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| name                  = Kuwait
| image                 = Flag of Kuwait.svg
| image_size            = 140px
| caption               = 
| nickname              = 
| association           = [[Cricket Kuwait]]
| coach                 = Qasim Ali
| captain               = [[Mohammed Aslam (cricketer)|Mohammed Aslam]]
| icc_status            = Affiliate
| icc_member_year       = 1998
| icc_status2           = [[List of International Cricket Council members |Associate member]]
| icc_member_year2      = 2005
| icc_region            = [[Asian Cricket Council|Asia]]
| t20i_rank             = 24th 
| t20i_rank_best        = 24th (September-2022) <!-- Date when its team reached all time best ranking for the first time -->
| first_match           = v {{cr|Bahrain|1972}} at [[Kuwait City]]; 30 October 1979

| first_t20i            = v {{cr|MDV}} at [[Oman Cricket Academy Ground|Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1]], [[Al Amarat]]; 20 January 2019
| most_recent_t20i      = v {{cr|NEP}} at [[Mission Road Ground]], [[Mong Kok]]; 13 April 2025
| num_t20is             = 75
| num_t20is_this_year   = 4
| t20i_record           = 43/28<br>(3 ties, 1 no result)
| t20i_record_this_year = 3/1<br>(0 ties, 0 no results)

| wt20q_apps            = 1{{efn|T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Asia region from the 2023 edition.}}
| wt20q_first           = [[2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier#Regional Final|2023]]
| wt20q_best            = Group stage ([[2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier#Regional Final|2023]])

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The '''Kuwait national cricket team''' is the team that represents [[Kuwait]] in [[international cricket]]. The team is organised by [[Cricket Kuwait]], which has been an associate member of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) since 2005, having previously been an affiliate member since 1998.<ref name="CAP">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/66.html Kuwait] at CricketArchive</ref> 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 ICC World Cricket League Division Six|2013 Division Six]] tournament.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2380/Other_Matches.html Other matches played by Kuwait] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902011830/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2380/Other_Matches.html |date=2 September 2018 }} – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2015.</ref>

==History==

The [[Kuwait Cricket Association]] was formed in 1996<ref>[http://www.cricketkuwait.com/Achivements.html Achievements] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102063722/http://www.cricketkuwait.com/Achivements.html |date=2 November 2007 }} at official website</ref> and they became an affiliate member of the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] two years later.<ref name="CAP" />

===21st century===

====2000 - 2017====

They participated in the [[ACC Trophy]] for the first time in 2000, but couldn't progress beyond the first round,<ref name="AC00">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/ACCTROPHY/about.shtml 2000 ACC Trophy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822072246/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/ACCTROPHY/about.shtml |date=22 August 2010 }} at CricketEurope</ref> a performance they repeated in the 2002 tournament.<ref name="AC02">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2002/TOURNAMENTS/ACCTROPHY/about.shtml 2002 ACC Trophy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822082115/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2002/TOURNAMENTS/ACCTROPHY/about.shtml |date=22 August 2010 }} at CricketEurope</ref>

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 [[2007 Cricket World Cup qualification#World Cup Qualifying Series Division 2 2005|repêchage tournament]] in early 2005<ref name="AC04">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/ICCT2005/DATABASE/QUALIFYING/asia.shtml Asian qualifying for the 2005 ICC Trophy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206103212/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/ICCT2005/DATABASE/QUALIFYING/asia.shtml |date= 6 February 2012 }} at the 2005 ICC Trophy official website</ref> in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]], in which they finished sixth after losing to the [[Cayman Islands national cricket team|Cayman Islands]] in a play-off.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102369.html Scorecard] of Cayman Islands v Kuwait, 27 February 2005 at CricketArchive</ref>

In February 2006, Kuwait finished third out of five teams when they hosted the [[Asian Cricket Council|ACC]] Middle East Cup.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/Asian_Cricket_Council_Middle_East_Cup_2005-06.html Points Table for 2006 ACC Middle East Cup] at CricketArchive</ref> 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 cricket team|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.<ref name="AC06">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/WCLACCT/about.shtml 2006 ACC Trophy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511214734/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/WCLACCT/about.shtml |date=11 May 2008 }} at CricketEurope</ref>

In 2007 Kuwait played in the [[2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup|ACC Twenty20 Cup]], which they also hosted. They finished third in the tournament, beating the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] by three runs in a play-off.<ref name="ACT2007">[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/ASIA2020/about.shtml 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125133738/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/ASIA2020/about.shtml |date=25 November 2009 }} at CricketEurope</ref>

Kuwait has participated in several [[World Cricket League]] tournaments, hosting and winning [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight|Division Eight]] in 2010;<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv8/content/series/473021.html, Cricinfo, Accessed May 8 2011]</ref> winning [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven|Division Seven]] in Botswana in May 2011;<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wcldiv7-2011/content/current/series/475040.html, Cricinfo, Accessed May 8 2011]</ref> and coming third in [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six|Division Six]] in Malaysia in September 2011. Kuwait set one of the lowest ever T20 targets during the 2014 Asian Games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=83997 |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928075037/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=83997 |archive-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</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 Kuwait and other [[List of International Cricket Council members|ICC members]] after 1 January 2019 have the full 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>

Kuwait made its [[Twenty20 International]] debut on 20 January 2019, defeating [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]] by eight wickets 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|MDV}}
| team2 = {{cr|KUW}}
| score1 = 102 (18.4 overs)
| runs1 = Mohamed Rishwan 25 (23)
| wickets1 = [[Imran Ali (cricketer, born 1980)|Imran Ali]] 3/16 (3 overs)
| score2 = 103/2 (10.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ravija Sandaruwan]] 68[[not out|*]] (36)
| wickets2 = Ameel Mauroof 1/11 (3 overs)
| result = Kuwait won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1171753.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Al Amerat Cricket Stadium]], [[Muscat]]
| umpires = Vinod Babu (Oma) and [[Shivani Mishra]] (Qat)
| motm = [[Ravija Sandaruwan]] (Kuw)
| toss = Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = 
}}

In 2018 former South African international [[Herschelle Gibbs]] was appointed coach of Kuwait for the [[2020 ICC World Twenty20]] qualification process.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/top_single/kuwait_name_former_south_africa_opener_gibbs_as_new_head_coach.html |title=Kuwait name former South Africa opener Gibbs as new head coach |access-date=14 March 2018 |archive-date=14 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314175717/http://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/top_single/kuwait_name_former_south_africa_opener_gibbs_as_new_head_coach.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Tournament history==
===T20 World Cup Qualifier (Asia Regional Final)===
*[[2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier#Regional Final|2023]]: Group stage

===[[ACC Trophy]]===

*[[2000 ACC Trophy|2000]]: First round
*[[2002 ACC Trophy|2002]]: First round
*[[2004 ACC Trophy|2004]]: 3rd place
*[[2006 ACC Trophy|2006]]: First round
*[[2008 ACC Trophy Elite|2008]]: 8th place
*[[2010 ACC Trophy Elite|2010]]: 7th place
*[[2012 ACC Trophy Elite|2012]]: 7th place
*[[2014 ACC Trophy Elite|2014]]: 3rd place

===[[ACC Twenty20 Cup]]===

*[[2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2007]]: 3rd place
*[[2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2009]]: 4th place
*[[2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2011]]: 7th place
*[[2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2013]]: 5th place
*[[2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup|2015]]: 2nd place

===[[World Cricket League]]===

* [[2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight|2010 Division Eight]]: '''Champions''' – ''promoted''
* [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven|2010 Division Seven]]: '''Champions''' – ''promoted''
* [[2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six|2011 Division Six]]: 3rd place
* [[2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six|2013 Division Six]]: 6th place – ''relegated to regional tournaments''

===[[Cricket at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]===

*[[Cricket at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]]: QF
=== Asia Cup Qualifier ===
*[[2018 Asia Cup Qualifier|2018]]: Did not participate
*[[2022 Asia Cup Qualifier|2022]]: 2nd place
*[[2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup|2023]]: 4th place

===ACC Western Region T20===
*[[2019 ACC Western Region T20|2019]]: 4th place
*[[2020 ACC Western Region T20|2020]]: Runner up (Qualified for [[2022 Asia Cup Qualifier]])

==Squad==

This lists all the players who have played for Kuwait in 12 months or has been part of the latest One-day or T20I squad.

{| 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; | Formats
! style="text-align:center; | Notes
|-
! colspan="6" | Batters
|-
| [[Ravija Sandaruwan]] || {{age|1992|6|22}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| [[Meet Bhavsar]] || {{age|2004|6|23}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| [[Bilal Tahir]] || {{age|1998|5|31}} || Left-handed ||Right-arm [[off break]] || One-day & T20I ||Vice-Captain
|-
| Mohammad Amin || {{age|1987|5|2}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || One-day ||
|-
| Clinto Anto || {{age|1994|6|2}} || Right-handed || || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| Muhammad Umar || {{age|2003|12|18}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || T20I ||
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Mohammed Aslam (cricketer)|Mohammed Aslam]] || {{age|1990|8|27}} || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || One-day & T20I || Captain
|-
| Yasin Patel || {{age|1997|8|28}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| [[Shiraz Khan]] || {{age|1994|9|8}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| [[Adnan Idrees]] || {{age|1990|8|19}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| Nimish Lathief || {{age|1989|1|23}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || T20I ||
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keeper
|-
| Usman Patel || {{age|1990|9|19}} || Right-handed || || One-day & T20I ||
|-
! colspan="6" | Bowlers
|-
| Mohamed Shafeeq || {{age|1994|4|21}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| Sayed Monib || {{age|1992|6|28}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| [[Shahrukh Quddus]] || {{age|1996|12|11}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || One-day ||
|-
| [[Ilyas Ahmed (Kuwaiti cricketer)|Ilyas Ahmed]] || {{age|1990|10|4}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || One-day & T20I ||
|-
| Nawaf Ahmed || {{age|1992|2|17}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || T20I ||
|-
| Mirza Ahmed || {{age|2004|4|11}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || T20I ||
|}

''Updated as of 9 September 2024.''

==Records==

'''International Match Summary&nbsp;— Kuwait'''<ref name="T20I">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=38;type=team |title=Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>
 
''Last updated 13 April 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 || 75 || 43 || 28 || 3 || 1 || 20 January 2019
|}

===Twenty20 International===
* Highest team total: 226/4 v [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]], 2 September 2024 at [[UKM-YSD Cricket Oval]], [[Bangi, Selangor|Bangi]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=38;type=team |title=Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>
* Highest individual score: 111[[not out|*]], Usman Patel v [[Maldives national cricket team|Maldives]], 2 September 2024 at [[UKM-YSD Cricket Oval]], [[Bangi, Selangor|Bangi]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=38;type=team |title=Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>
* Best individual bowling figures: 4/5, [[Mohammed Aslam (cricketer)|Mohammed Aslam]] v [[Iran national cricket team|Iran]], 25 February 2020 at [[Oman Cricket Academy Ground]], [[Muscat]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=38;type=team |title=Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>

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'''Most T20I runs for Kuwait'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=38;type=team |title=Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Ravija Sandaruwan]] || 2,061 || 28.62 || 2019–2025
|-
|[[Meet Bhavsar]] || 1,695 || 28.25 || 2019–2025
|-
|Usman Patel || 1,111 || 25.83 || 2020–2025
|-
|[[Mohammed Aslam (cricketer)|Mohammed Aslam]] || 855 || 21.37 || 2019–2025
|-
|[[Clinto Anto]] || 767 || 23.96 || 2023–2025
|}
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'''Most T20I wickets for Kuwait'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=38;type=team |title=Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=21 May 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
|-
|[[Mohammed Aslam (cricketer)|Mohammed Aslam]] || 79 || 19.27 || 2019–2025
|-
|Yasin Patel || 60 || 18.40 || 2022–2025
|-
|Sayeb Monib || 54 || 20.51 || 2020–2024
|-
|[[Shiraz Khan]] || 45 || 24.24 || 2019–2024
|-
|[[Adnan Idrees]] || 38 || 19.89 || 2019–2024
|}
{{col-end}}

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

''Records complete to T20I #3139. Last updated 13 April 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;"| '''vs Associate Members'''
|-
|align=left| {{cr|BHR}} || 15 || 11 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 23 January 2019 || 23 January 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|CAM}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 13 April 2024|| 13 April 2024
|-
|align=left| {{cr|HK}} || 8 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 23 August 2022 || 21 August 2024
|-
|align=left| {{cr|IRN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 February 2020 || 25 February 2020
|-
|align=left| {{cr|MAS}} || 6 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 22 July 2019 || 25 August 2024
|-
|align=left| {{cr|MDV}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20 January 2019 || 20 January 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|MNG}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 30 August 2024 || 30 August 2024
|-
| align="left"| {{cr|MYA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 September 2024 || 3 September 2024
|-
|align=left| {{cr|NEP}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 27 July 2019 || 13 April 2025
|-
|align=left| {{cr|OMA}} || 3 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 22 September 2023 || 20 December 2024
|-
|align=left| {{cr|QAT}} || 11 || 6 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 22 January 2019 || 4 July 2019
|-
|align=left| {{cr|SAU}} || 7 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 24 January 2019 || 23 February 2020
|-
|align=left| {{cr|SIN}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 24 August 2022 || 24 August 2022
|-
|align=left| {{cr|TAN}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 March 2024 || 6 March 2024
|-
|align=left| {{cr|UAE}} || 8 || 1 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 24 February 2020 || 21 August 2022
|-
|align=left| {{cr|VAN}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 March 2024 || 7 March 2024
|}

== Administration and support staff ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! style="background:deepskyblue; color:white; text-align:center;" |Position
! style="background:deepskyblue; color:white; text-align:center;" |Name
|-
|Head coach
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Qasim Ali
|-
|Assistant coach
|{{flagicon|IND}} Nikhil Kulkarni
|-
|Fielding Coach
|{{flagicon|SL}} shashika
|-
|Analyst
|{{flagicon|SL}} Prabhath Fernando
|-
! colspan="10" style="text-align: center;" |<small>Source:</small>
|}

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

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{National sports teams of Kuwait}}
{{National cricket teams}}

[[Category:Cricket in Kuwait]]
[[Category:National cricket teams]]
[[Category:National sports teams of Kuwait|Cricket]]
[[Category:Kuwait in international cricket]]