Summary
The Bahrain national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Bahrain in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bahrain Cricket Association (BCA), which became an ICC affiliate member in 2001[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1]
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| Association | Bahrain Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Haider Butt | |||||||||
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| Colors | ||||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2001) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v.  Kuwait at Kuwait City; 30 October 1979 | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Saudi Arabia at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat; 20 January 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Cambodia at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat; 16 April 2024 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 2[a] (first in 2022) | |||||||||
| Best result | Semi-finals (2023) | |||||||||
| As of 16 April 2024 | ||||||||||
History edit
Early history edit
Cricket has been played in Bahrain since the early 20th century. The earliest instance of Cricket was recorded in 1932 when a match was played between Royal British Airforce and Royal British Navy.[6] In 1935, the Awali Cricket Club was formed by the then British Oil Company which is now BAPCO – Bahrain Petroleum Company.[7]
The Bahraini national side made its first international appearance in 1979, at an invitational tournament with Kuwait, Qatar, and Sharjah (one of the United Arab Emirates).[8]
20th century edit
Its first appearance in an Asian Cricket Council tournament came at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia; since then, Bahrain has regularly appeared in ACC events. Bahrain has also made several appearances in World Cricket League tournaments, but was relegated back to regional tournaments after finishing fifth at the 2013 Division Six event.[9]
2018–present edit
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bahrain and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[10]
Bahrain made its Twenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, defeating Saudi Arabia by 41 runs in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.[11]
20 January 2019
09:30 Scorecard |
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Imran Ali 58 (53)
Usman Ali 1/24 (4 overs) |
Muhammad Naeem 42 (36)
Babar Ali 2/18 (3 overs) |
- Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Bahrain.
Tournament history edit
ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier edit
ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off edit
- 2024: 3rd (Qualified for 2023-26 ICC CWC Challenge League)
Asia Cup Qualifier edit
ACC Western Region T20 edit
ACC Trophy edit
- 2006: Quarter-finals
ACC Trophy Elite edit
- 2008: 7th place
World Cricket League edit
- 2009
- Division Seven: Winners
- Division Six: Runners up
- 2010
- Division Five: 3rd place
- 2012
- Division Five: 5th place
- 2013
- Division Six: 5th place
ACC Twenty20 Cup edit
- 2009: 11th place
Current squad edit
This lists all the players who have played for Bahrain in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest One-day or T20I squad.
Uncapped players are listed in italics
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Format | Notes |
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| Batters | |||||
| Sohail Ahmed | 29 | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
| Muhammad Younis | 37 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | One-day | |
| Fiaz Ahmed | 36 | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
| Ahmer Bin Nasir | 30 | Right-handed | T20I | ||
| Umer Toor | 33 | Right-handed | T20I | Vice-captain | |
| Yasser Nazir | 33 | Right-handed | T20I | ||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Haider Butt | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | One-day & T20I | |
| Imran Anwar | 34 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | One-day & T20I | |
| Junaid Aziz | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | One-day & T20I | |
| Waseeq Ahmed | 37 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day | |
| David Mathias | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I | |
| Sarfaraz Ali | 42 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20I | Captain |
| Sai Sarthak | 16 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Shahbaz Badar | 32 | Right-handed | One-day | ||
| Imran Ali Butt | 38 | Left-handed | T20I | ||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
| Abdul Majid | 30 | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
| Mohsin Zaki | 26 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I | |
| Yousif Wali | 30 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I | |
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Rizwan Butt | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I | |
| Ali Dawood | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I | |
| Sathaiya Veerapathiran | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | One-day & T20I | |
| Imran Khan | 34 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20I | |
Updated as of 22 September 2023
Records edit
International Match Summary — Bahrain[12]
Last updated 16 April 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 58 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 20 January 2019 |
Twenty20 International edit
- Highest team total: 199/8 v. UAE on 13 March 2024 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat.[13]
- Highest individual score: 87, Imran Anwar v. Kuwait on 11 March 2023 at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok.[14]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/5, Junaid Aziz v. Germany on 18 February 2022 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2.[15]
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Most T20I runs for Bahrain[16]
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Most T20I wickets for Bahrain[17]
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T20I record versus other nations[12]
Records complete to T20I #2570. Last updated 16 April 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| v. Full Members | |||||||
 Ireland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2022 | |
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| Cambodia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 April 2024 | 16 April 2024 |
 Canada |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2022 | 17 November 2022 |
 Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 February 2022 | 18 February 2022 |
 Hong Kong |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 March 2023 | 31 October 2023 |
| Kuwait |
14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23 January 2019 | 11 March 2023 |
 Malaysia |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 December 2022 | 23 December 2022 |
 Maldives |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2019 | 21 January 2019 |
 Oman |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 February 2020 | 15 November 2022 |
 Philippines |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 February 2022 | 22 February 2022 |
 Qatar |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 January 2019 | 25 February 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019 | 20 January 2019 |
 Singapore |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 December 2022 | 16 December 2022 |
 Tanzania |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 March 2024 | 9 March 2024 |
 United Arab Emirates |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 February 2022 | 21 February 2022 |
 Vanuatu |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 March 2024 | 10 March 2024 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Asia region from the 2023 edition.
References edit
- ^ a b "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.co.uk.
- ^ "Early History of Bahrain Cricket : ICC".
- ^ "Early History of Bahrain Cricket : ICC".
- ^ "1979 Invitational cricket tournament".
- ^ Other matches played by Bahrain Archived 8 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "ACC Western Region T20 2019: RESULTS".
- ^ a b "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.