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]

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bahrain women's national cricket team.
Bahrain
AssociationBahrain Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainSarfaraz Ali
Team information
Colors   
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2001)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 27th 27th (2 May 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  United Arab Emirates at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha; 22 September 2023
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 45 20/22
(2 ties, 1 no result)
This year[4] 9 4/5
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 9 October 2023

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
  • 2022: 6th place (Qualifier A)
  • 2023 (T20 WC Asia Qualifier): Qualified

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

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

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Format Notes
Batters
Sohail Ahmed29Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Muhammad Younis36Left-handedLeft-arm mediumOne-day
Fiaz Ahmed35Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Ahmer Bin Nasir29Right-handedT20I
Umer Toor32Right-handedT20IVice-captain
Yasser Nazir33Right-handedT20I
All-rounders
Haider Butt25Right-handedRight-arm off breakOne-day & T20I
Imran Anwar33Right-handedLeft-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Junaid Aziz29Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOne-day & T20I
Waseeq Ahmed36Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day
David Mathias32Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Sarfaraz Ali42Right-handedRight-arm mediumT20ICaptain
Sai Sarthak15Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day
Wicket-keepers
Shahbaz Badar32Right-handedOne-day
Imran Ali Butt37Left-handedT20I
Spin Bowlers
Abdul Majid29Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Mohsin Zaki25Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxT20I
Yousif Wali29Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxT20I
Pace Bowlers
Rizwan Butt32Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Ali Dawood30Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Sathaiya Veerapathiran32Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOne-day & T20I
Imran Khan33Right-handedRight-arm mediumT20I

Updated as of 22 September 2023

Records

International Match Summary — Bahrain[12]

Last updated 22 September 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals4520222120 January 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[12]

Records complete to T20I #2250. Last updated 22 September 2023.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
v. Full Members
 Ireland1010019 February 2022
vs Associate Members
 Canada3120024 February 202217 November 2022
 Germany1100018 February 202218 February 2022
 Hong Kong101008 March 2023
 Kuwait11191023 January 201911 March 2023
 Malaysia4130015 December 202223 December 2022
 Maldives3300021 January 201921 January 2019
 Oman4220023 February 202015 November 2022
 Philippines1100022 February 202222 February 2022
 Qatar6320124 January 201925 February 2020
 Saudi Arabia6420020 January 201920 January 2019
 Singapore2200016 December 202216 December 2022
 United Arab Emirates2200021 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 - 2023 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 19 November 2022.
  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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