Kuwait national cricket team
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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.[1] 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.[2]
History
The Kuwait Cricket Association was formed in 1996[3] and they became an affiliate member of the ICC two years later.[1]
21st century
2000 - 2017
They participated in the ACC Trophy for the first time in 2000, but couldn't progress beyond the first round,[4] a performance they repeated in the 2002 tournament.[5]
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[6] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in which they finished sixth after losing to the Cayman Islands in a play-off.[7]
In February 2006, Kuwait finished third out of five teams when they hosted the ACC Middle East Cup.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10]
Kuwait has participated in several World Cricket League tournaments, hosting and winning Division Eight in 2010;[11] winning Division Seven in Botswana in May 2011;[12] 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.[13]
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 ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[14]
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.[15]
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In 2018 former South African international Herschelle Gibbs was appointed coach of Kuwait for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 qualification process.[16]
Tournament history
T20 World Cup Qualifier (Asia Regional Final)
- 2023: Group stage
ACC Trophy
- 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
World Cricket League
- 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
- 2014: QF
Asia Cup Qualifier
ACC Western Region T20
- 2019: 4th place
- 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.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Formats | Notes |
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| Ravija Sandaruwan | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | One-day & T20I | |
| Meet Bhavsar | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day & T20I | |
| Bilal Tahir | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | One-day & T20I | Vice-Captain |
| Mohammad Amin | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | One-day | |
| Clinto Anto | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
| Muhammad Umar | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | T20I | |
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| Mohammed Aslam | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day & T20I | Captain |
| Yasin Patel | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day & T20I | |
| Shiraz Khan | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | One-day & T20I | |
| Adnan Idrees | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | One-day & T20I | |
| Nimish Lathief | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | T20I | |
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| Usman Patel | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
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| Mohamed Shafeeq | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I | |
| Sayed Monib | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I | |
| Shahrukh Quddus | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day | |
| Ilyas Ahmed | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | One-day & T20I | |
| Nawaf Ahmed | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | T20I | |
| Mirza Ahmed | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20I | |
Updated as of 9 September 2024.
Records
International Match Summary — Kuwait[17]
Last updated 13 April 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 75 | 43 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 20 January 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 226/4 v Maldives, 2 September 2024 at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi[18]
- Highest individual score: 111*, Usman Patel v Maldives, 2 September 2024 at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi[19]
- Best individual bowling figures: 4/5, Mohammed Aslam v Iran, 25 February 2020 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat[20]
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Most T20I runs for Kuwait[21]
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Most T20I wickets for Kuwait[22]
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T20I record versus other nations[17]
Records complete to T20I #3139. Last updated 13 April 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| Template:Cr | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 January 2019 | 23 January 2019 |
| Template:Cr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 April 2024 | 13 April 2024 |
| Template:Cr | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 August 2022 | 21 August 2024 |
| Template:Cr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 February 2020 | 25 February 2020 |
| Template:Cr | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 July 2019 | 25 August 2024 |
| Template:Cr | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019 | 20 January 2019 |
| Template:Cr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2024 | 30 August 2024 |
| Template:Cr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 September 2024 | 3 September 2024 |
| Template:Cr | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 July 2019 | 13 April 2025 |
| Template:Cr | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 September 2023 | 20 December 2024 |
| Template:Cr | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 January 2019 | 4 July 2019 |
| Template:Cr | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 January 2019 | 23 February 2020 |
| Template:Cr | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2022 | 24 August 2022 |
| Template:Cr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 March 2024 | 6 March 2024 |
| Template:Cr | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2020 | 21 August 2022 |
| Template:Cr | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 March 2024 | 7 March 2024 |
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name | ||||||||
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| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Qasim Ali | ||||||||
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Nikhil Kulkarni | ||||||||
| Fielding Coach | Template:Flagicon shashika | ||||||||
| Analyst | Template:Flagicon Prabhath Fernando | ||||||||
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See also
Notes
References
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- ↑ a b Kuwait at CricketArchive
- ↑ Other matches played by Kuwait Template:Webarchive – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ↑ Achievements Template:Webarchive at official website
- ↑ 2000 ACC Trophy Template:Webarchive at CricketEurope
- ↑ 2002 ACC Trophy Template:Webarchive at CricketEurope
- ↑ Asian qualifying for the 2005 ICC Trophy Template:Webarchive 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 Template:Webarchive at CricketEurope
- ↑ 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup Template:Webarchive at CricketEurope
- ↑ Cricinfo, Accessed May 8 2011
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