Bahrain national cricket team
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| Association | Bahrain Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Al Amin Shehzad | |||||||||
| 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 Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat; 20 January 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Kuwait at Al Amerat Cricket Stadium Turf 1, Muscat; 26 February 2020 | |||||||||
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| As of 26 June 2021 | ||||||||||
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]
History[]
Early History[]
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[]
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[]
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]
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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[]
Asia Cup Qualifier[]
ACC Western Region T20[]
- 2019: 3rd place
- 2020: Semi-finals
ACC Trophy[]
- 2006: Quarter-finals
ACC Trophy Elite[]
- 2008: 7th place
World Cricket League[]
- 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[]
- 2009: 11th place
Records[]
International Match Summary — Bahrain[12]
Last updated 26 February 2020
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019 |
Twenty20 International[]
- Highest team total: 188/3 v Kuwait, 23 January 2019 at Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat.[13]
- Highest individual score: 62*, Fiaz Ahmed v Kuwait, 23 January 2019 at Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat.[14]
- Best individual bowling figures: 4/23, Abdul Majid v Qatar, 25 February 2020 at Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat.[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 #1063. Last updated 26 February 2020.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| Kuwait |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 January 2019 | |
 Maldives |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2019 | 21 January 2019 |
 Oman |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 February 2020 | |
 Qatar |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 January 2019 | 25 February 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019 | 20 January 2019 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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 - 2021 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".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
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