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{{Infobox cricket team
| name                  = Bahrain
| image                 = Flag of Bahrain.svg
| image_size            = 
| caption               = 
| nickname              = 
| association           = [[Bahrain Cricket Association]]
| icc_status            = [[List of International Cricket Council members|Associate member]]<ref name="Assoc">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/422449|title=Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform|work=[[International Cricket Council]]|date=22 June 2017|access-date=1 September 2018}}</ref>
| icc_status2           = Affiliate member
| icc_member_year       = 2017
| icc_member_year2      = 2001
| icc_region            = [[Asian Cricket Council|Asia]]
| t20i_rank             = 25th 
| t20i_rank_best        = 25th (13 Mar 2025) <!-- Date when its team reached all time best ranking for the first time -->
| coach                 = [[Sarfaraz Ali]]
| captain               = Haider Butt
| first_match           = v. {{cr|KUW}} at [[Kuwait City]]; 30 October 1979
| first_fc              = 
| first_la              = 

| first_t20i            = v {{cr|SAU}} at [[Oman Cricket Academy Ground]], [[Muscat]]; 20 January 2019
| most_recent_t20i      = v {{cr|HK}} at [[Bayuemas Oval]], [[Pandamaran]]; 17 March 2025
| num_t20is             = 85
| num_t20is_this_year   = 14
| t20i_record           = 44/36<br>(3 ties, 2 no results)
| t20i_record_this_year = 11/1<br>(1 tie, 1 no result)

| wt20q_apps            = 2{{efn|T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Asia region from the 2023 edition.}}
| wt20q_first           = [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A|2022]]
| wt20q_best            = Semi-finals ([[2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier#Regional Final|2023]])
| asofdate              = 17 March 2025
}}

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 [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] affiliate member in 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/37.html|title=The Home of CricketArchive|work=cricketarchive.co.uk}}</ref> and an [[List of International Cricket Council members|associate member]] in 2017.<ref name="Assoc"/>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/about/members/asia/associate/78|title = Early History of Bahrain Cricket : ICC }}</ref> In 1935, the Awali Cricket Club was formed by the then British Oil Company which is now BAPCO – Bahrain Petroleum Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/about/members/asia/associate/78|title = Early History of Bahrain Cricket : ICC}}</ref>

The Bahraini national side made its first international appearance in 1979, at an invitational tournament with [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]], [[Qatar national cricket team|Qatar]], and Sharjah (one of the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketbahrain.com/about/history/|title = 1979 Invitational cricket tournament}}</ref>

===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 ICC World Cricket League Division Six|2013 Division Six]] event.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2381/Other_Matches.html Other matches played by Bahrain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308071311/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2381/Other_Matches.html |date=8 March 2016 }} – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.</ref>

===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 [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC members]] after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|publisher=[[International Cricket Council]]|date=26 April 2018|access-date=1 September 2018}}</ref> 

Bahrain made its [[Twenty20 International]] debut on 20 January 2019, defeating [[Saudi Arabia national cricket team|Saudi Arabia]] by 41 runs in the [[2019 ACC Western Region T20]] at [[Al Emarat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]], [[Oman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asiancricket.org/index.php/tournaments/acc-t-20-western-region-2019/3361|title = ACC Western Region T20 2019: RESULTS}}</ref>
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 January 2019
| time = 09:30
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BHR}}
| team2 = {{cr|KSA}}
| score1 = 176/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Imran Ali 58 (53)
| wickets1 = Usman Ali 1/24 (4 overs)
| score2 = 135/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = Muhammad Naeem 42 (36)
| wickets2 = Babar Ali 2/18 (3 overs)
| result = Bahrain won by 41 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1171752.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]]
| umpires = Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma) and Zahid Usman (Kuw)
| motm = Sarfaraz Ali (Bhr)
| toss = Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = First ever T20I match for Bahrain.
}}

==Tournament history==
=== ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier ===
* [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A|2022]]: 6th place (Qualifier A)
* [[2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier|2023]] (T20 WC Asia Regional Qualifier): Semi-final

===ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off===
*[[2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off|2024]]: 3rd (Qualified for [[2023–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League|2023-26 ICC CWC Challenge League]])

=== Asia Cup Qualifier ===
*[[2018 Asia Cup Qualifier|2018]]: Did not participate
*[[2020 Asia Cup Qualifier|2020]]: Did not qualify

===ACC Western Region T20===
*[[2019 ACC Western Region T20|2019]]: 3rd place
*[[2020 ACC Western Region T20|2020]]: Semi-finals

===ACC Trophy===
*2006: Quarter-finals

===ACC Trophy Elite===
*2008: 7th place

===World Cricket League===
*2009
**[[2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven|Division Seven]]: Winners
**[[2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six|Division Six]]: Runners up
*2010
**[[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|Division Five]]: 3rd place
*2012
**[[2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|Division Five]]: 5th place
*2013
**[[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six|Division Six]]: 5th place

===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. <br> Uncapped players are listed in ''italics''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="text-align:center; | Name
! style="text-align:center; | Age
! style="text-align:center; | Batting style
! style="text-align:center; | Bowling style
! style="text-align:center; | Format
! style="text-align:center; | Notes
|-
! colspan="6" | Batters
|-
| Sohail Ahmed || {{age|1994|10|11}} || Right-handed || || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| Muhammad Younis || {{age|1986|11|5}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || One-day ||
|-
| Fiaz Ahmed || {{age|1987|12|20}} || Right-handed || || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| Ahmer Bin Nasir || {{age|1993|12|11}} || Right-handed || || T20I ||
|-
| Umer Toor || {{age|1991|4|9}} || Right-handed || || T20I || Vice-captain
|-
| Yasser Nazir || {{age|1990|6|15}} || Right-handed || || T20I ||
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
| Haider Butt || {{age|1997|10|22}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || One-day & T20I || Captain
|-
| Imran Anwar || {{age|1989|10|24}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| Junaid Aziz || {{age|1994|1|5}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| [[Waseeq Ahmed]] || {{age|1986|11|3}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || One-day ||
|-
| [[David Mathias]] || {{age|1991|3|20}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| ''Sai Sarthak'' || {{age|2008|3|7}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || ''One-day'' ||
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| Shahbaz Badar || {{age|1991|9|15}} || Right-handed || || One-day ||
|-
| Imran Ali Butt || {{age|1986|1|20}} || Left-handed || || T20I ||
|-
! colspan="6" | Spin Bowlers
|-
| [[Abdul Majid (cricketer)|Abdul Majid]]|| {{age|1993|12|11}} || Right-handed || || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| Mohsin Zaki || {{age|1997|11|2}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || T20I ||
|-
| Yousif Wali || {{age|1993|12|8}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || T20I ||
|-
! colspan="6" | Pace Bowlers
|-
| Rizwan Butt || {{age|1991|1|2}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| Ali Dawood || {{age|1992|12|1}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| Sathaiya Veerapathiran || {{age|1991|4|30}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| Imran Khan || {{age|1990|4|1}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || T20I ||
|}

''Updated as of 22 September 2023''

==Records==

'''International Match Summary&nbsp;— Bahrain'''<ref name="T20I">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=108;type=team |title=Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref>
 
''Last updated 17 March 2025''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
|-
| colspan=7 align="center" | '''Playing Record'''
|-
! Format !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! Inaugural Match
|-
| align="left"| Twenty20 Internationals || 85 || 44 || 36 || 3 || 2 || 20 January 2019
|}

===Twenty20 International===

* Highest team total: 199/8 v. [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] on 13 March 2024 at [[Oman Cricket Academy Ground|Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2]], [[Al Amarat]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=108;type=team |title=Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals  |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 87, Imran Anwar v. [[Kuwait national cricket team|Kuwait]] on 11 March 2023 at [[Mission Road Ground]], [[Mong Kok]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=108;type=team |title=Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>
* Best individual bowling figures: 5/5, [[Junaid Aziz]] v. [[Germany national cricket team|Germany]] on 18 February 2022 at [[Oman Cricket Academy Ground|Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=108;type=team |title=Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most T20I runs for Bahrain'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=108;type=team |title=Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Haider Butt|Haider Ali]] || 1,408 || 31.28 || 2021–2024
|-
|Sohail Ahmed || 1,182 || 39.40 || 2022–2025
|-
|[[Sarfaraz Ali]] || 1,050 || 21.42 || 2019–2024
|-
|[[Imran Anwar]] || 965 || 18.92 || 2019–2025
|-
|Ahmer Bin Nasir || 938 || 25.35 || 2022–2025
|}
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'''Most T20I wickets for Bahrain'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=108;type=team |title=Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|Rizwan Butt || 93 || 16.34 || 2022–2025
|-
|[[Imran Anwar]] || 76 || 21.73 || 2019–2025
|-
|Ali Dawood || 56 || 16.37 || 2023–2025
|-
|[[Sathaiya Veerapathiran]] || 47 || 21.97 || 2020–2024
|-
|[[Abdul Majid]] || 42 || 22.80 || 2023–2025
|}
{{col-end}}

'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I"/>

''Records complete to T20I #3121. Last updated 17 March 2025.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;" | '''v. Full Members'''
|-
|align=left| {{cr|IRE}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 19 February 2022 || 
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''vs Associate Members'''
|-
|align=left| {{cr|BHU}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 23 November 2024 || 23 November 2024
|-
|align=left| {{cr|CAM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 16 April 2024 || 16 April 2024
|-
|align=left| {{cr|CAN}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 24 February 2022 || 17 November 2022
|-
|align=left| {{cr|GER}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 18 February 2022 || 18 February 2022
|-
|align=left| {{cr|HK}} || 5 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 8 March 2023 || 31 October 2023
|-
|align=left| {{cr|IDN}} || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 19 February 2025 || 19 February 2025
|-
|align=left| {{cr|KUW}} || 15 || 3 || 11 || 1 || 0 || 23 January 2019 || 11 March 2023
|-
|align=left| {{cr|MAS}} || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 15 December 2022 || 23 December 2022
|-
|align=left| {{cr|MDV}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21 January 2019 || 21 January 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|OMA}} || 7 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 23 February 2020 || 15 November 2022
|-
|align=left| {{cr|PHI}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 22 February 2022 || 22 February 2022
|-
|align=left| {{cr|QAT}} || 8 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 24 January 2019 || 25 February 2020
|-
|align=left| {{cr|SAU}} || 8 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 20 January 2019 || 20 January 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|SIN}} || 6 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 16 December 2022 || 16 December 2022
|-
|align=left| {{cr|TAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 March 2024 || 9 March 2024
|-
|align=left| {{cr|THA}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 22 November 2024 || 
|-
|align=left| {{cr|UGA}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 28 October 2024 || 28 October 2024
|-
|align=left| {{cr|UAE}} || 6 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 21 February 2022 || 21 February 2022
|-
|align=left| {{cr|VAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 March 2024 || 10 March 2024
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Bahrain Twenty20 International cricketers]]
* [[Bahrain women's national cricket team]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{National sports teams of Bahrain}}
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