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]
- Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Bahrain.
Tournament history
ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier
- 2022: 6th place (Qualifier A)
- 2023 (T20 WC Asia Qualifier): Semi-final
ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off
Asia Cup Qualifier
- 2018: Did not participate
- 2020: Did not qualify
ACC Western Region T20
- 2019: 3rd place
- 2020: Semi-finals
ACC Trophy
ACC Trophy Elite
World Cricket League
ACC Twenty20 Cup
Current squad
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
Updated as of 22 September 2023
Records
International Match Summary — Bahrain[12]
Last updated 16 April 2024
Twenty20 International
T20I record versus other nations[12]
Records complete to T20I #2570. Last updated 16 April 2024.
See also
Notes
- ^ T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Asia region from the 2023 edition.
References
- ^ 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.
