Bhutan national cricket team
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The Bhutan men's national cricket team, nicknamed The Dragons, represents the Kingdom of Bhutan in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bhutan Cricket Council Board, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001[1] and an associate member in 2017.[2] Bhutan made its international debut in 2003, at the Emerging Nations Tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The team has since regularly participated in ACC tournaments, and also in the World Cricket League event WCL Division Eight in 2010 and 2012.[3]
The Dechephu Lhakhang (temple) in Thimphu is the spiritual home of Bhutan Cricket and players visit before every tournament. “We do not pray for victory”, said national captain Damber Singh Gurung, “we pray for each other to give our best and to emerge complete from the competition.”[4]
History
Bhutan Cricket Council Board became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2001. They played their first internationals in 2003 in a tri-nation series against Maldives and Nepal, hosted by the latter.[5] They made their ACC Trophy debut at the 2004 tournament, where they made the quarter-finals. Their first international victory came against Iran.
They again competed at the ACC Trophy in 2006 but were eliminated in the first round after a series of heavy defeats. Their only win came against newcomers Myanmar.
Following the 2006 ACC Trophy, the tournament was split into two divisions: Elite and Challenge. Bhutan took part in the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, where they were runners up. This result qualified them for the next ACC Trophy Elite as well as Division Eight of the World Cricket League.
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 Bhutan and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have had the T20I status.[6]
Bhutan played their first T20I on 5 December 2019, against Nepal, during the 2019 South Asian Games. Nepal won that match by 141 runs.
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- First ever T20I match for Bhutan.
Grounds
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Tournament history
ICC World Cricket League
| ICC World Cricket League record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| Template:Flagicon 2010 | Plate | 7/8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2012 | 7th place play-off | 8/8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
ACC Trophy Elite
| ACC Trophy Elite record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| Template:Flagicon 1996 | Did not participate | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1998 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2000 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2002 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2004 | Group stages | 8/10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2006 | Group stages | 13/17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2008 | Did not participate | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2010 | Group stages | 8/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2012 | Group stages | 10/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4/9 | 0 Titles | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
ACC Twenty20 Cup
| ACC Twenty20 Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| Template:Flagicon 2007 | Did not participate | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2009 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2011 | Group stages | 9/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2013 | Did not participate | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2015 | |||||||
| Total | 1/5 | 0 Titles | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
ACC Eastern Region T20
| ACC Eastern Region T20record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host & Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | Champion | 1/4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1/1 | 1 Titles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ACC Challenger Cup
| ACC Men's Challenger Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| Template:Flagicon 2023 | Semi-finals | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2024 | 7th place play-off | 8/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
ICC T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifiers
| ICC T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifiers records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | Round-robin | 5/7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2021 | Did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2023 | Round-robin | 3/5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2024 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 3/3 | 0 Titles | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Bhutan[7]
Last updated 28 November 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 32 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 164/6 v. Cambodia on 5 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok.[8]
- Highest individual score: 66*, Thinley Jamtsho v. Cambodia on 5 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok.[9]
- Best individual bowling figures: 4/13, Ngawang Thinley v. Thailand on 6 July 2022 at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi.[10]
T20I record versus other nations[7]
Records complete to T20I #2991. Last updated 28 November 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 | |
| File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 February 2024 | |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2023 | 30 July 2023 |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 February 2024 | 22 October 2024 |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 July 2022 | |
| File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 December 2019 | 4 July 2022 |
| File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 July 2023 | 26 July 2023 |
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2019 | |
| File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2024 | |
| File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 February 2024 | |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 July 2022 | 6 July 2022 |
| File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 November 2024 | |
Other records
For a list of selected international matches played by Bhutan, see Cricket Archive.
See also
References
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- ↑ Country: Bhutan – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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External links
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