Kuwait national cricket team
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| Association | Kuwait Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Mohammed Aslam | |||||||||
| Coach | Muthumudalige Pushpakumara | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Affiliate (1998) Associate member (2005) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v  Bahrain at Kuwait City; 30 October 1979 | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Maldives at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat; 20 January 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  United Arab Emirates at Al Amerat Cricket Stadium Turf 1, Muscat; 27 February 2020 | |||||||||
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| As of 21 September 2021 | ||||||||||
The Kuwait national cricket team is the team that represents the State of Kuwait in international cricket. The team is organised by the Kuwait Cricket Association, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2005, having previously been an affiliate member since 1998.[4] Kuwait made its international debut in 1979, but has only played regularly at international level since the early 2000s, appearing regularly in Asian Cricket Council tournaments since then. Beginning in the early 2010s, the side appeared in several World Cricket League events, although it was relegated back to regional level after the 2013 Division Six tournament.[5]
In 2018 former South African international Herschelle Gibbs was appointed coach of Kuwait for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 qualification process.[6]
History[]
The Kuwait Cricket Association was formed in 1996[7] and they became an affiliate member of the ICC two years later.[4]
21st century[]
2000 - 2017[]
They participated in the ACC Trophy for the first time in 2000, but couldn't progress beyond the first round,[8] a performance they repeated in the 2002 tournament.[9]
In 2004, Kuwait pulled off a series off upsets to finish in third place in that year's ACC Trophy, only just missing out on qualification for the 2005 ICC Trophy. They did qualify for the repêchage tournament in early 2005[10] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in which they finished sixth after losing to the Cayman Islands in a play-off.[11]
In February 2006, Kuwait finished third out of five teams when they hosted the ACC Middle East Cup.[12] In August, they took part in the ACC Trophy, but were unable to reproduce their strong 2004 performance. They were eliminated in the first round when a tie with Hong Kong left them in third place in their group on run rate. A win in this match would have seen them through to the quarter finals.[13]
In 2007 Kuwait played in the ACC Twenty20 Cup, which they also hosted. They finished third in the tournament, beating the UAE by three runs in a play-off.[14]
Kuwait has participated in several World Cricket League tournaments, hosting and winning Division Eight in 2010;[15] winning Division Seven in Botswana in May 2011;[16] and coming third in Division Six in Malaysia in September 2011. Kuwait set one of the lowest ever T20 targets during the 2014 Asian Games.[17]
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 Kuwait and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[18]
Kuwait made its Twenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, defeating Maldives by eight wickets in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.[19]
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Mohamed Rishwan 25 (23)
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- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Kuwait.
Tournament history[]
ACC Trophy[]
- 2000: First round
- 2002: First round
- 2004: 3rd place
- 2006: First round
- 2008: 8th place
- 2010: 7th place
- 2012: 7th place
- 2014: 3rd place
ACC Twenty20 Cup[]
World Cricket League[]
- 2010 Division Eight: Champions – promoted
- 2010 Division Seven: Champions – promoted
- 2011 Division Six: 3rd place
- 2013 Division Six: 6th place – relegated to regional tournaments
Asian Games[]
- 2014: QF
Asia Cup Qualifier[]
ACC Western Region T20[]
- 2019: 4th place
- 2020: Runner up (Qualified for 2020 Asia Cup Qualifier)
Records[]
International Match Summary — Kuwait[20]
Last updated 27 February 2020
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 January 2019 |
Twenty20 International[]
- Highest team total: 210/4 v Bahrain, 26 February 2020 at Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat[21]
- Highest individual score: 103, Ravija Sandaruwan v Bahrain, 23 January 2019 at Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat[22]
- Best individual bowling figures: 4/5, Mohammed Aslam v Iran, 25 February 2020 at Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat[23]
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Most T20I runs for Kuwait[24]
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Most T20I wickets for Kuwait[25]
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T20I record versus other nations[20]
Records complete to T20I #1066. Last updated 27 February 2020.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Bahrain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 January 2019 | 23 January 2019 |
 Iran |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 February 2020 | 25 February 2020 |
 Malaysia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 July 2019 | |
| Maldives |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019 | 20 January 2019 |
 Nepal |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 July 2019 | |
 Qatar |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 January 2019 | 4 July 2019 |
 Saudi Arabia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 January 2019 | 23 February 2020 |
| United Arab Emirates |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2020 | |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2021 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kuwait at CricketArchive
- ^ Other matches played by Kuwait Archived 2 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Kuwait name former South Africa opener Gibbs as new head coach
- ^ Achievements Archived 2 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine at official website
- ^ 2000 ACC Trophy Archived 22 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ 2002 ACC Trophy at CricketEurope
- ^ Asian qualifying for the 2005 ICC Trophy Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at the 2005 ICC Trophy official website
- ^ Scorecard of Cayman Islands v Kuwait, 27 February 2005 at CricketArchive
- ^ Points Table for 2006 ACC Middle East Cup at CricketArchive
- ^ 2006 ACC Trophy Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup at CricketEurope
- ^ Cricinfo, Accessed May 8 2011
- ^ Cricinfo, Accessed May 8 2011
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-t-20-western-region-2019/3361
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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