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{{about|the men's team|the women's team|Cook Islands women's national cricket team}}
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{{Infobox cricket team
| name                  = Cook Islands
| image                 = LogoCICA.png
| image_size            = 
| caption               = 
| nickname              = 
| association           = [[Cook Islands 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_member_year       = 2017
| icc_status2           = Affiliate member
| icc_member_year2      = 2000
| icc_region            = [[ICC East Asia-Pacific|East Asia-Pacific]]
| t20i_rank             = 60rd   
| t20i_rank_best        = 45th (19-Aug-2024) <!-- Date when its team reached all time best ranking for the first time -->
| coach                 = 
| captain               = [[Ma'ara Ave]]
| first_match           = 

| first_t20i            = v {{cr|SAM}} at [[Vanuatu Cricket Ground]], [[Port Vila]]; 9 September 2022
| most_recent_t20i      = v {{cr|JPN}} at [[Sano International Cricket Ground]], [[Sano, Tochigi|Sano]]; 14 May 2025
| num_t20is             = 17
| num_t20is_this_year   = 5
| t20i_record           = 8/9<br />(0 ties, 0 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 1/4<br />(0 ties, 0 no result)

| asofdate              = 14 May 2025
}}

The '''Cook Islands national cricket team''' is the team that represents the [[Cook Islands]] - an island country in a [[associated state|free association]] with [[New Zealand]] - in [[international cricket]]. The team is organised by the [[Cook Islands Cricket Association]], which became an affiliate member of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) in 2000<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Countries/104.html Cook Islands] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.</ref> and an [[List of International Cricket Council members|associate member]] when all affiliate members were promoted to that status in 2017.<ref name="Assoc"/>

The Cook Islands' first international tournament was the 2001 edition of the [[Pacifica Cup]], which was played in New Zealand. The team has played at [[ICC East Asia-Pacific]] tournaments, and at the [[2006 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy (One day)|2006 EAP Trophy]] finished second to [[Fiji national cricket team|Fiji]] and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the [[World Cricket League]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1959/Other_Matches.html Other matches played by Cook Islands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018191144/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1959/Other_Matches.html |date=18 October 2017 }} – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.</ref> Outside ICC tournaments, the Cook Islands fielded a team in [[Cricket at the 2003 South Pacific Games|the cricket tournament]] at the [[2003 South Pacific Games]], winning the bronze medal.<ref>[http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?client=2-1976-0-18028-0&pool=1001&action=ROUND&round=5 Finals matches results for the 2003 South Pacific Games cricket tournament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406071330/http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?client=2-1976-0-18028-0&pool=1001&action=ROUND&round=5 |date=6 April 2012 }} at SportingPulse</ref>

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all [[Twenty20]] matches played between the Cook Islands and other [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC members]] since 1 January 2019 are eligibile for T20I status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|work=[[International Cricket Council]]|date=26 April 2018|access-date=1 September 2018}}</ref>

Cook Islands was scheduled to return to international competition at the [[Cricket at the 2019 Pacific Games|2019 Pacific Games]] in Samoa,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/72223-cricket-announces-pac-games-squads/72223-cricket-announces-pac-games-squads|title=Cricket announces Pac Games squads|date=18 August 2020}}</ref> but choose not to participate and instead concentrate on development of the national team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/sport/item/72509-biggest-pacgames-team-ever/72509-biggest-pacgames-team-ever|title = Biggest PacGames team ever|date = 18 August 2020 | last1=Kumar | first1=Rashneel }}</ref>

In September 2022 they played the Tāmaki Makaurau Tāne, an all-[[Māori people|Māori]] squad, in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/auckland-top-stories/300676347/aucklands-first-allmori-cricket-team-set-to-take-on-cook-islands |title=Auckland's first all-Māori cricket team set to take on Cook Islands |publisher=Stuff |author=Karanama Ruru |date=2 September 2022 |access-date=2 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cookislandsnews.com/uncategorised/cricket/internal/sport/cooks-national-cricket-squad-play-aucklands-first-all-maori-team/ |title=Cooks national cricket squad play Auckland's first all- Māori team |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=5 September 2022 |access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref> before participating in the [[2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier#Qualifier A|2022 T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier]] in [[Vanuatu]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cookislandsnews.com/uncategorised/cricket/internal/sport/trained-blessed-and-ready-for-take-off/ |title=Trained, blessed, and ready for take-off |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=1 September 2022 |access-date=2 September 2022}}</ref> They came third in the qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cookislandsnews.com/uncategorised/cricket/internal/sport/cooks-finish-third-in-t20-qualifier/ |title=Cooks finish third in T20 Qualifier |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=16 September 2022 |access-date=17 September 2022}}</ref> Following the competition, they were ranked by the ICC for the first time, at 55th of 82 teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cookislandsnews.com/uncategorised/cricket/internal/sport/icc-rankings-for-cook-islands/ |title=ICC rankings for Cook Islands |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=23 September 2022 |access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref>

==Current squad==
Team selected for the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in Samoa:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/share/UnhPkEU8AMi3xNLW/ |title=Cook Islands Cricket 2024 Men's squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Sub-Regional Qualifier A |website=Facebook |access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>
* Teaomua Anker
* [[Ma'ara Ave]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])
* Liam Denny
* Cory Dickson
* Hayden Dickson
* Milton Kavana ([[Captain_(cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* Aue Parima ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* Thomas Parima
* Pita Ravarua
* Tomakanute Ritawa
* Andrew Samuels 
* Oscar Taylor
* Jared Tutty
* Tiaki Wuatai

==Records==
'''International Match Summary&nbsp;— Cook Islands'''<ref name="T20I">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=122;type=team |title=Records / Cook Islands / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref>
 
''Last updated 14 May 2025''
{| class="wikitable 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 || 17 || 8 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 9 September 2022
|}

===Twenty20 International===
'''T20I record versus other nations'''<ref name="T20I"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
|-
! Opponent !! M !! W !! L !! T !! NR !! First match !! First win
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| '''vs Associate Members'''
|-
|align=left| {{cr|FIJ}} || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 10 September 2022 || 14 September 2022
|-
|align=left| {{cr|JPN}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 9 May 2025 || 
|-
|align=left| {{cr|SAM}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 9 September 2022 || 13 September 2022
|-
|align=left| {{cr|THA}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 May 2025 || 7 May 2025
|-
|align=left| {{cr|VAN}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 11 September 2022 || 11 September 2022
|}
''Records complete to T20I #3182. Last updated 14 May 2025.''

===Other records===
For a list of selected international matches played by Cook Islands, see [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1959/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Cricket Archive].

==See also==
* [[Cricket in the Cook Islands]]
* [[List of Cook Islands Twenty20 International cricketers]]
* [[Cook Islands women's national cricket team]]

== References ==
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{{National sports teams of the Cook Islands}}
{{National cricket teams}}

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