Kuwait national cricket team
The Kuwait national cricket team is the team that represents Kuwait in international cricket. The team is organised by the Cricket Kuwait, 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]
| Association | Cricket Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Mohammed Aslam | |
| Coach | Muthumudalige Pushpakumara | |
| International Cricket Council | ||
| ICC status | Affiliate (1998) Associate member (2005) | |
| ICC region | Asia | |
| International cricket | ||
| First international | v Bahrain at Kuwait City; 30 October 1979 | |
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||
| First T20I | v Maldives at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat; 20 January 2019 | |
| Last T20I | v Saudi Arabia at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha; 5 October 2023 | |
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| As of 9 October 2023 | ||
History Edit
The Kuwait Cricket Association was formed in 1996[6] and they became an affiliate member of the ICC two years later.[4]
21st century Edit
2000 - 2017 Edit
They participated in the ACC Trophy for the first time in 2000, but couldn't progress beyond the first round,[7] a performance they repeated in the 2002 tournament.[8]
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[9] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in which they finished sixth after losing to the Cayman Islands in a play-off.[10]
In February 2006, Kuwait finished third out of five teams when they hosted the ACC Middle East Cup.[11] 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.[12]
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.[13]
Kuwait has participated in several World Cricket League tournaments, hosting and winning Division Eight in 2010;[14] winning Division Seven in Botswana in May 2011;[15] 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.[16]
2018-Present Edit
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.[17]
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.[18]
20 January 2019 09:30 Scorecard |
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Mohamed Rishwan 25 (23) Imran Ali 3/16 (3 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
In 2018 former South African international Herschelle Gibbs was appointed coach of Kuwait for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 qualification process.[19]
Tournament history Edit
ACC Trophy Edit
- 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 Edit
World Cricket League Edit
- 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 Edit
- 2014: QF
Asia Cup Qualifier Edit
ACC Western Region T20 Edit
- 2019: 4th place
- 2020: Runner up (Qualified for 2022 Asia Cup Qualifier)
Squad Edit
This lists all the players who have played for Kuwait in 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||
| Ravija Sandaruwan | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Bilal Tahir | 25 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Ali Zaheer | 29 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Mohammed Aslam | 33 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Captain |
| Shiraz Khan | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Adnan Idrees | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Edson Silva | 36 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Meet Bhavsar | 19 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Usman Patel | 33 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Mohammad Amin | 36 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Yasin Patel | 26 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Sayed Monib | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Ilyas Ahmed | 33 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Mohamed Shafeeq | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Shahrukh Quddus | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Updated as of 19 March 2022.
Records Edit
International Match Summary — Kuwait[20]
Last updated 5 October 2023
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 42 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 20 January 2019 |
Twenty20 International Edit
- Highest team total: 210/4 v Bahrain, 26 February 2020 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat[21]
- Highest individual score: 103, Ravija Sandaruwan v Bahrain, 23 January 2019 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat[22]
- Best individual bowling figures: 4/5, Mohammed Aslam v Iran, 25 February 2020 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat[23]
| Most T20I runs for Kuwait[24]
| Most T20I wickets for Kuwait[25]
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T20I record versus other nations[20]
Records complete to T20I #2293. Last updated 5 October 2023.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| Bahrain | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 January 2019 | 23 January 2019 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2022 | |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 February 2020 | 25 February 2020 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 July 2019 | |
| Maldives | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019 | 20 January 2019 |
| Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 July 2019 | |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 September 2023 | |
| Qatar | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 January 2019 | 4 July 2019 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 January 2019 | 23 February 2020 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2022 | 24 August 2022 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2020 | 21 August 2022 |
Administration and support staff Edit
| Position | Name | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Muthumudalige Pushpakumara | ||||||||
| Assistant coach | Nikhil Kulkarni | ||||||||
| Fielding Coach | shashika | ||||||||
| Analyst | Prabhath Fernando | ||||||||
| Source: | |||||||||
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2023 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ a b Kuwait at CricketArchive
- ^ Other matches played by Kuwait 2 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Achievements 2 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine at official website
- ^ 2000 ACC Trophy 22 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ 2002 ACC Trophy 22 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ Asian qualifying for the 2005 ICC Trophy 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 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup 25 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- ^ Cricinfo, Accessed May 8 2011
- ^ Cricinfo, Accessed May 8 2011
- ^ . Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: 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.
- ^ "ACC Western Region T20 2019: RESULTS".
- ^ . Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "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.