Myanmar national cricket team
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The Myanmar national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Myanmar in international cricket matches. It has been an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2006[1] and an associate member since 2017.[2]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Myanmar and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[3]
History
British rule
Cricket in Myanmar dates back to when Burma was a province of British India. The British brought the game there, as they did to the rest of India, and the game progressed to the level where the Marylebone Cricket Club played two two-day first class matches there on a tour to India in 1926/1927. The first of these was played at the Gymkhana ground in Rangoon against a Rangoon Gymkhana cricket team. That game was drawn with the MCC on top after forcing the home side to follow-on.[4] The second game was against the Burma team themselves at the BAA Ground, also in Rangoon. The MCC won this game restricting Burma to low scores in both their innings, and only having to chase 7 runs to win in their second innings.[5] These remains the country's only first class games.
Reemergence
Following independence cricket remained very much a minority sport in Myanmar, and was nowhere to be seen between 1988 and 1995. In 2002 the game was seeing a resurgence, with a seven team league organised by former Bengal first class player Naresh Kumar , with some former first class players taking part in games attended by around 250 people. Cricket has also been featured on TV news reports. The Myanmar Cricket Federation received a visit from the ICC in 2004[6] and became an affiliate member of the organisation in 2006. The game is currently played primarily by ex-pats, but the game has recently been introduced into schools.[7]
2006 ACC Trophy
Just two months after gaining ICC membership, Myanmar headed to Malaysia to take part in the 2006 ACC Trophy for the first time. They had a very poor tournament, with a series of heavy defeats to Kuwait (by 9 wickets in 10 overs), to Hong Kong (by 422 runs, with Myanmar being bowled out for 20) and to Bhutan (by 9 wickets in 6.5 overs; Bhutan had also received heavy defeats in their previous matches).
The nadir of their tournament came against Nepal, where Myanmar were bowled out for just 10 off 12.1 overs after losing the toss and being sent in; no batsman scored more than one, the innings included five ducks, and extras top scored with five (three leg byes and two wides). Nepal hit three off the first ball, followed by three wides that went for five, and then hit another three from the second legitimate delivery to win by ten wickets. Some critics called it the greatest mismatch in the history of international cricket,[8] and the score of 10 is the lowest in any level of men's international cricket.
2009–present
With the separation of the ACC Trophy into Elite and Challenge divisions, Myanmar have since competed in the Challenge divisions in both 2009, in which they came last, and 2010. Despite the cricket being of a lesser quality than the Elite division, Myanmar have continued to suffer from heavy defeats.
In August 2017, Myanmar played cricket at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games after a five-year absence from international cricket. In the 50-over tournament, they won only one out of four matches, defeating Indonesia by four wickets. This was Myanmar's first ever victory in international cricket.[9] In the 20-over tournament, they lost both their games.
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Myanmar played their first T20I on 26 July 2023, against Bhutan, during the 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.
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Sherab Loday 18 (16)
Pyae Phyo Wai 3/29 (4 overs) |
Ye Naing Tun 19 (17)
Karma Dorji 2/4 (2 overs) |
- Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat.
- First ever T20I match for Myanmar.
Myanmar registered their first ever victory in T20Is against China on 29 January 2024 in the 2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup.
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Zong Yuechao 19* (25)
Htet Lin Aung 3/16 (4 overs) |
Paing Danu 14 (18)
Chen Zhuo Yue 3/7 (4 overs) |
- Myanmar won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever victory for Myanmar in T20Is
Tournament history
ODI World Cup
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ICC T20 World Cup
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ACC Asia Cup
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ACC Men's Challenger Cup
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| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| Template:Flagicon 2023 | Group stages | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2024 | 9th place play-off | 10/10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0/2 | 0 Titles | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
ACC Eastern Region T20
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| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | Round-robin | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Total | 1/2 | 0 Titles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ACC Asia Cup Qualifier
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| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
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| Total | 0/3 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ACC Men's Premier Cup
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| Total | 0/2 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ICC T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifiers
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| Template:Flagicon 2018 | Round-robin | 6/7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
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| Template:Flagicon 2023 | Round-robin | 5/5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2024 | Round-robin | 6/7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3/3 | 0 Titles | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
Records
International Match Summary[10]
Last updated 19 November 2024
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| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 26 July 2023 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 132/6 v. Mongolia on 2 September 2024 at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi.[11]
- Highest individual score: 72*, Paing Danu v. Indonesia on 16 November 2024 at Udayana Cricket Ground, Jimbaran.[12]
- Best individual bowling figures: 3/16, Htet Lin Aung v. China on 29 January 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok.[13]
T20I record versus other nations[10]
Records complete to T20I #2960. Last updated 19 November 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 July 2023 | |
| File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 January 2024 | |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 July 2023 | 29 January 2024 |
| Template:Country data HK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2024 | |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 November 2024 | |
| File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 September 2024 | |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2023 | |
| File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 September 2024 | |
| File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 September 2024 | 2 September 2024 |
| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2024 | |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 July 2023 | |
Other
For a list of selected international matches played by Myanmar, see Cricket Archive.
See also
References
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- ↑ Myanmar. CricketArchive.
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- ↑ Burma v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1926/1927. Cricketarchive.co.uk (13 January 1927).
- ↑ Cricinfo report mentioning ICC membership. Espncricinfo.com.
- ↑ Wisden Almanack on minor cricketing nations. Content-uk.cricinfo.com.
- ↑ The greatest mismatch in international history, Cricket Europe, 2006. Cricketeurope4.net (20 August 2006).
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External links
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