Turkey national cricket team
The Turkish national cricket team is the team that represents Turkey in international cricket. They were granted affiliate status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in June 2008 and became associate member in 2017.[1]
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| Association | Turkish Cricket Board | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Mecit Ozturk | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2008) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v  Estonia at Corfu, Greece, 7 September 2009 | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Luxembourg at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei, 29 August 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Croatia at National Sports Academy, Sofia; 25 June 2023 | |||||||||
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| As of 20 August 2023 | ||||||||||
History
An official national cricket league for Turkey was created in 2004, following on from previous ad hoc tournaments. The sport was introduced by Pakistani expatriates studying at Bilkent University and Middle East Technical University in Ankara. By 2009 the national league had five teams in Ankara and one team in Istanbul, and had begun to spread to native Turkish players.[5]
In September 2009 Turkey took part in the 2009 European Cricket Championship Division 5 in Corfu, Greece. This was their first international cricket tournament. Turkey recorded their first win in international cricket against Bulgaria[6] during the tournament, although this could not stop them finishing sixth and last.
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 the Turkey and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[7]
Turkey played their first T20I match against Luxembourg on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania.[8]
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Hasan Helva 7 (15) Ankush Nanda 5/6 (2.3 overs) |
Vikram Vijh 11* (3) Serkan Kizilkaya 2/9 (1 over) |
- Turkey won the toss and elected to bat.
On 24 June 2023, Turkey registered their first win in T20Is against Croatia, in the 2023 Bulgaria Quadrangular Series. Turkey defeated Croatia by 8 wickets, by chasing a target of 84.
Squad
Records
International Match Summary — Turkey[9]
Last updated 25 June 2022.
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 29 August 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 147 v. Bulgaria on 24 June 2023 at National Sports Academy, Sofia.[10]
- Highest individual score: 52, Ishak Elec v. Bulgaria on 24 June 2023 at National Sports Academy, Sofia.[11]
- Best individual bowling figures: 4/31, Ishak Elec v. Isle of Man on 18 July 2022 at Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava.[12]
T20I record versus other nations[9]
Records complete to T20I #2116. Last updated 25 June 2023.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | |
 Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 June 2023 | |
| Croatia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 June 2023 | 24 June 2023 |
 Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 July 2022 | |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2019 | |
 Isle of Man | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 July 2022 | |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | |
 Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | |
 Serbia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 July 2022 | |
References
- "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 - 2023 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- Luke, Will (30 August 2009). "Welcome to cricket, Turkey". ESPN. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ICC Database icc-europe.org
- "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- "Continental Cricket Cup 2019". Facebook (Cricket Romania). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "Records / Turkey / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Records / Turkey / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Records / Turkey / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Records / Turkey / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
External links
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