, 9x6)
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 9 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=1308 |title= 1997–1998 Pakistan v India – 3rd Match – Lahore}}</ref>
|- style="background:white;"
| 9
| [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
| [[Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium]], [[Rawalpindi]]
| 24 November 1998
| 132 (103 balls, 9x4, 4x6) ; DNB
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 111 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=1455 |title=
1998–1999 Pakistan v Zimbabwe – 3rd Match – Rawalpindi}}</ref>
|- style="background:white;"
| 10
| [[India national cricket team|India]]
| [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium|PCA IS Bindra Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| 1 April 1999
| 1 ct. ; 89* (129 balls: 5x4, 2x6)
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 7 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=1509 |title= 1998–1999 Pepsi Cup – 6th Match – India v Pakistan – Mohali, Chandigarh}}</ref>
|- style="background:white;"
| 11
| [[England national cricket team|England]]
| [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]], [[Sharjah]]
| 7 April 1999
| 137 (130 balls: 12x4, 1x6)
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 90 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=1511 |title= 1998–1999 Coca-Cola Cup – 1st Match – England v Pakistan – Sharjah}}</ref>
|- style="background:white;"
| 12
| [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]
| [[Kallang Ground]], [[Kallang]]
| 20 August 2000
| 49 (37 balls: 5x4, 1x6)
| {{cr|PAK}} won by 12 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=1713 |title= 2000-2001 Godrej Singapore Challenge - 1st Match - New Zealand v Pakistan - Singapore}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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'''Rameez Hasan Raja''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|''' رمیز حسن راجہ''' }}}}; born 14 August 1962) is a [[Pakistani]] cricket commentator, [[YouTuber]], and former [[cricket]]er, who represented [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] (sometimes as captain) during the 1980s and the 1990s. Since retiring from cricket, he has been a commentator in [[international cricket]] matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Rameez-Rajas-commentary-goof-up/articleshow/12328054.cms|title=Rameez Raja’s commentary goof up|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/pakistan-should-accept-proposed-icc-overhaul-ramiz-raja-10418.html|title=Pakistan should accept proposed ICC overhaul: Ramiz Raja|work=India TV News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/satire-india-pak-match-commentator-rameez-raja-fined-by-match-referee-david-boon-12553|title=Satire: India-Pak match: Commentator Rameez Raja fined by match referee David Boon|work=Cricket Country}}</ref> He also talks about cricket on his [[YouTube]] channel Ramiz Speaks.

==Personal life==
Rameez Raja belongs to a [[Punjabi Rajput]] family from [[Lahore]]. On his wife's side, his mother-in-law is from [[Delhi]] and his father-in-law is from [[Karnal]].<ref>[https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/inzamam-ul-haq/203599 Inzamam-ul-Haq], 28 May 1997, ''[[Outlook India]]''. Retrieved 1 September 2018.</ref>

==Domestic career==
Rameez made his [[first-class cricket]] debut in 1978, scoring over 9,000 runs in List A and 10,000 runs in 1st class matches. He remains one of only a few to reach 10,000 1st class runs in Pakistan. He got a national call against England. He was regarded as one of the prominent batsman playing in Pakistan's domestic circuit.

==International career==
===Golden years===
He received his opportunity to play in a [[Test cricket|Test match]] against [[England cricket team|England]]. His performance was unimpressive, as he was dismissed for 1 run in each [[innings]]. However, with the retirement of several players in the Pakistan squad and with the help of his years of experience in [[first-class cricket]], Raja was able to secure a spot in the national side.

Rameez played international cricket for 13 years, appearing in 57 Test matches, with a career average of 31.83 and scoring two centuries. In the One Day International arena, he played 198 matches and scored 9 centuries. He was a member of the national side that reached the semi finals of the [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987 World Cup]]. He scored 2 centuries in the [[1992 Cricket World Cup|1992 World Cup]], which was held in Australia, including a century against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]], who had been undefeated during that period. He was awarded the man of the match for his match winning performance which earned Pakistan a place in the semi-finals of the tournament. In [[1992 Cricket World Cup Final|the final]] against England, Rameez had the honour of taking the final catch which won the [[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] for Pakistan. This became the pinnacle of his cricketing career, as within a year of this triumph, he had lost form and was dropped from the national side.

=== Obstructing the field ===
Rameez became the first player in One Day International history to be given out "[[obstructing the field]]" [[English cricket team in Pakistan in 1987–88|against England]], in a match at Karachi in 1987. England had scored 263 runs for 6 wickets during their 44 over innings. For Pakistan, Raja opened the batting and had reached 98 runs when the last ball of the match was bowled, with Pakistan needing 25 runs to win in the last over. During this last over, he hit the ball and sprinted for two runs that would have given him his century, but was well short of the crease when the fielder's return came towards him and Raja knocked the ball away with his bat and was given out for "obstructing the field".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153517.html | title=Pakistan v England 1987-88: Second One-day International| publisher= [[ESPN Cricinfo]]| work=[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]] 1989 | accessdate=December 20, 2017}}</ref>

===Late career===
However, he was recalled back to the Pakistan squad and played in the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]]. During the 1995–1996 season, he was removed from the captaincy, after Pakistan lost their first home series to [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]. His final game in a Test match for Pakistan was as captain in the [[Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1996–97|1996–1997 tour of Sri Lanka]], however the team failed to win a match during the series. He retired from all forms of cricket in 1997 and since then he has been active as a television commentator and as an administrator for both Pakistan and international cricket.

==Commentary career==
Raja has worked as a commentator on ''[[Test Match Special]]'' and [[Sky Sports]], during the [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 2006|2006 England Test series against Pakistan]]. He has also worked as the chief executive of the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]], but resigned from his job in August 2004, citing increasing media commitments. He continues to provide commentary on Pakistan cricket team's tours as well as in many domestic tournaments and international ICC tournaments.

==See also==
* [[List of cricket commentators]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://twitter.com/RamizSpeaks Ramiz Raja] on [[Twitter]]
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Rashid Latif

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<ref>https://www.dawn.com/news/1428950/smokers-corner-sindhs-african-roots</ref>
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| fullname = Rashid Latif <ref name="Rashid Latif">{{cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42423.html | title = Rashid Latif | last = | first = | date = | website = ESPN cricinfo | publisher = ESPN Sports Media Ltd | access-date = October 28, 2018 | quote = }}</ref>
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| lasttestdate = 3 September
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'''Rashid Latif''' (born 14 November 1968<ref name="Rashid Latif">{{cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42423.html | title = Rashid Latif | last = | first = | date = | website = ESPN cricinfo | publisher = ESPN Sports Media Ltd | access-date = October 28, 2018 | quote = }}</ref>), is a Pakistani cricket coach and former [[cricketer]] and captain, who played [[Pakistani cricket team]] in [[Test cricket]] and [[One Day International]] matches, between 1992 and 2003 as a [[wicket keeper]] right-handed [[batsman]]. He also served as the captain of the Pakistan cricket team in 2003, leading the country in 6 test and 25 one-day matches.<ref name="cricinfo.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/477026.html |title=Pakistan news: Latif resigns as PCB wicketkeeping coach | Pakistan Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date= |accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref>

==Early life & domestic career==
Latif was born in Karachi, and earned a BSc in computer systems engineering from NED University of Engineering and Technology with [[Saeed Anwar]]. In April 2006, Latif retired from [[first-class cricket]] as he toured with the Pakistani senior players to play against Indian senior players in April 2006 in a series played between players who have retired from professional cricket. Latif has not participated in domestic first-class cricket since 2005. His last match was in 2006, when he played for Lashings cricket club, a club in England.

==International career==
Latif started playing for the [[Pakistan national cricket team]] in 1992 after the [[1992 Cricket World Cup]]. He impressed the national selectors by scoring 50 runs in his Test debut, however it did not cement his place in the national squad as throughout his career he had to compete with another Pakistani wicket-keeper, [[Moin Khan]]. Despite having a significantly similar Test batting average, Moin had a higher ODI average than Latif and scored more runs than Latif in international cricket. However, Moin had the keeping record of 2.14 dismissals per test against Latif 3.51 per test. Moreover, in all time Pakistani XI Latif picks as wicket-keeper and hence 69 test matches of Moin is a question mark in Rashid Latif tenure. In 1996, he announced his retirement after conflicts with some players and the team management. He returned to the Pakistan team and became the captain of the National side in 1998.

Latif remained out of the national squad until 2001, when after a string of poor performances, the Pakistan team replaced [[Moin Khan]]. After returning into the squad, he secured his place by keeping the wicket and giving a string of good batting performances. The highlight of his career came after the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]], when he was announced the captain of the Pakistan team. Under his leadership, Pakistan successfully experimented with several new players and the team gave positive results. He was also involved with uniting the players through his captaincy in both on and off the cricket field. However, problems between Latif and the team management again surfaced in 2003–04, which resulted in him giving away the captaincy to former Pakistan batsman [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]]. He was omitted from the squad and since then has never been recalled in the team, despite his attempts to get back into the squad during 2003–05.

==Coaching career==

===Afghan coaching===
Latif has notably become batting coach of the [[Afghanistan National Cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27072010/28/latif-arrives-kabul-ahead-coaching-stint.html |accessdate=5 August 2010 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Latif also stated that the Afghan players were keen to learn from him.<ref>http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/sport/afghan-players-keen-to-learn-rashid-770</ref> Latif further added that he liked the challenge of coaching the team and helping at grass-roots level of Afghan cricket;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sananews.net/english/2010/07/26/coaching-afghanistan-represents-a-new-challenge-rashid-latif/ |title=Coaching Afghanistan represents a new challenge: Rashid Latif | Sports | South Asian News Agency (SANA) |publisher=Sananews.net |accessdate=27 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724055259/http://www.sananews.net/english/2010/07/26/coaching-afghanistan-represents-a-new-challenge-rashid-latif/ |archivedate=24 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> in July 2010 he also talked about having a Pakistan-Afghanistan cricket series in late 2010 to help Pakistan return to staging international cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=254805 |accessdate=5 August 2010 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> As a wicket-keeper Latif also commented on the form of Pakistani wicket-keeper [[Kamran Akmal]] by stating that "Kamran has gained weight for a wicket-keeper, his wicket-keeping has been poor due to that and a lot of work load as a cricketer. I strongly suggest to all wicket-keepers that when they are struggling they take a rest and then comeback to the scene stronger as poor wicket-keeping can destroy you confidence as a batsman."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketnext.in.com/news/kamran-needs-to-take-a-break-latif/49673-13.html |title=Kamran needs to take a break: Latif – News – Cricket Next |publisher=Cricketnext.in.com |date=4 August 2010 |accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref> In August 2010 the coach of the Afghan team Kabir Khan announced that he was going to leave his post because of consistent interference by the board. This led to Latif, who was batting coach at the time, to be named his successor. However just after that Latif announced his resignation also citing consistent interference caused by the board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/473837.html |title=Afghanistan lose Rashid Latif's services | Afghanistan Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date= |accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref>

Latif's stint as Afghan coach got off to a good start when Afghanistan registered a 162-run win over Kenya in the [[ICC Intercontinental Cup]] but then lost the first ODI by 92 runs as Kenya were bowled out for 160. But then Afghanistan's batting order collapsed for 88. The team took a six-wicket victory during the second ODI as Kenya succumbed to 139 and Afghanistan suffered a poor start with opener [[Noor Ali]] retiring hurt and [[Karim Sadiq]] being caught. However [[Asghar Stanikzai]] scored his second half-century and along with [[Mohammad Shahzad]] who scored 37 guided the run chase.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/kenya/content/current/story/480688.html |title=Kenya v Afghanistan: All-round Afghanistan level series | Kenya v Afghanistan, 2nd ODI, Nairobi Report |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date= |accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref> The finest moment of Latif's coaching career came at the [[2010 Asian Games]] when Afghanistan upset the cricket super-power Pakistan in the semi-final as Afghanistan sealed a comfortable 22-run victory and set up a final tie with Bangladesh.<ref>[http://tribune.com.pk/story/81802/glory-days-are-back-in-hockey-and-squash/Afghanistan upset Pakistan in cricket at 2010 Asian Games]</ref> However Afghanistan lost the final but the celebrated accomplishment was that the Afghanistan collected their first ever Asian games medal with a second-place silver.

Latif's team next assignment was the [[ICC Intercontinental Cup]] and Afghanistan play Scotland in the final. Latif stated that Afghanistan likes to play aggressive cricket and that the players are mentally very tough and hate to lose.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/story/489880.html Preparations for ICC cup final going well for Afghanistan – Latif]</ref> On 2 December the match against Scotland started and because of [[Hamid Hassan]] Scotland were bowled out for 212. More than half of Scotland's runs came from [[Neil McCallum (cricketer)|Neil McCallum]] who scored 104*. Afghanistan got off to a good start but collapsed to 171 all out, giving Scotland a 41-run lead. Despite this another great bowling performance from Hassan and [[Samiullah Shenwari]] meant that Scotland were skittled for just 82 in their second innings. On the third day Afghanistan sealed victory early in the day with seven-wickets in hand courtesy of a superb 56* by [[Mohammad Shahzad]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icccont2010/content/current/story/490403.html Afghanistan seal ICC Intercontinental Cup victory]</ref>

===Controversy===
In 2010, Latif responded to the spot-fixing allegations against the Pakistan team by saying that ICC needs to re-design its laws and rules to root out the match-fixing and spot-fixing problem. Latif wrote a letter to the ICC citing his concerns back in 2003,"In that letter, I told them to change the rules and laws in one-day internationals which, were more prone to spot-fixing. I even offered to assist the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit but I got no response," he said.

"The key is to design laws and rules that do not allow players and bookmakers to manipulate things. I told the ICC remove the fielding restrictions and they introduced the power-play which only encouraged fixing."<ref>{{cite web|title=Reframe rules to curb spot-fixing: Latif to ICC|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Reframe-rules-to-curb-spot-fixing-Latif-to-ICC/Article1-596835.aspx|publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=8 September 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916060305/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Reframe-rules-to-curb-spot-fixing-Latif-to-ICC/Article1-596835.aspx|archivedate=16 September 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Following this statement Latif resigned from his job as wicket-keeping coach at the Pakistan National Cricket Academy and subsequently reconciled with the [[Afghan Cricket Board]] and returned as the team's coach<ref name="cricinfo.com"/> He stated that his aim was to help the team get the status to play Test cricket in two years' time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/current/story/477180.html |title=Rashid Latif targets Tests for Afghanistan |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date= |accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref> Latif also stated that he believed that a broad-cast delay of 30 seconds would help curb fixing.<ref>{{cite web|author=AFP |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i_MPoj3YQNE7eTjIm9bnisN_AsHQ |title=AFP: Latif says delay in live TV cricket may curb fixing |date=17 September 2010 |accessdate=27 March 2011}}</ref>

==Pakistan Super League==
He is currently one of the members of the Advisory board as well as director of [[Pakistan Super League|PSL]]'s franchise [[Karachi Kings]].<ref>http://dailytimes.com.pk/sports/07-Oct-16/babar-gayle-sangakkara-to-join-karachi-kings-in-next-psl-iqbal''Daily Times'', 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-10-13.</ref>
<ref>
http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/showthread.php?250644-Rashid-Latif-appointed-Director-of-Cricket-Operations-for-Karachi-Kings/
''PakPasaion'', 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-10-13.</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Rashid Latif Cricket Academy (RLCA)]]
* [[Rashid Latif Cricket Academy (Boraywala)]]
* [[Rashid Latif Cricket Academy (Haripur)]]
* [[Rashid Latif Cricket Academy (Gulberg)]]
* [[RLCA Korangi]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{ESPNcricinfo |id= 42423 }}
* {{Yahoo! Cricket |id= rashid-latif_2488 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061205031653/http://rlca.com.pk/ Rashid Latif Cricket Academy]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060429233049/http://www.rashidlatif.8k.com/ Rashid Latif's Official website]

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Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)

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{{short description|Pakistani cricketer}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Mushtaq Ahmed
| image = Mushtaqahmed (cropped).jpg
| country = Pakistan
| fullname = Mushtaq Ahmed
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|06|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sahiwal]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], Pakistan
| heightft = 5
| heightinch = 4
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[leg break]]
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
| international = true
| testdebutdate = 19 January
| testdebutyear = 1990
| testdebutagainst = Australia
| testcap = 116
| lasttestdate = 24 October
| lasttestyear = 2003
| lasttestagainst = South Africa
| odidebutdate = 23 March
| odidebutyear = 1989
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| odicap = 69
| lastodidate = 3 October
| lastodiyear = 2003
| lastodiagainst = South Africa
|
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 52
| runs1 = 656
| bat avg1 = 11.71
| 100s/50s1 = 0/2
| top score1 = 59
| deliveries1 = 12,532
| wickets1 = 185
| bowl avg1 = 32.97
| fivefor1 = 10
| tenfor1 = 3
| best bowling1 = 7/56
| catches/stumpings1 = 23/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 144
| runs2 = 399
| bat avg2 = 9.50
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 34[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 7,543
| wickets2 = 161
| bowl avg2 = 33.29
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/36
| catches/stumpings2 = 30/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 309
| runs3 = 5,124
| bat avg3 = 15.43
| 100s/50s3 = 0/20
| top score3 = 90[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 70,759
| wickets3 = 1,407
| bowl avg3 = 25.67
| fivefor3 = 104
| tenfor3 = 32
| best bowling3 = 9/48
| catches/stumpings3 = 118/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 381
| runs4 = 1,624
| bat avg4 = 11.27
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 41
| deliveries4 = 18,973
| wickets4 = 461
| bowl avg4 = 28.59
| fivefor4 = 4
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 7/24
| catches/stumpings4 = 59/–
| date = 15 November
| year = 2012
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/41316.html ESPNcricinfo
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'''Mushtaq Ahmed Malik''' ([[Urdu]]: '''مشتاق احمد ملک''') (born 28 June 1970) is a [[Pakistan]]i cricket coach and former [[cricket]]er who currently acts as the [[spin bowling]] coach for the [[West Indies cricket team]]. A [[leg break]] [[googly]] bowler, at his peak he was described as being one of the best three wrist-spinners in the world. In an international career that spanned from 1990 until 2003, he claimed 185 wickets in [[Test cricket]] and 161 in [[One Day International]]s. He was at his most prolific internationally between 1995 and 1998, but his most successful years were as a domestic player for [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] in the early 2000s.

Mushtaq was part of the Pakistan team which won the [[1992 Cricket World Cup]], and five years later, he was named as one of the [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year|''Wisden'' Cricketers of the Year]]. During his time with Sussex, he was the leading wicket-taker in the [[County Championship]] for five successive seasons, and helped the county win the competition in 2003, 2006 and 2007.

==Playing career==

===Early career===
Mushtaq Ahmed made his [[first-class cricket]] debut in January 1987, at the age of 16.<ref name="oracle">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/player_oracle_reveals_results2.cgi?playernumber=1945&testing=0&opponentmatch=exact&playername=Mushtaq%20Ahmed&resulttype=All&matchtype=All&teammatch=exact&startwicket=&homeawaytype=All&opponent=&endwicket=&wicketkeeper=&searchtype=MatchList&howout=All&endscore=&playermatch=contains&branding=cricketarchive&captain=&endseason=&startscore=&team=&startseason= |title=Player Oracle Reveals Results: Mushtaq Ahmed |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> Playing for [[Multan cricket team|Multan]], he claimed four wickets in the second innings of the match against [[Sukkur cricket team|Sukkur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/182/182741.html |title=Multan v Sukkur: BCCP Patron's Trophy 1986/87 (Group E-II) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> He claimed his maiden recorded five-wicket haul in the format the following season, playing for the Punjab Chief Minister's XI against the touring [[England cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/49/49395.html |title=Punjab Chief Minister's XI v England XI: England in Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan 1987/88 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, he competed in the [[1988 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|1988 Under-19 World Cup]], where he was the joint leading wicket-taker, claiming 19 wickets at an [[Bowling average|average]] of 16.21.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/McDonalds_Bicentennial_Youth_World_Cup_1987-88/Bowling_by_Wickets.html |title=Bowling in McDonald's Bicentennial Youth World Cup 1987/88 (Ordered by Wickets) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> Pakistan reached the final of the tournament, in which they lost to Australia by five wickets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/49/49738.html |title=Australia Young Cricketers v Pakistan Young Cricketers: McDonald's Bicentennial Youth World Cup 1987/88 (Final) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> Early the following season, Mushtaq took the first ten-wicket haul of his career, collecting six wickets in the first innings and eight in the second innings of a match against [[Peshawar cricket team|Peshawar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/50/50704.html |title=Peshawar v Multan: BCCP Patron's Trophy 1988/89 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> He continued to impress that season, and took 52 wickets at an average of 22.84.<ref name="bowlbs">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1945/f_Bowling_by_Season.html |title=First-class Bowling in Each Season by Mushtaq Ahmed |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> He continued to appear for Pakistan Under-19s, and took 26 wickets in their series against India under-19s, more than double any other Pakistani player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/3/India_Under-19s_in_Pakistan_1988-89/ut_Pakistan_Under-19s_Bowling.html |title=Under-19 Test Bowling for Pakistan Under-19s: India Under-19s in Pakistan 1988/89 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> His strong performances resulted in a call-up to the [[Pakistan national cricket team]] in March 1989.<ref name="oracle"/>

===International bowler===
He made his full international debut on 23 March 1989, playing a [[One Day International]] (ODI) against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]. He took two wickets for 33 runs in the match, which Pakistan won by 30 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/51/51047.html |title=Pakistan v Sri Lanka: Sharjah Cup 1988/89 (1st ODI) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> He retained his place in the Pakistan side for the subsequent tri-series with [[India national cricket team|India]] and the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]], and made his [[Test cricket]] debut in January 1990 against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] at the [[Adelaide Oval]].<ref name="oracle"/> His only wicket of the match was that of [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/52/52308.html |title=Australia v Pakistan: Pakistan in Australia 1989/90 (2nd Test) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> A year later, took fourteen wickets in a match against Peshawar, collecting five in the first innings, followed by nine in the second, finishing the match with figures of 14 for 130.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53875.html |title=Multan v Peshawar: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1990/91 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref>

In 1992, Mushtaq was part of the Pakistan team which won the [[1992 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup]]. He was joint-second amongst bowlers by wickets taken, having claimed 16 during the tournament, trailing only his compatriot [[Wasim Akram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Benson_and_Hedges_World_Cup_1991-92/Bowling_by_Wickets.html |title=Bowling in Benson and Hedges World Cup 1991/92 (Ordered by Wickets) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> He struggled to make a significant impact in Test cricket for a number of years after his debut: between 1990 and 1994, he only claimed ten or more wickets in a Test series on one occasion, [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 1992|against England in 1992]]. However, between November 1995 and March 1998, he took at least ten wickets in every Test series, and claimed ten five-wicket hauls.<ref name="bowlbs"/> The first occasion on which he claimed five wickets in an innings in Test cricket was the second Test against Australia in November 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61301.html |title=Australia v Pakistan: Pakistan in Australia and New Zealand 1995/96 (2nd Test) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> He repeated the feat in the third Test of that series, and then in the only Test of the subsequent series against New Zealand, in which he recorded his best figures in a Test match, seven for 56.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61407.html |title=New Zealand v Pakistan: Pakistan in Australia and New Zealand 1995/96 (Only Test) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> His only five-wicket haul in ODI cricket occurred in the fifth ODI of the "Sahara 'Friendship' Cup", a series played between India and Pakistan in [[Toronto]], Canada. He took five wickets for 36 runs to help Pakistan win the match by 52 runs, and thus clinch the series 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/62/62825.html |title=India v Pakistan: Sahara 'Friendship' Cup 1996 (5th ODI) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref>

During his most prolific years of Test cricket, he played his first spell of [[county cricket]], appearing for [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] between 1993 and 1998. In his book ''Somerset County Cricket Club (100 Greats)'', Eddie Lawrence describes Mushtaq as "one of Somerset's best-ever "overseas" signings."<ref name="100greats">{{cite book | title = Somerset County Cricket Club (100 Greats) | last=Lawrence | first = Eddie | year = 2001 | publisher = Tempus Publishing |location=Stroud, Gloucestershire | isbn = 0 7524 2178 6 |page=84}}</ref> He played 62 first-class matches for the county, and claimed 289 wickets at an average of 26.32.<ref name="100greats"/> In 1997, he was named as one of the five [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year|''Wisden'' Cricketers of the Year]], in which he was described as being a member of "a glittering triumvirate of wrist-spinners who adorn the modern game."<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Matthew |editor-last=Engel |editor-link=Matthew Engel |title=[[Wisden Cricketer's Almanack]] 1997 |edition=134 |year=1997 |publisher=John Wisden & Co. Ltd |location=Guildford, Surrey |isbn=0-947766-38-3 |chapter=Five Cricketers of the Year |last=Marks |first=Vic |authorlink=Vic Marks |pages=46–47}}</ref>

In the late 1990s, Mushtaq was one of a number of Pakistan cricketers who were suspected of [[Betting controversies in cricket|match-fixing]]. [[Saleem Pervez]] alleged that he had given Mushtaq, along with [[Salim Malik]], £100,000 to intentionally lose a match against Australia in September 1994.<ref name="murky">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/3259564/Mushtaq-Ahmeds-murky-past-casts-cloud-over-ECB-Cricket.html |title=Mushtaq Ahmed's murky past casts cloud over ECB |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group]] |location=London |last=Berry |first=Scyld |authorlink=Scyld Berry |date=26 October 2008 |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> After an inquiry, Mushtaq was fined £3,500, and banned from captaining Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5083420.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125135445/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5083420.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |title=Cricket: Salim Malik banned for match-fixing ; Former Pakistan captain and Test bowler are suspended for life after inquiry while Wasim Akram is among six other players fined |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher=Independent Print Limited {{subscription required|via=HighBeam Research}} |last=Pringle |first=Derek |authorlink=Derek Pringle |date=25 May 2000 |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> The judge presiding over the inquiry stated that: "There are sufficient grounds to cast strong doubt on Mushtaq Ahmed."<ref name="murky"/>

===Later career===
After losing his place in the [[Pakistan national cricket team]], Mushtaq played one season of county cricket for [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] in 2002, having appeared in the [[Liverpool and District Cricket Competition]] for Northop Hall the previous year.<ref name="oracle"/> He failed to impress for Surrey, claiming eight wickets at an average of 38.12.<ref name="bowlbt">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1945/f_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mushtaq Ahmed |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> The following season, he joined [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]], where he became the leading county wicket taker for five seasons in a row, playing a major role in Sussex's first ever [[County Championship]] title.<ref name="ciprof">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/41316.html |title=Player Profile: Mushtaq Ahmed |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |date=October 2008 |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref>

His form for the county prompted a recall to international duty, but it was short-lived: he played two Tests and one ODI before being dropped for the final time.<ref name="oracle"/> He helped Sussex to win the County Championship twice more before persistent knee injuries forced him to retire at the end of the 2008 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/366424.html |title=Mushtaq Ahmed quits county cricket |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=27 August 2008 |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref> In 85 matches with Sussex, Mushtaq claimed 478 wickets at an average of 25.34.<ref name="bowlbt"/>

== Coaching career ==

In late 2008, the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] appointed Mushtaq as spin-bowling coach to the [[England cricket team]] until 2014 when lost his job in [[Peter Moores (cricketer)|Peter Moores]] reshuffle. He joins batting coach [[Graham Gooch]] and [[Richard Halsall]], the fielding coach in not retaining their roles. His major success as bowling was to install [[Graeme Swann]] as lead spin bowler for [[England cricket team]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/375109.html |title=Mushtaq named as England spin coach |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=23 October 2008 |accessdate=15 November 2012}}</ref>

He was bowling coach of [[Surrey County Cricket Club]] for brief period of time in 2012.<ref> [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/564956.html Mushtaq joins Surrey for a month]</ref> He was also on the verge of joining the [[Delhi Daredevils]] as a bowling coach for the [[2013 IPL season]].<ref> [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/index.html?object=41316 Mushtaq Ahmed set to join Delhi Daredevils]</ref>

In 2014, Mushataq was named as [[Pakistan cricket team]]'s bowling consultant under new coach [[Waqar Younis]] and his contract ended in May 2016.<ref> [http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/743993.html Ahmed named Pakistan bowling consultant]</ref><ref> [http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/743673.html Ahmed loses England role]</ref>

In April 2016, Mushtaq was named as head coach of Pakistan's National Cricket Academy.<ref> [http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/pcb-appoint-mushtaq-ahmed-as-national-cricket-academys-head-coach-434822 PCB appoint Mushtaq Ahmed as National Cricket Academy's head coach]</ref> In November 2018 Ahmed was appointed as the assistant coach and spin consultant of [[West Indies national cricket team]] ahead of the [[West Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2018–19| tour of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mushtaq Ahmed to coach West Indies spinners for a month|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23439568/mushtaq-ahmed-coach-west-indies-spinners-month |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=20 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mushtaq Ahmed signs with West Indies as assistant coach|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25079315/mushtaq-ahmed-signs-west-indies-assistant-coach |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=20 November 2018|author= Umar Farooq}}</ref> In April 2019 Mushtaq was honoured with the Outstanding Achievement in Sport award at [[The Asian Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theasianawards.com/winners_9th_awards.html |website=The Asian Awards |accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref>

On 9 June 2020, the PCB appointed Mushtaq Ahmed as their spin-bowling coach for Pakistan's [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 2020|tour to England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/younis-khan-appointed-pakistan-batting-coach-for-england-tour.html |title=Younis Khan appointed Pakistan batting coach for England tour |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |accessdate=9 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29285608/younis-khan-pakistan-batting-coach-england-tour |title=Younis Khan to be Pakistan's batting coach for England tour |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=9 June 2020}}</ref>

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Babar Azam

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| testdebutdate = 13 October
| testdebutyear = 2016
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
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| lasttestdate = 7 February
| lasttestyear = 2020
| lasttestagainst = Bangladesh
| odidebutdate = 31 May
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| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe
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| lastodiyear = 2019
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
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| T20Idebutyear = 2016
| T20Idebutagainst = England
| T20Icap = 70
| lastT20Idate = 25 January
| lastT20Iyear = 2020
| lastT20Iagainst = Bangladesh
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| date = 7 February
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'''Mohammad Babar Azam''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|محمد بابر اعظم}}}}; born 15 October,1994) is a Pakistani [[cricket]]er who captains the [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan national team]] in [[limited overs cricket]] and is a top-order batsman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/611957/babar-azam-confirmed-as-pakistan-odi-t20i-captain/ |title=Babar Azam confirmed as Pakistan ODI, T20I captain|work=Daily Times|accessdate=14 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="babarcaptainodi">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29168783/babar-azam-named-pakistan-captain-odis |title=Babar Azam named Pakistan captain for ODIs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=13 May 2020}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Babar Azam was born on 15 October 1994 in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] to a [[Punjabi Muslim]] family. He used to be a ball boy at the Gaddafi Stadium <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz9okmQIYvA</ref> before joining a cricket academy and starting his domestic cricket career there.

== International career ==

=== Early career ===
In May 2015, Babar was included in the [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistani ODI squad]] for home series [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Pakistan in 2015|against Zimbabwe]]. He made his ODI debut in the third ODI on 31 May and scored an impressive fifty scoring 54 runs off 60 balls.<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/868731.html |title=Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan, 3rd ODI: Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Lahore, May 31, 2015 |accessdate=31 May 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> His impressive debut earned him a place in both Test and ODI squads selected for an away series against [[Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015|Sri Lanka]]. He couldn't get a chance in Test series. During the ODI series he could only score 37 runs in two matches that he played.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/348144.html?class=2;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Statistics / Statsguru / Babar Azam / One-Day Internationals|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate= 19 July 2015}}</ref>

Babar was included in the squad for the away ODI series [[Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015|against Zimbabwe]] in September 2015 but was not given a chance to play in the series. Pakistan won the series 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/921037.html|title=Pakistan ODI squad against Zimbabwe for three match ODI series|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=27 September 2015}}</ref>

In October, he was dropped from the Test squad without playing a Test. He was retained in the ODI squad for the home series [[English cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2015–16|against England]]. In the first ODI of the four match series he scored 62 not out with a strike rate of 100 which helped Pakistan win the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/11286/scorecard/902641/England-vs-Pakistan-1st-ODI/|title=England vs Pakistan 1st ODI-ODI Series 2015–16|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref> He had scores of 4, 22 and 51 in next three matches respectively.<ref name="BabarAzaminningslist">{{cite web|title=Statistics / Statsguru / Babar Azam / One-Day Internationals / Innings List|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/348144.html?class=2;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate= 21 November 2015}}</ref> He finished the series with 139 runs at an average of 46.33.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=10305;type=series|title=Pakistan Vs England ODI Leading runs scorer|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=29 November 2015}}</ref>

In January 2016, Pakistan [[Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16|toured New Zealand]]. In the first ODI match, Babar scored 62 runs off 76 balls. Pakistan lost the match by 70 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/11180/scorecard/914227/New-Zealand-vs-Pakistan-1st-ODI/|title=Pakistan VS New Zealand 1st ODI-Odi Series 2016|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref> The second ODI match was abandoned due to heavy rain. In the third ODI, he scored a brilliant 83 off just 77 balls. Despite Pakistan losing the match and the series, Babar was much praised by cricket experts. He was the leading run scorer in the ODI series with 145 runs in 2 innings at an average of 72.50.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=10449;type=series|title=New Zealand Vs Pakistan ODI series leading runs scorer|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=2 February 2016}}</ref>

In the five-match ODI series [[Pakistani cricket team in England and Ireland in 2016|against England]] in July, he batted in five games and only scored 122 runs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Most runs / ODI series / Eng vs Pak /Statistics|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=10419;type=series|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=29 September 2016}}</ref> Besides the England series, Pakistan played two match ODI series [[Pakistani cricket team in England and Ireland in 2016|against Ireland]]. Babar scored 29 runs in the first match with the other ODI abandoned due to rain. Pakistan won the series 1–0.

He made his [[Twenty20 International]] debut for Pakistan against [[England national cricket team|England]] on 7 September. He scored an unbeaten 15 runs off 11 balls. Pakistan won the match and series.<ref name="T20I">{{cite news |title=Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, Only T20I: England v Pakistan at Manchester, Sep 7, 2016 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/913663.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=7 September 2016 |accessdate=7 September 2016 }}</ref>

=== Rise in shorter formats and breaking records ===

Babar Azam was selected in the home series [[West Indian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2016–17|against the West Indies]]. In the first match of the ODI series he scored his maiden international century, scoring 120 off 131 balls and winning his first man of the match award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azam's maiden ton helps Pak take 1–0 lead in 3–match ODI series|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-west-indies-2016-17/content/story/1059794.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=30 September 2016}}</ref> In the second ODI he continued his excellent form, scoring another century, this time much quicker than the previous one, scoring 123 off 126 balls. His century enabled Pakistan to put a total over 330.<ref name="BabarAzaminningslist" /> Pakistan won the match and Babar got his second Man of the Match award. In the third and final ODI of the series Azam ended up scoring third consecutive century (117 from 106)<ref name="BabarAzaminningslist" /> and became the third batsman for Pakistan to score hundreds in three successive ODI innings. He also broke the record for scoring the most runs (360) in a three match ODI series.<ref name="howstat">{{cite web|url=http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Batting/BattingHighSeries_ODI.asp|title=Most runs in a 3–match ODI series|publisher=howstat.com.|accessdate=7 October 2016}}</ref> He became the only batsman to score 350+ runs in a three match ODI series.<ref name="Azam">{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282969.html |title= Hundreds in consecutive innings |accessdate=5 October 2016 | work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="Azam1">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-west-indies-2016-17/content/story/1060518.html |title= Babar Azam in elite company |accessdate=5 October 2016 | work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/stats-most-runs-3-match-odi-series|title=Stats: Most runs in a 3-match ODI series|date=2016-10-05|access-date=2017-03-09}}</ref>

He made his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut for Pakistan [[West Indian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2016–17|against the West Indies]] in [[Dubai]] on 13 October 2016 and scored 69 [[run (cricket)|run]]s in his first innings.<ref name="Test">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1050229.html |title=West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Test: Pakistan v West Indies at Dubai (DSC), Oct 13–17, 2016 |accessdate=13 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He was the first player to score a fifty on his Test debut through a day/night Test.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailytimes.com.pk/sports/13-Oct-16/azam-nawaz-debut-as-pakistan-win-toss/|title=Azam, Nawaz debut as Pakistan win toss|publisher=Daily Times|accessdate=14 November 2016}}</ref>

On 19 January 2017, in the [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2016–17#3rd ODI|third ODI against Australia]], Azam became then joint-fastest player to score 1,000 runs in ODIs and then fastest for Pakistan in his 21st innings before his national record and world record were eclipsed by his compatriot [[Fakhar Zaman (cricketer)|Fakhar Zaman]].<ref name="babar1000">[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283174.html Records | One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Fastest to 1000 runs | ESPN Cricinfo], Stats.espncricinfo.com, 2017-2-01. Retrieved 2017-2-01.</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Gaurav|last=Sundararaman|title=The fastest to 1000 and 3000 ODI runs|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-pakistan-2016-17/content/story/1078435.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=19 January 2017|accessdate=19 January 2017}}</ref> He finished the ODI series as the leading run-scorer for Pakistan with 282 runs in 5 innings, including a century in 5th ODI, which was only the second century ever scored by a Pakistani batsman in Australia after [[Zaheer Abbas]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1309666/pcb-needs-groom-babar-azam-save-fading-away/|title=PCB needs to groomt Babar Azam to save him from fading away|work=Tribune|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref> He also entered the top 10 batsmen's ranking in ODIs for the first time ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1308614/icc-rankings-babar-azam-breaks-odi-top-10/|title=Babar Azam breaks into ODIs top 10|work=Tribune|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref>

[[Sarfaraz Ahmed]] replaced [[Azhar Ali]] as Pakistan's ODI team captain [[Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 2016–17|against the West Indies]] after Azhar Ali stepped down from the captaincy after a humiliating defeat [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2016–17|against Australia in odi series]]. Azam was appointed as vice-captain in ODIs for the tour. He scored an unbeaten 125 in the 2nd ODI of the three–match ODI series at [[Providence Stadium]], [[Guyana]].<ref name="BabarAzaminningslist" /> Batting first, Pakistan was struggling at one stage and were 183 for 5. Azam along with [[Imad Wasim]] put on an unbeaten 99 runs partnership which helped Pakistan post a competitive total of 282 on the board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/10927/scorecard/1077950/West-Indies-vs-Pakistan-2nd-ODI-wi-v-pak-2017/|title=Pak V WI in WI 2016–17 / 2nd ODI|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=10 April 2017}}</ref> Meanwhile, Azam also broke the record of scoring the most runs after the first 25 ODI innings in this match.<ref name=ci10apr17a>[https://www.geo.tv/latest/137473-Babar-Azam-becomes-top-run-scorer-in-first-25-ODI-innings Most runs after first 25 ODI Innings], Geo News, 2017-4-10. Retrieved 2017-4-11.</ref> In the end Pakistan won the match easily. Azam for his match winning knock won the Man of the Match award. He had scores of 13 and 16 in first and third match of the series respectively.<ref name="BabarAzaminningslist" /> Pakistan won the ODI series 2–1.

In the [[2017 ICC Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy 2017]], Azam scored a crucial 46 off 52 balls in the final match against [[India national cricket team|India]].<ref name="BabarAzaminningslist" /> Pakistan won the final match by 180 runs and lifted the Champions Trophy. It was Azam's first international tournament.

After a successful Champions trophy tour, ICC sent the World XI team in Pakistan where they played [[2017 Independence Cup (cricket)|three T20I]] matches. Azam was the top runs-getter in the series, scoring 179. In the first T20I played at [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]], he scored 86 playing only 52 balls<ref name="AzamT20Isinnings">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/348144.html?class=3;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Statistics / Statsguru / Babar Azam / T20I Internationals / Innings List|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=12 September 2017}}</ref> in the first T20 in the series, and won his first Man of the match award in T20I. Pakistan won the match by 20 runs.
<ref name="babar86">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18002/game/1117821/Pakistan-vs-World-XI-1st-Match-independence-cup-2017-18-2017-18 |title= 1st Match (D/N), Independence Cup at Lahore, Sep 12 2017|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=12 September 2017}}</ref> He had scores of 45 and 48 in the next two fixtures.<ref name="AzamT20Isinnings" />

In September 2017, he had a poor Test series against [[Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2017–18|Sri Lanka]], where he managed to score only 39 runs across 2 Test matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12051;type=series|title= Records / Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2017-18 / Test series / Most runs|work=ESPN|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> However, he continued his dominance in LOIs and came back strongly in the ODI series, scoring consecutive centuries in first two ODIs of the five match series. In the second ODI he became the fastest batsman to score 7th ODI century in ODIs<ref name="fastestto7th">{{cite web|url=https://ckrao.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/fastest-to-n-odi-centuries-for-n-sufficiently-large/|title=Fastest to nth ODI centuries|publisher=ckrao.wordpress.com|accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref> and the first batsman in ODI history to score five consecutive centuries in one country.<ref name="BabarFive">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21043261/five-consecutive-tons-uae-babar-azam |title=Five consecutive tons in the UAE for Babar Azam |accessdate=16 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He had scores of 30 and 69 (not out) in next two innings while chasing.<ref name="BabarAzaminningslist" /> He finished the series as the leading runs-scorer with 303 runs at an impressive average of 101. Pakistan whitewashed Sri Lanka (5–0).

He was the leading runs-scorer for Pakistan in 2016 in ODIs and T20Is with 872 and 352 runs respectively.<ref name="2017ODI">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=2;id=2017;type=year|title=Records | One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in 2017 | ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Stats.espncricinfo.com|accessdate=18 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="2017T20I">{{cite web|title=Records | Twenty 20 Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in 2017 | ESPN Cricinfo|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=2017;type=year|publisher=Stats.espncricinfo.com|accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref> At the 2017 PCB awards, he was awarded Pakistan's ODI Player of the year.<ref name="PCBawards">{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1357655|title= Sarfaraz bags outstanding player of the year at PCB awards 2017|publisher=Dawn News|date= 14 September 2017|accessdate= 29 October 2017}}</ref> He was also listed in 2017's [[ICC ODI Team of the Year|ICC World ODI XI]] for the first time ever.<ref name="ODIXI">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/596961|title=Men's ODI Team of the year|publisher=www.icc.cricket.com|accessdate=18 January 2018}}</ref>

Pakistan's first assignment in 2018 was [[Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2017–18|tour to New Zealand]]. Babar was an automatic selection in the ODI team. However he could score only 0, 10, 8, 3, 10 across 5 innings, scoring only 31 runs at an average of 6.2 as Pakistan were whitewashed 5–0.<ref name="BabarAzaminningslist" /> But performed well in the [[T20I]] series as Pakistan went on to win the series 2–1. Babar was the leading run scorer with 109 runs. He had scores of 41, 50* and 18 in these T20Is.<ref name="AzamT20Isinnings" /> He became the no.1 [[T20I]] batsmen, the second to reach the feat after [[Misbah-ul-Haq]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/sports/2018/01/babar-azam-becomes-second-pakistani-to-top-icc-t20-rankings/|title=Babar Azam becomes second Pakistani to top ICC T20I rankings|publisher=SAMMA TV|date=28 January 2018|accessdate=2 February 2018}}</ref> but soon slipped to no. 3 position. He regained no. 1 spot in the rankings after a successful series against [[West Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2017–18|West Indies]], who were touring Pakistan after thirteen years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/656327|title=Babar Azam back on top with a bang in latest T20I rankings|accessdate=4 April 2018}}</ref> He finished the series with most runs and winning Man of the series award as well, scoring 165 runs at an average of 82.50 and a strike rate of 148.64. His best performance came in the second T20I where he scored an unbeaten 97 runs which won him Man of the match award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18597/scorecard/1140070/pakistan-vs-west-indies-2nd-t20i-wi-in-pakistan-2018/|title=West Indies tour of Pakistan, 2nd T20I: Pakistan v West Indies at National Stadium, Karachi (NSK), 2nd April 2018|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23009507/babar-azam-defends-t20-approach-missing-century|title=Azam defends his T20 approach after missing out on century|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 April 2018}}</ref> He scored 17 and 51 in 1st and 3rd T20I respectively.<ref name="AzamT20Isinnings" /> Pakistan won the series 3–0.

During a Test match against England in May 2018, Azam was struck on the arm without padding by a bouncer from [[Ben Stokes]], when he was batting on 68. After an X-ray examination, it was confirmed that Azam had a fracture in his left wrist with a broken forearm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/196878-babar-azam|title= Babar Azam ruled out of the England Test series|publisher=Geo Tv|accessdate=29 May 2018}}</ref> As a result of this injury, he missed 4 to 6 weeks of cricket for rest and recuperation.

After fully recovering from his injury, he made his return to the side against [[Pakistani cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2018|Zimbabwe]] in July for a five-match ODI series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23873371/pakistan-call-uncapped-sahibzada-farhan-t20i-tri-series-zimbabwe |title=Pakistan call up uncapped Sahibzada Farhan for T20I tri-series in Zimbabwe |work=ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref> He performed well and managed to score 184 runs at an average of 184 in 4 innings<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12323;type=series|title=Records /Pakistan against Zimbabwe; ODI series / Most Runs|work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref> including 76 balls 106 runs in the final odi of the series.<ref name="BabarAzaminningslist" /> Pakistan won the series 5–0.

In September 2018, he was selected for [[2018 Asia Cup]] held in [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]].<ref name="PakSquad">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/844507 |title=Shaheen Afridi included in Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=4 September 2018}}</ref> Playing his first [[Asia Cup]], he didn't have a good time of it, only managing to score 156 runs at an average of 31.20 in 5 matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12497;type=tournament|title=Records / Asia Cup, 2018 / Most runs|work=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=28 September 2018}}</ref>

In November 2018, in the second Test [[New Zealand cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2018–19|against New Zealand]], Azam scored his first century in Test cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/467801-2nd-Test-Babar-Azam-scores-first-century-Pakistan-eye-big-first-inning|title=2nd Test: Pakistan declare on 418, Azam scores first century|work=Dunya News|accessdate=25 November 2018}}</ref>

===2019 Cricket World Cup ===
In April 2019, he was named in [[2019 Cricket World Cup squads#Pakistan|Pakistan's squad]] for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181318.html |title=Mohammad Amir left out of Pakistan's World Cup squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=18 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1188332 |title=Amir left out of Pakistan's World Cup squad |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=18 April 2019}}</ref> The [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1201658 |title=Cricket World Cup 2019: Debutant watch |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=28 April 2019}}</ref>

In May 2019, he was signed by [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] as their overseas player for the [[2019 t20 Blast]].<ref name="somerset1">{{cite web|url=https://www.yeovilexpress.co.uk/sport/somersetccc/17617030.county-cricket-babar-azam-to-join-somerset-for-vitality-blast/|title=COUNTY CRICKET: Babar Azam to join Somerset for Vitality Blast|work=Yeovil Express|accessdate=3 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="somerset2">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26662053/pakistan-babar-azam-joins-somerset-t20-blast-stint|title=Pakistan's Babar Azam joins Somerset for T20 stint|work= ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="somerset3">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48151156|title=Babar Azam: Pakistan's Batsman joins Somerset for T20 blast|work=BBC|accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="somerset2019"/>

Just before the World Cup, Pakistan played [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 2019|against England]] in one-off T20I and 5-match ODI series to prepare for the tournament. In the T20I fixture he scored 65 from 42 balls before getting run-out. In the 5-match ODI series, he ended up as the joint leading runs-scorer, scoring 277 runs including a century and two half-centuries, going into the World Cup with runs under his belt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12489;type=series|title=Most runs / ODI series / Eng vs Pak – 2019 /Statistics|work= ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=19 May 2019}}</ref> On 26 June 2019, in the match against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]], Azam became the fastest batsman for Pakistan, in terms of innings, to score 3,000 runs in ODIs (68).<ref name="babar3000a">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/490098-babar-azam-becomes-fastest-pakistani-batsman-to-reach-3000-runs |title=Babar Azam becomes fastest Pakistani batsman to reach 3,000 runs |work=The News |accessdate=26 June 2019}}</ref> In the same match, he also scored his 10th century in ODIs, finishing 101 [[not out]], with Pakistan winning by 6 wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket-world-cup-2019/story/world-cup-2019-pakistan-vs-new-zealand-cricket-report-babar-azam-shaheen-afridi-semi-final-chance-alive-1556860-2019-06-26 |title=World Cup 2019: Pakistan keep semi-final hopes alive after handing New Zealand 1st defeat |work=India Today |accessdate=26 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aaj.tv/2019/06/babar-azam-stars-as-pakistan-beat-new-zealand-to-keep-world-cup-hopes-alive/|title=Babar Azam stars as Pakistan beat New Zealand to keep World Cup hopes alive|work=AAJ News|accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/420393/pakistan-batting-sensation-babar-azam-eyes-summit-of-world-batting/|title=Pakistan batting sensation Babar Azam eyes summit of world batting|work=Daily Times|accessdate=29 June 2019}}</ref> With this century, he also became the first middle-order batsman from Pakistan to hit a century in a World Cup match after 32 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/cricket/cricket-world-cup-2019/1127137/twitter-hails-babar-azam-as-he-becomes-first-pakistan-middle-order-batsman-to-score-world-cup-hundred-after-1987/|title=Twitter hails Babar Azam as he becomes first Pakistan middle order batsman to score World Cup hundred after 1987|work=Fox Sports Asia|accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> A week later, in the match against [[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]], Babar broke [[Javed Miandad]]'s record of the most runs by a Pakistani batsman in a single edition of the World Cup, scoring 474 runs in 8 innings.<ref name="wc19">{{cite web|url=https://www.geosuper.tv/cricket/world-cup-2019/latest/1379-babar-azam-breaks-javed-miandads-27-year-old-record|title=Babar Azam breaks Javed Miandad's 27-year-old record|work=Geo TV|accessdate=5 June 2019}}</ref>

===Test Performances and Leadership roles===
In September 2019, before the home series [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan 2019–20|against Sri Lanka]], he was named as the vice captain of Pakistan cricket team in both ODIs and T20Is on the back of his consistent performances in these formats.<ref name="babarvc">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27606503/sarfaraz-ahmed-retained-pakistan-captain-babar-azam-made-vice-captain |title=Sarfaraz Ahmed retained as Pakistan captain, Babar Azam made vice-captain |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=13 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="pcb">{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/sarfaraz-ahmed-retained-pakistan-captain-babar-azam-appointed-vice-captain.html |title=Sarfaraz Ahmed retained Pakistan captain; Babar Azam appointed vice-captain |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |accessdate=13 September 2019}}</ref>

After the first ODI was washed out, Pakistan managed to win both of the remaining matches to clinch the series 2–0. He scored his 11th ton in the second ODI and became the fastest Pakistani player to reach 1,000 ODI runs in terms of innings in a calendar year beating the previous record of [[Javed Miandad]].<ref name="ndtv">[https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-babar-azam-century-makes-him-fastest-pakistani-player-to-1000-runs-in-calendar-2109788 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Babar Azam becomes fastest Pakistan Batsman to score 1000 runs in a calendar Year], NDTV Sports, 2019-9-30. Retrieved 2019-9-30.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/476158/babar-azam-writes-history-by-securing-a-unique-record/|title=Babar Azam writes history by securing a unique record|work=Daily Times|accessdate=1 October 2019}}</ref> He was named Man of the series for his 146 runs in 2 innings.

In October 2019, he was named captain of the Pakistan cricket team in T20Is, ahead of the [[Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2019–20|Australia series]].<ref name="t20captain">{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/pcb-sack-sarfaraz-ahmed-pakistan-skipper-tests-t20is-azhar-ali-babar-azam-take-charge-7519031.html/amp|title=PCB sack Sarfaraz Ahmed as Pakistan skipper in Tests, T20Is; Azhar Ali and Babar Azam take charge|work=Firstpost|accessdate=18 October 2019}}</ref> Pakistan lost the T20I series 2–0. He was the leading runs-scorer of the series.

{{Quote box |width=30% |align=right |quoted=1 |quote="I thought Babar was extremely impressive. Looks to have a lot of class and could well become one of the best batsmen in the world."|salign=right |source=— Australian Legend [[Ricky Ponting]] on Babar Azam's performances on Australian Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/australian-legend-ricky-pointing-backs-babar-azam-to-become-a-world-class-player-505125.html|title=Australian legend Ricky Ponting backs Babar Azam to become a world class player|work=Indian Times|accessdate=28 January 2020}}</ref>}}
In the first Test of the series, he scored his second Test century against a strong bowling line up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-24/pakistans-babar-azam-makes-brisbane-breakthrough-aussie-attack/11733302|title=Pakistan star Babar Azam makes Brisbane breakthrough against Aussie attack|last=Lemon|first=Geoff|date=2019-11-24|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28152924/test-cricket-teaches-all-says-babar-azam|title=From Careless swipe to century: "Test Cricket teaches you all this", says Babar Azam|work=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/sports/2019/11/babar-azam-announces-himself-on-the-test-stage/|title=Babar Azam announces himself on the Test stage|work=Samaa TV|accessdate=26 November 2019}}</ref> He missed out on his second consecutive century when he got out on 97 in the second test match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/cruel-end-pain-for-babar-azam-as-pakistans-nightmare-continues-060239544.html|title=Cruel end': Pain for Babar Azam as Pakistan's nightmare continues|work=sports.yahoo.com|accessdate=1 December 2019}}</ref> He scored 210 runs with an average of 52.50.<ref>{{cite web|title=Most runs in the 2019–20 Australia v Pakistan Test series|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=13014;type=series|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=2 December 2019}}</ref>

In December 2019, [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20|Sri Lanka returned to Pakistan]] for a [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20#Test series|two match test series]]. This marked the return of Test cricket in Pakistan after a decade, with [[Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium]] hosting the first test match. Babar batting in his first ever test inning on home soil, scored an unbeaten quick fire century on day 5 of the rain affected test match, resulting in a draw. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1534277|title=Abid Ali, Babar Azam hundreds light up final day of Pakistan-Sri Lanka draw|accessdate=15 December 2019|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In the Second test match played at [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]], he scored 60 and 100 not out respectively,<ref name="babartestinnings">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/348144.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Statistics / Statsguru / Babar Azam / Test matches / Innings List|accessdate=22 December 2019|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> ending the series with 262 runs with an average of exactly 262.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=13448;type=series|title=Records / Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test series, 2019-20 / Most runs|accessdate=22 December 2019|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He was listed in 2019's ICC World ODI XI, making the list for the second time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/598928-icc-names-babar-azam|title=ICC names Babar Azam in 2019 ODI Team of the Year|work=The News|accessdate=16 January 2020}}</ref>

In January 2020, Bangladesh [[Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20|toured]] Pakistan for a three match T20I series, with Azam captaining Pakistan for the first time at home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/world-no-1-babar-azam-to-captain-pakistan-for-the-first-time-in-front-of-his-home-fans.html |title=World No.1 Babar Azam to captain Pakistan for the first time in front of his home fans |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |accessdate=25 January 2020}}</ref> Pakistan won the T20I series 2–0, with the third match abandoned due to rain. It was Pakistan's first series win under his captaincy and his first Player of the series award as captain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19732/report/1213060/pakistan-vs-bangladesh-3rd-t20i-bangladesh-in-pakistan-2019-20 |title=Rain forces abandonment, Pakistan take series 2-0 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=27 January 2020}}</ref>
/ref> Pakistan won the T20I series 2–0, with the third match abandoned due to rain. It was Pakistan's first series win under his captaincy and his first Player of the series award as captain.

In May 2020, he was appointed as ODI captain. <ref name="babarcaptainodi"/> In June 2020, he was named as the T20I captain in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 2020|tour to England]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29300707/haider-ali-new-face-pakistan-name-29-man-touring-party-england |title=Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man touring party for England |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=12 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/haider-ali-named-in-29-player-squad-for-england-tour.html |title= Haider Ali named in 29-player squad for England tour |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |accessdate=12 June 2020}}</ref>

==Domestic and franchise cricket==
Babar initially played domestic cricket for the [[Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited cricket team]] and [[Islamabad Leopards]]. He went on to play first-class cricket for both the [[State Bank of Pakistan cricket team]] and [[Sui Southern Gas Company cricket team]]. In September 2019, Babar was named as the captain of [[Central Punjab cricket team|Central Punjab]] for the [[2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-announces-squads-for-2019-20-domestic-season.html |title=PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season |work=Pakistan Cricket Board|accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27527401/sarfaraz-ahmed-babar-azam-take-charge-pakistan-domestic-sides |title=Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref> His team went on to win the trophy after defeating [[Northern cricket team|Northern]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/amp/english/525626.php|title=Central Punjab win first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20|work=Dunya News|accessdate=9 January 2019}}</ref> He remained captain for the [[2019-20 National T20 Cup]]. He scored century in his first match, becoming the first Pakistani player to score three centuries in [[Twenty20 cricket]] in a calendar year.{{cn|date=April 2020}}

Babar has played Twenty20 cricket for a number of franchise sides. He played for [[Islamabad United]] in the first edition of [[2016 Pakistan Super League|Pakistan Super League]] (PSL). Before the [[2017 Pakistan Super League players draft|2017 PSL draft]] he moved to [[Karachi Kings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/117169-Sangakkara-Gayle-join-Karachi-Kings-for-PSL-2|title=Sangakkara, Gayle join Karachi Kings for PSL 2017|publisher=GEO TV}}</ref> He performed well in the in 2017, scoring 291 runs at a [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 32.33 runs per innings and finishing the tournament as the second leading runs-scorer behind his cousin [[Kamran Akmal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-super-league-2016-17/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=11673;type=tournament|title=Pakistan Super League, 2017 / Records / Most runs|publisher= ESPNcricinfo|accessdate= 10 March 2017}}</ref> He was retained by the Kings for the [[2018 Pakistan Super League|2018 season]]<ref>{{cite web|title=HBL Pakistan Super League retentions finalised|url=http://www.psl-t20.com/hbl-pakistan-super-league-retentions-finalised/|publisher=www.psl-t20.com|accessdate= 5 October 2017}}</ref> and was the third-highest run-scorer with five half-centuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12186;type=tournament|title=Pakistan Super League, 2018 / Records / Most runs|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=25 March 2018|accessdate=31 March 2018}}</ref> He was again retained ahead of the [[2019 Pakistan Super League]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/393390|title=PSL Team Retention list revealed|date=13 November 2018|accessdate=14 November 2018|work=The News}}</ref> and the [[2020 Pakistan Super League|2020 season]] and was appointed as vice captain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1519896|title=Most of Pakistan stars retained by their franchises for PSL 2020|work=Dawn|accessdate=6 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/saj_pakpassion/status/1202910503519031296|title=Imad Wasim will continue as Karachi Kings' captain while Babar Azam will be vice-captain|work=Pak Passion.net|accessdate=6 December 2019}}</ref>

In 2017, Babar also played for [[Guyana Amazon Warriors]] in the [[Caribbean Premier League]] and [[Sylhet Sixers]] in the [[Bangladesh Premier League]]. [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] signed Babar for the [[2019 t20 Blast]] [[county cricket]] competition.<ref name="somerset1"/><ref name="somerset2"/><ref name="somerset3"/><ref name="somerset2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/news/first-xi/somerset-sign-babar-azam/|title=SOMERSET SIGN BABAR AZAM |work=Somerset County Cricket Club |accessdate=30 August 2019}}</ref> He was the competition's highest run-scorer with 578 runs in 13 matches including four half-centuries and one century and recorded a [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 52.54 runs per innings.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12763;type=tournament| title=Most Runs - Vitality Blast, 2019| publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=13 September 2019}}</ref> In January 2019, it was announced that he would rejoin Somerset for 12 matches in the [[2020 t20 Blast]] as well as for two first-class matches.<ref name="blast2020">{{cite web|url=https://arysports.tv/babar-azam-play-somerset-county-championship-2020/|title=Babar Azam to play for Somerset in County Championship 2020|work=ARY Sports|date=18 December 2019|accessdate=20 December 2019}}</ref>

==Records and achievements==
{{main|List of international cricket centuries by Babar Azam}}
{{As of|2020|04}} Babar has scored 16 international centuries, five in Test matches and 11 in One Day Internationals. He was the leading Test run scorer for Pakistan in both 2018 and 2019 and leading ODI scorer for the team in 2016, 2017 and 2019.{{cn|date=April 2020}} He was named in the [[ICC ODI Team of the Year]] in 2017 and 2019 and as the Pakistan Cricket Board's ODI player of the year in 2017 and T20I player of the year in 2018.<ref name="PCBawards" /><ref name="ODIXI" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Stokes wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1571932 |website=www.icc-cricket.com |accessdate=3 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="awards" >{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24325325/mohammad-abbas-hasan-ali-big-winners-pcb-awards-night| title= Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali and Babar Azam big winners at the Pakistan Cricket Board's annual awards night| work= ESPN Cricinfo| accessdate= 10 August 2018}}</ref>

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Salman Butt

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{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2011}}
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| name = Salman Butt {{Nastaliq|سلمان بٹ }}
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| country = Pakistan
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|7|df=y}}
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| club3 = [[National Bank of Pakistan cricket team|National Bank of Pakistan]]
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| club4 = Lahore Shalimar
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{{Contains special characters|Urdu}}
'''Salman Butt''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سلمان بٹ }}}}, born 7 October 1984) is a Pakistani cricketer and YouTuber who currently plays for [[Lahore Qalandars]]. He is a former captain of Pakistan cricket team who was previously banned for five years for his involvement in [[Pakistan cricket spot-fixing scandal|2010 spot-fixing scandal]].

He had been a regular [[Test cricket|Test]] and [[One Day International|ODI]] left-handed [[batting order (cricket)#opening batsman|opening batsman]]. He made his Test debut on 3 September 2003 in the third Test against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], and a year later, made his ODI debut against [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]] on 22 September 2004. He was appointed captain of the Pakistan Test squad on 16 July 2010.

On 29 August 2010, he was implicated in allegations of [[spot-fixing]]. On 31 August 2010, he was stripped of the Pakistan captaincy, and removed from the ODI Squad pending criminal proceedings. He was banned from playing cricket for ten years, of which five years was a suspended sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/924349/Cricket-in-the-dock-as-we-expose-match-fixing-scandal-England-Pakistan-Test-no-balls-bribes.html|title=Match-fixer pockets £150k as he rigs England Test at Lord's|work=News of the World|accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref> In November 2011, he was convicted and jailed for 30 months for conspiracy charges relating to the spot-fixing, along with [[Mohammad Amir]] and [[Mohammad Asif (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]].<ref name=BBCConvict>{{cite news|title=Pakistan cricketers guilty of betting sca|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15538516|accessdate=1 November 2011|newspaper=BBC News |date=1 November 2011}}</ref> On June 21, 2012, he was released from jail.

In August 2015, bans on Butt and fellow conspirators [[Mohammad Amir]] and [[Mohammad Asif (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]] were lifted by the [[International Cricket Council]], allowing them to return to all forms of cricket from September 2, 2015.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/911071.html?CMP=chrome Amir, Asif, Butt free to play all cricket from September 2]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/89520/icc-confirms-sanctions-against-asif-and-butt-will-expire-on-1-september-2015 |title=ICC confirms sanctions against Asif and Butt will expire on 1 September 2015 |access-date=19 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044107/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/89520/icc-confirms-sanctions-against-asif-and-butt-will-expire-on-1-september-2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Career ==

===Early career===

Butt started in the Under-17s and quickly progressed through Under-19 level, although at that time he was much younger than the age limits suggest, making his senior debut for Lahore Whites in 2000 aged only 15. His talent was noticed immediately, which led to him being given a place in the Pakistan A team against [[England national cricket team|England]] soon after. However, instead of rushing straight for the limelight of international cricket, he got his head down and consolidated by playing consistently for his region and the youth teams, until the Pakistan selectors finally drafted him in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketfundas.com/salmanbutt.html |title=Salman Butt: Opening the Future of Success |publisher=Cricketfundas.com |accessdate=4 November 2011}}</ref>

===International cricket===

After his debut, Butt was dropped, and he struggled to regain his place due to some stiff competition for the openers' spots. He returned for the Champions' Trophy in 2004 and scored his first fifty for Pakistan in the Paktel Cup against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]. In the ODI against India on 13 November 2004, as Pakistan chased down 292, he formed partnerships first with [[Shoaib Malik]], putting on 113, and subsequently with [[Inzamam-Ul-Haq]]. Despite having retired for seven overs due to severe cramp, he returned to steer Pakistan home, finishing on 108 not out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGcTn9ZAWEI |title=Inzamam and Salman Butt sink India!! |publisher=YouTube |date=28 March 2007 |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref>

Yet 2005 saw little improvement, and doubts circulated about his defensive technique, causing him to be shuffled in and out of the side. But things started looking up again during the winter Test series against England, in which he scored a century and two fifties, with a more cautious attitude to his innings building than he had previously shown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42683.html |title=Cricinfo – Players and Officials – Salman Butt |publisher=Content-usa.cricinfo.com |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref>

For his performances in 2008, he was named as 12th man in the World ODI XI by the ICC.<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/369272.html</ref>

===Appointment as Test captain===

On 17 July 2010, the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] appointed Butt as captain of the Pakistani Test squad in place of [[Shahid Afridi]], who announced his retirement from Test cricket after Pakistan lost the first [[Australian cricket team against Pakistan in England in 2010|test match against Australia]].<ref name="captain">{{cite web|title=Salman Butt named captain for rest of England tour|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2010/content/current/story/467691.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=17 July 2010|author=Osman Samiuddin}}</ref> He became the 28th captain of the Pakistani Test team and the fifth to lead them since January 2009.<ref name="captain"/>

On 23 July 2010, Salman Butt led Pakistan to victory against Australia in his first appearance as Pakistan's test team captain.

===Spot-fixing scandal===

{{main|Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy}}
In August 2010, Butt and two other players, [[Mohammad Amir]] and [[Mohammad Asif (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]], were among those named by a ''[[News of the World]]'' sting where undercover reporters paid an agent loosely affiliated with several players on Pakistan's squad a bribe in return for detailed information on when no-balls would be bowled.

Butt, Amir, and Asif were dropped from the Pakistan team for the limited-over series (two Twenty20 games, and five ODI games). However, on 2 September 2010, after the warm-up [[List A]] game between Pakistan and Somerset, the [[International Cricket Council]] announced that they had suspended Asif, Amir and Butt under the provisions of the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code. The statement from the ICC stated that the three players were charged "under various offences under Article 2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel relating to alleged irregular behaviour during, and in relation to, the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's last month".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/content/current/story/475624.html|title=ICC suspend trio under anti-corruption code|work=Cricinfo|accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref>

Later it became known that Butt and the other two players implicated in the scandal were in possession of bills with the same serial numbers as those the reporter had paid Majeed earlier. Butt was provisionally suspended from playing International Cricket due to the fact that the ICC wanted his name cleared before he resumed playing cricket. In late September, Butt filed an appeal to the ICC asking them to lift his temporary suspension.<ref>{{cite web|title=Salman Butt appeals against ICC suspension|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/479203.html|work=Cricinfo|accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref> After Mohammad Asif had dropped his appeal against the charges so that he could understand the charges filed against him, Butt said he was determined to prove his innocence and that his appeal was going to go ahead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/483267.html |title=Spot-fixing controversy: Salman Butt determined to prove innocence | Pakistan Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref>

In an interview with the Associated Press, Butt stated "I do not want to comment on ''The News of the World'' because everybody knows what kind of paper it is. Everybody knows about its reputation across the world." He also stated that he was linked to [[Mazhar Majeed]] as a player agent but not in any spot-fixing. He also stated that the video can easily be edited and modified and manipulated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/483933.html |title=Spot-fixing controversy: News of the World Sting not reliable, says Salman Butt | Pakistan Cricket News | ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref> One day before the hearing, Butt continued to state his innocence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/69374/i-am-not-guilty-and-i-am-very-sure-about-it/ |title=‘I am not guilty and I am very sure about it’ – The Express Tribune |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |date=29 October 2010 |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref> The tribunal announced that a verdict on the decision had been deferred to 5 February 2011 and that the ICC also stated that the tribunal would rule on charges pertaining to the third Test match between England and Pakistan. Butt was the only player before the tribunal to face these additional charges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/496306.html |title=Spot-fixing controversy: Tribunal defers spot-fixing verdict till February 5 | Pakistan Cricket News |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref>

On 5 February 2011, the three-man tribunal delivered its verdict. One charge was dismissed against Butt from the third Test match (batting out a maiden over), but the other charges (failing to report an advance from the third Test match and ordering Asif and Amir to bowl no-balls in the fourth Test) were proved, and Butt was banned from the sport of cricket for ten years, five of which were suspended should he not commit any further offences and participate in a Pakistani Cricket Board anti-corruption program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/499614.html |title=The spot-fixing scandal: Butt out for 10 years, Asif 7 and Amir 5 | Cricket News | Cricinfo ICC Site |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=1 January 1970 |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref>

===Return to domestic cricket===
In January 2016, the [[Pakistan Cricket Board|PCB]] allowed Butt to play in the National One Day Cup, in which he played for [[Water and Power Development Authority cricket team|WAPDA]] and scored 536 in 7 matches at an average of 107, ending up one of the leading run-scorers in the tournament. He was the man of the match in the final of the [[2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]], scoring a century in both innings. WAPDA won the title.<ref name="WAPDA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/quaid-e-azam-2016-17/content/story/1072756.html |title=Butt ton secures WAPDA's maiden title |accessdate=15 December 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> During the [[2017-18 National T20 Cup]] he jointly with [[Kamran Akmal]] set the world record opening partnership in T20 history of unbeaten 209 runstand, surpassing the previous highest opening partnership of 207 in any form of T20 cricket held by [[Joe Denly]] and [[Daniel Bell-Drummond]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125657.html|title=27th Match, National T20 Cup at Rawalpindi, Nov 24 2017 {{!}} Match Summary {{!}} ESPNCricinfo|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/salman-butt-kamran-akmal-create-batting-record-in-pakistan-s-national-t20-cup/story-fUzuhtHP1b92Ldt8IVqMKM.html|title=Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal set opening record in Pakistan’s National T20 Cup|date=2017-11-24|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/kamran-akmal-salman-butt-create-record-for-highest-t20-partnership-for-opening-wicket-4952395/|title=Kamran Akmal, Salman Butt create record for highest T20 partnership for opening wicket|date=2017-11-24|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21536116/kamran-akmal,-butt-blitz-record-opening-stand-lahore-win|title=Kamran Akmal, Butt blitz record opening stand in Lahore win|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/305253.html|title=Records {{!}} Twenty20 matches {{!}} Partnership records {{!}} Highest partnership for the first wicket {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref> The record runstand was also the third highest partnership in terms of runs for any wicket in T20 history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/305251.html|title=Records {{!}} Twenty20 matches {{!}} Partnership records {{!}} Highest partnerships for any wicket {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|work=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref>

In April 2018, he was named in [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]]'s squad for the [[2018 Pakistan Cup]].<ref name="squads1">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/191967-pakistan-cup-one-day-tournament-to-begin-in-faisalabad |title=Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week |accessdate=21 April 2018 |work=Geo TV}}</ref><ref name="squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/306831-pakistan-cup-cricket-from-25th |title=Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th |accessdate=21 April 2018 |work=The News International}}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer in the [[2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup]], with 559 runs in ten matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12569;type=tournament |title=Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, 2018/19: Most runs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=4 November 2018}}</ref> He was also the leading run-scorer for Water and Power Development Authority in the [[2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]], with 610 runs in ten matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12568;team=3185;type=tournament |title=Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2018/19 - Water and Power Development Authority: Batting and bowling averages |accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, he was named as the captain of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]'s squad for the [[2019 Pakistan Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/federal-areas-aim-to-complete-hat-trick-of-pakistan-cup-titles.html |title=Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/447913-pakistan-cup-one-day-cricket-from-april-2 |title=Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2 |accessdate=25 March 2019 |work=The International News}}</ref>

In September 2019, he was named in [[Central Punjab cricket team|Central Punjab]]'s squad for the [[2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-announces-squads-for-2019-20-domestic-season.html |title=PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27527401/sarfaraz-ahmed-babar-azam-take-charge-pakistan-domestic-sides |title=Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref>

In December he was selected to play for the Falcon Hunters in the inaugural Qatar T10 League. In his first game he made 39 of 27 and with 5 needed of he last ball hit a Miandad-esque 6 leading his team to victory. https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/cricket-news/qatar-t10-salman-butt-does-a-javed-miandad-hits-six-off-the-last-ball.html

==Playing style==

An accumulator, Butt works hard for his runs, not indulging in too many big hits; his statistics show the low number of 19 international sixes to date (1 September 2010) of which he's scored 10 in Twenty20 cricket, 7 in One-Day Internationals and only six in Test cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketpointer.com/salman-butt-adnan-akmal-under-consideration-for-australia-tour/|title=PAKISTAN PLAYER PROFILES | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Cricket Scores, New Zealand v England, CB Series, Live Coverage & Stats |publisher=Sporting Life |accessdate=6 February 2011 }}</ref> He scores a lot of his runs between [[Cricket fielding positions|backward point]] and [[Cricket fielding positions|extra cover]]. He uses his superb wrist work to angle the bat, placing the ball into gaps using the pace of the ball to his advantage; a very good technique for ODIs where it is best to keep the scoreboard ticking all the time. He also has the ability to cut the ball very fine down to [[Cricket fielding positions|third man]] if there are no [[Cricket fielding positions|slips]], especially against spin bowlers, as he showed to great effect in his above-mentioned innings of 108 not out. These are his specialties, but he has large range of shots. However, many commentators have expressed that his defensive technique has flaws, and that he is prone to playing at balls outside off-stump which should be left.<ref>[https://cricketpointer.com/salman-butt-adnan-akmal-under-consideration-for-australia-tour/]</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of cricketers banned for match fixing]]

==References==
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Fawad Alam

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| image = Fawad_alam.jpg
| caption = Fawad in 2010
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| heightinch = 8
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| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role = Batting All-Rounder
| family = [[Tariq Alam]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mehmood |first1=Kamran |title=Fawad Alam: A Talent Being Wasted |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/197681-fawad-alam-a-talent-being-wasted |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> (father)
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| wickets4 = 81
| bowl avg4 = 40.44
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = n/a
| best bowling4 = 5/53
| catches/stumpings4 = 73/–
| date = 17 April
| year = 2018
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/40250.html ESPN CricInfo
}}
'''Fawad Tariq Alam''' ([[Urdu]]: فواد عالم, born 8 October 1985) is a [[Pakistani]] [[cricketer]]. He belongs to [[Karachi]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Fawad Alam has been frozen out of Pakistan squads |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1519527/ |work=Dawn |date=April 29, 2019}}</ref> and is primarily a left-handed batsman but bowls handy slow left-arm orthodox. He played only 3 test matches wherein he scored 250 runs with an average of 41.66 Alam is a late middle order batsman in domestic cricket but in all 3 test matches he played as an opener and number 3 batsman.

His father, [[Tariq Alam]], had a long first-class career in [[Pakistan]]. Alam currently captains the [[National Bank of Pakistan cricket team]] (NBP cricket team) and [[Pakistan A cricket team]]. In first class history with respect to Highest Batting Average, he is one of the top 50 batsmen and the only Pakistani to have his name in the list. Currently his rank is 22, however, in 2016 he was among the top 12 batsmen of all time in First Class History.

== Career ==
After Pakistan's disappointing World Cup campaign, Alam was drafted into a 16-man squad for a [[One Day International]] series against Sri Lanka in [[Abu Dhabi]]. His debut in the 3rd ODI was one to forget, he was caught and bowled by [[Dilhara Fernando]] for a first ball duck.

[[File:Fawad alam batting.jpg|thumb|left|Fawad Alam batting against [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] during the [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 2010|2010 tour of England]].|224x224px]] His second One-day International was a better experience, as he contributed 32 unbeaten runs down the order as Pakistan beat [[India national cricket team|India]] by 31 runs in [[Jaipur]].

In between those two matches, he travelled to South Africa as part of Pakistan's squad for the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20]] tournament. He played in the semi-final, taking two wickets against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]], one a superb caught and bowled effort to dismiss [[Lou Vincent]], as Pakistan progressed to the final, for which he was not selected. In Asia Cricket Cup in June 2008, he scored his maiden half century against Hong Kong. In that match, Pakistan's top order was ripped by Hong Kong bowlers before Fawad and another team mate [[Sohail Tanvir]] set up a 100 runs partnership for the 8th wicket. Sohail ended at 59 while Fawad Alam remained unbeaten at 63*. However, he was unexpectedly dropped for the Sri Lanka series in January 2009.

In October 2008, he was selected for the quadrangular Twenty20 International tournament to be played in Canada between [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] and hosts [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] In the 4th [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361656.html match] of the tournament, he hit 23* from just 8 balls with 3 sixes and supported the captain [[Shoaib Malik]] and guided the team to an exclusive victory by the margin of 3 wickets. In that match, he also got the wicket of SHT Kandamby.

In the very next [http://content-gulf.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/match/361657.html match] against Zimbabwe, he got 3/7 from 3 overs. In that tournament he got 5 wickets and has proved to be a handy all-rounder. In the final against Sri Lanka, he was dismissed on just 2 runs but he also got 1 wicket in that match.

=== 2010 ===
Alam was picked to play against [[Pakistan cricket team in England in 2010|England in 2010]] and wanted to make the most of his opportunity to get picked for the two upcoming tours and then be selected for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]. He also stated that he had played a little bit of club cricket in England to help him get used to the english conditions and to train for the tour.<ref name=" Cricinfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/content/current/story/473988.html|title= Fawad Alam announced his world cup plans|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2010-08-25}}</ref> Alam scored well in the first two matches but his major break came in the third One-Day International when he increased his top score to 64. He then retained his place for the ODI series against [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] in the [[UAE]]. After scoring 123 runs in the 5 match series, he was subsequently dropped from the ODI team and later that year, lost his place in the T20 team after the tour to [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]].

Back at first-class cricket, he now captains National Bank of Pakistan. Fawad also has been highest run-scorer in first-class season of 2012–13. Alam has been the top rated batsman in domestic cricket for the past couple of seasons as per the rankings issued on PCB website.

=== Asia Cup 2014: Return ===
After being dropped from all formats for three and a half years, his impressive displays domestically (most notably being the top run scorer in the President's One Day Trophy in the season 2013/14) earned him a deserved recall to the national side for the [[Asia Cup]] in 2014. His first match after his recall was against the host team [[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]], deputising for the injured [[Sharjeel Khan]]. He contributed significantly to the team's victory, scoring 74 runs from 70 balls in a competitive chase of 326. He continued his form by scoring his maiden international ODI hundred (114*) against Sri Lanka in the final, rescuing his side from 18/3 to 260/5 with the help of [[Misbah-ul-Haq]] and [[Umar Akmal]]. His effort was not enough though as Sri Lanka successfully chased the target to become the champions of the [[2014 Asia Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Asia Cup 2014|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/710311.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=4 November 2014}}</ref>

===2017 onwards===
In 2017, Fawad signed to play as a professional for [[Clitheroe cricket club]] in the [[Lancashire League (cricket)]]. In April 2018, he was named the vice-captain of [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]]'s squad for the [[2018 Pakistan Cup]].<ref name="squads1">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/191967-pakistan-cup-one-day-tournament-to-begin-in-faisalabad |title=Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week |accessdate=21 April 2018 |work=Geo TV}}</ref><ref name="squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/306831-pakistan-cup-cricket-from-25th |title=Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th |accessdate=21 April 2018 |work=The News International}}</ref> In March 2019, he was named in [[Baluchistan cricket team|Baluchistan]]'s squad for the [[2019 Pakistan Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/federal-areas-aim-to-complete-hat-trick-of-pakistan-cup-titles.html |title=Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/447913-pakistan-cup-one-day-cricket-from-april-2 |title=Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2 |accessdate=25 March 2019 |work=The International News}}</ref>

In September 2019, he was named in [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]]'s squad for the [[2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-announces-squads-for-2019-20-domestic-season.html |title=PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27527401/sarfaraz-ahmed-babar-azam-take-charge-pakistan-domestic-sides |title=Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref>

=== Test career ===
In July 2009, Fawad became the first Pakistani cricketer to score a Test century on debut away from home, and the tenth to score a century on debut. In the second innings of the second test against [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]], Fawad scored 168 runs. This is the second highest score on debut for Pakistan, before this [[Yasir Hameed]] scored 170 in 2003 in Karachi. He along with captain [[Younus Khan]] scored 200 runs for the second wickets partnership, breaking the previous record of 151 runs between [[Mohsin Khan (Pakistani cricketer)|Mohsin Khan]] and [[Majid Khan (cricketer, born 1946)|Majid Khan]] at Lahore in 1981–82. It was also highest partnership for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.<ref name="Fawad Alam's Eighth Highest on test debut">{{cite news|url=https://cricketpointer.com/fawad-alam-likely-to-be-called-up-for-the-series-against-australia/ storyid=21461|title=Fawad Alam's Eighth <nowiki>[sic]</nowiki> Highest on test debut|first=S.Pervez|last=Qaiser|date=14 April 2009|accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> This is also 15 highest score on Test debut.<ref name=" Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most runs in debut match">{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284185.html|title= Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most runs in debut match|accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> This is also the highest score by a Pakistani on debut from a losing side, previously held by Younus.<ref name=" Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records">{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;debut_or_last=1;filter=advanced;orderby=runs;result=2;team=7;template=results;type=batting|title= Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> However, just two test matches later, he was dropped from the Test Squad.

In December 2019, after a gap of more than ten years, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad, for the two-match series [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20|against Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28242407/fawad-alam-returns-pakistan-test-squad-sri-lanka-series |title=Fawad Alam returns to Pakistan's Test squad for Sri Lanka series |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=7 December 2019}}</ref> In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's [[Pakistani cricket team in England in 2020|tour to England]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29300707/haider-ali-new-face-pakistan-name-29-man-touring-party-england |title=Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man touring party for England |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=12 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/haider-ali-named-in-29-player-squad-for-england-tour.html |title= Haider Ali named in 29-player squad for England tour |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |accessdate=12 June 2020}}</ref>

== Showbiz ==
In April 2019, Alam made a [[cameo appearance]] in a [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]] comedy drama sitcom "Ghar Damad".<ref>{{cite news |title=Test cricketer Fawad Alam enters Pakistan’s drama industry |url=https://arysports.tv/test-cricketer-fawad-alam-enters-pakistans-drama-industry/ |work=ARY Sports |date=April 12, 2019}}</ref>

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2011 Cricket World Cup schedule

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The [[chronology|chronological]] list of fixtures for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]. All times local [[UTC+05:30]] ([[India]]). Group-stage kick-off times are subject to change for television or scheduling reasons.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/series/381449.html?template=wcfixtures WC Fixtures.] Cricinfo.</ref><ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/series/473318.html?template=wcfixtures Warm up matches schedule.] Cricinfo. Retrieved on 1 February 2011.</ref><ref>[http://cricket.yahoo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-warm-up-matches_11161/schedule World Cup Warm up matches schedule.] Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved on 1 February 2011.</ref> It would be a 43-day-long tournament taking place from 19 February 2011 to 2 April 2011.

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2011 World Cup schedule
|-
! Date !! Time !! Venue !!style="width:150px"| Team 1 !!style="width:150px"| Team 2 !! Result
|-
! colspan="6" align="center" | Warm-up matches
|-
! rowspan="6" | {{date|2011-02-12|dmy}}
|-
| 09:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|WIN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|KEN}}||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} won by 61 runs
|-
| 09:30 || [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} won by 156 runs
|-
| 14:30 || [[Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium|Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} won by 9 wickets
|-
| 14:30 || [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Nagpur]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} won by 32 runs
|-
| 14:30 || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} won by 8 wickets
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{date|2011-02-13|dmy}}
|-
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IND}} won by 38 runs
|-
! {{date|2011-02-14|dmy}}
| colspan="5" rowspan="2" align="center" | ''No event''
|-
! rowspan="6" | {{date|2011-02-15|dmy}}
|-
| 09:30 || [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Nagpur]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} won by 4 wickets
|-
| 09:30 || [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|KEN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} won by 2 wickets
|-
| 14:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|WIN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} won by 4 wickets
|-
| 14:30 || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|PAK}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} won by 89 runs
|-
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} won by 7 wickets
|-
! rowspan="3" | {{date|2011-02-16|dmy}}
|-
| 09:30 || [[Fatullah Osmani Stadium|Fatullah]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} won by 16 runs
|-
| 14:30 || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IND}} won by 117 runs
|-
! {{date|2011-02-17|dmy}} || colspan="5" align="center" | [[2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony|Opening Ceremony]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{date|2011-02-18|dmy}}
|-
| 14:30 || [[Fatullah Osmani Stadium|Fatullah]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} won by 67 runs
|-
! colspan="6" align="center" | Group stage matches {{color box|#faecc8}} Group A, {{color box|#d0e5f5}} Group B
|-
! rowspan="2" | {{date|2011-02-19|dmy}}
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IND}} won by 87 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! rowspan=2 | {{date|2011-02-20|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|KEN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} won by 10 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
| 14:30 || [[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium|Hambantota]], [[Sri Lanka]]||align="right"|{{cr-rt|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} won by 210 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-02-21|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Sardar Patel Stadium|Ahmedabad]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} won by 91 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-02-22|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Nagpur]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} won by 6 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-02-23|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium|Hambantota]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|PAK}} ||align="left"| {{cr|KEN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} won by 205 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-02-24|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Delhi]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|WIN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} won by 7 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-02-25|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Nagpur]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} won by 7 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[Shere Bangla National Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} won by 27 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-02-26|dmy}}
| 10:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|PAK}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} won by 11 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-02-27|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} || Match tied
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-02-28|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Nagpur]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} won by 175 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Delhi]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|WIN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} won by 215 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-03-01|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[R Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|KEN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} won by 9 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-03-02|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} || align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} won by 3 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-03|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium|Mohali]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} won by 231 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
| 14:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|PAK}} ||align="left"| {{cr|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} won by 46 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-04|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Sardar Patel Stadium|Ahmedabad]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} won by 10 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} won by 9 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-03-05|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} || Match abandoned due to rain.
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-06|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} won by 6 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IND}} won by 5 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-03-07|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Delhi]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|KEN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|CAN}} won by 5 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-03-08|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Kandy]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"| {{cr-rt|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} || align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} won by 110 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-03-09|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Delhi]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IND}} won by 5 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-03-10|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Kandy]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"| {{cr-rt|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} won by 139 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-11|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium|Mohali]], [[India]] ||align="right"| {{cr-rt|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} won by 44 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium|Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"| {{cr-rt|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} won by 2 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-03-12|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Nagpur]], [[India]] ||align="right"| {{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} won by 3 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-13|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} won by 97 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|KEN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} won by 60 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-14|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium|Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} won by 6 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
| 14:30 || [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Kandy]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|PAK}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} won by 7 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-03-15|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} won by 131 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-03-16|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bengaluru]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|CAN}}||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} won by 7 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-03-17|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} || align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} won by 18 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-18|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} || align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} won by 6 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
| 14:30 || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} ||align="left"|{{cr|SRI}} won by 112 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-19|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} ||align="left"|{{cr|RSA}} won by 206 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
| 14:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} ||align="left"|{{cr|PAK}} won by 4 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-20|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|KEN}} ||align="left"|{{cr|ZIM}} won by 161 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} ||align="left"|{{cr|IND}} won by 80 runs
|-
! {{date|2011-03-21|dmy}}
| colspan=5 rowspan="2" align="center" | ''No event''
|-
! {{date|2011-03-22|dmy}}
|-
! colspan="6" align="center" | '''[[2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage|Knockout stage matches]]'''
|-
! rowspan="2" | {{date|2011-03-23|dmy}}
|-
| 14:30 || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|WIN}}||align="left"|{{cr|PAK}}|| align="left"|{{cr|PAK}} won by 10 wickets
|-
! {{date|2011-03-24|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Sardar Patel Stadium|Ahmedabad]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"|{{cr|AUS}} || align="left"|{{cr|IND}} won by 5 wickets
|-
! {{date|2011-03-25|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|RSA}} ||align="left"|{{cr|NZL}} || align="left"|{{cr|NZL}} won by 49 runs
|-
! {{date|2011-03-26|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|SRI}} ||align="left"|{{cr|ENG}}|| align="left"|{{cr|SRI}} won by 10 wickets
|-
! |{{date|2011-03-27|dmy}}
| colspan=5 rowspan="2" align="center" | ''No event''
|-
! |{{date|2011-03-28|dmy}}
|-
! {{date|2011-03-29|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|NZL}} ||align="left"|{{cr|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} won by 5 wickets
|-
! {{date|2011-03-30|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium|Mohali]], [[India]] || align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"|{{cr|PAK}} ||align="left"|{{cr|IND}} won by 29 runs
|-
! |{{date|2011-03-31|dmy}}
| colspan=5 rowspan="2" align="center" | ''No event''
|-
! |{{date|2011-04-01|dmy}}
|-
! {{date|2011-04-02|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|SRI}} || align="left"|{{cr|IND}}||align="left"|{{cr|IND}} won by 6 wickets
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/series/381449.html?template=wcfixtures Cricinfo World Cup Fixtures]
{{2011 Cricket World Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2011 Cricket World Cup Schedule}}
[[Category:2011 Cricket World Cup|Schedule, 2011 Cricket World Cup]]

2011 Cricket World Cup schedule

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{{main|2011 Cricket World Cup}}
The [[chronology|chronological]] list of fixtures for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]. All times local [[UTC+05:30]] ([[India]]). Group-stage kick-off times are subject to change for television or scheduling reasons.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/series/381449.html?template=wcfixtures WC Fixtures.] Cricinfo.</ref><ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/series/473318.html?template=wcfixtures Warm up matches schedule.] Cricinfo. Retrieved on 1 February 2011.</ref><ref>[http://cricket.yahoo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-warm-up-matches_11161/schedule World Cup Warm up matches schedule.] Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved on 1 February 2011.</ref> It would be a 43-day-long tournament taking place from 19 February 2011 to 2 April 2011.

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 2011 World Cup schedule
|-
! Date !! Time !! Venue !!style="width:150px"| Team 1 !!style="width:150px"| Team 2 !! Result
|-
! colspan="6" align="center" | Warm-up matches
|-
! rowspan="6" | {{date|2011-02-12|dmy}}
|-
| 09:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|WIN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|KEN}}||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} won by 61 runs
|-
| 09:30 || [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} won by 156 runs
|-
| 14:30 || [[Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium|Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} won by 9 wickets
|-
| 14:30 || [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Nagpur]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} won by 32 runs
|-
| 14:30 || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} won by 8 wickets
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{date|2011-02-13|dmy}}
|-
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IND}} won by 38 runs
|-
! {{date|2011-02-14|dmy}}
| colspan="5" rowspan="2" align="center" | ''No event''
|-
! rowspan="6" | {{date|2011-02-15|dmy}}
|-
| 09:30 || [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Nagpur]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} won by 4 wickets
|-
| 09:30 || [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|KEN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} won by 2 wickets
|-
| 14:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|WIN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} won by 4 wickets
|-
| 14:30 || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|PAK}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} won by 89 runs
|-
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} won by 7 wickets
|-
! rowspan="3" | {{date|2011-02-16|dmy}}
|-
| 09:30 || [[Fatullah Osmani Stadium|Fatullah]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} won by 16 runs
|-
| 14:30 || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IND}} won by 117 runs
|-
! {{date|2011-02-17|dmy}} || colspan="5" align="center" | [[2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony|Opening Ceremony]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{date|2011-02-18|dmy}}
|-
| 14:30 || [[Fatullah Osmani Stadium|Fatullah]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} won by 67 runs
|-
! colspan="6" align="center" | Group stage matches {{color box|#faecc8}} Group A, {{color box|#d0e5f5}} Group B
|-
! rowspan="2" | {{date|2011-02-19|dmy}}
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IND}} won by 87 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! rowspan=2 | {{date|2011-02-20|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|KEN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} won by 10 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
| 14:30 || [[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium|Hambantota]], [[Sri Lanka]]||align="right"|{{cr-rt|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} won by 210 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-02-21|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Sardar Patel Stadium|Ahmedabad]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} won by 91 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-02-22|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Nagpur]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} won by 6 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-02-23|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium|Hambantota]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|PAK}} ||align="left"| {{cr|KEN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} won by 205 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-02-24|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Delhi]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|WIN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} won by 7 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-02-25|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Nagpur]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} won by 7 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[Shere Bangla National Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} won by 27 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-02-26|dmy}}
| 10:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|PAK}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} won by 11 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-02-27|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} || Match tied
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-02-28|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Nagpur]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} won by 175 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Delhi]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|WIN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} won by 215 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-03-01|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[R Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|KEN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} won by 9 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-03-02|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} || align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} won by 3 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-03|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium|Mohali]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} won by 231 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
| 14:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|PAK}} ||align="left"| {{cr|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} won by 46 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-04|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Sardar Patel Stadium|Ahmedabad]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} won by 10 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} won by 9 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-03-05|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} || Match abandoned due to rain.
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-06|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} won by 6 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IND}} won by 5 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-03-07|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Delhi]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|KEN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|CAN}} won by 5 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-03-08|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Kandy]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"| {{cr-rt|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} || align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} won by 110 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-03-09|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Delhi]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IND}} won by 5 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-03-10|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Kandy]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"| {{cr-rt|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} won by 139 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-11|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium|Mohali]], [[India]] ||align="right"| {{cr-rt|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} won by 44 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium|Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"| {{cr-rt|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} won by 2 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-03-12|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Nagpur]], [[India]] ||align="right"| {{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} won by 3 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-13|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|CAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NZL}} won by 97 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|KEN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} won by 60 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-14|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium|Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} ||align="left"| {{cr|BAN}} won by 6 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
| 14:30 || [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Kandy]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|PAK}} ||align="left"| {{cr|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} won by 7 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-03-15|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|RSA}} ||align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} won by 131 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! {{date|2011-03-16|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|CAN}}||align="left"| {{cr|AUS}} won by 7 wickets
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! {{date|2011-03-17|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ENG}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} || align="left"| {{cr|ENG}} won by 18 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-18|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IRE}} ||align="left"| {{cr|NED}} || align="left"| {{cr|IRE}} won by 6 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
| 14:30 || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|NZL}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} ||align="left"|{{cr|SRI}} won by 112 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-19|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|BAN}} ||align="left"| {{cr|RSA}} ||align="left"|{{cr|RSA}} won by 206 runs
|- style="background:#faecc8"
| 14:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|AUS}} ||align="left"| {{cr|PAK}} ||align="left"|{{cr|PAK}} won by 4 wickets
|- style="background:#faecc8"
! rowspan=2 |{{date|2011-03-20|dmy}}
| 09:30 || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|ZIM}} ||align="left"| {{cr|KEN}} ||align="left"|{{cr|ZIM}} won by 161 runs
|- style="background:#d0e5f5"
| 14:30 || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"| {{cr|WIN}} ||align="left"|{{cr|IND}} won by 80 runs
|-
! {{date|2011-03-21|dmy}}
| colspan=5 rowspan="2" align="center" | ''No event''
|-
! {{date|2011-03-22|dmy}}
|-
! colspan="6" align="center" | '''[[2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage|Knockout stage matches]]'''
|-
! rowspan="2" | {{date|2011-03-23|dmy}}
|-
| 14:30 || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|WIN}}||align="left"|{{cr|PAK}}|| align="left"|{{cr|PAK}} won by 10 wickets
|-
! {{date|2011-03-24|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Sardar Patel Stadium|Ahmedabad]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"|{{cr|AUS}} || align="left"|{{cr|IND}} won by 5 wickets
|-
! {{date|2011-03-25|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|RSA}} ||align="left"|{{cr|NZL}} || align="left"|{{cr|NZL}} won by 49 runs
|-
! {{date|2011-03-26|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|SRI}} ||align="left"|{{cr|ENG}}|| align="left"|{{cr|SRI}} won by 10 wickets
|-
! |{{date|2011-03-27|dmy}}
| colspan=5 rowspan="2" align="center" | ''No event''
|-
! |{{date|2011-03-28|dmy}}
|-
! {{date|2011-03-29|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[R. Premadasa Stadium|Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|NZL}} ||align="left"|{{cr|SRI}} ||align="left"| {{cr|SRI}} won by 5 wickets
|-
! {{date|2011-03-30|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium|Mohali]], [[India]] || align="right"|{{cr-rt|IND}} ||align="left"|{{cr|PAK}} ||align="left"|{{cr|IND}} won by 29 runs
|-
! |{{date|2011-03-31|dmy}}
| colspan=5 rowspan="2" align="center" | ''No event''
|-
! |{{date|2011-04-01|dmy}}
|-
! {{date|2011-04-02|dmy}}
| 14:30 || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]], [[India]] ||align="right"|{{cr-rt|SRI}} || align="left"|{{cr|IND}}||align="left"|{{cr|IND}} won by 6 wickets
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/series/381449.html?template=wcfixtures Cricinfo World Cup Fixtures]
{{2011 Cricket World Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2011 Cricket World Cup Schedule}}
[[Category:2011 Cricket World Cup|Schedule, 2011 Cricket World Cup]]

Ahmed Shehzad

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{{about|a Pakistani cricketer|other uses|Shehzad Ahmed (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|Pakistani cricketer}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ahmed Shehzad
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Ahmed Shehzad
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|11|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| nickname =
| heightft = 5
| heightinch = 10
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = [[Legbreak]]
| role = [[Batsman]]

| international = true
| country = Pakistan
| testdebutdate = 31 December
| testdebutyear =2013
| testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| testcap = 216
| lasttestdate = 3 July
| lasttestyear = 2015
| lasttestagainst = Sri Lanka
| odidebutdate = 24 April
| odidebutyear = 2009
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 172
| lastodidate = 16 October
| lastodiyear = 2017
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
| odishirt = 19
| T20Idebutdate = 7 May
| T20Idebutyear = 2009
| T20Idebutagainst = Australia
| T20Icap = 26
| lastT20Idate = 7 October
| lastT20Iyear = 2019
| lastT20Iagainst = Sri Lanka

| club1 = [[Habib Bank Limited cricket team|Habib Bank Limited]]
| year1 = 2007–present
| club2 = [[Barisal Burners]]
| year2 = 2012
| club3 = [[Nagenahira Nagas]]
| year3 = 2012
| club4 = [[Khulna Royal Bengal]]
| year4 = 2013
| club5 = [[Lahore Lions]]
| year5 = 2008–2015
| club6 = [[Pakistan A cricket team]]
| year6 = 2013
| club7 = [[Jamaica Tallawahs]]
| year7 = 2013–2014
| club8 = [[Comilla Victorians]]
| year8 = 2015
| club9 = [[Quetta Gladiators]]
| year9 = 2016–2017; 2019–present
| club10 = [[Barbados Tridents]]
| year10 = 2016
| club11 = [[Multan Sultans]]
| year11 = 2018
| club12 = [[Central Punjab cricket team|Central Punjab]]
| year12 = 2019–present
| club13 = [[Rangpur Rangers]]
| year13 = 2019-present

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| column2 = [[One day international|ODI]]
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 13
| matches2 = 81
| matches3 = 57
| matches4 = 72
| runs1 = 982
| runs2 = 2,585
| runs3 = 1,454
| runs4 = 5,041
| bat avg1 = 40.91
| bat avg2 = 32.56
| bat avg3 = 26.44
| bat avg4 = 42.00
| 100s/50s1 =3/4
| 100s/50s2 = 6/14
| 100s/50s3 =1/7
| 100s/50s4 = 11/26
| top score1 = 176
| top score2 = 124
| top score3 = 111[[not out|*]]
| top score4 = 254
| deliveries1 = 48
| deliveries2 = 115
| deliveries3 = 6
| deliveries4 = 1,145
| wickets1 = –
| wickets2 = 2
| wickets3 = –
| wickets4 = 14
| bowl avg1 = –
| bowl avg2 = 70.00
| bowl avg3 = –
| bowl avg4 = 56.71
| fivefor1 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor1 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling1 = –
| best bowling2 = 1/22
| best bowling3 = –
| best bowling4 = 4/7
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| catches/stumpings2 = 26/–
| catches/stumpings3 = 14/–
| catches/stumpings4 = 61/–
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/259410.html ESPN Cricinfo
| date = 7 October 2019
}}
'''Ahmed Shehzad''' ({{lang-ur|'''احمد شہزاد '''}}, born 23 November 1991 in Lahore) is a [[Pakistani]] [[cricketer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/259410.html|title=Ahmed Shehzad|website=ESPNCricinfo}}</ref> He is an opening batsman who made his [[One Day International]] and [[Twenty20 International]] debut for [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in April 2009 against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1277470/ahmed-shahzad-eyes-odi-recall/|title=Ahmed Shahzad eyes ODI recall | The Express Tribune|date=28 December 2016|website=tribune.com.pk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24301169/new-central-contracts-guarantee-earnings-boost-pakistan-players |title=New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 August 2018}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Shehzad was born on 23 November 1991 in the city of [[Lahore]]. He belongs to a [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] family and is fluent in [[Pashto]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ahmad shehzad speaking pashtu – Video Dailymotion|url = http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1kvobm_ahmad-shehzad-speaking-pashtu_lifestyle|website = Dailymotion|access-date = 2016-02-15|last = aPakistani}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Ahmad shehzad speaking pashtu – ARY news interview|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UfivKZfezY|website = Dailymotion|last = Ahmed Shehzad interview with Sanam Baloch|access-date = 29 April 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170807020810/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UfivKZfezY|archive-date = 7 August 2017|url-status = dead}}</ref> When Shehzad was two years old, his father died and he was raised by a single mother in [[Anarkali]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Morning Show With (Exclusive Ahmad Shehzad) Sanam Baloch – ARY News – 4th September 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-qnBaxuu8c|website=YouTube|publisher=Morning Show|accessdate=2 March 2016}}</ref>

On 19 September 2015, Shehzad married Sana, his childhood friend.<ref name="ARYNews">{{cite news|title=Ahmad Shahzad celebrates first marriage anniversary with Sana|url=http://arynews.tv/en/ahmad-shahzad-celebrates-first-marriage-anniversary-with-sana/|accessdate=16 November 2016|work=ARYNEWS|date=19 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1173856|website=Dawn|access-date=2018-04-01|title=Who'll dress cricketer Ahmed Shahzad on his wedding day? Faraz Manan!|date=16 September 2015}}</ref> His fans called him with many nicknames like Shazzi, Selfi king, Shazzi, Shahzada.<ref>{{Cite document|title=Formasi Rohani|last=Pellokila|first=Selfi|date=2020-03-13|doi=10.31220/osf.io/j63rf|url=http://agrixiv.org/j63rf/}}</ref>{{Better source|date=June 2020}}

Shehzad’s wife had a baby boy on April 20, 2017 who he named Ali Ahmad Khan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ahmad Shahzad becomes father of baby boy |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/384801-Ahmad-Shahzad-becomes-father-of-baby-boy |website=Dunya News |publisher=Dunya News |accessdate=March 13, 2020}}</ref>

==Domestic and T20 career==
Ahmad Shehzad was the highest runs scorer in [[Bangladesh Premier League|BPL]] 2011-12 and the best batsman of the tournament.

He is the title winner of [[BPL 2016]] and [[PSL 2019]] as champion in BPL he was playing in [[Comilla Victorians in 2016]] and [[Quetta Gladiators]].
Shehzad was the leading run-scorer in the [[2016–17 Departmental One Day Cup]], with 653 runs, including a career-best score in [[List A cricket]] of 166 in the semi-final. He was also the captain of the team.<ref name="Depart">{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=11467;type=tournament |title=Departmental One Day Cup, 2016/17: Most runs |accessdate=2 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="166LA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1074280.html |title=Departmental One Day Cup, 1st Semi-final: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited v Habib Bank Limited at Karachi, Dec 31, 2016 |accessdate=2 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> During the tournament he scored three centuries and three half-centuries in nine matches.<ref name="Habib">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1075150.html |title=Shehzad hits 68 as Habib Bank take title |accessdate=2 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

He was the highest runs scorer and man of the tournament in [[2016 Pakistan Cup]]. He scored 372 runs in only 5 matches with the help of 3 half centuries and a hundred.

In April 2018, he was named as the captain of [[Baluchistan cricket team|Baluchistan]]'s squad for the [[2018 Pakistan Cup]].<ref name="squads1">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/191967-pakistan-cup-one-day-tournament-to-begin-in-faisalabad |title=Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week |accessdate=21 April 2018 |work=Geo TV}}</ref><ref name="squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/306831-pakistan-cup-cricket-from-25th |title=Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th |accessdate=21 April 2018 |work=The News International}}</ref> He scored the most runs for Baluchistan during the tournament, with 251 runs in four matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12333;team=852;type=tournament |title=Pakistan Cup 2018, Balochistan: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=4 May 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, he was named in [[Federal Areas cricket team|Federal Areas]]' squad for the [[2019 Pakistan Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/federal-areas-aim-to-complete-hat-trick-of-pakistan-cup-titles.html |title=Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |accessdate=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/447913-pakistan-cup-one-day-cricket-from-april-2 |title=Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2 |accessdate=25 March 2019 |work=The International News}}</ref>

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the [[2019 Euro T20 Slam|inaugural edition]] of the [[Euro T20 Slam]] cricket tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27222261/eoin-morgan-represent-dublin-franchise-inaugural-euro-t20-slam |title=Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=19 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001060.shtml |title=Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=19 July 2019}}</ref> However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27387389/inaugural-euro-t20-slam-cancelled-two-weeks-notice |title=Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=14 August 2019}}</ref>

In September 2019, he was named in [[Central Punjab cricket team|Central Punjab]]'s squad for the [[2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-announces-squads-for-2019-20-domestic-season.html |title=PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27527401/sarfaraz-ahmed-babar-azam-take-charge-pakistan-domestic-sides |title=Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref>

==International career==
{{see also|List of centuries in Twenty20 International cricket}}
Shehzad made his first-class debut in 2007. The innings which led to a call-up for the national team was a 167 he scored in Pakistan Youth's victory against England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://player.cricket.com.pk/ahmed-shehzad/|title=Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan) – Player Profile, News, Stats, Wiki, Photos & Videos|last=administrator|date=30 May 2012|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brecorder.com/2018/06/07/421966/pakistani-youngster-impresses-ahmed-shehzad/|title=Pakistani youngster impresses Ahmed Shehzad|date=7 June 2018}}</ref>

Shehzad made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2013 scoring 38 in the first innings and 55 in the second.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/657647.html | title=Debut Match score card | accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref>
Ahmed Shehzad was part of the Test squad against South Africa in UAE. However he wasn't selected in the playing XI in either of the 2 Tests against South Africa.

He has a 40+ test average for [[Pakistan Cricket Board|Pakistan Cricket Team]] with the help of 3 hundreds and 3 half hundreds. His test hundreds are against big teams like [[Sri Lanka]] 147 runs, [[Australia]] 136 runs and [[New Zealand]] 176 runs.

In his [[One Day International]] career he has scored 6 hundreds and14 half centuries.

In his [[Twenty20 International]] career, he has scored 1 hundred 07 fifties. He is the only Pakistani player who has scored centuries in all three forms of cricket.
==Controversies==
Shehzad was issued a one match ban in 2011 for showing dissent in the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]], one month before being issued a fine on disciplinary grounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/539098.html|title=Ahmed Shehzad handed one-match ban|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref>

The [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] (PCB) issued Shehzad an official reprimand after his frequent quarrels with Sri Lankan batsman [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] about Dilshan's past and current religions.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Farooq|first1=Umar|title=SL play down Shehzad-Dilshan incident|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/778069.html|website=espncricinfo|accessdate=11 July 2015}}</ref>

During a [[Pakistan Super League]] group stage match vs [[Peshawar Zalmi]], Shehzad had an exchange of words and physical conflict with bowler [[Wahab Riaz]]. [[Pakistan Cricket Board|The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)]] imposed a fine on both players and issued an official warning to them.<ref>=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/watch-pakistan-team-mates-wahab-riaz-ahmed-shehzad-involved-in-physical-fight-during-psl/|Title=Wahab Riaz, Ahmed Shehzad involved in ugly fight during PSL; fined heavily by PCB.</ref>{{Dead link|date=May 2020}}

After Pakistan's exit from the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016 World Twenty20]] from losing 3 matches against New Zealand, India and Australia, Shehzad's poor performance led to a [[Pakistan Cricket Board|PCB]] committee suggesting a ban on him and player [[Umar Akmal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arynews.tv/en/pcb-committee-recommends-ban-on-akmal-wahab-malik-shehzad/|title=PCB committee recommends ban on Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz, Shoaib Malik & Ahmed Shehzad|website=arynews.tv|date=April 2016|language=en-us|access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref>

==Records and achievements==
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.cricnama.com/records-ahmed-shehzad-becomes-first-pakistani-to-score-t20-hundred/|title=[Records] Ahmed Shehzad becomes first Pakistani to score 0 in his first 3 matches – CricNama|access-date=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521061037/http://en.cricnama.com/records-ahmed-shehzad-becomes-first-pakistani-to-score-t20-hundred/|archive-date=21 May 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*Only Pakistani batsman to have scored centuries in all international formats of the game (i.e. Test, ODI and T20I).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wellpitched.com/2015/02/ahmed-shehzad-pakistans-greatest-opener.html|title=Ahmed Shehzad – Pakistan's Greatest Opener Ever?|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/dreamt-of-becoming-first-pakistani-player-to-score-a-century-in-all-three-formats-says-ahmed-shehzad/|title=Dreamt of becoming first Pakistani player to score a century in all three formats, says Ahmed Shehzad|date=30 March 2014|publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref>
* Most runs, most sixes in a T20 innings by a Pakistani.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.cricnama.com/records-ahmed-shehzad-most-runs-most-sixes-in-t20-innings-by-a-pakistani/|title=[Records] Ahmed Shehzad: most runs, most sixes in T20 by a Pakistani – CricNama|publisher=|access-date=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521054925/http://en.cricnama.com/records-ahmed-shehzad-most-runs-most-sixes-in-t20-innings-by-a-pakistani/|archive-date=21 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Highest runs in T20 internationals at [[Gaddafi Stadium]]
* Most runs (168) in a two–match T20I series by a Pakistani cricketer.<ref>{{cite web|title= Statistics / Batting / Most runs in two–match T20I series|url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Batting/BattingHighSeries_T20.asp|publisher=Howstat|accessdate=27 August 2013}}</ref>
*Most centuries in [[T20 cricket]] from Pakistan.
*He is fastest 5000 runs scorer in T20 cricket from Pakistan
*He is 2nd highest centuries maker in T20 cricket from Asia after [[Rohit Sharma]].
* Highest run scorer for the [[Lahore Lions]].
* Second quickest batsman to score centuries in all three formats of international cricket (76 innings) just behind [[Lokesh Rahul]].
* Highest run scorer for the [[Quetta Gladiators]].
* Highest run scorer in the [[Pakistan Super League]].
* First Pakistani batsman to hit three consecutive sixes in T20I.
*Holds the record for the most boundaries in a single T20 inning (20 fours)
*He is the first Pakistani who scored hundred against [[Cricket South Africa]] in [[South Africa]]
*He is youngest Pakistani player who scored 150+ runs in a test inning
*He has the record of fastest century in t20 Cricket from Pakistan just in 40 balls
*He has the record of highest t20i partnership for Pakistan along with [[Mohammad Hafeez]] 143*
*He has the record of Most catches in the field for [[Pakistan national under-19 cricket team]]
*He has the record of Most centuries from Pakistan in t20 Cricket 5 centuries
*He has the record of Most Half centuries for [[Quetta Gladiators]] in [[Pakistan Super League]]
*He has the record of Most centuries in knockout t20 matches 3 centuries
*He has the record of Most Half centuries in the finals of [[Pakistan Super League]] 2 half centuries in 3 finals

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/IAmAhmedshehzad/ Official Facebook]
* [http://content.cricinfo.com/pakvaus2009/content/current/player/259410.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041948/http://www.wisdenindia.com/player/Pakistan/Ahmed-Shehzad/3557.html Ahmed Shehzad]'s profile page on Wisden
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