Bahrain national cricket team

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]

Bahrain
AssociationBahrain Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainAl Amin Shehzad
Team information
Colors   
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2001)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 31st 31st (18-Feb-2022)
International cricket
First internationalv.  Kuwait at Kuwait City; 30 October 1979
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Saudi Arabia at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat; 20 January 2019
Last T20Iv  Canada at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat; 24 February 2022
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 17 10/7
(0 ties, 0 no result)
This year[4] 5 3/2
(0 ties, 0 no result)
As of 24 February 2022

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]

20 January 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Bahrain 
176/4 (20 overs)
v
 Saudi Arabia
135/9 (20 overs)
Imran Ali 58 (53)
Usman Ali 1/24 (4 overs)
Muhammad Naeem 42 (36)
Babar Ali 2/18 (3 overs)
Bahrain won by 41 runs
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma) and Zahid Usman (Kuw)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ali (Bhr)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Bahrain.

Tournament history

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier

Asia Cup Qualifier
  • 2018: Did not participate
  • 2020: Did not qualify

ACC Western Region T20

ACC Trophy
  • 2006: Quarter-finals

ACC Trophy Elite
  • 2008: 7th place

World Cricket League

ACC Twenty20 Cup
  • 2009: 11th place

Records

International Match Summary — Bahrain[12]

Last updated 24 February 2022

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals171070020 January 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[12]

Records complete to T20I #1488. Last updated 24 February 2022.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
v. Full Members
 Ireland1010019 February 2022
vs Associate Members
 Canada1010024 February 2022
 Germany1100018 February 202218 February 2022
 Kuwait3030023 January 2019
 Maldives3300021 January 201921 January 2019
 Oman1010023 February 2020
 Philippines1100022 February 202222 February 2022
 Qatar3210024 January 201925 February 2020
 Saudi Arabia2200020 January 201920 January 2019
 United Arab Emirates1100021 February 202221 February 2022

See also

References
  1. "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "T20I matches - 2022 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.co.uk.
  6. "Early History of Bahrain Cricket : ICC".
  7. "Early History of Bahrain Cricket : ICC".
  8. "1979 Invitational cricket tournament".
  9. Other matches played by Bahrain Archived 8 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  10. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  11. "ACC Western Region T20 2019: RESULTS".
  12. "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  13. "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  14. "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  15. "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  16. "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  17. "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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